Clare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 7th May 2019

A Swift and a Cuckoo were at Lough Gur (James McGrath).


Monday 6th May 2019

Five Reed Warblers were in song at Coonagh. A Whitethroat, four Swift, a Cuckoo and nine Whimbrel were also present (TT).


Monday 6th May 2019

Two Swift were at the Post Office Field, Ennis.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Sunday 5th May 2019

Six Pink-footed Geese were at Ballynacally.(Chris Cullen)


Sunday 5th May 2019

A Grasshopper Warbler and a Cuckoo were at Toor, Ardpatrick (Tony Mee).

Two Jays and two Buzzards were at Ballyorgan (TM).


Saturday 4th May 2019

Single Swifts were seen today in Limerick City and Newcastle West (TT & Geoff Hunt).
A House Martin was at Newcastle West (GH).
Four Whimbrel, six Gadwall, two Great-crested Grebes and a Cuckoo were at Coonagh (TT)
A Cuckoo was at Carrigkerry (GH).


Thursday 2nd May 2019

A Barn Owl was at Bodyke early this morning.(Paul Troake)
Sixty whimbrel were resting on the south shore of Lough Graney.(PT)


Wednesday 1st May 2019

A Cuckoo was calling at Ballynatona, Galbally (Andrew Holmes).


Tuesday 30th April 2019

Twenty six Whimbrel were at Islandavanna.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Sunday 28th April 2019

The highlights from the Clare Branch outing to Fanore and the Caher Valley were seven Dipper including a family party of three juveniles, four Whitethroat, three Red-throated Diver and seven Great Northern Diver.(Nuala and Tom Lynch et al)
Three Buzzard were circling over the M18 at Knockagun.(Tom Tarpey)
Cuckoos were reported from Cree, Lissycasey, Darragh, Newhall Ennis, Islandavanna, Tulla and Crusheen.