Clare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 8th September 2026

A Pectoral Sandpiper and two Ruff were at Lough Gash.(John N Murphy)

Three Curlew Sandpiper were at Seafield. One has AVN on a yellow flag.(Geoff Pearson, Jeff Copner)

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 06.30-19.30 produced seven Long-tailed Skua,(six juveniles), three Wilson’s Storm Petrel, 41 Leach’s Petrel, 19 Sabine’s Gull, 53 Grey Phalarope, two Pomarine Skua, 97 Cory’s Shearwater, three Great Shearwater, 37 Sooty Shearwater, one juvenile Little Gull, 14 Arctic Tern, 47 Sandwich Tern, 29 Great Skua and 59 Arctic Skua.(B. McC, DP, KM, SK, JFD, JJ, DD, MS, CF, DF, EO’S et al)

Monday 7th September 2026

At the Bridges between (06:30-13:30) there was one Wilsons Petrel, six Leach’s Petrels, 30 Storm Petrels, 25 Great Shearwater, 500 Sooty Shearwater, 300 Cory’s Shearwater, three Sabines Gulls (all juvs), eight Grey Phalarope, one Pomarine Skua, seven Bonxies, 15 Arctic Skua, one Puffin, seven Arctic Terns, 30 Sandwich Terns, four Red-throated Divers and ten Common Scoter. (David Dack et al)

Off Ross Ringing Station between (13.00-17.00) there was one Fea’s Petrel (14.08), five Wilson’s Storm Petrels, 11 Leach’s Petrel, 16 European Storm Petrels, 158 Cory’s Shearwaters, 174 Sooty Shearwaters, five Bonxies, two Arctic Skuas two Red-throated Divers, two Common Scoter, six Sandwich Terns and three Arctic Terns. ( John N Murphy)

One Wood Sandpiper, four Ruff, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, two Bar-tailed Godwit, one Knot, one Greenshank, two Redshank, one Kingfisher and 20 Dunlin were at Lough Atedaun this morning.(Stan Nugent, Nuala & Tom Lynch, James Organ)

There were two Curlew Sandpiper at Knock, Clonderlaw Bay.(JNM)

A ring-tailed Hen Harrier flew past Drumcliffe.(Maura Crowe)

Sunday 6th September 2026

A juvenile Black Tern was with Common Terns at Fenloe Lake.(John N Murphy)

A Wood Sandpiper, two Curlew Sandpiper, eight Ruff, two Knot, five Turnstone, 24 Bar-tailed Godwit, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Curlew, one Kingfisher and a Buzzard were at Lough Atedaun.(James Organ)

There were six Curlew Sandpiper and two Little Stint at Seafield.(Finbar MacGabhann)

There were three 2CY Mediterranean Gull and 40 Sandwich Tern at Liscannor.(Geoff Pearson)

Saturday 5th September 2026

Saturday 5th September 2026

Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper ©Tom Tarpey

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 07.10-15.25 produced four Great skua, eight Arctic Skua, 20 Storm Petrel, two Leach’s Petrel, 15 Grey Phalarope, three Sabine’s Gull, 18 Cory’s Shearwater, 100 Sooty Shearwater, one Curlew Sandpiper and one Black Guillemot.(Don Pointon)

There were four Curlew Sandpiper, including one ringed in Norway (Yellow flag coded AVN right tibia, Red ring left tibia), 198 Sanderling, 133 Ringed Plover, 74 Oystercatchers, 53 Dunlin, six Bar-tailed Godwits, 15 Turnstone, a Knot, a Greenshank, a Curlew and seven Sandwich Tern at Seafield.(TT)

A juvenile Peregrine was at Quilty along with 73 Oystercatchers, 42 Sanderling, 32 Ringed Plover, three Dunlin and three Turnstone. (TT)

A Wood Sandpiper, three Curlew Sandpiper, eight Ruff, one Knot, 18 Ringed Plover, 55 Dunlin, 16 Snipe, 32 Lapwing 16 Black-tailed Godwits, a Curlew, a Redshank and a Buzzard were at Lough Atedaun.(James Organ, Sally O’ Meara & TT)

Three Curlew Sandpiper and a Peregrine were at Shannon Airport Lagoon.(Chris Cullen)

Friday 4th September 2026

A Swift was over the N18 tunnel (Pearse Ryan).

Friday 4th September 2026

Friday 4th September 2026

Leach’s Petrel off Ross Ringing Station today John N Murphy

Between the Bridges of Ross and Ross Ringing Station today (06:40-19:40) one adult Long-tailed Skua, 12 Wilson’s Storm Petrels, 152 Leach’s Storm Petrel, 24 Sabine’s Gulls, 2,732 Cory’s Shearwater, 1,226 Sooty Shearwater, 63 Great Shearwater, 12 Pomarine Skua, 79 Bonxies, 70 Arctic Skua, 24 Grey Phalarope, one juvenile Little Gull, eight European Storm Petrel, 64 Arctic Tern and 65 Sandwich Tern. (Brian McCluskey, JNM & 25 other observers throughout the day).

At the Fodry, Loop Head there were nine Golden Plover, five Wheatear and a Peregrine Falcon.(JNM)

At Lough Atedaun there was one Little Stint, two Curlew Sandpipers, three Ruff and two Knot.(Jeff Copner)

At Seafield there were two Little Stints and four Curlew Sandpipers. (Geoff Pearson).

Thursday 3rd September 2026

At Castlepoint Kilkee between 09.30-13.00 there were 50 Sooty Shearwater, 200 Cory’s Shearwater, 24 Great Skua, three Arctic Skua, four Sabine’s Gull, four Sandwich Tern, seven Arctic Tern, one Storm Petrel and 250 Manx Shearwater.(Geoff Pearson)

A Little Stint and two Curlew Sandpiper were at Seafield.(GP)

A Kingfisher was at Doonbeg.(GP)

Two Wood Sandpiper, one Little Stint, four Curlew Sandpiper, one Greenshank, one White-tailed Eagle, 12 Ruff, two Knot, one Oystercatcher and a Kingfisher were at Lough Atedaun.(James Organ & John N Murphy)

Wednesday 2nd September 2026

A late group of three Swifts was seen near the toll gate at Coonagh and another group of three was seen over the M20 near Raheen (Cliff Baxter).

Wednesday 2nd September 2026

The Baird’s Sandpiper was within a high tide roost of waders on the breakwater at Shannon Airport Lagoon near Knockbeg Point.(John N Murphy) Also on the mudflats at Shannon Airport Lagoon were three Curlew Sandpipers and a male Peregrine.(JNM & James Organ)

Two Curlew Sandpiper, one Little Stint and seven Ruff were at Lough Atedaun.(JO)

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross produced over 100 Cory’s Shearwater, one Great Shearwater, two Great Skua, ten Arctic Tern and one Leach’s Petrel.(Conor Foley, Donal Foley et al)

Five Curlew Sandpiper were at Seafield.(Charles Cowan)

A 3cy White-tailed Eagle was at Ardcloony. (Gerry Murphy & Tom Tarpey)

Tuesday 1st September 2026

A flock of 50 Cory’s Shearwaters flew briefly in around Doughmore Bay this afternoon. (John N Murphy)

A short seaawatch off Ross Ringing Station produced 30 Cory’s Shearwaters. (JNM)

Two Little Stint and five Curlew Sandpipers were at Seafield. (JNM)

Six Ruff were at Lough Atedaun. (James Organ)

Another two Ruff and a Kingfisher were at Doonbeg Lough.(JNM)

The two Ruff were still at Lough Gash. (JNM)

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