Clare Bird Sightings

Wednesday 28th November 2018

Two Yellowhammer were at Tubber(Páidí Cullinan)
Eight Goldeneye were at Lough Muckanagh with another at Lough Bunny.(PC)


Tuesday 27th November 2018

The White-tailed Eagle and Turtle Dove were still at Ballyallia Lake today. (John N Murphy & Myles Carey)
One Green Sandpiper, one Greenshank, 50 Black-tailed Godwits and six Whooper Swans were at Lough Gash. (JNM)


Monday 26th November 2018

Four Buzzards were at Kilfinny (Andrew Holmes).


Sunday 25th November 2018

The Turtle Dove was at Ballyallia this afternoon.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Barry Howell)
Three Woodcock were at Gleninagh Mountain(Marcin Pisula)


Sunday 25th November 2018

Sunday 25th November 2018

3cy Yellow-legged Gull ©Tom Tarpey

The five Cattle Egrets were in the fields at Blackberry Lane, Ballykeeffe this morning (Maura Turner & Tom Tarpey). One was also seen later at Bunlicky along with a Buzzard (Geoff Copner).
A 3cy Yellow-legged Gull was at Sarsfield Lock (TT).
A Redshank was at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).


Saturday 24th November 2018

The five Cattle Egrets were in the fields at Ballykeeffe (just west of the greyhound stadium and Ballinacurra Creek) today (John N Murphy).
A Buzzard was perched on a tree in the field at Bunlickey where Cattle Egrets have been seen. (Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Saturday 24th November 2018

A Buzzard was circling over the N18 at Portdrine this morning.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Friday 23rd November 2018

The White-tailed Eagle was at Ballyallia this morning.(Hubert Servignat)
The Turtle Dove was with the flock of Collared Doves there also. (Jeff Copner)


Thursday 22nd November 2018

The White-tailed Eagle, Turtle Dove and a Ruff were at Ballyallia this afternoon.(Páidí Cullinan)
Two Jay were at Lees Road Wood this morning.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Thursday 22nd November 2018

A Common Sandpiper was at Foynes yacht club (TT).
A Whooper Swan, a Scaup, 32 Wigeon, 20 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, two Teal, five Mallard, six Mute Swans, 147 Coot, nine Little Grebes, four Curlew, two Ravens and a Kestrel were at Coonagh (TT).
Seven Jays were at Curraghchase (TT).
A Buzzard was at Mungret(TT).