Clare Bird Sightings

Wednesday 21st November 2018

A Buzzard was at Milltown, Ballysimon (TT).


Tuesday 20th November 2018

Three Cattle Egrets were at Bunlicky today (TT).
A Norwegian Common Gull, White J8JL, was seen at Sarsfield Lock (Geoff Hunt). The bird was ringed as a chick near Oslo on 9/7/12 and last seen there on 14/7/16. It’s the second Norwegian colour-ringed Common Gull seen in Limerick this year.


Tuesday 20th November 2018

The Turtle Dove was still at Ballyallia today.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Monday 19th November 2018

Five Cattle Egrets were at Bunlicky this morning (Tony Mee).


Monday 19th November 2018

The Turtle Dove was at Ballyallia at midday.(Myles Carey)
The White-tailed Eagle was back at Ballyallia this afternoon.(Chris Cullen, Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Seventeen Whooper Swan were at Drumcliffe(N & TL)


Sunday 18th November 2018

Two Buzzards were near Fenloe Lake. (Frank McGeehan)
A Buzzard was at Loop Head. (Nick Larter)


Saturday 17th November 2018

A Turtle Dove was at Ballyallia.(Páidí Cullinan)
An adult male Hen Harrier was at Ballard(Nick Larter)
An adult Mediterranean Gull was Corraunroo and another at Bellharbour(Paul Troake)
A Storm Pertol and nine Common Scoter were of the Rine.(PT)


Friday 16th November 2018

One Barn Owl was at Applewood, Ballycar. (Edel Murphy & John N Murphy)
One Buzzard was near Bunratty. (JNM)


Thursday 15th November 2018

A Barn Owl was a road casualty at Kilcoorha, Broadford (Joe Meehan).


Monday 12th November 2018

The four Cattle Egrets were seen at Bunlicky again this morning (TT).