Clare Bird Sightings

Saturday 3rd November 2018

One female Hen Harrier was at Bella Cross. (Tony Mee)
One female Hen Harrier was at Lough Atedaun. (Nuala & Tom Lynch)
One Peregrine was at Ballyallia Lake. (NL & TL)
One Buzzard was near Bunratty. (John N Murphy)
Seventeen Purple Sandpiper were at Kilkee. (Eanna O Flynn)
Two Chiffchaff were in Kilbaha. (TM)


Friday 2nd November 2018

One Green Sandpiper was at Lough O Grady. (John N Murphy)
Three Jay were at Bodyke with another at Applewood, Ballycar. (JNM)
One Buzzard was near Kilkishen along with 46 Greylag Geese near Cullaunysheeda Lake.(JNM)


Thursday 1st November 2018

A Short-eared Owl was at Shannon Airport Lagoon.(Cillian Boyd)
Another Short-eared Owl was at Farrihy Hill Kilkee(Dixie Collins)


Wednesday 31st October 2018

One Snow Bunting was at the tip of Loop Head.(John Collins)
One first-winter Iceland Gull and 350 Golden Plover were at Clahane, Liscannor. (Geoff Pearson)


Tuesday 30th October 2018

One Barn Owl was at Granaghan, Newmarket-on-Fergus. (Frank McGeehan)
One Buzzard and five Yellowhammer were at Rinnamona in the Burren.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Three Whooper Swan were at Knockaunroe Turlough.(N & TL)
One Buzzard was at Applewood, Ballycar. (John N Murphy)


Monday 29th October 2018

Nine Shoveler, 16 Gadwall, 12 Teal, 14 Wigeon, a Goldeneye, a Pochard, eight Tufted Duck, 42 Greylag Geese, 240 Coot, four Moorhens, 20 Little Grebes, 14 Mute Swans, three Lapwing, three Snipe, a Cormorant and a Kestel were at Coonagh (TT).


Monday 29th October 2018

Fifty six Whooper Swan, four Yellowhammer and 30 Fieldfare were at Mullaghmore.(Adrian Glasgow)
Three Red-throated Diver and forty Common Scoter were at Lahinch.(Jeff Copner)


Sunday 28th October 2018

One Dotterel was flying around the small pond in Kilbaha Harbour this morning. (John N Murphy)
Also at Loop Head were one Crossbill, three Blackcaps, six Chiffchaff, four Merlin, one Hen Harrier and small flocks of Redwing and Fieldfares. (Tony Mee & JNM)
One Twite was at Clahane. (Geoff Pearson)


Saturday 27th October 2018

There were two Brambling, six Chiffchaff and three Merlin at Loop Head. (John N Murphy)


Friday 26th October 2018

Four Buzzards were seen on a re-seeded field near Croagh (Jerome McSweeney).