Clare Bird Sightings

Friday 7th September 2018

Friday 7th September 2018

Juvenile Ringed Plover ©Tom Tarpey

Three Garganey, 277 Teal, 136 Mallard, three Shoveler, a Tufted Duck, three Ruff, six Dunlin, 18 Black-tailed Godwits, a Green Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper, a Lapwing, a Ringed Plover, two Snipe, 14 Moorhens, a Kingfisher, 28 Little Grebes, 20 Mute Swans and six Cormorants were at the Charleville Lagoons (TT).
A Kingfisher was at Knocknasoura Bridge, Kilmallock (Andrew Holmes).


Friday 7th September 2018

A White-tailed Sea Eagle was at Little Moon Garden Centre in Mullagh this morning.(Billy Merriman)
At the Bridges of Ross today there were 80 Sooty Shearwaters, one Leaches Petrel, 26 Bonxies, 15 Arctic Skuas and one Black Tern. (Bob & David Dack)


Thursday 6th September 2018

Three Sooty Shearwater, two Sabine’s Gull, three Great Skua and 100 Manx Shearwater were at the Bridges of Ross between 12.00-16.00.(Jim Bowman)


Wednesday 5th September 2018

A male Peregrine was at Ballyallia.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Tuesday 4th September 2018

A Reed Warbler, a Willow Warbler and several Sedge Warblers were at Coonagh (TT).
Buzzards were seen at Rosbrien and Mungret (TT).
A 3rd CY Yellow-legged Gull was at Arthurs Quay (TT).


Tuesday 4th September 2018

A first CY Mediterranean Gull was at Ballyallia Lake.(Páidí Cullinan)


Monday 3rd September 2018

There were two Cory’s Shearwaters, 18 Sooty Shearwaters, 14 Bonxies, three Arctic Skuas and 15 Sandwich Terns off the Bridges of Ross today. (John N Murphy)
The Green Sandpiper was still at pond near Cassidy’s Park, Drumcliffe.


Saturday 1st September 2018

A Green Sandpiper was at the pond near Cassidy’s Park, Drumcliffe.(Páidí Cullinan)
One juvenile Buzzard was in the orchard at Applewood, Ballycar this evening. (John N Murphy)


Monday 27th August 2018

An immature Long-tailed Skua, four Leach’s Petrel, a Grey Phalarope, an Arctic Skua, 21 Great Skua and 40 Sooty Shearwater were at the Bridges of Ross(06.10-1800).(Brian McCloskey)


Sunday 26th August 2018

Nine Leach’s Petrel, six Storm Petrel, 142 Sooty Shearwater, 19 Great Skua, 31 Arctic Skua, a Pomarine Skua,two Sabine’s Gull, three Black Tern, 91 Arctic Tern, two Grey Phalarope and a Puffin were at the Bridges of Ross. (Neal Warnock, Brian McCloskey, Des Higgins, Noel Keogh, Killian Mullarney, Kiearan Grace, Tom Shevlin, Jim Dowdall et al)