Clare Bird Sightings

Monday 5th November 2018

Three Mediterranean Gull, two Spotted Redshank,123 Great Northern Diver, two Red-throated Diver and 78 Black Guillemot were at Coraunroo.(Paul Troake)
Black-headed Gull with white darvic ring on left leg with black inscription 29HB back at Ballyallia today. This bird was ringed as a nestling on the 3rd of June 2014 at Cokes Pot, Somerford Keynes, Gloucestershire, UK. Found at Ballyallia on the 3rd of February 2017 and 7th of November 2017. Found 976 days after it was ringed 496km from ringing site-BTO.(Paidi Cullinan)
A Short-eared Owl was at Doonbeg(Elaine Keegan)


Sunday 4th November 2018

108 Whooper Swans were at Ringmoylan (James McGrath).


Sunday 4th November 2018

One Short-eared Owl was at Lisheen Bog. (Dixie Collins)
One Short-eared Owl was at Fenloe Lake. (John N Murphy)
One Buzzard, a female Hen Harrier, 15 Little Egrets and a Jack Snipe were at Lahinch Marsh. (Dave McNamara)
One Merlin was at Addroon Bridge, Ruan. (Cliff Baxter)


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)