Clare Bird Sightings

Saturday 4th August 2018

Saturday 4th August 2018

Adult winter Mediterranean Gull ©Geoff Hunt

A juvenile Reed Warbler was seen at Coonagh this morning, confirming successful breeding there this summer. Also present were three Pocahrd inc. one juvenile, eight Gadwall, three drake Wigeon, nine Tufted Duck, three Little Egrets and a Raven (TT)
A Buzzard was at Ballysimon (TT).
Three Common Sandpipers, a Greenshank, six Redshank, six Whimbrel, three Curlew, a Little Egret, two Grey Herons, three Sandwich Terns, seven Mediterranean Gulls, 40 Black-headed Gull, four Herring Gulls, two Great Black-backed Gulls and a Buzzard were at Tarbert Bay (Geoff Hunt).


Wednesday 1st August 2018

Two Jay and a Water Rail were at Ballyallia.(Paidi Cullinan)
Forty five Whimbrel and four Storm Petrel were at the Rhine,Ballyvaughan.(Jeff Copner)


Tuesday 31st July 2018

One Macaronesian Shearwater was off the Bridges of Ross this morning (10.20)(John N Murphy) Also at the Bridges of Ross today was one Cory’s Shearwater, three Great Shearwaters, two Balearic Shearwaters, 119 Sooty Shearwaters, 1600 Manx Shearwaters (ph) over ten hours, one adult Long-tailed Skua, two Arctic Skuas, two Bonxies, one Storm Petrel, one Arctic Tern, seven Puffins, 184 Whimbrel and 18 Common Scoter. (Geoff Pearson & JNM)


Tuesday 31st August 2018

A Buzzard was at Flemingstown (Andrew Holmes).
A Dipper was Hospital (TT).


Saturday 28st July 2018

A juvenile Buzzard was at Glenroe (Adrian Insley)


Friday 27th July 2018

A juvenile Mediterranean Gull was at Clahane.(Jeff Copner)


Sunday 22nd July 2018

A Wigeon, six Gadwall, 12 Teal, a Pochard, four Tufted Duck and a Little Egret were at Coonagh


Saturday 21st July 2018

A dead Barn Owl was found on the Croom Bypass (Andrew Holmes)


Wednesday 18th July 2018

An adult Rose-coloured Starling is visiting a garden in Connolly.(William Thomas) This is only the 10th county record.


Tuesday 17th July 2018

A female Peregrine, a Water Rail, a Common Sandpiper and two Crossbill were at Ballyallia.(Páidí Cullinan)
Four Peregrine were at the Lahinch Road, Ennis.(John Collins)