A juvenile Glaucous Gull and an adult Iceland Gull were at Liscannor Harbour.(Brad Robson)
Saturday 24th March 2018
Immature male Long-tailed Duck at Kilkee John N Murphy
The immature American Herring Gull was at Kilkee early this morning (John N Murphy), along with two Iceland Gulls, one Herring Gull with yellow legs, one immature male Long-tailed Duck and a Red-throated Diver. (JNM & Tom Tarpey)
Twenty Great Northern Diver were seen during the Branch outing between Ballyvaughan Pier and the Rine. Six Coommon Scoter were at the Rine.(Austin Cooney, Nuala and Tom Lynch et al)
A Red-throated Diver was at Bishops Quarter.( NL & TL et al)
A Sandwich Tern was at Bishop’s Quarter.(Geoff Pearson)
Twenty Common Scoter, 125 Great Northern Diver, one 2CY Iceland Gull and a Whimbrel were at the Flaggy Shore.(Paul Troake)
There were 22 Little Egrets at Moyasta Creek. (JNM)
Thursday 22nd March 2018
A drake Surf Scoter, 23 Common Scoter, two Red-throated Diver, 3 Long-tailed Duck, 12 Manx Shearwater and 30 Bar-tailed Godwit were off the Flaggy Shore.(Páidí Cullinan)
Five Long-tailed, five Red-throated Diver and nine Common Scoter were off Finvarra Point.(PC)
Seventeen Common Scoter were at Coolshiva Pier.(PC)
Wednesday 21st March 2018
American Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus smithsonianus) in Kikee
The immature drake King Eider, a drake Surf Scoter, 30 Common Scoter, eight Long-tailed Duck, two Red-throated Diver, a Black-throated Diver, a Sandwich Tern and 35 Great Northern Diver were off the Flaggy Shore.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
The 2CY American Herring Gull is showing well in Kilkee Bay this morning (John N Murphy), along with the Black Redstart.
One Buzzard was at Dromoland. (JNM)
One Buzzard was at Cratloekeel. (JNM)
Fourteen Yellowhammer were at Kilkeedy and two more at Carrownagoul, Boston.(NL & TL)
Tuesday 20th March 2018
Immature drake King Eider (2nd from right) off the Flaggy Shore this afternoon Paul Troake
A white phased GYR FALCON (5th county record), was flying along the seashore at the Flaggy Shore heading out over the sea towards Finvarra Point.(Jeff Copner)
The 2CY American Herring Gull is still at Kilkee along with the 2CY Iceland Gull and the Long-tailed Duck.(JC)
The immature drake King Eider is showing well in calm conditions off the Flaggy Shore.(Paul Troake)
Monday 19th March 2018
American Herring Gull at Kilkee (2nd county record) Niall Keogh
A 2CY American Herring Gull was at Kilkee Beach this afternoon (Niall T Keogh, Brian Power, Simon Berrow & Paidi Cullinan),along with one 2CY Iceland Gull, one Long-tailed Duck and a Black Redstart at the West End on the beach.
The drake King Eider, drake Surf Scoter and six Black-throated Diver was still at the Flaggy Shore. (Paidi Cullinan)
There were 24 Black-throated Divers and one Long-tailed Duck off Finvarra Point. (PC)
One buzzard, two woodcock, three Little Egrets , one Water Rail and one Dipper were at the Falls, Ennistymon. (Dave McNamara)
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