Clare Bird Sightings

Monday 14th May 2018

A drake Garganey was at Ballyallia this afternoon.(Páidí Cullinan, Nuala and Tom Lynch, John N. Murphy and Myles Carey)
Still present this evening along with two Whimbrel.(PC)
Swift have returned to nest at Bindon Street.(Dixie Collins)

Monday 14th May 2018

A Buzzard was at Ballysimon (TT).

Saturday 12th May 2018

A 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull and a third summer Iceland Gull were at Harvey’s Quay (TT).
Two Whimbrel, two Redshank, 220 Black-tailed Godwits, a Little Egret, four Herons and a Shelduck were at Tarbert Bay (Geoff Hunt).

Sunday 13th May 2018

At the Dawn Chorus outing this morning four Common Sandpiper were at Lough Gealán, three Little Egret were at Knockaunroe Turlough and six Cuckoo were heard.(Austin Cooney, Nuala and Tom Lynch et al)

Saturday 12th May 2018

A Barn Owl flew across the road close to Ballyallia Lake.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

Friday 11th May 2018

Two Pomerine Skuas were seen flying eastwards at Tarbert Bay today (Geoff Hunt). Skuas are rarely seen in Limerick and the last record for this species dates back to the early 1980’s.
Eight Swifts were at Ballingarry (Andrew Holmes).