Clare Bird Sightings

Saturday 2nd December 2017

A female Hen Harrier, six Whooper Swan, ten Pintail Duck, 300 Black-tailed Gidwit and 250 Lapwing were seen at the Branch outing to Ballyallia.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Nuala Kennedy, Fergus Flood and Maurice O’ Sullivan)
One Buzzard was at Cratloekeel this afternoon. (John N Murphy)


Friday 1st December 2017

A colour ringed Oystercatcher was at Liscannor Harbour. Left leg White over orange right leg orange. (John N Murphy & Myles Carey)
Six Whooper Swans and 16 Raven flew over Our Lady’s Hospital, Ennis this morning. (John N Murphy & Myles Carey)


Thursday 30th November 2017

Six Crossbill were at School Hill, Dysart.(Cliff Baxter)
A Black Redstart was at Our Lady’s Hospital, Ennis.(Páidí Cullinan, Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A Merlin was at Rathclooney.(Jason Horner)


Thursday 30th November 2017

Thursday 30th November 2017

Brambling ©Tom Tarpey

At least seven Hawfinches, two Bramblings and 12 Jays were at Curraghchase (Tom Tarpey & Geoff Hunt).


Wednesday 29th November 2017

Wednesday 29th November 2017

Hawfinch ©Tom Tarpey

Five Hawfinches, 65 Chaffinches, ten Jays, two Ravens and a Sparrowhawk were at Curraghchase this afternoon (TT).
A Buzzard was at Court, Kildimo (TT).


Wednesday 29th November 2017

A drake Surf Scoter, 19 Common Scoter, 7 Black-throated Diver and 26 Great Northern Diver were off Coolshiva Pier this morning.(Páidí Cullinan)
There were 800 Tufted Duck, 45 Pochard and ten Goldeneye between Killaloe and Ardclooney. (Dave Lyons)
One hundred and sixty five Wigeon, 180 Teal, 43 Curlew including the Albino Curlew and 25 Brent Geese were between Ballyvaughan and Bishops Quarter.(PC)
Sixty Dunlin, 22 Shelduck, 15 Rock Dove, 40 Lapwing, 20 Bar-tailed Godwit, 17 Red-breasted Merganser and 60 Brent Geese were at Muckinish Castle(PC)
Three hundred Teal, 80 Wigeon, 82 Brent Geese, 66 Curlew, 23 Red-breasted Merganser, 18 Rock Dove, three Black-throated Diver and a Red-throated Diver were between Belharbour and Finvarra Point.(PC)
A Whimbrel and 48 Dunlin were at the Flaggy Shore(PC)
A Mediterranean Gull and 25 Brent Geese were at Corraunroo Bay(PC)


Tuesday 28th November 2017

Eleven Hawfinches, two Brambling, a Chiffchaff, three Buzzard and 14 Jay were at Curraghchase.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
One hundred and forty Curlew were at Court, Kildimo.(N & TL)


Monday 27th November 2017

A Hawfinch a Raven, a Jay, 16 Snipe and four Red Squirrels were at Curraghchase (Geoff Hunt).
A 1st winter Iceland Gull was at Glin (John Meade).


Sunday 26th November 2017

Eight Hawfinches and three Brambling were at Curraghchase (Maura Turner, Michael Nolan, James Hayes et al.)
Nine Gadwall, four Wigeon, 5 Shoveler, three Mallard, five Tufted Duck, two Pochard, a Goldeneye, 52 Coot, 77 Snipe, three Redshank, a Kingfisher, a Chiffchaff and an Otter were at Coonagh (Tom Tarpey, JH et al).
A Buzzard was at Court, Kildimo (JH).
65 Whooper Swans were at Newtown, Clarina (JH).


Saturday 25th November 2017

Nine Hawfinches, three Brambling and a Buzzard were at Curraghchase (Jeff Copner, Maura Turner et al).
A Whimbrel, 100 Curlew, 80 Lapwing and 45 Redwing were at Court, Kildimo (Brian Carruthers, Rachael Hynes, Maura Turner et al).