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)
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)
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).






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