Clare Bird Sightings

Wednesday 4th October 2017

A Snow Bunting and a Wheatear were along the Bog Road at Loop Head.(Páidí Cullinan)
A Chiffchaff, a Kingfisher, a Goldcrest, a Swallow and 20 Rock Dove were in the Gardens at Kilbaha.(PC)
An Arctic Skua, 84 Golden Plover and 27 Snipe were on the Headland.(PC)


Tuesday 3rd October 2017

Tuesday 3rd October 2017

Juvenile Sparrowhawk at The Denesne, Newcastle West (Geoff Hunt).
A Buzzard was seen near Bruree (per Andrew Holmes).


Tuesday 3rd October 2017

Nine Jay were at Dromore Nature Reserve.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A Barn Owl was at Doonbeg.(Sean Keane)


Monday 2nd October 2017

Five hundred and ten Kittiwake, 1660 Razorbill, 135 Common Guillemot, 55 Gannet, two Arctic Skua, and a Great Skua were at Black Head this morning.(Paul Troake)
Five Great Skua were at Finvarra, two at Ballyvaughan and another off the Flaggy Shore.(PT)


Sunday 1st October 2017

A Hen Harrier was seen at Ballinruane today (Andrew Holmes).


Sunday 1st October 2017

A immature female Surf Scoter was at the Bridges of Ross.(Aidan G. Kelly, Victor Caschera)
Also at the Bridges of Ross were 18 Leachs Petrels, 12 Stormies, 1 juv Sabines Gull, two Grey Phslaropes, one juvenile Pomarine Skua, 90 Bonxies, 20 Arctic Skuas, 60+ Sooties Shearwaters, 25 Common Scoter and 30 Puffin. (Aidan G Kelly, Victor Cashera, Brian McCloskey, John Cusack and Brian McEntee)


Saturday 30th September 2017

There was one Grasshopper Warbler, one Lapland Bunting, one adult Mediterranean Gull, one Leaches Petrel, 10 Wheatear, four Chiffchaff, two Goldcrest, 40 Golden Plover and one Merlin at Loop Head today. (John N Murphy, Aidan G Kelly & Victor Cashcera)
An adult Med Gull was at Ballyallia.(Paidi Cullinan)
Three Chough were at Kilkee.(Jane and Ger Griffin)


Friday 29th September 2017

At the Bridges of Ross today there were 35 Bonxies, 15 Arctic Skuas, 90 Sooty Shearwaters 200 Manx Shearwaters, 70 Arctic Terns and one Merlin. (Dave McNamara & Geoff Pearson)
There were two Little Stints, one Curlew Sandpiper and five Chough at Seafield. (DMcN & GP)
One Little Stint, 23 Brent Geese and 20 Chough were at Doonbeg. (DMcN & GP)


Thursday 28th September 2017

Two Buzzards flew over the N20 near Attyflin this morning (Andrew Holmes).


Wednesday 27th September 2017

Wednesday 27th September 2017

A wet Grasshopper Warbler at the wall of Loop Head Lighthouse this morning Paidi Cullinan

A juvenile Turtle Dove and three Goldcrest were in the gardens at Kilbaha.(Paidi Cullinan)
A Grasshopper Warbler, a Peregrine, 22 Rock Dove and 70 Golden Plover were at the Headland.(PC)
A Kingfisher, two Chough, four Collared Dove, eight Snipe, ten Rock Dove and 11 Ringed Plover were at Kilbaha village.(PC)
Sixty Curlew and a Peregrine were at Ross Bay.(PC)
Twenty five Curlew were at Cloghaun Lough.(PC)