A male and female Hen Harrier were at Lough Muckanagh.(Maura Crowe)
There were 34 Golden Plover at Clahane.(Jeff Copner)
There was one Glossy Ibis at Islandavanna(Chris Cullen) and another flew over Lahinch Marsh.(JC)
Tuesday 23rd September 2025
An Osprey carrying a large fish flew east from Moyasta at 11.20.(Stan Nugent)
Four Glossy Ibis’s were seen flying west out of Kilkee today. (Ellie Byrne) Another one was at Ballyvaughan Harbour.(Matthew Curtis)
A Ruff and two Curlew Sandpier were at Seafield.(Geoff Pearson)
There were three Wheatear, two White Wagtails and two Chiffchaff at Loop Head. A Kingfisher was at Cloghaun Lough.(John N Murphy)
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Kincora Harbour, Killaloe.(Noel Keogh)
Monday 22nd September 2025
There were 14 Red-throated Diver and 46 Common Scoter at Lahinch Bay.(Jeff Copner)
A Buzzard was soaring over Milltown Malbay.(Sally O’Meara)
There were three Glossy Ibis, two juvenile Ruff and 200 Black-tailed Godwit at the back end of Ballyallia Lake late this evening.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
There were five Glossy Ibis at Illaunnamanagh Point, Shannon this evening.(Brendan Dempsey)
One Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Ballycuggeran Slipway near Killaloe. (Noel Keogh)
Sunday 21st September 2025
Black Tern at Lough Atedaun James Organ
A Pectoral Sandpiper was at Seafield, Quilty.(Chris Cullen)
Two Mediterranean Gull and a Common Scoter were at Brews Bridge. One of the Med Gulls was colour ringed (yellow ring black writing 2N91) and had previously been seen in Dublin earlier this year. A female Wheatear was at Shanakyle Cemetery.(Peter & Sean Whelan)
A juvenile Sabine’s Gull, one dark phase Arctic Skua, two Grey Phalarope and two Whimbrel were at Ross Ringing Station and one Wheatear was in Kilbaha.(John N Murphy)
Three Greenland Wheatear and 74 Golden Plover were at Clahane.(Geoff Pearson)
Two juvenile Ruff were at Ballyallia. (James Organ) Two Black Tern, 250 Black-tailed Godwit and a Kingfisher were at Lough Atedaun. (Charlie Lyons & JO). A Barn Owl flew across the car park at Lough Atedaun this evening.(JO)
Saturday 20th September 2025
An Osprey flew across the N69 at Ferrybridge, Clarina, this evening (Tom Tarpey).
Six Ruff and an adult Mediterranean Gull were at Robertstown (TT).
59 Dunlin, 75 Ringed Plover and 19 Turnstone were in the high tide roost at Glin Pier. 15 Brent Geese flying east, a Mediterranean Gull and two Common Terns were also in the area (TT).
Three juvenile White-tailed Eagles, inc. tags 74 & 75, were at Ballydonoghoe, Glin (TT).
A Chiffchaff was in song at Bleach Lough (Sean Doyle).
Saturday 20th September 2025
American Golden Plover at Doonbeg John N Murphy
There were four Black Tern at Lough Atedaun(Jeff Copner) and one Black Tern at Knockalough.(Chris Cullen, Sean & Peter Whelan)
An American Golden Plover, five Brent Goose and seven Golden Plover were at Doonbeg.(PW & SW)
One male Blackcap was at Senie Costelloe’s garden Kilbaha. A Wheatear was at Ross Ringing Station.(John N Murphy)
Over 200 Black-tailed Godwit, two Ruff and 30 Curlew were flushed at Toole’s Lough by a White-tailed Eagle, wearing a dark orange tag on left wing and green tag on right wing. The flock of Glossy Ibis were still at Ballyallia. (James Organ)
There were 25 Common Scoter at Lahinch, 26 Brent Goose and 20 Golden Plover at the Inagh Estuary.(Geoff Pearson)
One Short-eared Owl was found dead at Shannon. (Phillip Brennan)
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