Clare Bird Sightings

Wednesday 8th February 2017

Three Goosanders were at Shannon Banks close to St. Thomas’s Island on the Limerick/Clare border.(Paidi Cullinan and Louise Moyles)
A first winter Ring-billed Gull was at Corbally.(PC & LM)


Wednesday 8th February 2017

Two White-tailed Eagles were at Mountshannon.(Paidi Cullinan and Louise Myles)
A Green Sandpiper, a Peregrine and 147 Tufted Duck were at Ardclooney.(PC & LM)
Three Goosanders were at Shannon Banks close to St. Thomas’s Island on the Clare/Limerick border.(PC & LM)
A first winter Ring-billed Gull was in the same area.(PC & LM)


Tuesday 7th February 2017

The Caspian Gull was seen at O’Callaghan’s Strand again today (Colin Barton).
30 Whooper Swans were at Grange (Andrew Holmes).
A Buzzard was by the N20 south of Attyflin (TT).


Tuesday 7th February 2017

Nine Yellowhammer were at garden bird feeders in Rinnamona in the Burren.(Tom Lynch)
Six Whooper Swan and a Little Egret were at Drumcliffe.(Páidí Cullinan)


Sunday 5th February 2017

Two White-tailed Eagle were at Mountshannon.(Páidí Cullinan and Louise Moyles)
Fifty three Whooper Swan were at Kells(PC & LM)
Thirty two Greylag and four Goldeneye were at Lough Muckanagh(PC & LM)
Eight Yellowhammer were at a farm in Tubber(PC & LM)
A Jay was at Kilnaboy Cross(PC € LM)
A Black Redstart was at the West End, Kilkee.(Richard Collins)

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Saturday 4th February 2017

Eleven Whooper Swan and 120 Wigeon were at Drumcliffe.(Páidí Cullinan, Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Eight Whooper Swan, 46 Shoveler, 320 Wigeon, 142 Coot, 90 Tufted Duck, 26 Little Grebe, 4 Great-Crested Grebe, 60 Lapwing, two Little Egret and the Greater Scaup were at Ballyallia.(PC, N&TL)
A Common Sandpiper was at Clarecastle Pier.(PC)

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Friday 3rd February 2017

Friday 3rd February 2017

Two (eclipse drakes) of the three Goosanders in Limerick today John N Murphy

There were two drakes and one hen Goosander near Shannon Banks today along with one Little Egret. (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann)

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Friday 3rd February 2017

Friday 3rd  February 2017

Two of the Goosanders at Shannon Banks on the Clare/Limerick border John N Murphy

There were three Goosanders again today on the River Shannon. (John N Murphy)
The 3CY Ring-billed Gull is still at the Post Office Field, Ennis.(Páidí Cullinan)

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Thursday 2nd February 2017

Thursday 2nd February 2017

Common Sandpiper at Clarecastle John N Murphy

One Common Sandpiper was at Clarecastle Quay (John N Murphy).

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Wednesday 1st February 2017

Thirty four White-fronted Geese were at Tubber with 49 Greylag Geese in nearby fields.(Páidí Cullinan)
Fourteen Yellowhammer were at a farm in Tubber. (PC)
Three Yellowhammer were at Poundtown with two more at garden feeders in nearby Rinnamona.(Tom Lynch)
Twenty Whooper Swan were at Lake Atedaun(PC & TL)
Seventy Whooper Swan were at Kells.(PC)
Twenty one Purple Sandpiper were at Seafield, Quilty and around 100 Barnacle Geese were at nearby Mutton Island.(PC)

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