Clare Bird Sightings

American Golden Plover at Doonbeg John N Murphy

The American Golden Plover, two Black Terns, one adult Mediterranean Gull and a Wheatear were at Doonbeg. (John N Murphy)

One Great White Egret was in a flooded field west of Ballygriffey Wood. ( JNM )

The flock of 11 Glossy Ibis were still at the Drumcliffe end of Ballyallia this morning.(Maura Crowe, JNM, Ian Garry, James Organ & Stan Nugent) Two more Glossy Ibis were at Lahinch Marsh, north of the bridge.(Jeff Copner) There were two Curlew Sandpiper at Liscannor. (JC) The five Ruff were still at Lough Gash.(JNM)

A one hour seawatch at Ross Ringing Station between 14.00-15.00 produced one immature Sabine’s Gull, one immature Black Tern, 12 Leach’s Petrel, three Storm Petrel, six Arctic Tern, three Grey Phalarope, two Red-throated Diver and five Puffin.(JNM) There were 10 Sandwich Tern in Kilbaha Harbour. (JNM) There was one Wheatear at Castle Point, Kilkee and another female Greenland Wheatear at Tullagher Bay. (JNM)

At the Bridges of Ross between 07.05-19.05 there were 300 Sooty Shearwater, 133 Cory’s Shearwater, five Great Shearwater, one Balearic Shearwater, 151 Leach’s Petrel, 45 Storm Petrel, 85 Arctic Tern, 36 Sandwich Tern, two Black Tern, 21 Puffin, 43 Sabine’s Gull, three Common Scoter, 35 Grey Phalarope, 37 Arctic Skua, six Pomarine Skua, 43 Great Skua and 14 Red-throated Diver.(Paul Troake & Geoff Pearson)

Glossy Ibis’s at Lough Atedaun James Organ

There were 27 Glossy Ibis at Lake Atedaun this afternoon. One of the birds had distinctive leucism on both wings. They were disturbed by heavy machinery and flew south/south east.(James Organ) There were two Glossy Ibis and two Kingfisher at Islandavanna this afternoon.(Cliff Baxter)There were 11 Glossy Ibis along with the two Whooper Swan at the Drumcliffe end of Ballyallia Lake this evening.(Ray Glynn, Nuala and Tom Lynch)

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 08.30-15.30 produced 30 Leach’s Petrel, 20 Storm Petrel, 200 Cory’s Shearwater, 20 Great Shearwater, 50 Sooty Shearwater, 1000 Manx Shearwater per hour, 14 Sabine’s Gull, nine Arctic Skua, two Great Skua and nine Grey Phalarope.(Cathal Forkan) There were 80 Curlew Sandpiper, a juvenile Little Stint and a Black Tern at Quilty.(CF)

There was one Glossy Ibis at Islandavanna this morning.(Chris Cullen)There were five Ruff and a Stock Dove at Lough Gash.(John N Murphy) The Sabine’s Gull is still at Clahane.(Geoff Pearson) There were two Buzzard at Templemaley.(N & TL) There were 12 Gadwall at Lough Erinagh.(N & TL)

Juvenile Little Stint with juvenile Curlew Sandpipers at Seafield John N Murphy

A Glossy Ibis and a Buzzard were at Ballyallia Lake.(Nuala and Tom Lynch) An American Golden Plover was at Doonbeg (John N Murphy) along with four Curlew Sandpiper and three Ruff.(JNM, GP) Two Little Stints and 80 Curlew Sandpiper were at Seafield.(JNM & GP) One Common Swift was at Moyasta this morning.(JNM) A Ruff and eight Curlew Sandpiper were at Quilty Beach.(JNM) There were 16 Curlew Sandpiper at Clounahinchy Beach.(JNM) A White-tailed Eagle and a Kingfisher were at Lough Atedaun.(James Organ) There were two Whooper Swan at Ballyallia this morning.(Maura Crowe) This afternoon there were four Whooper Swan and two juvenile at the Drumcliffe end of Ballyallia.(John Rutherford) There were six Gadwall and a Buzzard at Lough Erinagh.(N & TL) Two Gadwall were on the sea this afternoon at Caherush. (JNM)

Immature male Greenland Wheatear at Seafield Pier John N Murphy

There were four Ruff at Lough Gash.(John N Murphy)

There were 30 Curlew Sandpiper and a male Greenland Wheatear at Seafield with another ten Curlew Sandpipers at Quilty Beach. (JNM, Geoff Pearson, Gerry Wheeler) A colour ringed Dunlin was also at Seafield today (orange ring on tarsus of left leg and a yellow with black writing on tarsus of right leg with black initials JNJ. (JNM)

An adult Mediterranean Gull and two Curlew Sandpiper were at Rineville Beach.(JNM)

There were two Sabine’s Gull, one Black Tern, one Leach’s Petrel, one immature/female Greenland Wheatear and 12 Sandwich Tern at Ross Ringing Station this evening.(JNM)