Clare Bird Sightings

Sunday 20th November 2016

At Ballyallia there were 25 Whooper Swan, four Pintail Duck, 550 Wigeon, 280 Lapwing, 125 Teal, 110 Coot, 64 Mallard, 53 Shoveler, 45 Tufted Duck, 12 Gadwall and two Jay.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Myles Carey)

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Saturday 19th November 2016

Buzzard at Coolfree, Ballyorgan (Tony Mee).

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Saturday 19th November 2016

Saturday 19th November 2016

Ring-billed Gull in Ennis Paidi Cullinan

The 3CY Ring-billed Gull was at the Post Office Field in Ennis earlier this morning (Paidi Cullinan).
Ay Ballyallia Lake there was one Jay, two Little Egret and a Kingfisher (Tom Lynch & John N Murphy).

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Friday 18th November 2016

Friday 18th November 2016

Snow Bunting at Quilty Ann O Connell

A 3rd winter Ring-billed Gull was at the Post Office field in Ennis (Paidi Cullinan).
A Snow Bunting was at Seafield, Quilty.(Ann O Connell)
A Peregrine was at Ballyallia along with 10 Gadwall and a Raven.(Cliff Baxter and Tom Lynch)

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Thursday 17th November 2016

The GREAT WHITE EGRET was at Ballyallia.(Cliff Baxter)
A Peregrine and a Jay were at Templemaley Cemetery.(Páidí Cullinan)
Fifty two Whooper Swan were opposite Shannon Airport.(Stephen Bierley)

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Tuesday 15th November 2016

A Chiffchaff was at the Poundtown edge of Knockaunroe Turlough. Two Little Egret, 25 Lapwing, 20 Tufted Duck and 18 Wigeon were on the Turlough.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Four Yellowhammer were at nearby Rinnamona(Maureen Howard-Forde)
A female Hen Harrier, 75 Whooper Swan, 350 Lapwing, 270 Wigeon, 240 Black-tailed Godwit, 32 Curlew, 20 Shoveler, 15 Teal and 3 Redshank were at Lake Atedaun. A Merlin was in the nearby fields.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

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Monday 14th November 2016

Monday 14th November 2016

Great White Egret at Ballyallia Lake Paidi Cullinan

The GREAT WHITE EGRET was at Ballyallia along with two Little Egret, six Whooper Swan and 16 Curlew. (Páidí Cullinan, Nuala & Tom Lynch)
Four Jay were at Lees Road Wood and a Mistle Thrush was singing there.(Nuala & Tom Lynch)
Two Woodcock were at Caherfeenick, Cree.(Sean Keane)

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Sunday 13th November 2013

A Barn Owl was at Dangannelly west of Cooraclare.(Sean Keane)

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Sunday 13th November 2016

Buzzard at Gortaganniff, Adare (Andrew Holmes).

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Saturday 12th November 2016

Saturday 12th November 2016

Little Egret at Kilcredaun Marsh John N Murphy

The GREAT WHITE EGRET was still at Ballyallia Lake agin today (Paidi Cullunan).
There were three Chiffchaff at Kilbaha one of which was a Siberian bird (John N Murphy).
One Little Egret was at Kilcredaun Marsh (John N Murphy).
There were nine Whooper Swans and one Brent Goose at Farrihy Lake (John N Murphy).
One immature Merlin and 280 Turnstone were on Kilkee Beach (John N Murphy).

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