Clare Bird Sightings

Thursday 24th October 2016

A Buzzard, a Jack Snipe, a Snipe, three Wigeon, three Teal and a Raven at Curraghchase (Geoff Hunt).

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Thursday 27th October 2016

There were four White-fronted Geese at Tullagher Bog (Pearse Ryan).

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Wednesday 26th October 2016

Two Yellow-browed Warbler, two Chiffchaff, a Blackcap, three Merlin, 80 Golden Plover, a Kingfisher and 12 Chough were at Loop Head.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Three Black-throated Diver, two Grey Plover, 18 Red-breasted Merganser and a Brent Goose were at Rine Point, Ballyvaughan.(Páidí Cullinan)
Two Whooper Swan and five Great Northern Diver were at Finvarra Point.(Páidí Cullinan)

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Tuesday 25th October 2016

One Long-tailed Duck was off Aughinish Island (Paul Troake).

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Monday 24th October 2016

Buzzard on top of lamp post at the M7/M20 junction at Rosbrien(TT).

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Sunday 23rd October 2016

There were two Yellow-browed Warblers, four Chiffchaff and 50 Redwing at Kilbaha, Loop Head this morning (Philip Brennan)
One Buzzard was at Killula, Newmarket-on-Fergus (Johnny Moore).

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Sunday 23rd October 2016

15 Whooper Swans at Coonagh along with 20 Mute Swans, 40 Wigeon, 12 Gadwall, 18 Shoveler, six Mallard, 16 Teal and two Lapwing (Tom Tarpey).
Three Buzzards were at Curraghchase Forest Park.(Clodagh Glasgow)

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Saturday 22nd October 2016

Saturday 22nd October 2016

Yellow-browed Warbler in Kilbaha John N Murphy

At Loop Head and Kilbaha today were four Yellow-browed Warblers, three Blackcaps, two Chiffchaff, one late Swallow and a Housemartin, one Woodcock, three Merlin, 30 Chaffinches, one Brent Goose and 140 Golden Plover in the plover fields (Nuala & Tom Lynch, John N Murphy)

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Friday 21st October 2016

A Buzzard, a Little Egret, 36 Black-tailed Godwit, 226 Wigeon, 258 Lapwing, four Shoveler, 18 Little Grebe, 46 Mallard, five Curlew and two Raven were at Ballyallia this afternoon.(Tom Lynch)
Three Whooper Swans flew south past Quilty (Tom Tarpey).

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Wednesday 19th October 2016

Wednesday 19th October 2016

A lone juvenile Brent Goose at Ross Bay, Loop Head John N Murphy

Three Yellow-browed Warbler, three Chiffchaff, a male and female Peregrine, a Blackcap, a Fieldfare, a Kingfisher, five Great Northern Diver, 35 Brent Geese and two Otter were at Loop Head this morning.(Páidí Cullinan, John N. Murphy)

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