Clare Bird Sightings

Monday 10th October 2016

Monday 10th October 2016

Male Blackcap at Kilbaha John N Murphy

There were five Lapland Bunting, three Yellow-browed Warbler, 33 Goldfinch and four Coal Tit at Loop Head this morning.
A Yellow-browed Warbler, three Chiffchaff and a male Blackcap were in Kilbaha village.(John N. Murphy, Philip Brennan)
Two Whooper Swans were at Ballyallia.(Páidí Cullinan)

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Sunday 9th October 2016

33 Wigeon, 16 Teal, ten Gadwall, eight Shoveler, eight Mallard and a Snipe at Coonagh (TT).
Two Buzzards at Tervoe, Mungret (TT).

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Sunday 9th October 2016

Sunday 9th October 2016

The juvenile American Golden Plover at the Plover Fields, Loop Head John N Murphy (Phone/scoped)

A juvenile American Golden Plover, 190 Golden Plover, seven Chiffcaff, a Willow Warbler, four Goldcrest, a Blackcap, three Wheatear, two Hen Harrier, a Sparrowhawk and a first winter Med Gull were at Loop Head.(John N. Murphy and Tony Mee)
Two Raven and a Crossbill were at Sliabh Elva(Páidí Cullinan)
Six Black-throated Diver were at Gleninagh Pier.(Páidí Cullinan)

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Saturday 8th October 2016

Saturday 8th October 2016

Yellow-browed Warbler in Kilbaha John N Murphy

At the annual Birdwatch Ireland Branch outing to Loop Head today there was one juvenile American Golden Plover, seven Yellow-browed Warblers, one Lapland Bunting, one Willow Warbler, one Blackcap, one Swallow, three Goldcrest, three Wheatear, an adult male Peregrine and one Otter in Kilbaha Harbour (John N Murphy, Maura Turner, Geoff Pearson, Clodagh Glasgow, Tom Lynch et al).
There were 20 Swallows near Kilkee (Tom Lynch & John N Murphy).
Fourteen Crossbill were at Raheen Woodland.(Christian Osthoff)

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Friday 7th October 2016

A Water Rail, a Little Egret, ten Black-tailed Godwit, 72 Lapwing, 124 Wigeon, 27 Teal, 11 Shoveler, six Gadwall, seven Cormorant, 160 Coot, 22 Little Grebe, 12 Tufted Duck and two Snipe were at Ballyallia Lake. Two Jay were in the nearby woodland.(Tom Lynch)

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Thursday 6th October 2016

A juvenile American Golden Plover, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Lapland Bunting and a Merlin were at Loop Head this morning (Páidí Cullinan).
Also at Loop Head was a Peregrine, a Swallow, a Wheatear, three Raven and 200 Golden Plover (Páidí Cullinan).
There were 412 Wigeon, 60 Teal and 42 Mute Swans at Lough Murree late this evening (John N Murphy).
One adult Mediterranean Gull, 17 Red-breasted Mergansers, four Little Egrets and ten Little Grebe were at Corronroo Bay this evening (John N Murphy).
There were two Jack Snipe, 38 Snipe, four Little Egret and eight Skylarks at Lahinch Marsh (Dave McNamara).
Two Redwing were at Ennis (John N. Murphy).

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Wednesday 5th October 2016

Wednesday 5th October 2016

Arctic Tern (1CY) near Foynes John N Murphy

There were two juvenile Arctic Terns (1CY), two Common Sandpipers and one first-winter Mediterranean Gull (1CY) at the mouth of the Shannon Estuary just west of Foynes (John N Murphy)

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Tuesday 4th October 2016

Tuesday 4th October 2016

A wet bedraggled Whinchat at Loop Head John N Murphy

A juvenile American Golden Plover was in the Plover fields at Loop Head this afternoon along with 200 Golden Plover, 49 Snipe and one Dunlin. (John N Murphy)
At Loop Head and Kilbaha there was one Whinchat near the Lighthouse along with one Snow Bunting, four Wheatear, while in the village there was one Willow Warbler, 12 Redpoll and one Goldcrest and one male Peregrine. (John N. Murphy)
A juvenile Turtle Dove was at Cloonbeg off the Lahinch Road, Ennis this morning.(Howard Williams)
A male Hen Harrier was in the Clouna area early this morning.(Jeff Copner)
One Buzzard, five Sparrowhawk, 31 Snipe, three Little Egret and two Water Rails were at Lahinch Marsh. (Dave McNamara)
Four House Martins were south of the Lahinch Road, Ennis. (Paidi Cullinan and Tom Lynch)

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Monday 3rd October 2016

Monday 3rd October 2016

Adult Mediterranean Gull with Black-headed Gull at Glin John N Murphy

There were three adult Mediterranean Gulls and one first-winter at Glin early this morning (John N Murphy).

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Sunday 2nd October 2016

Buzzard sitting on gate pillar beside the N21 at Cummeen, Adare (TT).

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