Clare Bird Sightings

Snow Bunting at Bungowla John N Murphy

A male Snow Bunting was in the quarry along the cliffs near Bungowla. (John N Murphy)

One Drake Ring-necked Duck was at Kilkee Reservoir. (JNM)

Off Ross Ringing Station this morning between 10.00 & 11.30 there were, 50 Great Shearwaters, 11 Sooty Shearwaters, 31 Manx Shearwater, one 2CY Long-tailed Skua, one dark phase Arctic Skua, one immature Pomarine Skua, an adult Bonxie, two Red-throated Diver, two Great Northern Diver and over 300 Common Gulls, all heading west. A second-winter Mediterranean Gull was near Murphy’s Point. (JNM)

Ten Great Shearwaters were off Fodry Point, Loop Head this afternoon. (JNM)

One Merlin and a Chiffchaff were at Kilbaha. (JNM)

Two White-tailed Eagle(both with green left wing tag and red right wing tag), a Great White Egret and a Buzzard were at Ballyallia this morning.(Maura Crowe)

A White-tailed Eagle flew from Dromore Wood to Cahermacrea this afternoon.(Ian Garry)

One Merlin was at Clahane. (Jan Biemens)