Clare Bird Sightings

Saturday 6th August 2016

Three Buzzards were seen together near Ballingarry (Andrew Holmes).

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Thursday 4th August 2016

Two hundred and seventy Manx Shearwater, two Sooty Shearwater and a Balearic Shearwater were at the Bridges of Ross between 8 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. this morning.(Geoff Hunt)
Later in the day 13 Storm Petrel, six Common Scoter, five Arctic Skua, two Great Skua, two Arctic Tern and a Corys Shearwater were at the Bridges of Ross.(Geoff Hunt)

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Wednesday 3rd August 2016

Seven thousand five hundred Manx Shearwater, 2500 Fulmar, 350 Gannet, 200 Kittiwake, 120 Storm Petrel, 37 Sooty Shearwater, 14 Puffin, three Great Skua, three Chough, two Corys Shearwater, two Arctic Tern, two Common Scoter, a Pomarine Skua, a Long-tailed Skua, an Arctic Skua, and a Balearic Shearwater were seen at a seawatch at the Bridges of Ross.(Paul Troake, David Bird and Geoff Hunt)

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Tuesday 2nd August 2016

Two Whooper Swan, 117 Mute Swan and six Great-crested Grebe were at Lake Atedaun.(Jeff Copner)

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Sunday 31st July 2016

Four Wigeon, ten Mallard, six Pochard, 21 Tufted Duck, 257 Coots, 14 Moorhens, 55 Little Grebes, one Great Crested Grebe, eight Mute Swans, a Snipe and a Little Egret at Coonagh.

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Saturday 30th July 2016

A Green Sandpiper,  a Little Egret, 21 Mute Swans, two Teal, 150 Mallard and 20 Little Grebes were at the Charleville Lagoons (Tony Mee).

Three Buzzards were seen at Kilcullane, Bruff (Tony Mee).

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Saturday 30th July 2016

There were five Sooty Shearwaters, 200 Manx Shearwaters ph, one adult dark phased Arctic Skua, 13 Common Scoter, 16 Sandwich Terns and three Whimbrel off the Bridges of Ross this morning (John N Murphy, Howard Williams et al).
A flock of 36 Sandwich Terns, one Common Sandpiper were at the Skivileen River, Doonbeg with two Little Egrets at Doonbeg Bay (John N Murphy).
A Peregrine was seen in Crusheen this morning.(Pádraig Cullinan)

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Friday 29th July 2016

13 Greenshank, 40 Redshank, 40 Curlew, seven Black-tailed Godwits and four Little Egrets at Robertstown.

Four Common Sandpipers, five Greenshank, 55 Redshank and 4 Curlew at Poulaweela Creek.

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Wednesday 27th July 2016

A Peregrine was at Sliabh Elva.(Pádraig Cullinan)
A male and female Blackcap were at Ballygriffey Castle.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

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Tuesday 26th July 2016

Barn Owl at Howardstown, Bruree (per Andrew Holmes).

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