Clare Bird Sightings

Monday 18th April 2016

A Grasshopper Warbler,a 2nd-winter Iceland Gull and a Kingfisher were at Lough Donnell.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A Buzzard was displaying near Gurteen, Doora this morning (Iomhar Daly)
Eleven Crossbill were at Moneypoint Wind Farm.(Howard Williams)

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Sunday 17th April 2016

A Cuckoo was heard at Mullaghmore this morning.(Olivia Nolan)
Three Grasshopper Warbler were heard at Doolough Lake.(Paul Gaughran)

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Saturday 16th April 2016

A Cuckoo was calling this evening at Derrymore Wood east of Ennis.(Jason Horner)

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Saturday 16th April 2016

Drumming by a presumed Great Spotted Woodpecker was heard near the camp site at Curraghchase(per Geoff Hunt).

Two Glossy Ibises at King’s Island.

Adult summer Little Gull, Sedge Warbler and Grasshopper Warbler at Coonagh.

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Friday 15th April 2016

Friday 15th April 2016

Glossy Ibis ©Tom Tarpey

Two Glossy Ibises were on the flood plain on King’s Island, Limerick City today. (Paul Duhig & Tom Tarpey).  The birds were also seen there yesterday.  This is the second record for Limerick, the first one being a bird at the Coonagh Nature Reserve from March to June 2014.

 

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Thursday 14th April 2016.

A Cuckoo was singing in Fanore.(Susan O Donohoe)

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Wednesday 13th April 2016

Four Blackcap were singing in Lees Road Wood.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

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Wednesday 13th April 2016

Adult summer Little Gull at Coonagh (TT).

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Tuesday 12th April 2016

A Green Sandpiper was at Ballycar Lough this morning. (John N Murphy)

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Monday 11th April 2016

One Buzzard was near Wheelans Quarry, Ennis. (David Lyons)

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