Ring-billed Gull ©Geoff Hunt
A Green Sandpiper and 20 Teal were at Pond near Templeglantine (TT).
An adult Ring-billed Gull was at Arthur’s Quay, Limerick City (Geoff Hunt).
Thursday 10th March 2016
Wednesday 9th March 2016
Two GLOSSY IBIS were at Lough Erinagh along with eight Gadwall and a Little Egret.(Tom Lynch & Myles Carey)
One Green Sandpiper was still at a roadside pool on the Ennis road side of Ennistymon. (Finbarr MacGabhann)
One hundred and eighty Wigeon, 120 Teal, over 200 Redwing, ten Fieldfare, eight Curlew and three Little Egret were at Ballyallia.(Tom Lynch)
Wednesday 9th March 2016
A female type Hen Harrier was seen at Curraghchase today. A Water Rail, a pair of Teal, a Snipe and a pair of Ravens were also present (Geoff Hunt).
Leave a commentFriday 4th March 2016
Hawfinch ©Brain Carruthers
Great Spotted Woodpeckers were heard calling in two locations at Curraghchase today. Reports of the species in Curraghchase have long been anticipated following range expansion in the north and east of the country and reports from Glenstal, Dromore Wood and Castlehewson in recent years. Four Hawfinches and three Buzzards were also seen in the area (Irish Birding/Brian Carruthers & Rachel Hynes).
The first winter Iceland Gull was seen again today in the flooded field at Ballyfookeen (Irish Birding/Dave McGrath).
Leave a commentWednesday 2nd March 2016
15 Whooper Swans were seen between Caherconlish and Herbertstown. A further five were at Athlacca.
Leave a commentSunday 28th February 2016
The drake SURF SCOTER was still of Bishops Quarter/Finvarra Point. (Dermot Breen & Cathal Forkan)
Leave a commentSaturday 27th February 2016
One drake SURF SCOTER was off Bishop’s Quarter, Ballyvaughan today (John N Murphy & Austin Cooney), along with 20 Common Scoter, two Long-tailed Duck, 80 Brent Geese, 22 Great Northern Divers, four Red-throated Divers, one Albino Curlew and two Little Egrets.
One Common Sandpiper was still at Clarecsatle Quay. (John N Murphy)
There were 120 Barnacle Geese at Mutton Island seen on the BWI Outing with 16 Brent Geese at Seafield and 40 Purple Sandpipers. (John N Murphy, Austin Cooney et al)
A flock of 130 Whooper Swans were at Ballygireen, Newmarket-on-Fergus. (John N Murphy)
One male Hen Harrier, four Little Egret and two Water Rail were at Lahinch Marsh. (Dave McNamara).
Two Little Egrets were at Clareabbey. (John N Murphy)
Sunday 28th February 2016
Two Hawfinches were seen at Curraghchase this morning (Irish Birding/Brian McCloskey).
A sub-adult Iceland Gull (probable first winter) was seen in a flooded field at Ballyfookeen near O’Rourke’s Cross on the N20 today (Irish Birding/Dave McGrath).
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