Clare Bird Sightings

A female Hen Harrier, 220 Lapwing and 12 Golden Plover were at Lough Donnell.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Five Purple Sandpiper, 140 Sanderling, around 90 Dunlin and over 100 Turnstone were at Seafield, Quilty.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
One male Hen Harrier, four Little Egrets and five calling Water Rails were at Lahinch Marsh. (Dave McNamara)

One Short-eared Owl and a Merlin were at Loop Head. The owl flew out to sea heading north and was relocated some time later at the Bridges of Ross. (Cliff Baxter)
A female Hen Harrier, 200 Wigeon, one Little Egret, and a Raven were at Lahinch Marsh. (Dave McNamara)
Three Little Egrets, two Dippers and two Jays were at the Falls, Ennistymon. (Dave McNamara)
Twelve Whooper Swan flew south over Lees Road Wood this afternoon. (Nuala and Tom Lynch)
One Chiffchaff and 20 Gadwall were at the Shannon Airport Lagoon. (John N Murphy)

This evening at the Bridges of Ross there were 11 Pomarine Skuas, four Arctic Skuas, one Bonxie, 30 Manx Shearwaters, one Arctic Tern, one Great Northern Diver 3,500 Kittiwake and 400 Gannets. (John N Murphy)
At Loop Head today there were two Jack Snipe, one Merlin, one Goldcrest, 12 Chough and six Siskins. (John N Murphy et al)
There were 160 Wigeon, 90 Lapwing, 42 Little Grebe, 38 Tufted Duck, 36 Mute Swan, 34 Coot, 28 Mallard, 26 Teal,16 Redwing, 14 Shoveler, five Gadwall, four Jay, three Pintail, two Great-crested Grebe and two Mistle Thrush at Ballyallia Lake.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Eighty Golden Plover, 11 Curlew, two Jay and a Goldcrest were at Dromore Nature Reserve. (Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Two Grey Wagtail were at Drehednagower Bridge, Ennis. (Nuala and Tom Lynch)
There were two female Hen Harriers, two Little Egrets, two Water Rails, 200 Golden Plover and 150 Teal at lahinch Marsh. (Dave McNamara)
One Common Sandpiper was at the Falls, Ennistymon. (Dave McNamara)