Clare Bird Sightings

Thursday 8th October 2015

Thursday 8th October 2015

Spotted Flycatcher at Kilbaha John N Murphy

There was one Spotted Flycatcher, one Chiffchaff, two Goldcrest, two Wheatear, 34 Goldfinch, 38 Rock Dove, one Merlin, one Sparrowhawk and 102 Golden Plover at Loop Head today. (John N Murphy)
Five Swallows were at Applewood, Ballycar this evening. (John N Murphy)

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Wednesday 7th October 2015

Wednesday 7th October 2015

One of the two Common Redstarts at Loop Head today John N Murphy

Two Common Redstart were between Johnny Walsh’s farm and Crotty’s Cross at Loop Head (south side of the road.) (John N.Murphy and Killian Mullarney) Also at Loop Head were one Spotted Flycatcher, four Chiffchaffs, one Willow Warbler, one Blackcap, three Wheatears, one Goldcrest, one Swallow, one Coal Tit, ten Redpoll, 12 Greenfinch, 200 Linnet, one female Han Harrier, one Merlin, one Peregrine and 60 Golden Plover.
There were eight Crossbills at Darragh. (Finbarr MacGabhann)
There were two Swallows at Moyasta. (John N Murphy)

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Tuesday 6th October 2015

Tuesday 6th October 2015

Bluethroat at Loop Head Killian Mullarney

A first-winter female BLUETHROAT was at Loop Head today. (John N Murphy, Killian Mullarney et al) This is only the second county record and exactly 33 years to the day since the first record at the Shannon Airport Lagoon on 6th October 1982.
Also at Loop Head there was one Lapland Bunting, one female Blackcap, one Spotted Flycatcher, one Peregrine, 40 Golden Plover, 16 Chough, 14 Redpoll, 16 Goldfinch, 10 Greenfinch and two Wheatear.
There were five Arctic Skuas, two Great Northern Divers, one Red-throated Diver and one Storm Petrel at the Bridges of Ross. (Geoff Pearson & Killian Mullarney)
There were four Little Stints at Lough Donnell. (Dave McNamara & Jeff Copner)

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Monday 5th October 2015

Monday 5th October 2015

Juvenile Little Stint at Seafield, Quilty John N Murphy

There were two juvenile Little Stint, 90 Dunlin, 50 Sanderling, 50 Turnstone, two Chough and two White Wagtails at Seafield, Quilty. (John N Murphy)
Five Little Stint, one Curlew Sandpiper, two Ruff, 16 Knot, 60 Teal, 40 Pied Wagtail, five White Wagtail and four Wheatear were at Lough Donnell. (John N Murphy)
One Green Sandpiper, two juvenile Spotted Redshank, two Water Rails and one Little Egret were at Doonbeg Lough. (John N Murphy)
One adult Spotted Redshank, 14 Little Egret, 400 Wigeon, 600 plus Teal and 26 Pintail were at Moyasta and Poulnasherry Bay. (John N Murphy)
One Kingfisher, one Common Sandpiper, one Dipper and four Water Rails were at the Glebe, Ennistymon. (Dave McNamara)
Two Jays were at Willow Park, Ennis. (John N Murphy, Nuala & Tom Lynch)

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Sunday 4th October 2015

Two Buzzards were seen near Glenwilliam, Ballingarry today (Andrew Holmes).

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Saturday 3rd October 2015

Five Gadwall, two Shoveler, a Wigeon, five Tufted Duck, 40 Mute Swans and a Kesrel were at Coonagh today.

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Saturday 3rd October 2015

One adult white-phased GYR FALCON was at Moyasta Creek, Poulnasherry. (John N Murphy)
One adult HOBBY was at Kilbaha Harbour this morning, (John N Murphy)
Two Yellow-browed Warblers were at Kilbaha at the annual outing (John N Murphy, Austin Cooney, Nuala & Tom Lynch, Clodagh Glasgow et al). Also at Loop Head and Kilbaha were one Chiffchaff, two Goldcrests, three Wheatears, one Merlin, 12 Chough, five Siskin, eight Barnacle Geese, one Great Northern Diver, nine Golden Plover, 16 Collared Doves and ten Redpolls. (John N Murphy et al)
Other birds at Moyasta were one female Hen Harrier, one Spotted Redshank, eight Little Egrets, 800 Teal, 260 Wigeon and five Pintail. (John N Murphy)
There were two Spotted Redshank and three Little Stints at Lough Donnell. (Geoff Pearson)
One Little Stint was at Seafield beach, Quilty (Geoff Pearson).

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Friday 2nd October 2015

There was one Yellow-browed Warbler at Kilbaha (Tony Mee), along with three Chiffchaff, one Blackcap, two Goldcrest, one Coal Tit, 180 Linnet, one Buzzard at Fodry, two Merlin, five Kestrel and one Wheatear.
There were two Spotted Redshanks and three Little Stints at Lough Donnell. (Jeff Copner & Dave McNamara)

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Thursday 1st October 2015

20 Little Egrets were in Tarbert Bay this afternoon(TT).

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Thursday 1st October 2015

Three Lapland Bunting, a female Hen Harrier, a Merlin, a Kestrel, five Wheatear and 25 Chough were at Loop Head.( Nuala and Tom Lynch)

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