Clare Bird Sightings

Saturday 20th September 2025

An Osprey flew across the N69 at Ferrybridge, Clarina, this evening (Tom Tarpey).

Six Ruff and an adult Mediterranean Gull were at Robertstown (TT).

59 Dunlin, 75 Ringed Plover and 19 Turnstone were in the high tide roost at Glin Pier. 15 Brent Geese flying east, a Mediterranean Gull and two Common Terns were also in the area (TT).

Three juvenile White-tailed Eagles, inc. tags 74 & 75, were at Ballydonoghoe, Glin (TT).

A Chiffchaff was in song at Bleach Lough (Sean Doyle).


Saturday 20th September 2025

Saturday 20th September 2025

American Golden Plover at Doonbeg John N Murphy

There were four Black Tern at Lough Atedaun(Jeff Copner) and one Black Tern at Knockalough.(Chris Cullen, Sean & Peter Whelan)

An American Golden Plover, five Brent Goose and seven Golden Plover were at Doonbeg.(PW & SW)

One male Blackcap was at Senie Costelloe’s garden Kilbaha. A Wheatear was at Ross Ringing Station.(John N Murphy)

Over 200 Black-tailed Godwit, two Ruff and 30 Curlew were flushed at Toole’s Lough by a White-tailed Eagle, wearing a dark orange tag on left wing and green tag on right wing. The flock of Glossy Ibis were still at Ballyallia. (James Organ)

There were 25 Common Scoter at Lahinch, 26 Brent Goose and 20 Golden Plover at the Inagh Estuary.(Geoff Pearson)

One Short-eared Owl was found dead at Shannon. (Phillip Brennan)


Friday 19th September 2025

Nine Little Egrets were at Ringmoylan (TT).


Friday 19th September 2025

Friday 19th September 2025

White Wagtail near Ross Ringing Station John N Murphy

There were at least nine Glossy Ibis at Ballyallia this morning.(Maura Crowe)

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Ballinglera, Ogonnelloe with one Black Tern at Ardclooney. (Tom Tarpey)

Two Black Tern, a dark Arctic Skua and Common Terns are still at the estuary behind Inismurray Island.(Stan Nugent)

A Marsh Harrier, four Black Tern, two Water Rail and five Ruff were at Lough Atedaun. Six Glossy Ibis, one Water Rail and four Ruff were at Toole’s Lough. There were 22 Glossy Ibis at the River Fergus flood plain at Corofin, including leucistic bird that was at Lough Atedaun last week. One Common Sandpiper was at Lough Inchiquin. An immature White-tailed Eagle was at Lough Muckanagh.(James Organ)

One White Wagtail and two Wheatear were at Ross Ringing Station. (John N Murphy)


Thursday 18th September 2025

Thursday 18th September 2025

Six Glossy Ibis’s at Tooles Lough James Organ

There were 11 Glossy Ibis at Ballyallia Lake.(John N Murphy), and six more at Tooles Lough along with three Ruff. (James Organ)

There were four Black Tern at Lough Atedaun.(John Rutherford & JO)

Two Mediterranean Gull were at Killimer and another at Ballymacrinan Bay. (Chris Cullen) The three Black Tern were still at Knockalough, Killmihill. (CC)

At Ross Ringing Station this evening a juvenile American Golden Plover was seen flying east within a flock of 20 Golden Plover. At sea a juvenile Black Tern, three Leach’s Petrel, two Storm Petrel and a Greenshank were observed. (JNM)


Thursday 18th September 2025

An Osprey was at Bleach Lough (per Frank McGeehan).


Wednesday 17th September 2025

Wednesday 17th September 2025

Common Terns at Inishmurray Quay John N Murphy

At the Bridges of Ross between 07.30-11.00 there were five Sabine’s Gull, 13 Storm Petrel, 200 Manx Shearwater, two Great Skua,200 Razorbill, six Sandwich Tern, three Arctic Tern and 12 Common Scoter.(Geoff Pearson)

The three Black Tern were still at Knockalough .(Chris Cullen & John N Murphy)

There were two Black Tern at Inismurray Quay, Kildysert along with 25 Common Tern, eight Sandwich Tern, one Arctic Skua and two Common Sandpiper.(JNM) A Kingfisher was at Islandavanna.(JNM)

There were 18 Glossy Ibis on the flood plains beside Corofin GAA pitch this evening.(James Organ)


Tuesday 16th September 2025

A Ruff and an adult Mediterranean Gull were at Robertstown (Geoff Hunt).


Tuesday 16th September 2025

Tuesday 16th September 2025

Juvenile Black Tern ©Tom Tarpey

There were 40 Storm Petrel at Finvarra Point between 07.40-08.05.(Paul Troake)

The Glossy Ibis were at Ballyallia early this morning.(Maura Crowe)

There were 52 Sandwich Tern roosting at Liscannor along with one Curlew Sandpiper.(Geoff Pearson)

Three Black Terns, an adult and two juveniles, and a juvenile Common Sandpiper were at Knockalough Lake.(Gerry Murphy & Tom Tarpey)

An American Golden Plover, three Curlew Sandpipers and 15 Sandwich Terns were at Doonbeg.(GM & TT )

There were three Curlew Sandpipers at the White Strand, Doonbeg and 20 more at Seafield.(GM & TT)


Monday 15th September 2025

An Osprey was seen at Castleconnell this morning (Erin Hartigan).

The bird is believed to have been in the area since 2nd September.