Clare Bird Sightings

The White-tailed Eagle and a Kingfisher were at Lough Muckanagh.(Maura Crowe)

A Whimbrel was at Loop Head.(John Collins)

A female type Garganey was at Lough Gash.(per Irish Birding)

The two Long-eared Owl were still calling at Tubber.(Maura Crowe)

There were three Reed Warbler at Shannon Airport Lagoon.(Jeff Copner)

There were two juvenile Long-eared Owl at Addroon Bridge.(Cliff Baxter)

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 06.15-13.45 produced nine Cory’s Shearwater, three Great Shearwater, five Sooty Shearwater, up to 6000 Manx Shearwater per hour, 80 Storm Petrel, 12 Wilson’s Petrel, one Leach’s Petrel, one Pomarine Skua, two Arctic Skua, two Puffin, six Arctic Tern, up to 600 Fulmar per hour and four Common Scoter.(Geoff Pearson, Peter Philips)

An Arctic Skua and 55 Sandwich Tern including at least ten juvenile birds were seen between Rinevilla and Kilcredaun Marsh.(John Collins)

A Red-throated Diver and a Common Scoter were off Dunlickey Castle.(JC)