The drake RING-NECKED DUCK was back at Roo Lough today (Dave McNamara).
The first-winter Ring-billed Gull was in the Post Office Field Ennis along with 74 Black-headed Gull and three Cormorants (Nuala & Tom Lynch).
A female and male Blackcap were at Oak Park Ennis (Nuala & Tom Lynch).
Tuesday 20th January 2015
Monday 19th January 2015
Female Black Redstart near Quilty John N Murphy
There was one immature/female Black Redstart along the seashore midway between Seafield, Quilty and Lough Donnell (John N Murphy).
At Seafield there was one Little Egret, one Long-tailed Duck, one second-winter Glaucous Gull, ten Great Northern Divers and a flock of 46 Skylarks (John N Murphy).
In fields opposite the Bell Bridge Hotel Spanish point were one third year Ring-billed Gull, 102 Oystercatchers, 60 Golden Plover, 112 Curlew and 106 Common Gulls (John N Murphy).
In the Post Office Field Ennis there was one first-winter Ring-billed Gull, two Lesser Black-backed Gulls, five Canada Geese and four Cormorants (John N Murphy).
A flock of 13 Whooper Swans were seen flying over the middle of Ennis Town (John N Murphy).
There were 32 Whooper Swans at Ballygireen, Newmarket-on-Fergus (John N Murphy).
Four Blackcaps were at Barefield (2 males & 2 females) (Phil McInerney).
One Dipper was near the metal bridge at Ballymacooda, Darragh this afternoon (John N Murphy).
Sunday 18th January 2015
One male Hen Harrier a Merlin and one Woodcock were at Doonagore Bog (Dave McNamara).
There were seven Crossbills at Slieve Elva (Dave McNamara).
Six Black-throatedDivers, 20 Great Northern Divers, one Little Egret and one Chough were off the Rine, Ballyvaughan (Dave McNamara).
Sunday 18th January 2015
First winter Iceland Gull ©Tom Tarpey
A 1st winter Iceland Gull was on the Custom House pontoon in Limerick City this morning. There was also a notable increase in Herring Gulls in the City following the recent stormy weather.
A German ringed adult Black-headed Gull (White A861) was seen at Clancy’s Strand. The bird was ringed at a wetland in the centre of Hamburg on 10/2/2013 and it was also seen at Callanstoog on the west coast of Holland on 4/12/2014.
The Brambling and Blackcap were seen in Monaleen again today.
Saturday 17th January 2015
Brambling ©Tom Tarpey
A Brambling and a Blackcap were seen in a garden in Monaleen.
Two adult Ring-billed Gulls were seen in Limerick City, one at Westfields and one at O’Callaghan’s Strand.
A large flock of about 40 Goldfinches was feeding on alder cones at St. Thomas’s Island at the Mill Road, Corbally
Saturday 17th January 2015
The female RING-NECKED DUCK was at the back end of Ballyallia Lake (Dave McNamara).
A Raven and two Jay were at Lees Road Wood. A female Blackcap was at Oak Park Ennis. (Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Friday 16th January 2015
One adult Ring-billed Gull was on the slip at O’Callaghan’s Strand this afternoon (Finbarr MacGabhann).
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Long-tailed Duck at Seafield Jeff Copner
Two WHITE-TAILED EAGLES were at Mount Shannon late this afternoon (John N Murphy & Caoimhin O Neill).
There was one Buzzard and ten Jays at Ballygriffy Wood this afternoon (Cliff Baxter).
The Long-tailed Duck was still off Seafield, Quilty along with one Little Gull, 12 Great Northern Divers, 23 Purple Sandpipers, 120 Sanderling, 400 Dunlin, 300 Ringed Plover, one Grey Plover, two Greenshank, one Lesser Black-backed Gull and 100 Linnets (Jeff Copner).
Thursday 15th January 2015
There was one Long-tailed Duck and 20 Purple Sandpipers at Seafield, Quilty (Dave McNamara).
Eight Little Egrets and two Woodcock were at the Falls, Ennistymon (Dave McNamara).
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