A male and female Blackcap were at Oak Park Ennis. (Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Leave a commentTuesday 13th January 2015
A very distant shot of the female Ring-necked Duck at Ballyallia Lake John N Murphy
The female RING-NECKED DUCK and MARSH HARRIER were at the back end of Ballyallia Lake this afternoon (John N Murphy & Caoimhin O’Neill).
The adult winter FORSTER’S TERN was at Corronroo (John N Murphy & Caoimhin O’Neill), along with four Long-tailed Ducks, two Spotted Redshanks, one second-winter Little Gull, three adults and one first-winter Mediterannean Gulls, 16 Red-breasted Mergansers, 200 Lapwing, six Great Northern Divers, 60 Dunlin, 158 Wigeon and three Little Egrets (John N Murphy & Caoimhin O’Neill).
One Common Sandpiper was at the Quay in Clarecastle (Finbarr MacGabhann).
One male and one female Hen Harriers were at Lough Muchanagh, along with 37 White-fronted Geese (John N Murphy, Caoimhin O’Neill & Dave McNamara).
One female Hen Harrier was at Lahinch Marsh (Dave McNamara).
There was one Black-throated Diver and 7 Long-tailed Ducks off Aughinish (Dave McNamara).
There were 11 Little Egrets and one Woodcock at the Falls Ennistymon (Dave McNamara).
At Burrin Lake, New Quay there were 15 Whooper Swans and 25 Moorhen (John N Murphy & Caoimhin O’Neill).
A flock of 130 Common Gulls, 50 Wigeon and two Little Egrets were at Lough Murree on the Flaggy Shore (John N Murphy & Caoimhin O’Neill).
One Merlin was on the New Line near Eagle Rock, the Burren (John N Murphy & Caoimhin O’Neill).
One Peregrine was near Dromore Lake, Ruan (John N Murphy & Caoimhin O’Neill).
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Saturday 10th January 2015
A colour ringed adult winter Black-headed Gull (White 8FE) was seen at Harvey’s Quay today. It was ringed as a 2nd winter male bird in Copenhagen, Denmark on 6/2/2014.
Leave a commentMonday 12th January 2015
One second-winter Glaucous Gull was at Fanore (Jeff Copner).
From Black Head to Ballyvaughan there were two Black-throated Divers, 38 Great Northern Divers, one Red-throated Diver, 12 Common Scoter, two Black Guillemot, one Great Crested Grebe 18 Brent Geese and one Merlin (Jeff Copner).
There were 60 Siskin, 43 Goldfinch and 20 Redpoll at Corivorin Grove, Ennis today (John N Murphy).
Leave a commentFriday 9th January 2015
There were two male Blackcaps in shrubbery in the car park of Woodies Hardware Store, the Jetland (John N Murphy).
Leave a commentSunday 11th January 2015
A female Hen Harrier was at a marshland near Tubber (Dave McNamara).
There were 100 Black-tailed Godwits, 50 Dunlin and a Peregrine at Lough Atedaun (Dave McNamara).
Two Crossbills were at Gort Coirce (Dave McNamara).
Two Woodcock were at Clifden Hill, Corofin (Dave McNamara).
Leave a commentSaturday 10th January 2015
The LESSER YELLOWLEGS was still at Moyasta Creek, Poulnasherry Bay today (Jeff Copner, John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann). Also at Poulnasherry Bay were 186 Brent Geese, 143 Shellduck, 400 Teal, 350 Wigeon, 14 Great Crested Grebes, 12 Great Northern Divers, five Little Egrets, 48 Greenshank, one female Hen Harrier and one Merlin (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann).
An hour and a half seawatch off the Bridges of Ross this morning produced one Manx Shearwater, one Storm Petrel, one adult Glaucous Gull, three Purple Sandpipers, 1,500 Guillemots, 1,000 Razorbills, 2,000 Kittiwakes, 300 Fulmar and 20 Gannets (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann).
There was one sub adult Glaucous Gull on Illaunonearean south of Kilkee (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann).
Five Great Northern Divers were at Ross Bay, Loop Head (John N Murphy & Finbarr Macgabhann).
One second winter Glaucous Gull, one female Common Scoter and 12 Great Northern Divers were at Carrigaholt (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann).
There were 110 Barnacle Geese near Doonbeg and 150 Golden Plover in Doonbeg Bay (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann).
There were 16 Tree Sparrows east of Doonbeg village (John N Murphy, Finbarr Macgabhann & Jeff Copner).
In Kilkee Bay today there were five Great Northern Divers, seven Chough, two Purple Sandpipers, 80 Herring Gulls and a Peregrine (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann).
There were 37 White-fronted Geese at Lough Muchanagh (Dave McNamara).
Friday 9th January 2015
At Ballyallia Lake today in the stormy weather there were 24 Pintail, 70 Tufted Duck, 350 Wigeon and 300 Teal (John N Murphy & Tom Lynch).
A flock of 73 Greylag Geese were near Kells, sotuh of Cullaun Lake, the Burren (Dave McNamara).
Leave a commentThursday 8th January 2015
A female RING-NECKED DUCK, over 1700 Wigeon, 310 Tufted Duck, 300 Lapwing, 280 Coot, 220 Teal, 155 Shoveler, 115 Mallard, 54 Little Grebe, 23 Gadwall, 21 Curlew, 12 Pintail Duck and 2 Great-crested Grebe were at Ballyallia Lake (Nuala and Tom Lynch).
Fourteen Goldeneye and a Great-crested Grebe were at Lough Muckanagh. One Jay was nearby (Nuala and Tom Lynch).
There were two Common Sandpipers at Clarecastle Quay today along with 34 Redshank, one Greenshank, 46 Lapwing, ten Rock Pipits a good inland record and two Grey Wagtails (John N Murphy).
At Dromore Nature Reserve there was one Great Northern Diver another good inland record, one Jay, 34 Tufted Duck and ten Gadwall (John N Murphy).
At a marshland on the outskirts of Tubber there was one female Hen Harrier, two Raven and 400 Lapwing (John N Murphy).
This afternoon at the Corofin wetlands west of lough Atedaun and west of the village there were 600 Wigeon, 210 Teal, 44 Whooper Swans and 24 Gadwall (John N Murphy).
There were eight Whooper Swans at Lough George, the Burren (John N Murphy).
At Lough Cullaun the Burren there were 13 Whooper Swans, 240 Wigeon, 40 Teal, ten Tufted Duck, 170 Curlew and two Great Crested Grebes (John N Murphy).
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Tuesday 6th January 2015
This Albino Blackbird has been frequenting a garden in Sixmilebridge since December 2014 Brian McNamara
There were two Jays and a small flock of 30 Siskins at Cratloe Woods this morning, with another two Jays at Kilnacreagh Wood, Sixmilebridge and one Jay was at Dromoland Castle Estate this evening (John N Murphy).
One male Blackcap was in some catoneaster bushes on the bridge at Sixmilebridge (John N Murphy).
There were 46 Tufted Duck, 70 Coot, six Goldeneye and 60 Mute Swans at Cullaunysheeda Lake, Kilkishen (John N Murphy).
One drake Greater Scaup, 56 Tufted Ducks, 22 Gadwall, 45 Little Grebe and Blackcap were at Lough Gash, Newmarket-on-Fergus tis afternoon (John N Murphy).
There were 120 Wigeon, 62 Tufted Duck,23 Teal, 76 Curlew, 49 Lapwing and 12 Snipe at Ballycar Lough this evening (John N Murphy).
At Fenloe Lake, Newmarket-on-Fergus there were 36 Tufted Duck and four Goldeneye (John N Murphy).
Five Jay and a flock of around 200 Chaffinch were at Lees Road Wood. (Nuala and Tom Lynch)
One Jay was at Inagh (Kevin Dunne).
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