An adult Glaucous Gull was seen at Kilkee this morning.
Leave a commentSunday 19th January 2014
First-winter Iceland Gull at Lahinch © John N Murphy
Three Iceland Gulls were at Lahinch including the first-winter Kumlien’s bird. The four Eider Ducks hat were at Liscannor before the Christmas were relocated further down the coast at Caherrush Point, near Quilty. Two adult Mediterranean Gulls were with Common Gulls in a field near The White Strand, Doonbeg. A small flock of Barnacle Geese were on Mutton Island.
Leave a commentSunday 19th January 2014
Buzzards at Adare ©Tom Tarpey
Two Buzzards were seen just west of Adare again this morning. The paler bird is clearly a first year bird while the darker bird appears to be an adult.
A Buzzard was also seen today near Granagh.
The first winter Glaucous Gull was on the pontoon to the right off Arthur’s Quay, Limerick City, again this afternoon.
The adult winter Ring-billed Gull was on the north shore of the river just downstream of Shannon Bridge, Limerick City.
310 Wigeon, 140 Teal, 28 Shoveler, a Pintail, 271 Tufted Duck and a male Scaup were at Lough Gur.
Saturday 18th January 2014
First Winter Glaucous Gull ©Tom Tarpey
The first winter Glaucous Gull was seen at Harvey’s Quay, Limerick City this afternoon and again at Thomond Weir later in the day.
A pair of Buzzards was seen just west of Adare.
Wednesday 15th January 2014
A pair of Buzzards was seen near Adare.
Two Blackcaps(male & female) were seen in a garden at Fr. Russell Road, Gouldavoher.
Monday 13th January 2014
A male Smew was back at Rossroe Lake, Newmarket-on-Fergus this morning (David Lyons). Also at Rossroe was one Lesser/Great Scaup x Tufted Duck hybrid (John N Murphy), along with one Siberian (tristis) Chiffchaff, 25 Goldeneye and 45 Tufted Ducks. There were 50 GreylG Geese at Fenloe Lough and 22 Whoopers Swans at ballycar Lough.
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