One Snow Bunting was at Doolin. One White-fronted Goose, 48 Greylag Goose, 29 Whooper Swan, 14 Golden Plover, 2 Pintail, 2 Canada Goose, a Water Rail, and a Raven were at Ballyallia Lake this afternoon. There has been a good build up of Wigeon, Teal, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Coot, Moorhen, Curlew, Little Grebe and Lapwing on the lake in recent days. A Jay was at Darragh earlier this morning and a Long-eared Owl was seen in a garden there tonight. A Merlin was at Gleninagh in north Clare.
Leave a commentThursday 14th November 2014
A Peregrine and 35 Shoveler were at Shannon Airport Lagoon. A flock of 220 Golden Plover were on the nearby mudflats. A Pintail was at Ballyallia along with 2 Greenshank and 3 Dunlin.
Leave a commentWednesday 13th November 2013
Forty eight Greylag Geese and 21 Whooper Swan were at Ballyallia Lake across from Drumcliffe Burial Ground. Two Jay were at Lees Road Wood nearby
Leave a commentTuesday 12th November 2013
Thirty one Whooper Swan were at Lough Cleggan Ballymacguiggan and another 18 were at Ballyallia Lake across from Drumcliffe Burial Ground. Three hundred and sixty Lapwing, 114 Curlew, 240 Coot and 8 Gadwall were also at Ballyallia.
Leave a commentMonday 11th November 2013
There was one female Hen Harrier, one Snow Bunting and eight Purple Sandpipers at Clahane.
Leave a commentMonday 11th November 2013
A flock of over 40 Greylag Geese and 31 Whooper Swan were at Lough Cleggan Ballymacguiggan Ennis. Forty Whooper Swan were reported on Lough Derg close to Mountshannon. Four Gadwall were on Ballyallia Lake.
Leave a commentSunday 10th November 20013
The two Long-tailed Ducks were still at Coonagh. Other birds of note there were a family party of five Whooper Swans.
Leave a commentSaturday 9th November 2013
An adult Iceland Gull and two Little Egret were at the Shannon Ferry slipway at Killimer.
Leave a commentFriday 8th November 2013
An adult American Golden Plover was seen today from the hide east of Poulaweela Creek(Geoff Hunt).
Leave a commentThursday 7th November 2013
A flock of over 500 Black-tailed Godwit were at Ballyallia Lake this afternoon along with over 100 Lapwing plus a small flock of Redwing and one Fieldfare.
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