There was one Snow Bunting at the tip of loop Head, while in Kilbaha village there was one Brambling and two Chiffchaff.
Leave a commentFriday 18th October 2013
A White-tailed Eagle was seen again today on the Shannon in the Corbally/Parteen area (Pat Lysaght).
Leave a commentThursday 17th October 2013
Sparrowhawk at Kilbaha ©Tom Tarpey
A Blackcap, three Chiffchaffs, 12 Siskins, ten Chaffinches, four Greenfinches, two Goldcrests, a Goldfinch and a Sparrowhawk were at Kilbaha today.
Two Wheatears, a Merlin, two Snipe and 180 Golden Plover were at Loop Head.
Tuesday 15th October 2013
A Common Buzzard, two Crossbills and four Whooper Swans were at Booltiagh, Kilmaley today. One Wheatear was at Seafield, Quilty. A Jay was at Lees Road Wood
Leave a commentMonday 14th October 2013
Buzzard at Doora just outside Ennis © John N Murphy
One juvenile Common Buzzard was seen along the bog road near Doora this morning. One Snow Bunting, two Wheatears and a Peregrine were at the Cliffs of Moher.
Leave a commentSunday 13th October 2013
Recently arrived Whooper Swans at Coonagh ©Tom Tarpey
Two Whooper Swans were Coonagh today. Other notable counts there were 47 Mute Swans, 106 Coot, five Little Egrets, 15 Lapwing, 20 Wigeon and eight Gadwall.
Two Whooper Swans were also seen at the Mill Road, Corbally.
48 Wigeon, 15 Teal and 10 Shoveler were at Lough Gur.
Saturday 12th October 2013
At Loop Head today there were three Chiffchaff, one late Willow Warbler, two Goldcrests, five Wheatears two Merlin and a small flock of 80 Golden Plover. A male and female Blackcap were seen together at Ballyallia and a Water Rail was nearby in the reeds. Two Red-throated Divers were at Kilkee Bay.
Leave a commentSunday 6th October 2013
A juvenile colour-ringed Black-headed Gull, White TN6L, was seen at Clancy’s Strand today. The bird was ringed as nestling in a small village called Januszkowice in Opole County in south western Poland on May 29th last. This young gull has moved a distance of 1856km in the 130 days since it was ringed.
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