Two Brambling were within a mixed flock of finches on the approach road to Finvarra Pointand Martelloe Tower.
Two Long-tailed Ducks, two Sandwich Tens, ten Great Northern Divers, one Black-throated Diver, 60 Brent Geese and 15 Black Guillemots were off the causeway at Aughinish Island.
One Little Egret was a the pier at New Quay.
At the Clare Branch BWI outing to Seafield, Quilty today there were 108 Purple Sandpiper, 170 Sanderling, 263 Turnstone and 80 Dunlin were seen close to the pier. One observer saw a Curlew Sandpiper briefly before it flew off. On nearby Mutton Island between 80-100 Barnacle Geese were present.
Two Barn Owls have been seen regularly on recent nights at Lees Road Wood, Ennis.
Saturday 17th November 2012
Wednesday 14th November 2012
Yellow-legged Herring Gull at the Salmon Weir © John N Murphy
A third-winter Yellow-legged Herring Gull was on the Salmon Weir at Thomand Gate across from King Johns Island today.
Leave a commentWednesday 14th November 2012
The first-winter Lesser Scaup was still at Lough Gash this afternoon (John N Murphy), along with the drake Greater Scaup and 98 Tufted Ducks.
One drake and one hen Greater Scaup were at Ardclooney late this evening within a flock of 200 Tufted Ducks and 25 Pochard.
Ten Greylag Geese and three Water Rails were at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.
Tuesday 13th November 2012
Second-winter Arctic Tern at Liscannor © Dave McNamara
One Arctic Tern, five Great Northern Divers, six Common Scoter and ten Brent Geese were off Liscannor Pier.
A flock of 95 Purple Sandpipers were at Seafield.
There was 25 Snipe at Doonbeg
Sunday 11th November 2012
One of the nine Twite at Loop Head © John N Murphy
The First-winter Lesser Scaup was at Lough Gash (Tom Tarpey & Frank O’Duffy).
At Loop Head today there were nine Twite, 15 Snow Bunting, one Brambling, over 50 Song Thrushes, one Merlin, one Peregrine, ten Greenfinches, 200 Chaffinches, five Great Northern Divers, one Red-throated Diver, 140 Golden Plover, 30 Snipe, 110 Curlew, 130 Lapwing and hundreds of seabirds off te tip of Loop Head this morning.
One Merlin and 17 Purple Sandpipers were at Ross Bay.
Two Peregrines were at Clahane.
One Merlin, two Crossbills and one Jay were at Kilnamona.
Saturday 10th November 2012
The drake Lesser Scaup was still at Lough Gash (John N Murphy), along with one drake Greater Scaup, three Pochard, 106 Tufted Duck and ten Gadwall.
Leave a commentFriday 9th November 2012
Lesser Scaup, Lough Gash © John N Murphy
The first-winter drake Leser Scaup was on the west side of Lough Gash (John N Murphy & Brian Finnegan).
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