The Bean Goose and three Pink-footed Geese were at Sandfield Liscannor (Gerry Butler).
Red-necked Grebe was back at Lough Cullaun again today.
Wednesday 4th January 2012
Tuesday 3rd January 2012
Whooper Swans at Shannongrove ©Tom Tarpey
There was 53 Whooper Swans, 22 Greylag Geese, 470 Lapwing and ten Dunlin at Shannongrove, Pallaskenry.
Like many wildfowl species this migratory Greylag Goose flock has dwindled in size over the past century. It was thought to have 500 to 1000 birds in the late nineteenth century. Numbers had reduced to 110 birds by 1986. The current flock size is not certain as the birds frequent a number of sites on both sides of the estuary. The situation is complicated further by the possibility of additions from the large feral flock resident in the Limerick City wetlands.
Leave a commentTuesday 3rd January 2011
The Tundra Bean Goose and three Pink-footed Geese were still at Sandfield, Liscannor this morning (Jeff Copner).
There were 46 White-fronted Geese at Lough Muchanagh along with two male and one female Hen Harriers.
One Woodcock was at Roxton Corofin.
A small skein of 13 Greylag Geese were at Fenloe Lake.
Monday 2nd January 2012
An adult Ring-billed Gull was at O’Callaghan’s Strand.
There were three Goldeneye and one Otter at Bunlickey.
One Jay was at the Curraghchase.
A male Blackcap was seen at Monaleen.
Monday 2nd January 2012
Tundra Bean Goose & Pink-footed Geese at Liscannor © Tom Tarpey
The Tundra Bean Goose and three Pink-footed Geese were back at Sandfield, Liscannor this morning (Geoff Pearson, Stan Nugent & Tom Tarpey).
The Red-necked Grebe was back at Lough Cullaun, the Burren along with nine Goldeneye and 41 Whooper Swans in the opposite Flooded Fields.
There were 46 White Fronted Geese and four Ravens at Lough Muckanagh.
There were 37 Whooper Swans at Drumcliff, Ballyallia Lake.
Another 25 Whooper Swans were at Clare Abbey, Ennis.
There was 70 Whooper Swans and 50 Black Tailed Godwits at Lough Atedaun.
Sunday 1st January 2012
Tundra Bean Goose with Greylag Goose at Lough Muchanagh © John N Murphy
The Tundra Bean Goose was back at Lough Muchanagh (Howard Williams, Dave McNamara & John N Murphy), along with 28 Greylag Geese. This is believed to be a different bird to the one at Liscannor on 27th December and only a third county record.
Four Crossbills were at Darragh.
Two Sandwich Terns were at Ballyvaughan.
Saturday 31st December 2011
There were two Great Northern Divers, 19 Greylag Geese and five Goldeneye at Lough Muchanagh.
Leave a commentFriday 30th December 2011
Tundra Bean Goose at Lough Muchanagh © Howard Williams
A Tundra Bean Goose was at Lough Muchanagh this afternoon (Howard Williams), it looks very like the bird that was at Liscannor two days earlier.
There was one Little Egret, 12 Scaup and seven Great Northern Divers at Carrigaholt.
One Great Northern Diver was in the lake at Kilcredaun Marsh.
Two Purple Sandpipers, seven Razorbills, 36 Guillemots, 20 Fulmars and ten Gannets were off the tip of Loop Head.
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