Clare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 15th July 2025

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 06.15-13.45 produced nine Cory’s Shearwater, three Great Shearwater, five Sooty Shearwater, up to 6000 Manx Shearwater per hour, 80 Storm Petrel, 12 Wilson’s Petrel, one Leach’s Petrel, one Pomarine Skua, two Arctic Skua, two Puffin, six Arctic Tern, up to 600 Fulmar per hour and four Common Scoter.(Geoff Pearson, Peter Philips)

An Arctic Skua and 55 Sandwich Tern including at least ten juvenile birds were seen between Rinevilla and Kilcredaun Marsh.(John Collins)

A Red-throated Diver and a Common Scoter were off Dunlickey Castle.(JC)


Monday 14th July 2025

A seawatch at Ross Ringing Station between 08.00-12.00 produced a Borolo’s Shearwater (10.06), one Wilson’s Petrel (9.25) , three Cory’s Shearwater, two Sooty Shearwater, over 2,000 Manx Shearwater, three Storm Petrel, one Blue Fulmar, three Common Scoter and four Whimbrel.(John N Murphy)

Two Long-eared Owl were at Tubber tonight.(Maura Crowe)


Sunday 13th July 2025

A Common Sandpiper was at Castleconnell (Pearse Ryan).


Saturday 12th July 2025

A Long-eared Owl was calling during the night at Tubber.(Maura Crowe)


Wednesday 9th July 2025

A Great White Egret was at Lough Atedaun.(Jeff Copner)


Monday 7th July 2025

One Common Sandpiper was at Kilrush Marina. (John N Murphy)

A Kingfisher was at Lough Atedaun.(Catherine D’Arcy)


Saturday 5th July 2025

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 09.00-15.00 produced a steady flow of 2000 to 4000 Manx Shearwater per hour along with 25 Puffin, one Sandwich Tern, one Balearic Shearwater, one Storm Petrel, a Great Northern Diver and a Sooty Shearwater.(Geoff Pearson)

Later between 15.00-16.30 at the same site, there were 8700 Manx Shearwater, one Sooty Shearwater and two Puffin.(Chris Cullen)


Thursday 3rd of July 2025

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 10.00-14.00 produced up to 10,000 Manx Shearwater per hour plus one Sooty Shearwater, one Storm Petrel, one Great Skua, one immature Pomarine Skua and six Puffin.(Geoff Pearson)


Friday 4th July 2025

A Garden Warbler was at the Coonagh Nature Reserve this evening (Tom Tarpey). This is a first record for the site.

141 Gadwall, 56 Mallard, two Tufted Duck, a Pochard, a Swift and two singing Reed Warblers in new locations were also present (TT).


Wednesday 2nd July 2025

A male Yellowhammer was at Gortlecka, Kilnaboy.(Killian Kelly)