Clare Bird Sightings

Saturday 24th May 2025

Two pairs of Great Spotted Woodpeckers have been visiting peanut feeders regularly in private gardens near Parteen. (Tiernan Downes & Frank Corbett)


Friday 23rd May 2025

31 Gadwall inc. a female with 13 chicks, two drake Pochards, a Great Crested Grebe, six Swifts, six Reed Warblers, six Sedge Warblers and two Blackcaps were at the Coonagh Wetlands (Tom Tarpey).


Friday 23rd May 2025

There were three Great Northern Diver off Lough Donnell.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

The two Common Sandpiper were still at Lough Donnell.(N &TL)


Thursday 22nd May 2025

There were five Reed Warbler, five Gadwall, three Water Rail, six Curlew and 135 Dunlin at Shannon Airport Lagoon and nearby mudflats this morning.(Eric Masterson)


Wednesday 21st May 2025

A pair of Common Sandpiper were at Lough Donnell.(Geoff Pearson)


Wednesday 21st May 2025

Two Great Spotted Woodpeckers were at Pallasgreen (John N Murphy).


Tuesday 20th May 2025

A Grasshopper Warbler and a Spotted Flycatcher were at Moanreel.(Jeff Copner)

A Curlew and a Great Northern Diver were at Poulnasherry along with 30 Bar-tailed Godwit and over 60 Dunlin.(John N Murphy)

The lone Whooper Swan is still at Kilkee Reservoir.(JNM)


Sunday 18th May 2025

A White-tailed Eagle and a Stock Dove were at Applewood, Ballycar.(John N Murphy)

There were six Tree Sparrow at Tramora Castle, Quilty.(Sean and Peter Whelan)


Saturday 17th May 2025


A male Northern Harrier was at Brew’s Bridge, Kilrush. This is a first county record.(Sean and Peter Whelan)

A White-tailed Eagle was at Bunratty this afternoon.(Páidí Cullinan)


Friday 16th May 2025

A Common Tern and two Little Egrets were at Robertstown (TT).