Clare Bird Sightings

The drake Green-winged Teal was at Bell Harbour (Clodagh Glasgow and James Hayes).

There were six Little Egrets at Ballyallia Lake.

Two Jays and one female Blackcap were at Willow Park, Ennis.

An adult Ring-billed Gull was at Quilty beach today along with 20 Brent Geese 

and three Ravens.

A  Swallow was recorded at the Falls in Ennistymon a very early returning migrant.

One Blackcap and 14 Redpolls in a garden on the Lahinch Road, Ennis.

Ring-billed Gull at Quilty Dave McNamara

Thursday 25th February 2010 

One Woodcock was at Clifden Hill, Corofin.

There were 9 Red-throated Divers and 40 Common Scoter at Liscannor. 

A flock of 46 Whooper Swans were at Ballygireen, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

There were 16 Whooper Swans and four Greylag Geese at Balycar Lough.

One drake Green-winged Teal was at Lough Atedaun (Dave McNamara).

There was a flock of 83 Barnacle Geese between Moveen and Illaunonearaun.

Six little Egrets were at Shannon Airport Lagoon.

One Merlin and 26 Brent Geese were at Clahane.

There were 56 Gadwall at Lough Inchiquin.

A small flock of five Whooper Swans wee at Kells, the Burren.

A group of 54 Little Grebes were at Lough Gash, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

A male and female Blackcap were at Oak Park Ennis again.

One Merlin and 40 Purple Sandpipers were at Clahane.

A male and female Blackcap were at Oak Park Ennis.

A male Red-legged Partridge was singing this morning at Applewood, Ballycar,

while two Ravens flew overhead.

One Dipper was on the Claureen River near Kilmaley.

One adult Mediterranean Gull was at Kilbaha.

Five Tree Sparrows were at Killard Bay, Doonbeg.

There were 50 Barnacle Geese at Illaunonearaun.

A flock of 35 Whooper Swans were at Kilkee Reservoir.

Ten Chough were at Loop Head Lighthouse.

One Little Egret and 20 Snipe were at Cloghaun  Lough, Loop Head.

One male Hen Harrier was at Kells.

One Little Egret was at Lough Atedaun.

Two Jack Snipe were at Lough Gash, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Male Hen Harrier Dave McNamara

One adult Ring-billed Gull, a male Merlin and 38 Shellduck were at Bell Harbour.

A female Blackcap was at Oak Park Ennis.

One Kingfisher was at Killaloe.

There were 20 Goldeneye at Parteen Reservoir.

The Green-winged Teal was at Bell Harbour.

There were eight Black-throated Divers and one drake Eider off Finvarra Point.

A flock of 50 Barnacle Geese were at Illaunonearaun.

Two Little Egrets were at Ballyvaughan.

One female Hen Harrier was at Querrin.

Nine Woodcock were at Clifden Hill, Corofin.

One Woodcock was at Dysart.

One Water Rail was at Ballycar Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

There were 130 Golden Plover and 12 Skylark at Clahane.

Skylark at Clahane John N Murphy

Two Water Rail, eight Whooper Swans, ten Greylag Geese and one Raven

were at Ballycar Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

The male Green-winged Teal was at Bell Harbour (Tim Griffin).

Four Black throated Divers were at Finvarra.

A flock of 60 Whooper Swans were at Cullaun Lake, the Burren.

A flock of 12 Whooper Swans and six Greylag Geese were at Ballycar Lough.

The drake Green-winged Teal was at Bell Harbour (Richard Bonser & John Archer).

The drake Ring-necked Duck was at Roo Lough, north of Tubber (Finbarr MacGabhann).

The drake Garganey and two Little Egrets were at Ballyallia Lake.

One Green Sandpiper was at the Manusmore attenuation Pond near Clarecastle.

There were 31 White-fronted Geese at Lough Muchanagh.

A flock of 60 Whooper swans were at Kells, the Burren.

One Little Egret and 61 Gadwall were at Lough Inchiquin.

Green Sandpiper at attenuation pond near Manusmore John N Murphy

One drake Ring-necked Duck was at Lough Roo, North of Tubber along with one Merlin.

The drake Garganey was still at Ballyallia Lake today along with four Little Egrets

one Jay and one Raven.

There was a flock of 50 Whooper Swans at Kells.

Fourteen Godeneye were at Lough Bunny.

One Long-eared Owl was at Rath Lake, Corofin.

Goldeneye at Lough Bunny Dave McNamara

The drake Garganey was at Balyallia along with two Raven.

One female Blackcap was at Oak Park Ennis.

The drake Garganey was still at Ballyallia Lake.

There were eight Long-tailed Ducks off Finvarra Point.

Another eight Long-tailed Ducks were off Aughinish Island along with

three Black-throated Diver.

One Woodcock  was at Gort Coirce, Dysert.

A flock of ten Goldeneye were at Lough Bunny.
A flock of over 5000 Starling were seen over the Mill Road Ennis before going to roost nearby.

Thursday 11th February 2010
One drake Ring-necked Duck was at Roo Lough just North of Tubber (Dave McNamara).

The drake Garganey was at Ballyallia Lake again this evening.

One Red-necked Grebe was at Aughinish Island.

A flock of 20 Whooper Swans and 11 Greylag Geese were at Ballycar Lough.

Two Water Rails were at Shannon Airport Lagoon.

One Jay was at Inch, just outside Ennis.
A Jay was at Lees Road Wood.

A flock of 18 Whooper Swans and six Greylag Geese were at Ballycar Lough.

The colour ringed Redshank and 60 Golden Plover were at Clahane.

The drake Green-winged Teal was at Bell Harbour (Liam Feeney, Pat Pykett & Peter Farbridge).

One male Eider, four Black-throated Divers, one Long-tailed Duck

and an adult Mediterannean Gull were off the Rine, Ballyvaughan.

A drake Garganey was at Ballyallia Lake this afternoon alongside

four Little Egrets and 32 Cormorants.

There were three Black-throated Divers at Finvarra Point.

One Black-throated Diver and two Long-tailed Ducks were off Doorus Pier.

There were 43 White-fronted Geese at Lough Muchanagh.

A flock of 200 Brent Geese were at Lough Murree.

There were 56 Whooper Swans at Kells, the Burren.

A Raven was at Ballyallia Wood.

Sunday 7th February 2010
The Green-winged Teal was still at Bell Harbour.

There were 11 Black-throated Divers, three Long-tailed Ducks and ten Common

Scoter at Aughinish Island.

There were 13 Black-throated Divers at Finvarra Point.

Two Long-tailed Ducks were off Doorus Pier.

A Jay was at Lees Road Wood and a female Blackcap at Oak Park Ennis.

A female Blackcap was at Oak Park Ennis this morning.

A flock of 400 Golden Plover were at Lahinch Marsh.

A Green-winged Teal was at Lough Atedaun (Dave McNamara).

A Slavonian Grebe was seen off Durrus Pier earlier today.

Three Black- throated Diver and two Long-tailed Duck were reported off Aughinish. 

Ten Black- thraoted Diver were off Finavarra. 

Two Little Egret were seen at the Flaggy Shore.

Five Woodcock were at Clifden Hill

A Woodcock was reported at Roxton this evening.

Thee was one adult Ring-billed Gull, two Choughs and a colour ringed Redshank

(Red over lime green) at Clahane today .

Another adult Ring-billed Gull was on the beach at Quilty.

There were ten Whooper Swans at Lough Atedaun with another nine near Kells, the Burren.

Redshank wearing a colour ring Dave McNamara

Whooper Swans in the Burren Dave McNamara

Two Little Egret were seen at Lake Inchiquin.

A Peregrine was at Clahane.

Ten Goldeneye were seen at Lough Bunny.

Nine Whooper were reported at Kells.

A female Blackcap was at Oak Park Ennis this morning.

There were 43 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Lough Muchanagh.

Another 37 Whooper Swans were at Lough Atedaun.

Over 45 Whoper Swans were in fields near Kells, the Burren.

A flock of 16 Whooper Swans were at Carron.

Ten Goldeneye were at Lough Bunny.

One Peregrine and ten Great Northern Divers were at Doorus. 

One Little Egret, 100 Brent Geese and 30 Grey Plovers were at the Aughinish. 

There were 50 Greylag Geese at Ballycar Lough.

A Peregrine chasing Lapwing at Doorus Jeff Copner

Whooper Swans at Carron Jeff Copner

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There were an estimated 40,000-50,000 Redwings on the Loop Head

peninsula today along with 2,000 Song Thrushes, 3,000 Fieldfare,

3,000 Golden Plover and 2,000 Lapwing.

A first-winter Mediterranean Gull flew over Kilbaha.

A flock of 260 Barnacle Geese were at Moveen, Kilkee.

Six Whooper Swans were at Tullagher Bog.

One male Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar.

One Woodcock was at Moanreel.

One male Blackcap was still at Applewood, Ballycar.

A male and female Blackcap were still in a garden at Oak Park Ennis.

A flock of 230 Barnacle Geese were at Moveen, Kilkee.

A male and female Blackcap were in the same garden at Oak Park Ennis.

One male Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar.

One female Blackcap was at Elm Park, Ennis.

Six Black-throated Divers were at Ballyvaughan.

One male Blackcap is still at Applewood, Ballycar.

A male and female Blackcap were in a garden in Oak Park Ennis this morning.

One female Blackcap was in Elm Park, Ennis.

Female Blackcap at Elm Park Jim Nolan

One male Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar.

One male and one female Blackcaps were at Applewood, Ballycar.

Also one Water Rail and 20 Whoopers Swans were at Ballycar Lough, 

Newmarket-on-Fergus.

There were two Little Egrets at Illaunamanagh, Shannon Town.

One Woodcock and two Jack Snipe were near Lough Rath, Corofin.

One Jack Snipe was at Ballyallia.

One Jack Snipe was t Lough Inchiquin.

Thee were 20 Goldeneye at Lough Muchanagh. 

One male and one female Blackcap were at the Oakwood Arms, Shannon.  

One Water Rail was at Ballycar Lough.

There were 44 Greenland White-fronted Geese and 20 Goldeneye at

Lough Muchanagh, the Burren.

One female Hen Harrier, 30 Pintail and 100 Snipe, 100 Black-tailed Godwits,

and 30 Whooper Swans  were at Ballyallia Lake, Ennis. 

Female Blackcap in a garden in Oak Park Ennis this morning.

There were 17 Greenland White-fronted Geese and five Whooper Swans at Tullagher Bog.

One Little Egret was at Doora, Ennis.

One Male Blackcap was at Willow Park, Ennis.

Blackcap in Ennis Barry Howell

One first-winter Ring-billed Gull was at Seafield. Quilty.

There were 43 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Lough Muchanagh.

A flock of 48 Gadwall were at Lough Inchiquin.

Two Dippers were at the Falls, Ennistymon.

A good count of 52 Moorhens were at New Quay Lake.

Dipper Jeff Copner

There were 25 Red-throated Divers off Liscannor.

A flock of 22 Brent Geese were at Clahane.

Four Woodcock were at Lickeen Lake.

One Woodcock was at Clifden Hill. Corofin.

There were 26 Gadwall at Lough Inchiquin.

One male Blackcap was at Willow Park, Ennis.

One Jay was at Lough Gash, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

One Jay was at Ballyallia Lake, Ennis.

A flock of 44 Greylag Geese, nine Whooper Swans and one Water Rail was at 

Ballycar Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Greylag Geese over Ballycar Lough John N Murphy

There were 11 Black-throated Divers, 20 Great Northern Divers and 50 Common

Scoter off Finvarra Point.

There were 120 Brent Geese at Lough Murree.

One Little Egret was at the Sloblands outside Clarecastle.

One Water Rail was at Ballycar Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

One Black Redstart and 28 Stonechats were at Clahane, Lisscannor.

A flock of 42 Greylag Geese and two Water Rails were at Ballycar Lough.

Six Woodcock were at Clifden Hill, Corofin.

At Ballyallia this morning there were 23 Whooper Swan, two Jay, six Gadwall and seven Pintail Duck.

The male Wheatear, six Purple Sandpipers  and two Black-throated Divers were at the Flaggy Shore.

Four Little Egrets were at Moyasta.

A flock of 70 Whooper Swans were at Mount Shannon.

Male Wheatear at the Flaggy Shore John N Murphy

One Twite was at Clahane, Liscannor.

Four Black-throated Divers were off the Finvarra Point .

At the Flaggy Shore there were 72 Great Northern Divers and 16 Purple Sandpipers.

A flock of 58 Whooper Swans were at Kells Lake, the Burren.

At the Shannon Airport Lagoon there were two Little Egrets, 3,000 Dunlin,

800 Lapwing, seven Whooper Swans, 36 Shoveler and three Water Rails.

Purple Sandpiper Dave McNamara

A Jay was seen in Lees Road Wood.

The 26 Whooper Swans were still at Ballycar Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

One male Blackcap was at Ballymacahill, Ennis.

One Snow Bunting, 80 Purple Sandpipers and 150 Sanderling were at Seafield Quilty.

Five Purple Sandpipers were at Clahane.

There were 12 Woodcock at Clifden Hill, Corofin.

One Little Egret was at the Doora Business Park on the Quin Road in Ennis.

There were 26 Whooper Swans at Ballycar Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Snow Bunting at Quilty Dave McNamara

A flock of 90 Barnacle Geese were at Moveen, Kilkee.

There were nine Whooper Swans at Farrihy Lake.

A drake Green-winged Teal was back at Bell Harbour (Finbarr McGabhann, John N Murphy 

& Brian Arthurs).

One male Wheatear was at the Flaggy Shore along with 20 Great Northern Divers.

Four Black throated Divers and a Merlin were near Aughinish Island.

Four Sandwich Terns were seen between the Flaggy Shore and Doorus Pier.

One male Wheatear, 35 Great Northern Divers and five Purple Sandpipers

were at the Flaggy Shore, New Quay.

There were 18 Black-throated Divers, 30 Great Northerns and two Purple 

Sandpipers off Finvarra Point.

There were two Little Egrets and 20 Whooper Swans at the New Line Turlough.