Clare Bird Sightings

Friday 7th February 2025

Friday 7th February 2025

One Barnacle Goose at the pond in Kilbaha village John N Murphy

One Green-winged Teal was at Lahinch Marsh. (Geoff Pearson)
One Manx Shearwater flew east past Ross Ringing Station. (JNM)
Two White-tailed Eagle were at Ballyallia. Tag numbers 19 and 9.(Maura Crowe)
Two White-tailed Eagles were near Tullagher Bog this evening. ( Paidi Cullinan)
One Whimbrel was at Illaunonearaun. (JNM)
One Blackcap was at Templemaley.(MC)
A Barn Owl was at Darragh.(Finbar MacGabhann)


Thursday 6th February 2025

Thursday 6th February 2025

Female Great Spotted Woodpecker ©Tom Tarpey

A female Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Grange, Lough Gur (TT).


Thursday 6th February 2025

One Marsh Harrier was at Cloonoolia South, east Clare. (Chris Robinson)


Tuesday 4th February 2025

Two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, one singing Blackcap and two Jays were at Ardnacrusha this afternoon.(John N Murphy)
The drake Ring-necked Duck was still at Fenloe Lake.(JNM)


Sunday 2nd February 2025

A White-tailed Eagle with a green tag on left wing flew over Ballyallia Lake this evening.(Ian Garry)


Sunday 2nd February 2025

A Hawfinch was at the Red Path at Corbally Weir (Tom Tarpey).
The female Ring-necked Duck was still at Westfields along with eight Tufted Duck, six Pochard, four Gadwall and 27 Snipe (TT).


Saturday 1st February 2025

An adult Iceland Gull was at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).


Saturday 1st February 2025

A Black Redstart was at Kilkee.(Chris Cullen)
There were two Barnacle Goose and a Merlin at Illaunonearan.(CC)
One hundred and fifty Barnacle Goose were at Killard and 130 at Caherlean.(CC)


Friday 31st January 2025

Friday 31st January 2025

Common Sandpiper at Foynes John N Murphy

There was one Green Sandpiper and an adult Mediterranean Gull at Robertstown Creek today with one Common Sandpiper at Foynes. (John N Murphy)
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was heard drumming along the River Shannon at Roselawn, Castletroy (Tom Tarpey).


Friday 31st January 2025

The drake Ring-necked Duck was still at Fenloe Lake. (John N Murphy)
A Merlin was at Sandfield, Lahinch.(James Organ)
One Buzzard was at Bunratty with another at Cratloe and a third bird near Coonagh on the Clare/Limerick border. (JNM)