Clare Bird Sightings

Summer plumaged Red Knot at Seafield John N Murphy

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 05.45-15.45 produced one Leach’s Storm Petrel, two light morphed adult Pomarine Skua, 300 Manx Shearwater, three Tufted Duck flying west and 11 Purple Sandpiper.(Niall Keogh & Noel Keogh)

Seven Great Northern Diver in summer plumage, 30 Purple Sandpiper and two Knot (one in summer plumage), 140 Dunlin, 180 Sanderling, 30 Whimbrel and 40 Turnstone were at Seafield. (John N Murphy)

One Purple Sandpiper was at Clahane.(Geoff Pearson)

Three Puffin and one summer plumaged Black-throated Diver were off Coolshiva Pier.(Paul Troake)

Curlew at Doonbeg John N Murphy

The White-billed Diver, seven summer plumaged Great Northern Diver, six Red-throated Diver and 40 Common Scoter were at Lahinch Bay.(John N Murphy & Jeff Copner)

During the Clare Branch BWI Dawn Chorus outing to the Burren three Common Sandpiper, a Cuckoo, a Wheatear and a Whitethroat were seen at Knockaunroe/Lough Gealáin. Whitethroat, Cuckoo, Willow Warbler and Blackcap were singing at Finn’s Cross. (Nuala & Tom Lynch, Sean & Peter Whelan, Charlie Lyons.)

One Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Jay were at Muchanagh between Rossroe and Fenloe Lakes. (JNM)

Summer plumage Great Northern Diver at Lahinch John N Murphy

A summer plumaged White-billed Diver was at Lahinch Bay along with four Great Northern Diver, two Red-throated Divers and 30 Common Scoter(Kieran Fahy, Jeff Copner & Geoff Pearson)