Clare Bird Sightings

Sunday 1st December 2024

Sunday 1st December 2024

Female Marsh Harrier ©Cathal Mullane

A female Marsh Harrier was at Coonagh (CM).
Six Pink-footed Geese were seen near Mungret (Gerry Murphy).


Saturday 30th November 2024

Two Sooty Shearwaters were off Loop Head. (Chris Cullen)


Thursday 28th November 2024

Thursday 28th November 2024

This immature White-tailed Eagle (Tag Green 25) has spent the last week at Inismurray Quay, Kildysert. This 2cy bird was released as a juvenile at Tarbert Bay in August 2023. It was also seen previously at Inishmurray on 22/10/24. John N Murphy


Wednesday 27th November 2024

A Kingfisher was on the Oolagh River near Abbeyfeale (Andrew Holmes).
A male Blackcap was in a garden at Monaleen (Tom Tarpey).


Wednesday 27th November 2024

A Great White Egret was at Poulnasherry Bay.(Páidí Cullinan)
There were six Crossbill at Slieve Elva.(Jeff Copner)
Fifteen Chough and 51 Brent Goose were at Liscannor.(JC)


Tuesday 26th November 2024

Tuesday 26th November 2024

One of three Hawfinch at Curraghchase John N Murphy

There were three Hawfinch and one male Great Spotted Woodpecker at the Curraghchase this afternoon. ( John N Murphy)


Tuesday 26th November 2024

There were three Ring-necked Duck, one Lesser Scaup, seven Greater Scaup, 550 Tufted Duck, four Pochard, a Green Sandpiper and a juvenile White-tailed Eagle(purple tag 40) at Ardclooney. (Tom Tarpey)
The Eagle was released by the NPWS at Tarbert Bay last August and was still in the area in late September. (TT)


Monday 25th November 2024

A Great White Egret was on the Maigue just upstream of the big weir at Croom (TT).


Monday 25th November 2024

Monday 25th November 2024

Black Redstart at Kilkee John N Murphy

The female Lesser Scaup, the hybrid drake Tufted Duck x Scaup and three Ring-necked Ducks were at Ardclooney this morning. (Davey Farrar)
Two drake Ring-necked Ducks were still at Knockaglough. (John N Murphy)
One female Ring-necked Duck and three Pochard were at Kilkee Reservoir. (JNM)
One Black Redstart was at the west end Kilkee. (JNM)
An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Islandavanna.(Chris Cullen)
There was a flock of 260 Golden Plover at Goleen. (JNM)
In Kilbaha harbour there were 150 Oystercatchers and one Great Northern Diver. (JNM)
Seven Purple Sandpipers were off Ross Ringing Station. (JNM)


Saturday 23rd November 2024

Saturday 23rd November 2024

Female Lesser Scaup at Ardclooney John N Murphy

One female Lesser Scaup and a hybrid drake Lesser Scaup were at Ardclooney along with one drake and one hen Ring-necked Duck, ten Greater Scaup, eight Pochard and over 200 Tufted Ducks. (John N Murphy)
There was one Common Scoter and one Storm Petrel off the Bridges of Ross. (Chris Cullen)
A first-winter Iceland Gull was between Kilbaha and the Lighthouse.(CC)