Bird Watching at Lough Gur

Birdwatch Ireland will host a two hour guided walk around Lough Gur on Saturday January 28th led by Geoff Hunt. Meet in the carpark at Lough Gur on Saturday at 11am. More details can be found on www.birdwatchireland.ie

Azure damselfly Azure damselfly

There is a wide variety of Bird to be seen aound Lough Gur. On nature walks please bring suitable clothing and binoculars.
Lough Gur
Grid ref R648412
RES=resident
WIN=winter
SUM=summer
MIG=migratory

Mute Swans on Lough Gur Mute Swans on Lough Gur

Water birds

  • Mute swan RES
  • Whooper swan. WIN
  • Greylag geese RES
  • Pink- footed geese [occasional] WIN
  • Cormorant RES
  • Great crested grebe. RES
  • Little grebe. RES
  • Black necked grebe (rare) WIN
  • Moorhen. RES
Greylay Geese on Lough Gur Greylay Geese on Lough Gur
  • Coot. RES
  • Mallard. RES
  • Wigeon. WIN
  • Teal. WIN.[ a few stay and breed]
  • Shoveller. WIN. [a few stay and breed]
  • Gadwall. WIN
  • Pochard. WIN
  • Goldeneye WIN
ducks on Lough Gur ducks on Lough Gur
  • Shelduck WIN
  • Tufted duck. RES
  • Ruddy duck [occasional] WIN
  • Ring neck duck [rare]. WIN
  • Pintail [occasional]. WIN
  • Grey heron. RES
  • Little egret. WIN
barn owl barn owl


Birds of prey

  • Barn Owl. RES
  • Hen harrier. WIN
  • Merlin. RES
  • Kestrel. RES
  • Peregrine. RES
  • Sparrow hawk. RES
  • Long eared owl. RES.
sparrow hawk sparrow hawk

 

Waders.

  • Lapwing. WIN
  • Golden plover. WIN
  • Curlew. WIN
  • Redshank. WIN
  • Common sandpiper. SUM

 

snipe snipe

Gulls

  • Whimbrel. MIG
  • Dunlin. WIN
  • Snipe. RES
  • Gulls.
  • Black headed. RES
  • Lesser- black back. WIN
wood pigeon wood pigeon

Songbirds

  • Wood pigeon. RES
  • Collared dove. RES
  • Pheasant. RES
  • Kingfisher. RES
  • Swallow. SUM
  • Swift. SUM
  • House sparrow. RES
  • Reed bunting. RES

 

grey wagtail grey wagtail
  • House martin. SUM
  • Sand martin. SUM
  • Skylark. RES
  • Meadow pipit. RES
  • Dunnock. RES
  • Pied wagtail. RES
  • Grey wagtail. RES
pheasant at Lough Gur pheasant at Lough Gur
  • Wren. RES
  • Sedge warbler. SUM
  • Whitethroat SUM
  • Willow warbler. SUM
  • Chiffchaff. SUM
  • Blackcap SUM/WIN
  • Stone chat. RES
  • Spotted flycatcher. SUM
  • Robin. RES
coal tit coal tit
  • Fieldfare. WIN
  • Blackbird. RES
  • Redwing. WIN
  • Mistle thrush. RES
  • Song thrush. RES
  • Starling. RES
  • Long tail tit. RES
  • Blue tit. RES
bullfinch bullfinch
  • Great tit. RES
  • Coal tit. RES
  • Treecreeper. RES
  • Gold crest. RES
  • Chaffinch. RES
  • Goldfinch. RES
  • Greenfinch.RES
  • Bullfinch. RES
  • Redpoll. WIN
  • Siskin. WIN
magpie magpie

Crows

  • Hooded crow. RES
  • Jackdaw. RES
  • Raven. RES
  • Magpie. RES
  • Rook. RES

 

 

blue tailed damselfly blue tailed damselfly

Dragonfly

  • Common blue damselfly.
  • Blue tail damselfly
  • Large red damselfly
  • Azure damselfly
  • Emerald damselfly
  • Common darter.
  • Four spot chaser
  • Hairy dragonfly.
  • Brown hawker
  • Autumn hawker
  •   
house sparrow at Lough Gur house sparrow at Lough Gur
American red admiral American red admiral

Butterfly

  • Small white
  • Large white
  • Green vein white.
  • Orange tip.
  • Common blue
  • Peacock
  • Red admiral.
  • Painted lady.
  • Small tortoiseshell.
  • Meadow brown
  • Ringlet.
  • Speckled wood
Ringlet Butterfly Ringlet Butterfly
green vein white butterfly green vein white butterfly
barn owl at Lough Gur barn owl at Lough Gur



If anyone sees a bird not on this list they can contact Geoffrey Hunt who keep records of birds for sites in County Limerick.

Contact:   Geoffrey Hunt

Phone:     + 353 087 765 6439

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Email:      info@ballyhoura.org