Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Pacific Golden Plover a first for Clare

I went to Doonbeg in west Clare today to look for the American Golden Plover that Geoff Pearson found there yesterday. To all our surprise it turned out to be a Pacific Golden Plover and a first record of this rare North American wader to the county. 
 
Pacific Golden Plover at Doonbeg Bay John N Murphy