Birds

The Doonbeg River flows through the Village, to a wide bay and then
joins the sea, providing suitable feeding ground for many wading birds
and duck species. The surrounding farmlands, boggy fields and
hedgerows provide shelter for smaller species.

Summer season, you can see Swallows, Linnets, Meadow Pipits,
Skylarks, Starlings, and Wagtails. Sedge and Grasshopper Warbles can be
heard singing in the reed, drains and rushy fields. Occasionally, a
Kingfisher can be seen along the river.

Spring time records large numbers of Curlew, Whimbrel, and Sanderling.
The coast also provides a migration route for Sandwich Terns. Shoreline
fields hold small flocks of migrating Wheaters, who would be journeying
to Iceland or Greenland.

Winter is the most active time of year in Doonbeg Bay. Frequent visitors
are Lapwing, Ringed Plover, Turnstone, Dunlin, Oystercatchers, Godwits
and Redshank. From time to time you will also see Teal, Cormorants,
Grebes, Great Northern Divers, Red breasted Mergansers and Shags.