Where exactly is Lough Ourna????
Trying to figure out the best way of getting there by bus/train from Dublin.
Black-winged Stilt would be a nice tick. Yes please!!!!
Any directions would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Niall
Hi Niall,
I'm sorry but I've only just seen your post
I was busy trying to see the
Black-winged Stilt myself. Unfortunately after a bit of a bus and car trek from Galway I didn't see it in the end. It wasn't seen after lunch. Several people looked for the Stilt during the day but it was't refound. Roughly six or seven people either saw it or looked for it. It might just have been the biggest twitch ever in Tipp
It could well be still there although all accessible areas were searched.
Black-winged Stilt occurred at least once before in Tipp at the Thurles sugar factory lagoons in the 80s.
Compensation today came in the form of a stunning summer plumage
Black-necked Grebe discovered yesterday morning by Frank O'Duffy. Some info on
www.irishbirding.com. Got some great close views of it. Also two
Ruddy Duck .
For future reference Lough Ourna/Eorna is about 5 miles north of Nenagh on the Borrisokane road. Its on the left hand side coming from Nenagh. It can be viewed from a side road off the main road. This side road leads to a B and B.
On Discovery OS Map 59, the Grid Reference for the junction of the small side road and the main road (N52) is 884, 856. This is a private road but the landowners don't mind people looking over the lough from the road. For anybody driving please park considerately as the road is in constant use by farmers and B and B customers.
Getting there by bus is a little tricky. There are buses every hour to Nenagh. Its the Limerick bus. Buses from Nenagh to Borrisokane are a bit infrequent. Every three hours or so if memory serves. Its not far by taxi from Nenagh though and one lad did this today.
Hopefully it'll show up again.
Hope this is some help
Tom