The city stretch of the Shannon is not noted for waders. Apart from the 100 or so Oystercatchers that routinely feed on the open area in King's Island and small numbers of Snipe in the wetlands adjoining the river, there is usually very little else to see. In some years very small numbers of Redshank can occur along the river anywhere between Corbally and Barrington's Pier. The occasional wintering Common Sandpiper may also be found. We went one better last Saturday (8/12/2018) when with a fine winter plumaged Dunlin showing up at O'Callaghan's Strand in close proximity to a Common Sandpiper and a lone Redshank. The Dunlin and the Common Sandpiper were new recruits since the previous week.
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| Common Sandpiper |
The Redshank wasn't as obliging when it came to posing for the camera!
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