tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71235678466813354432024-02-19T08:20:27.603+00:00limerick-birder.blogI`m an amateur photographer who took up snapping birds and other wildlife in Ireland. All photo`s are my own, I use a Canon 550D with a Canon 300mm F4.0 is usm lens.Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-60123375139462654692017-04-24T21:30:00.000+01:002017-04-24T21:30:02.905+01:00Little Ringed Plovers and Avocet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This last weekend has thrown Dublin 3 nice birds. Broadmeadows in Swords always gives you a nice bird or two ever year and this was no exception as not one but two Little Ringed Plovers were picked out from a mass of Godwits, Redshank, Greenshank, Common Sands, Dunlin and so on by 2 great birders AGK and Niall Griffin. I got up the following day and got to see both birds. Distant but they gave excellent views and always a joy to see them. I also had a bit of luck while checking one of my own stomping grounds. Within seconds of getting out of the car I had picked out an Avocet. This is a Dublin first for me as well as as being a first ever Avocet found by myself in Ireland. I have two other recorded Avocet sightings in Ireland (Co Wexford and Co Louth) but they were found by other birdwatchers, so making my Dublin bird all the more sweeter given the little amount of birding I'm actually getting done these day. So a cracking weekend all around.<br />
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Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-60067147368319953662017-02-10T22:50:00.004+00:002017-02-10T22:50:50.810+00:00Wexford a given at anytime.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am restricted in my birding these days due to family commitments and an on going injury I have so to get out birding at any stage is a bonus. I had a day and a half to spend on my own recently so I had to go to Wexford and visit the wildfowl reserve. It is a special place and one of the best to see wintering wildfowl. The pick of the birds there had to be the Canada Goose (Very distant but good views through the scope) the Bewick Swans also gave excellent views as did a Water Rail swimming across the pond below the tower hide. There was plenty of other Geese on view as well with Barnacle, Greylag (in their thousands) Brent (also in their thousands) and a few Pink footed Geese. Out in the bay there was some views of Slavonian, Little and Great Crested Grebes and a nice view of a Kingfisher. While in land Tacumshin never fails to throw up the odd (or not so odd) rarity as in the Long Billed Dowitcher and Lapland Buntings all good for the year list. Just down the road at Tomhaggard I got to see and photo some of the 6 cattle Egrets that were feeding around the cattle at the back of the hideout pub. The birds of prey gave in a showing as well with Buzzard, Hen Harrier, Sparrow Hawk, Kestrel and 2 Peregrine Falcons (one of which looked huge) all give lovely views. I will be back again and again as you could never trier of this place. On my way back I stopped at Dun Laoghaire to have a look and got lovely views of a Black Redstart (I also had one in Rosslare Euro Port) and some Med Gulls. So happy out so far this year.<br />
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Bewicks feeding in the Wildfowl Reserve<br />
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Buzzard being mobbed by a Crow<br />
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The Black Redstart from Dun Laoghaire<br />
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Cattle Egret in Flight<br />
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Cattle and Little Egrets feeding in around the Cows.<br />
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Sunrise over the river Slaney.<br />
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Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-80939403805319915992016-03-29T22:16:00.001+01:002016-03-29T22:16:42.503+01:00Firecrest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When I heard there was a Firecrest not too far from where I dwell these days, I had to go and see it. It would not only be an Irish tick but a lifer as well. I set out Saturday morning after I recived a call from a friend informing me that it was showing at the moment. Even in the rain and wind this was a special bird to see let alone get a few shots of. So Another tick for this year and heres to plenty more.<br />
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Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-57719456103971329892015-11-29T21:42:00.000+00:002015-11-29T21:42:11.043+00:00Every Rose must fade<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last week a fellow birder was out and about in Howth looking for Little Auk when he stumbled across a first winter Rose Coloured Starling. These birds are normally found down in Turkey but we get 1 to 2 birds every year. These birds are victims of stormy weather and end up making land fall where every they can. I had never seen a Juvenile bird so I headed out the next day to see if it was still around. Sure enough after a bit of looking I located the bird close to where it was first found. it was feeding on its own. A dog put the bird up and I was able to relocated it on the rocky shore at the base of the east pier. Here it was feeding with a small flock of Common Starling. I took a few shots and left the bird in peace.<br />
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The next few days it was spotted several times in around the same area. So at the end of the week I got a call from a friend that he was going to look for the bird on Sunday and asked if i would come along. I thought why not, it would be interesting to see how it was getting on. We check several different spots but couldn't located the bird. We had the Black Redstart I found several weeks earlier and a few Chiffchaffs but the bird wasn`t to be seeing feeding with the other Starlings. The next thing you know, Brian says there it is, I looked at the bird Brian was pointing at and I had to take a second look. The week in Ireland and the cold cold weather had taken its toll on this poor little bird. My heart sank when it staggered towards us. It was unkept looking, a bit hobo like, this bird was on the brink and there was nothing we could do. I took a few shots as a reference to see if the difference was that bad. The bird wasn`t seen after that day so I presume the cold frosty night on Sunday finished him off. <br />
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This was the last time I saw the bird, It didn`t look well at all.<br /><br /></div>
Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-45050983737789840392015-11-08T22:17:00.001+00:002015-11-08T22:17:13.798+00:00Howth Black-Redstart<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Given the amount of Black Redstarts that were spotted around the coast of Ireland I decided to head out to Howth in County Dublin last Tuesday as I felt one may show up there . It has been a good spot for these little birds in the past and sure enough it payed off this time. I had a Black Redstart within minutes of looking. It was a bit flightly but this was down to the 20 or so Rock Pipits that were squabling over the many flies that were about. Also there were the resident Stonechats, Grey Wagtail and a few Chiffchaff. One Chiffchaffs was a grey brown and its call was different to the rest, but the bird was very sculky so I was unable to get a shot of it to my fustration. This is the second time I have been robbed for a sibs chiff. Oh well maybe the next time.<br />
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Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-53365368477013277522015-06-18T22:51:00.003+01:002015-06-18T22:55:03.823+01:00100th Post.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I can`t believe this is my 100th post on my blog. I always thought I`d have hit it sooner but life as it is will always throw you a curve ball. My curve ball was my the birth of my first born early last year and the birth of my second born a couple of weeks ago. So with my hands full at home the birding had to take a hit not that I`m complaining.<br />
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All is not lost all the same. I have had an hour here or an hour there and with some nice results, such as the next two birds and two nice yearly ticks at that. Thanks to twitter and the eager birders in Ireland you always have a good chance of seeing something rare.<br />
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Recently there was a Male Ring-necked Duck in a man made pond in UCD which is about 40 minutes from me. So I made trip over to see it. To my suprise it seem at home on the lake with a group of Tufted Duck. I watched it swim about for a while and it ducked under to feed on several occasions so all seem fine. However on closer observation its neck look like it was damaged, maybe be it had been attacked or it might of caught it on an overhead cable. In all it was feeding and didn`t seem to be in any difficulty.<br />
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Yesterday I got a text to say there was a Great White Egret in Broadmeadows Estuary. I was in work and worried it wouldn`t hang around given the foot traffic and dog walkers in Broadmeadows. So when I finished work I headed home got the gear and headed straight for there. It`s only 15 minutes away but felt longer. Sure enough the bird was still there and give excellent but distant views. I gave it an hour before I had to head home. I would nearly guess this is the bird that was on view up in Northeren Ireland for the last week or so. Still 2 cracking birds in the last couple of weeks, just enough to sooth hunger of birding for me. For a while anyways.<br />
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Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-88146890845089937642015-03-30T17:28:00.003+01:002015-03-30T17:31:49.918+01:00Buíóg <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When I was in Rogerstown the other day I spent some time looking for other birds that maybe around. I remembered from last winter that it is a pretty good spot for Yellowhammers (<span class="st">Buíóg</span> <span class="st">in </span><span class="st">Irish)
so I went for a look and sure enough I found 10 birds, mixed males and
females. The reason I reckon its a good spot is down to crops and horses
in the area. They love to feed on the rolled oats that the horses get
to supplement them through the winter months. I also came across a few
Tree Sparrows, these little birds are now not so common in Ireland with
Clare and Dublin been the only 2 counties I have had them in. So it was
nice to get them on my year list for 2015.</span><br />
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There is a lesser Yellowlegs knocking about Rogerstown in Co Dublin since last September 2014. So I eventually made it up there to get to see this bird. It is my second Lesser Yellowlegs in Dublin over the last 3 years and only my second Lesser Yellowlegs ever. So to have it give good but distant views for 2 hours was great. So I managed a few distant shots for this blog.<br />
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Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-20669361133000833622015-02-26T11:58:00.000+00:002015-02-26T11:58:37.751+00:00Back Birding<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I was out in Howth recently and managed to get a few shots off of a couple of the usual regulars as well as some winter visitors.<br />
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Female Stonechat<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sS3bx3x-ggseVKUKO7oz49Q0QAmr6km-tknlUtYR59R0US_GCotS64Tk2OuYCrIH7ZVe1DPnDczvMTURhiI4mC-ofWjaFtrMzQ3cI3P5SgMT9MszFp46Ri2Kkjg7MHM_2gUAbcYhnaU/s1600/Male+Stonechat+001+JH+D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sS3bx3x-ggseVKUKO7oz49Q0QAmr6km-tknlUtYR59R0US_GCotS64Tk2OuYCrIH7ZVe1DPnDczvMTURhiI4mC-ofWjaFtrMzQ3cI3P5SgMT9MszFp46Ri2Kkjg7MHM_2gUAbcYhnaU/s1600/Male+Stonechat+001+JH+D.jpg" height="320" width="316" /></a><br /> Male Stonechat<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ezt5q3l0vvmWmaoj4Vk1cjIFALPeSkf-h5DEKkI3dVNWRZdk7RJYHNjSdOo9127OBKhyphenhyphenDp-L_IPpsAp8MVCCd733mWumby9vHO1dNCsaQObMa9nrJ-EPc_k8z9RnhBgfT7pyjfAxW1M/s1600/Black+Gillimot+002+JH+D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ezt5q3l0vvmWmaoj4Vk1cjIFALPeSkf-h5DEKkI3dVNWRZdk7RJYHNjSdOo9127OBKhyphenhyphenDp-L_IPpsAp8MVCCd733mWumby9vHO1dNCsaQObMa9nrJ-EPc_k8z9RnhBgfT7pyjfAxW1M/s1600/Black+Gillimot+002+JH+D.jpg" height="216" width="320" /></a><br /> Black Guillimot<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBnYsYx-a3Cmz4N7U6TApQimqMf1vcVNESLHgeJL3_J7S7Mnl1PxJzGZ5i8b8qCdIXzsCXpcohrwaA_rZKLE_pi5s_mQCmpwujtN6A2LdhChuCDY9ZKemx5ZOyYQIWT6DMZgyPTdTsmw/s1600/Purple+Sandpipers+002+JH+D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBnYsYx-a3Cmz4N7U6TApQimqMf1vcVNESLHgeJL3_J7S7Mnl1PxJzGZ5i8b8qCdIXzsCXpcohrwaA_rZKLE_pi5s_mQCmpwujtN6A2LdhChuCDY9ZKemx5ZOyYQIWT6DMZgyPTdTsmw/s1600/Purple+Sandpipers+002+JH+D.jpg" height="276" width="320" /></a><br /> Purple Sandpipers<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DNmOsAIjGwa68OGC3lyRn8a6P_Q2on6XfBDfKubplkR88oxpkf1sh__pZ2m3YGpsy_jXHRoHk9ogQu-rvfRE5QEmO79eRf5zYWlpHEktkGZ6b5hDR-vcLicL5HftYAz-ASPz48mIpCQ/s1600/Wigeon+001+JH+D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DNmOsAIjGwa68OGC3lyRn8a6P_Q2on6XfBDfKubplkR88oxpkf1sh__pZ2m3YGpsy_jXHRoHk9ogQu-rvfRE5QEmO79eRf5zYWlpHEktkGZ6b5hDR-vcLicL5HftYAz-ASPz48mIpCQ/s1600/Wigeon+001+JH+D.jpg" height="182" width="320" /></a><br /> Female and Male Wigeon in Flight</div>
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Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-61392617254046556032014-03-05T21:33:00.000+00:002014-03-05T21:33:03.193+00:00Another blow to the Irish White-tailed Eagle re-introduction<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Last year there was a great buzz about the place as a pair of WTE had successfully breed on Lough Derg on the Tipperary/Clare border. And given the fact the female bird abandoned the nest after the chicks hatched, the male did a great job of raring the young birds on his own. When both chick fledged it was amazing, the first wild White-tailed Eagles in over a hundred years were now ready to explore this little island of ours. But like many of the captive birds released during this re-introduction their path was paved with peril and danger. This comes for a small group of ignorant and thick idiots who believe these birds will kill all their lambs and sheep. So it come as no surprise to me that one of the chicks was found dead today. It was shot and left to die a cold and lonely death as the bird was badly injured but not killed out right by the person/s who shot it. I have attached a link to the story that broke on RTE News today. Please have a read and voice your concerns to our Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan. The culprit must be caught and punished to the full extent of the law if the rest of these birds are to have any hope of been safe in our skies.<br />
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One of the Kerry birds I had not so long ago. <br />
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Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-44135824642204361962014-03-01T19:56:00.001+00:002014-03-01T19:56:49.786+00:00Caspian Gull and Red-necked Grebe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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While in work during the week, I received a text to say the Caspian Gull was spotted back in Tallaght so with that knowledge, and knowing the Red-necked Grebe was giving good views, my mind was made up to head out Saturday morning to get these birds. The Caspian Gull was a life and Irish tick for me and when I got to Sean Walsh park in Tallaght this morning, it took a bit of searching but I located the bird on the roof of a house. However, the bird proved flighty as it was being harassed by a Lesser Black Back Gull. I did manage a few shots which I have attached below.<br />
After that, we headed for Dun Laoghaire and the Red-necked Grebe, which I located in the harbour by the east pier. The bird gave good but distant views and was constantly on the move. The bird was coming into summer plumage, which I have not previously seen, and to have the views I had was a joy. Also in the harbour, were plenty of Great Northern Divers. This is a bird which is normally off the south, west and north west coasts of Ireland, so to see them in high numbers off the east coast is unusual.<br />
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Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-24060618465718841902014-02-25T22:31:00.001+00:002014-02-25T22:31:08.711+00:00Dublin Ross's, a hit and miss for some!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've been trying to get out and about recently but with work it's been hard. There are some nice birds knocking about in Dublin and I finally got out for a few hours on Saturday. So I met up with a good friend and we headed for the Ross's Gull at Poolbeg.<br />
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This bird has been a hit and miss for a lot of the guys up here and when it does show up it only usually hangs about for 15 minutes. So we decided to do Poolbeg first and if the Red-necked Grebe was to show up we would head for it. So four and a half hours later a text came through that the Red-necked Grebe was showing well in Dun Laoghaire inside the harbour. So there was no sign of the Ross's we said we would go and get it. But before we left I made a quick call to make sure the bird was still there and to my disappointment it hand moved out of the harbour . So we stayed where we were and hung around to see if the Gull would show.<br />
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Eight and a half hours and at least 30-40 birders later there was no joy and with other engagements and the light going we had to call it a day. So picture my annoyance when I got a text 30 minutes after we left that the Ross's was after appearing and hung around for 15 minutes gave good views. So roll on Sunday morning, and not making the same mistake I made the day before I headed straight for The Red-necked Grebe. While on my way through Blackrock I received a text that the Ross's was back at Poolbeg. It was an easy decision, Ross's would be a life tick and an Irish one at that. When I got there it was out in the middle of the channel but it was giving nice views. So another new gull of the year and what a relief. In the end I didn't go for the grebe, I may do that this weekend. <br />
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For the last few months there has been an average of six Snow Bunting hanging about the beach on Bull Island. I went to see these birds back in November and was surprised to see they have hung around for so long. In saying that, there has been birds coming and going as where there were no female birds originally, they have been joined by a juvenile female now but there are still only 6 birds. So the group has changed but not the number. They have to be one of my favourites, especially the adult males, they can be so striking in appearance. I took a few snaps recently so I`ll attach them below.<br />
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Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-41581218659498344112014-01-25T20:56:00.003+00:002014-01-25T21:02:26.831+00:00Northern Delight<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On a very wet and windy Saturday morning, myself and a few friends headed up to Co. Tyrone to see the Pacific Diver that has been at Lough Fea for the past week. We were no sooner out of the car when the bird flew down towards us and landed at the other side of the lough. Within minutes, there was a large group of birders enjoying distant, but good views, of this mega bird in the early morning wind and rain.While up North, we decided to head for a trip to Oxford Island to catch up with some woodland birds. Among those seen were Jay, Redpoll, Bullfinch, all four Tit species as well as plenty of diving ducks. After that we headed towards Bangor Harbour looking for Eider, where we found 12 sitting on the water. On the way back, we encountered a Buzzard on a telegraph wire, which gave us great views. A cracking end to a cracking day.<br />
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Below the Pacific Diver in shots 1-4 </div>
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1 of 3 Jays present in Oxford Island Nature Reserve. </div>
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With a New Year a new Year List starts. This year has started really well with a life and Irish tick within the first month. A really mega bird has shown up in Tacumshin, Co. Wexford and has hung around giving excellent views to birders. The bird in question is an Ivory Gull. These extremely rare visitors to Ireland are normally found in the high Arctic following polar bears around to pick at their leftovers or any carrion they may find. The last record for this bird was in Baltiomore, Co. Cork a few years back, so it wasn't surprising to see a very busy Tacumshin yesterday. While down there, we decided to go looking for a Glossy Ibis that had been seen on the South Slob. After a while looking, the bird obliged us by flying into a field behind us and giving us good views, although the light was far from ideal for photography. Other birds of note I have seen this year include a Little Gull from Sutton, Co. Dublin and Mediterranean and Iceland Gulls and an Eastern Jackdaw from Tallaght, Co. Dublin. The Caspian Gull that had been seen in Tallaght in the last week remained illusive today, as for the last few days, unfortunately. Perhaps he has left the area? I hope the rest of the year continues as it has begun......</div>
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Glossy Ibis, Still great to have in any light.</div>
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Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-87426421188842311852013-12-27T23:02:00.003+00:002013-12-27T23:15:10.987+00:00Starling Murmuration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I was home over the Christmas and decided to catch up on a couple of local sites. With things being pretty quiet, I decided to go look for the Starling Murmuration which has been outside Croom for the last few years. I stood around for a while where I had seen the murmuration previously, and within 20 minutes, the birds started to gather and the flock grew and grew until I had an estimated 60k birds doing their sky dance. It is such an awe inspiring site to see so many birds twist and turn and fly in their masses with such precision. So if you happen to be around Croom in the next few months, it's well worth a look. I have attached a 6 minute video (taken at some distance by hand) below. It won't win any wildlife awards, but you'll get the picture!<br />
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Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-22973754721679808222013-12-18T16:02:00.004+00:002013-12-19T16:09:06.351+00:00Yellow-legged Herring Gull?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As I was out and around Howth today I decided to have a quick look through the gulls hanging around the local fish factory. There was one gull of interest and that bird was a very possible Yellow-legged Herring gull. Please see the comment from Birdwatch Irelands Niall T Keogh below. If anyone one else has a view on this bird please leave a comment below as as I would be very interested to read them. The bird was sheltering with a group of Herring gulls on the roof of the fish factory. This particular bird had a silver leg ring on the right leg.<br />
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Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-61014716669567536152013-12-10T19:36:00.002+00:002013-12-10T19:36:56.831+00:00littoralis Rock Pipit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am snowed under these days, so my birding days out are few and far between with. Lately I have only been able to get an hour here and an hour there so it is near impossible to cover any good birding areas. However there is one or two places nearby that have a good chance of holding something unusual, and one place is Howth. There is good numbers of gulls that hang around the local fish factory as well as the harbour which always has the likes of grebes and divers. But the east pier has one of the best chances of hiding a little gem. Water Pipit has shown up here in the past so it is always worth checking them. There wasn't many pipits about today but as I was about mid-way along the pier, I spotted a rock pipit, but it was paler than normal and on closer inspection I was right to pick up on it as it turned out to be a </span>littoralis Rock Pipit. This is the second bird of this year for me with the previous one being back in March at Bull Island. I also had 1 Snow Bunting which was flushed by a dog and its walker and 7 Purple Sandpipiers.</div>
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Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-11714409798513220212013-10-01T21:22:00.000+01:002013-10-01T21:22:57.960+01:003 good birds in 24 hours<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Things have been busy for me as of late and I have had very little time to update my blog. So instead of going back the last few months I'll just skip ahead to the last 24 hours. With the winds coming from the east there has been a lot of birds showing up this last week or so we would only see in spring. With plenty of twitches to be had I just seemed to be working when the good birds were around. So I had to be back in Limerick last Sunday and decided to hit the old local haunts. I took a trip to Coonagh but no sooner did I arrive when 2 duck hunters put everthing up and there was nothing left to see except a pair of kestrels doing some hunting of their own. So I made a decision to hit Loop Head and see what was around. I couldn't believe my luck when I spotted a pair of Buff-breasted Sandpipers. The birds had been flushed but flew over me a couple of times giving me the chance to make out their buff bellies, the speckled marking on side of the breast, white underwings, and thier rather soft (or as I like to call it kind) facial feature. Within 5 minutes of having them I spotted a bird on a small pathway in front of me, with a quick look through the bino's my heart skipped a beat! A life tick and in Ireland as well... it was a Wryneck, a bird I have wanted for a while now. So I managed to get a few shots of it and was well pleased with the views I had of it and I went back to Dublin a happy man. Then roll on this morning, there was a Hoopoe knocking around Howth for the last 4 days and I didn't have an Irish Hoopoe so when I was given the chance of seeing it I jumped at it. The bird was unable to settle for any length of time as it was being badly harassed by both Magpies and Hooded Crows. I did manage a couple of shots and had several views of the bird. So it was an interesting 24 hours. Roll on tomorrow morning.<br />
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Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-85810341234971852272013-07-11T19:01:00.001+01:002013-07-11T19:01:13.820+01:00Lots and lots of Moths<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Given the nice weather lately I decided to do a bit of moth trapping.With a nice selection about and some new moths for me (wouldn't be hard as I only started last year) I manage to get a few shots of them before releasing them back to the wild. I also learned that not all moths hide in your trap, as I found a few under the furniture. All moths trapped were done so under license and released without harm. <br />
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Broad-barred White Moth<br />
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Buff Ermine Moth<br />
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Light Brown Apple Moth<br />
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Buff Arches Moth<br />
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Common Emerald Moth<br />
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Garden Pebble Moth<br />
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Grey Dagger Moth<br />
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Small Fan Foot Moth<br />
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Willow Beauty Moth</div>
Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-10152719876805987582013-07-08T22:14:00.000+01:002013-07-08T22:14:04.841+01:00At last! An Irish Cattle Egret tick!! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Since I took up birdwatching I learned that there are some birds that will become your bogey birds, as in you'll try and find them, and you know they are there because some other birder had it the day before, but when you go for it you just can't seem to find it. Now this might not be your fault as the bird might have moved on or it could be simply hiding and doesn't re-appear until you're gone. Cattle Egrets were one of the birds that did this to me on several occasions. I had them abroad but never here. So when one showed up in Donegal on the 11th of December last year I couldn't make it up as I was out of action with my ankle. So thinking my chance was gone I just marked it down as another Cattle Egret that escaped me. But no it hung around and started to be reported close to where it had been originally seen, and today was going to be my day. I got to Porthall at around 2pm and there it was bold as brass, cock of the walk, following a large herd of cattle around feeding on the grubs and other insects the cattle were stirring up. Today was a great day for me, I love getting Irish ticks like this bird and to have one in summer plumage as well made it even sweeter.<br />
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Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-82359121294313545972013-07-03T13:51:00.000+01:002013-07-03T13:51:38.956+01:00Redshank of the Spotted kind<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I saw that there had been a summer plumage Spotted Redshank in Broadmeadows estuary not too far from where I was and given it would be a year tick I decided to go look for it. It didn't take long for me to find it mixed in with a flock of common Redshanks as the dark colour of the bird made it easy. However it was very weary and kept a good distance away making it hard to get any decent shots. However it did give great views and rarely disappeared out of sight for long. Still nice to get a summer plumage bird as we mostly get winter plumage birds here.<br />
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Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-4615831765568563932013-06-13T21:31:00.000+01:002013-06-13T21:31:36.395+01:00What Bugs you!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I had a look around over the last couple of weeks to see if there was any Dragonflies or Damselflies about given that the birds were late, I thought they may also be late. And sure enough they were with my first Dragonfly coming last weekend. So with the lack of dragons and damsels I took to snapping other little creatures. One that I love and have seen on a number of occasions is the Zebra Spider. These spiders hunt by sight and looking at the size of its eyes I see why. Other insects of interest were the Rosemary Leaf Beetles in a patch near by. These beetle were first recorded in the Rep of Ireland last year. It is thought that these beetle arrived in lavender plants imported to Ireland . Also snapped was a <span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[959618].[1][1][1]{comment463867347031023_1252998}.[0].[0:1].[0].[0:1].[0].[0:0].[0][2]"><span id=".reactRoot[959618].[1][1][1]{comment463867347031023_1252998}.[0].[0:1].[0].[0:1].[0].[0:0].[0][2].[0]"><span id=".reactRoot[959618].[1][1][1]{comment463867347031023_1252998}.[0].[0:1].[0].[0:1].[0].[0:0].[0][2].[0].[0:0]">Donacia thalassina or Reed Beetle out hunting in a pond in Offaly as well as a Blue-tail Damselfly, a Variable Dameslfly and a Burnet Companion all in Offaly.</span></span></span><br />
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Burnet Companion<br />
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Four Spotted Chaser<br />
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Reed Beetle<br />
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Light Brown Apple Moth<br />
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Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-65876739599971117052013-05-23T21:39:00.002+01:002013-05-23T21:42:47.952+01:00Some Distant Birds<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I was around the east of Ireland recently as its a great place for a strange birds to drop in. When I was there the weather didn't help, the winds were from the west and given the time of year it was all wrong!! In saying that I did manage Woodchat Shirke, Bonaparte's Gull, Marsh Harrier and Pectoral Sandpiper as well as long-tailed Duck and Continental Cormorant. However all birds were distant! so the shots weren`t the best. So here are the best of a bad bunch!!!<br />
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Pec Sands<br />
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Woodchat Shrike<br />
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Marsh Harrier<br />
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Hen Harrier, this one dropped in to Lingstown and then drift straight back out.</div>
Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03858668590904028540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123567846681335443.post-48352703867772797972013-05-07T09:26:00.000+01:002013-05-07T09:26:04.236+01:00Back in Boora.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I took a trip down to Tipperary over the weekend to meet up with a facebook friend. After doing some birding there I decided to stop at Boora Parklands on the way back to Dublin. As you know it's the best place in Ireland to see Grey Partridge and I needed them for my year list so once again they didn't disappoint. Also there was plenty of irish Hares about and they were in fine form with several boxing matches taken place.<br />
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