30 April 2014
Yellowhammer at Lucan
(one of a group of four) (Photo by Liam Kane)
29 April 2014
Bull Island: A Short-eared Owl and a House
Martin on the North Bull Island this morning.GF
Short-eared Owl at Bull
Island (Photo by Ger Franck)
Short-eared Owl at Bull Island (Photo by Ger Franck)
A recently fledged Stonechat
at Bull Island (Photo by Ger Franck)
Wheatear at Rogerstown (Photo by
Harry Bailey)
Blackcap at Rogerstown (Photo by Harry Bailey)
Kestrel at Rogerstown (Photo by Harry Bailey)
28 April 2014
Mandarin Duck at Tolka River
Park (Photo by Tina Lynskey)
27 April 2014
Bullfinch in Howth Garden (Photo by
Bill Quinn)
25 April 2014
Rogerstown: Buzzard, Blackcap, Thrush, Willow
Warbler, Chifchaff, and Goldfinch. A Cuckoo
was seen and heard earlier in the morning near to the car-park
over at the tall pine trees.VH
24 April 2014
Robin at Botanic Gardens (Photo by
Vincent Hall)
Coots chasing - usually a
sign of agression - in Farmleigh, Phoenix Park (Photo by Dave
MacPherson)
Grey Wagtail by the
Tolka River at Finglas Road (Photo by Dave MacPherson)
23 April 2014
Phoenix Park: 2 Jay and 2 Treecreeper in
Oldtown Wood.LK
Jay in Oldtown Wood, Phoenix
Park (Photo by Liam Kane)
22 April 2014
Rogerstown: 1 Gadwall and 48 Brent Geese
at Estuary.LK
Gadwall at Rogerstown North
Hide (Photo by Liam Kane)
21 April 2014
Kilbarrack: 3 Robin fledglings seen today in the
garden and 3 Collared Doves.CM
Three Collared Doves waiting
to be fed in our garden this morning (Photo by Cian Merne)
19 April 2014
Rogerstown Estuary/Turvey Park: numerous Bullfinches;
Blackcaps raiding the fruit tree buds; Blackbirds, Mistle
Thrush, Coal/Blue/Great Tits; and Goldcrest
all along the new Allotment fence. The pathway before the 'Scrape'
a Water Rail surprised me when spotting it scarpering into
the water ditch. Two 1st winter Mute Swans with nesting
pair of Coot, Moorhen & Little Grebes,
with a few Swallows and Sand Martins, Song Thrush
& Wren were also at the 'Scrape'. At the 'Bull Field'
bridge a Kingfisher flew along the ditch towards the
estuary. House Sparrows, Robins, Dunnocks, Starlings,
Goldfinches, Chaffinch, Greenfinches, Jackdaws,
Rooks, Hooded Crows, Magpies, Collared
Doves, Woodpigeons were everwhere. From the Turvey
South hide we saw Pheasants, Wigeon, Teal, Lapwings,
Mallard, 60+Brent Geese, Black-tailed Godwits,
Shelduck, Oystercatcher, Turnstone, Redshank,
Little Egrets, Grey Herons, Cormorants, Great
Black-backed Gulls, Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Herring
Gulls, Common Gulls, Black-headed Gulls, 1 Grey
Plover, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Buzzards
& a Red Kite spotted way in the distance. John &
myself moved on to Broadmeadows Estuary spotting the single Whooper
Swan among the Mute Swans, Tufted Duck, Bar-tailed
Godwits, Pied Wagtails & 1 Grey Wagtail, Long-tailed
Tits, with more Mallards, Redshank, Coot,
Moorhens, Wigeon & Teal.BC
18 April 2014
Black Guillemot at Howth (Photo by
Dave MacPherson)
17 April 2014
Bull Island: 4 Grasshopper Warblers, 5 Willow
Warblers, 3 Snipe, 25 Sandwich Terns, 8 Gannets,
10 Sand Martins, 10 House Martins, 30 Kittiwakes,
1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Razorbill, 3 Black
Guillemot,1 Wheatear.EK
Grasshopper Warbler at Bull Island
(Photo by Edd Kealy)
16 April 2014
Tolka Estuary at hightide: Sandwich Terns (8), Kittiwakes
(2), Shags and Ringed Plovers near wooden
bridge.EMcC
15 April 2014
Poppintree Park: 1 Swallow.MK
12 April 2014
Sparrowhawk (m) in garden at
Fairview (Photo by John Fox)
10 April 2014 - Migration
definitely taking place in earnest.
Baldoyle: A big fall of Willow Warblers in
Seagrange Park. 40+ Willow Warblers moving in groups
through the trees, with lots of singing and chasing. 2 Swallows
as well. Also...
Old Racecourse Baldoyle: 2 Stock Doves, 12 Swallows,
2 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warblers, 1 Kestrel, 4
Stonechats and plenty of Dunnock, Greenfinch,
Wren, and Chaffinch.EK
Willow Warbler at Seagrange
Park, Baldoyle (Photo by Edd Kealy)
9 April 2014
Bull Island on a lovely morning for spring migration: 8 Willow
Warblers, 2 Chiffchaff, 8 House Martins, 7 Swallows,
1 Whooper Swan, 1 Peregrine, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1
Wheatear, 3 Long-tailed Ducks.EK
Whooper Swan at Bull Island
(Photo by Edd Kealy)
Wren at Malahide Demense
(Photo by Andy Friel)
8 April 2014
How big are the birds that
visit your bird table?... See the Grey Heron that pops into
Brian's back garden every day for lunch!
Grey Heron (Photo by
Brian McDonnell)
... and sunbathing after lunch...
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7 April 2014
Howth Garden: I photographed this Hooded Crow in
my Howth garden today (7th April). He has a lot of white
feathers. He has been around for some time with some other
crows, and they are busily digging up the garden for insects or
worms. Initially I though that they were looking for bedding
for nests.BQ
A piebald Hoded Crow in
Howth Garden (Photo by Bill Quinn)
6 April 2014
Willow Warbler at Knock
Lake (Photo by Brian McDonnell)
4 April 2014
Glasnevin: Chiffchaff singing at Tolka River, Violet Hill.PG
Little Egret in
courtship plumage (lores which are normally blue-grey turn pink as
do the yellow feet) at Blackrock Park (Photo by James Cavanagh)
1 April 2014
Black-tailed Godwit at the
Causeway, Bull Island
(Photo by Cian Merne)
Black-tailed Godwits at the Causeway, Bull Island
(Photo by Cian Merne)
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