29 April 2016
Glossy Ibis at the Reed
Marsh on Bull Island (Photo by Ger Franck)
24 April 2016
Tolka River Valley Park: at 7a.m. my sightings included Kingfishers,
Grey Wagtails, Dippers, Buzzards, a male Sparrowhawk,
Reed Bunting, Long-tailed Tits, a single Little
Egret with a hoard of Cormorants sunning themselves
on the pylons. With singing Dunnocks, Wrens, Blackbirds,
Willow Warblers and the nightingale of the north - a male
Blackcap.BC
Willow Warbler at Tolka
River Valley Park (Photo by Brian Carruthers)
Turvey: Received notification from Michael Keating &
John Fields that we had regular visits of a pair of Short-eared
Owls at Turvey Park, preferably late evening, So took a
drive up late afternoon at 6.30pm sitting in the
"Shed" overlooking the "Old Allotments".
about 7-ish, a local walker noticed me sitting at the shed door
with my camera at the ready and asked was I waiting to see an
owl, I said yes, and he said "it's up hunting on the
hill behind", so up I went and low and behold one was
hunting just above the crest of the hill.BC
Short-eared Owl at
Turvey (Photo by Brian Carruthers)
Short-eared Owl at
Turvey (Photo by Neil O'Reilly)
22 April 2016
Croke Park: Pair of Ravens, and an Osprey
sailing by nice and high.BC
Raven at Croke Park
(Photo by Brian Carruthers)
21 April 2016
Short-eared Owl over
dunes near Royal Dublin Golf Course, Bull Island (Photo by Dave
MacPherson)
Short-eared Owl over dunes near Royal Dublin Golf Course, Bull Island (Photo by Dave
MacPherson)
17 April 2016
Golden Plover in
breeding Plumage at the Causeway, Bull Island (Photo by Dave
MacPherson)
Bar-tailed Godwit in breeding plumage at the coast, Bull Island
(Photo by Dave MacPherson)
16 April 2016
Chiffchaff eating a
fly at Turvey (Photo by Michael Keating)
14 April 2016
Dun Laoghaire: 1 Swallow at 11.25.DM
Male Wheatear (Photo by Dave MacPherson)
Male Stonechat (Photo by Dave MacPherson)
7 April 2016
Long-tailed Tit at Broadmeadows (Photo by Cian Merne)
Female Bullfinch at Broadmeadows (Photo by Cian Merne)
5th April 2016
Male Reed Bunting at
North Bull Island (Photo by Liam Kane)
Female Reed Bunting at North Bull Island
(Photo by Liam Kane)
Male Linnet at North Bull Island
(Photo by Liam Kane)
Female Linnet at North Bull Island
(Photo by Liam Kane)
Clongriffin Area: 2 Swallow, 40 Woodpigeon, 1 Dunnock,
2 Blue Tit, 8 Goldfinch, 2 Little Grebe,
Nesting pair of Mute Swan, 40+ Mallard, 20 Moorhen,
1 Cormorant (regular visitor to park) 5 Herring Gull
and 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 10 Jackdaw, 15 Rook,
2 Pied Wagtail, 5 Greenfinch, 1 Goldcrest,
5 Robin, 3 Blackbird, 1 Wren, 12 Starling,
12 House Sparrow, 4 Magpie.TC
Little Grebe at
Clongriffin (Photo by Tom Carroll)
Eider Duck at Skerries
(Photo by Harry Bailey)
Gannet at Skerries
(Photo by Harry Bailey)