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THANKS TO OUR
CONTRIBUTORS and ADVISERS DURING January 2012...
John
Brennan, Miriam Brennan, Brian Carruthers, Charlie Curtis, Daithi De Brun, Gary
De Lacy, Eugene Dolan, Rosemary Doyle,
Nicola Dunphy,
Ciaran Dunne, Des Fay, Ger
Franck, Vincent Hall, Mir Harris, Paul Heneghan, Edd
Kealy, Niall
T Keogh, Noel Keogh, Dave MacPherson, Dermot McCabe,
Eoin McCumiskey, Cian Merne, Oscar Merne, Conor
Nolan, Brian Porter, Adrian Rooney, Brendan Sheils, Matthew
Silk, Mark Swords,
Ian Stevenson
The
named authors hold the copyright for all photographs published on this
website.
Authors permission must be sought for copying, publishing or
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31 January 2012
Crimson Rosella (escapee) at
Poppintree Park (Photo by Vincent Hall)
30 January 2012
Blackrock: 09:45 Peregrine female harassing
pigeons over the car park at Blackrock Dart Station, circling and
returning a number of times. Drew feathers from one bird.
Fantastic view from the DART station bridge.CN
28 January 2012
A Buzzard at exit 15 on the
M50 perched on a streetlight.AR
Ardglass Harbour Co. Down: Full of great Gulls, 20 Iceland
Gull, 12 Glaucous Gull, 5 Kittiwake, 2 Kumlien's
Gull all showing well at the Harbour wall. No sign of the
Ross's Gull.BS
Kumlien's Gull at Ardglass (Photo by
Brendan Sheils)
Rogerstown: Highlights were a Redwing, male Ruff,
Water Rail which showed beside the hide at 4pm and Hen
Harrier showing at 10am and again at 3 pm.GF
Hen Harrier at Rogerstown (Photo by
Ger Franck)
Snipe at Wexford North Slobs (Photo by
Vincent Hall)
27 January 2012
Baldoyle: 1 Barnacle Goose with the Brent
Geese at Red Arches (Baldoyle) this afternoon.MS
26 January 2012
Black-tailed Godwits at Swords
(Photos by Dave McPherson)
25 January 2012
Howth east pier: at 12.00hrs 40+ Turnstone, 1 Redshank,
6 Rock Pipit.CD
24 January 2012
Phoenix Park: at 13.00 hrs Farmleigh lake, 22 Mallard,
3 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 1 Pheasant (m).CD
23 January 2012
Inchicore: Sparrowhawk over Inchicore Road at
5pm.AR&GdeL
22 January 2012
Bull Island: 2 Short eared Owls at 12pm north of Alder
marsh.AR&GdeL
Gullfight at Balbriggan
Harbour (Glaucous Gull v juv Herring Gull) - (Photo by Brendan Sheils)
21 January 2012
Phoenix Park at 9.45hrs: 2 Little Grebe, 12 Mallard,
1 Moorhen at Furry Glen pond.CD
Bray Harbour. One adult Ring-billed Gull with 365 Black-headed,
16 Common, 146 Herring and 3 Great Black-backed
Gulls.OM
Kilcoole: 3 Buzzards, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel
& a small flock of Reed Bunting.AR&GdeL
Glaucous Gull at Balbriggan Harbour
(Photo by Brendan Sheils)
20 January 2012
At Ardglass Harbour Co. Down there was a great selection of
gulls on offer: Ross's Gull (1st in 20 years for N
Ireland) was the main attraction with 4 Glaucous Gulls, 15
or more Iceland Gulls including some of the kumlieni
race, 1 Sandwich Tern and lots of Kittwakes.
Further up the coast at Larne Co. Antrim the Bonaparte's Gull was
still on show. PC, GF, CF
Ross's Gull at Ardglass (Photo by
Philip Clancy)
Ross's Gull at Ardglass
(Photo by Philip Clancy)
Iceland Gull at Ardglass
(Photo by Philip Clancy)
Bonaparte's Gull at Larne (Photo by Philip Clancy)
19 January 2012
Bull Island: 2 Short-eared Owls, 1 Peregrine,
1 Kestrel. Lots of Brent Geese, Shelduck,
Widgeon and Teal. Also plenty of waders, Redshank,
Dunlin, Turnstone, Knot, Grey Plover, Ringed-Plover,
Bar-tailed Godwits and Greenshank. 1 Grey Heron
and 1 Little Egret and 1 Carrion x Hooded crow.EK
Short-eared Owl at Bull Island
(Photo by Edd Kealy)
18 January 2012
I had an Iceland Gull in the Grand Canal dock at 1 p.m.
today. It was resting on the raft with Herring Gulls and Cormorants
which is located halfway down the dock.IS
Leucistic Greenfinch, Greenfinch
and Chaffinch in Balbriggan (Photo by Charlie Curtis)
17 January 2012
At Broadmeadows today 11-12.00hrs: 29 Goldeneye,
14 Mergansers, 3 Great-crested Grebes, 300+ Brent
Geese.CD
Bull Island: 2 Fieldfares, a Redwing and
a Blackcap in the scrub beside the Interpretative Centre.GF
Fieldfare and Starling at Bull
Island (Photo by Ger Franck)
16 January 2012
Just to let you know of a second year Glaucous Gull in
Corkagh Park, Clondalkin. It is on the lower lakes of the park and
stands out like a sore thumb between the Black-headed Gulls
and swans. Was seen today at close quarters. This is a very rare
bird for Dublin 22 area. My first in the area. Also present is a Little
Egret, two male Widgeon, Teal and one Shoveler.DdeB
I had two Great Spotted Woodpeckers in Oldtown Wood,
Phoenix Park this afternoon.DMcC
Black-headed Gull taken in evening
light from the seafront in Clontarf, opposite the Bull (Photo by
Dave MacPherson)
Dunlin and Turnstone taken in
evening light from the seafront in Clontarf, opposite the Bull
(Photo by Dave MacPherson)
Wigeon (f & m) taken in evening
light from the seafront in Clontarf, opposite the Bull (Photo by
Dave MacPherson)
15 January 2012
DCU Playing fields off Ballymun Road : A single Barnacle
Goose among a flock of 100 - 150 Brent Geese.PF
Ballyfermot: 85-100 Brent Geese grazing on the
California Hills before noon.RD
The I-WeBS counts at Dundalk Bay were carried out by Oscar
Merne, Breffni Martin and Peter Phillips. In spite of heavy
overcast conditions and a stiff and raw SE wind, c.45,000
waterbirds (of 40 species) were counted. The "top ten"
were:
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12,782 Knot,
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6,205 Golden Plover,
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5,814 Oystercatchers,
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3,205 Lapwing,
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3,151 Black-tailed Godwits,
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2,815 Common Gulls,
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2,627 Black-headed Gulls,
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1,638 Bar-tailed Godwits,
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1,440 Light-bellied Brent Geese, and
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1,324 Dunlin
Buzzard at Rogerstown north &
Turvey south Hide (Photo by Brian Carruthers)
Hen Harrier hunting at Rogerstown
(Photo by Brian Carruthers)
Brent Geese at Rogerstown (Photo by Brian Carruthers)
14 January 2012
Black-headed Gulls bickering over
lunch (Photo by Nicola Dunphy)
13 January 2012
Kilcoole: 2 Tundra Bean Geese were
with the flock of Greylag Geese in the fields behind The
Breaches at Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow this afternoon. 4 adult Bewick's
Swans were amongst a flock of 77 Whooper Swans in the
spud field behind Webb's whilst a hybrid Carrion X Hooded Crow
was also on the beach. NTK
Kilcoole: The juvenile Rough-legged Buzzard was still
present in the fields north of Glenroe Farm, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow
in the late afternoon. Noel Keogh
Booterstown: today from DART station @ 10.45 1 Greenshank,
1 Little Egret and 11 Teal.CD
Sparrowhawk at Palmerstown Park
Dublin (Photo
by Des Fay)
12 January 2012
Swords Estuary: A large flock of several thousand Golden
Plover joined by many Lapwing put on a wonderful aerial
display at Swords Estuary today. A good selection of other
waders on view also, including Black-tailed and Bar-tailed
Godwits, Grey Plover, Knot, Dunlin, Redshank
and 2 Ruff.GF
Mute Swans at Swords Estuary (Photo
by Ger Franck)
Chaffinch at Cabinteely Park (Photo
by Eugene Dolan)
11 January 2012
Gormanstown: A male Long-tailed Duck
was with a flock of Common Sctoer offshore from Gormanstown
Strand, Co. Meath. NTK
10 January 2012
Sandycove:. A total of 41 Mediterranean Gulls
(mainly adults) was found at Sandycove at high tide, 30 of which
were perched on granite rocks at the Fortyfoot swimming place --
all showing their legs. One bird had a green ring with white
inscription AH UK, ringed in NW Germany on 23.5.09.OM
Tree Sparrows are being colour ringed around Dublin and any
sightings should be reported to acopland@birdwatchireland.ie
Tree Sparrow being ringed in Dublin
garden (Photo
by Cian Merne)
9 January 2012
Rogerstown: A male Green-winged
Teal was seen on a high tide from the south hide at Rogerstown
Estuary at 11:25am. Waterbird counts from the estuary included 200
Light-bellied Brent Geese, 205 Shelduck, 600 Wigeon,
915 Teal, 140 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, 1000+ Lapwing,
100+ Golden Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 260 Curlew,
210 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 245 Black-tailed
Godwits, 95 Bar-tailed Godwits, 180 Black-headed
Gulls, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull, 160 Herring Gulls
& 30 Great Black-backed Gulls. A ringtail Hen
Harrier, a Buzzard, 500+ Woodpigeons, c.20 Stock
Doves, c.30 Yellowhammers, c.20 Reed Buntings
& 2 Bullfinches were at Turvey Parklands also. NTK
8 January 2012
Bray garden: 2 male Blackcaps, 1 male Brambling,
6 Siskins, "flock" of 18 Blackbirds
(15 males) feeding in garden, while a pair of Common
Buzzards drifted overhead.OM
Kilcoole: 1 Rough-legged Buzzard showing well for several
minutes during the afternoon. A walk from Greystones beach to
Newcastle produced: 2 Mediteranean Gulls, 2 Stonechat,
1 Peregrine, 5 Turnstone, 4 Bewick Swans with
100 Whooper Swans, Teal, Wigeon, 1000's of Brent
Geese with 5 Dark-bellied Brent. Offshore 4 Red-throated
Divers, 1 Common Scoter, 1 Sandwich Tern.BS
Turnstone at Kilcoole beach (Photo
by Brendan Sheils)
7 January 2012
Rogerstown estuary hide and area, Donabate: Yellowhammer,
Fieldfare, Buzzard (2), Greenfinch (good
numbers); large flocks of Lapwing, Wigeon and Golden
Plover; smaller numbers of Great Black- backed Gulls,
Curlews and Brent Geese; the odd Teal, Herring
Gull, Redshank, 1 Greenshank & Little
Grebe.EMcC
Clontarf: new on the bird feeder, a Lesser Redpoll.EMcC
Glasnevin: A pair of Pheasants in the
Botanic Gardens.PF
Bull Island: 17 Bar-tailed Godwits, 8 Oystercatchers
at South Bull wall at midday.MS
Bar-tailed Godwits at Bull Island
(Photo by Mark Swords)
6 January 2012
The juvenile Rough-legged Buzzard was seen
soaring around the Farrenkelly Road area (north of Kilcoole
village) up to 09:55am after when it drifted south. 3 Common
Buzzards, several Stock Doves & a Grey Wagtail
were also seen in this area. NTK & Brian Porter
Scouting for the Dublin Bird Race produced the following
sightings: A female Stonechat was seen on the coast between
Sean Moore Park & Sandymount Strand. A juvenile Great
Northern Diver, 2 Peregrines, a Gannet, 5 Fulmars,
3 Purple Sandpipers, 2 Little Grebes & a hybrid Carrion
X Hooded Crow were at Howth whilst a Chiffchaff was
feeding in the coastal scrub at Balscadden. A Ruff was
associating with the Black-tailed Godwit flock at
Broadmeadows, Swords. Lots of gull activity at Rogerstown Dump
where a 1st-winter Iceland Gull, an adult Scandinavian
Herring Gull (subspecies argentatus), a presumed hybrid Lesser
Black-backed X Herring Gull, an adult Lesser Black-backed
Gull & an adult Mediterranean Gull were present
whilst a flock of 40 Stock Doves flew overhead. Four Purple
Sandpipers were near underneath the Martello Tower at Skerries
and 40+ Tree Sparrows & 43 Tufted Ducks were at
Knock Lake. NTK & Brian Porter
Bray: Blackcaps arrived in my Bray Garden later than usual this
winter. The first (male) appeared (on windfall apples) on 5th
January, and a second male arrived on 6th January. Up to 7 Long-tailed
Tits have been feeding regularly since Christmas on peanuts,
while only one Siskin has turned up so far.OM
Coolock: 1 Fieldfare in front garden in Coolock.MS
Castleknock: Buzzard;
Finglas, Dunsink Lane: Buzzard; and
Rogerstown north hide: 2 Buzzards, a Kestrel,
ringtail Hen Harrier (13:00) & Merlin at (13:30)
on birdbox.AR&PH
3 January 2012
Peregrine at Liffey Valley (Photo
by Adrian Rooney)
2 January 2012
North Strand: We had 2 Linnets, 3 Chaffinches,
5 Goldfinches, 2 Blue Tits, 5 Feral Pigeons and
1 Dunnock at the various feeders in our garden at
Strandville Avenue yesterday at 12.40pm when our garden was
visited by a male Sparrowhawk. It stayed for 7 minutes
after its abortive raid. It was a great way to start our new year
and we happily recorded its appearance in our Garden Bird Survey
form! JB&MB
Chapelizod: A Sparrowhawk & Kestrel.AR
Bull Island: 3 Lttle Grebes at the wooden bridge. (As
well as all the usual suspects for the area).MH
Dunlin at Swords Estuary (Photo by
Ger Franck)
Surf Scoter
at Gormanstown beach today.BS
Shoveler (male) at Coast Road, near
Bull Island Causeway (Photo by Eugene Dolan)
1 January 2012
Palmerstown: A Peregrine, a Sparrowhawk,
pair of Kestrel, a Jay, small flock of Long-tailed
Tits & large flock of Bullfinches (approx 15)
in Waterstown Park, Palmerstown.AR&GDeL
Baldoyle: 5 Red-breasted Mergansers in Baldoyle today.CM
Starling enjoying the new
year's day sunshine at Howth
(Photo by Cian Merne)
Greenfinches at Rogerstown Turvey Hide (Photo by Brian
Carruthers)
Redshank at
Rogerstown Turvey Hide (Photo by Brian Carruthers)
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