31 March 2013
Phoenix Park, Oldtown Wood - 1 Jay, 1 Treecreeper,
c 40 Redwing.BBG
Siskin in Dublin garden (Photo by
Paul Heneghan)
29 March 2013
Blessington Street Basin: 1 Smew (m), 1 Hooded
Merganser (m), 39 Tufted Duck, 1 Heron plus
several Moorhen, Coot, Mallard and Black-headed
Gulls.CD
Rogerstown north hide: Ringtail Hen Harrier, 3 Red Kites,
2 Kestrels, good numbers of Buzzards & Skylark.AR&BC
28 March 2013
Broadmeadows Estuary: 7 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Great
Crested Grebe, 13 Goldeneye.CD
Long-tailed Tit in Glasnevin Garden
(Photo by Vincent Hall)
24 March 2013
Linnets in a Blanchardstown garden
(Photo by Liam Kane)
19 March 2013
Goldcrest feeding on a birch tree
in Clontarf garden (Photo by Dave MacPherson)
18 March 2013
Red Kite at Swords (Photo by Brian
McDonnell)
Grey Wagtail at Swords (Photo by Brian McDonnell)
17 March 2013
This young Water Rail did a flash
dance pass the Turvey south hide (Photo by Brian Carruthers)
Red kite & Buzzard in the snow fall over Turvey park at 9am
(Photo by Brian Carruthers)
Buzzard resting at Rogerstown north hide (Photo by Brian
Carruthers)
Dublin 5: I heard a loud thump on the kitchen window
this morning and grabbed the camera. At first I thought the Sparrowhawk
had hit the window but in fact it was a stunned Pigeon
which he was eyeing from the wall. There followed a mighty battle
followed by the ignominious demise of the aforementioned pigeon. I
didn’t think a sparrowhawk would take on something this big.
After 15 minutes of plucking and eating, he dragged the bloody
remains into the undergrowth.JG
16 March 2013
Ben Head: A male Surf Scoter was with the Common
Scoter flock off Ben Head, between Gormanston and
Mosney. Five Long-tailed Ducks were also present with
the Scoter; and
Balbriggan: 15 Stock Dove were in a recently sown
field at Bremore, Balbriggan.AK
Howth: Fulmars, Guillemots and Kittiwakes making an awful
racket early Saturday.DMacP
Guillemots (1 bridled) on cliffs at
Howth (Photo by Dave MacPherson)
13 March 2013
North Bull: The breeding plumaged adult Ring-billed Gull
was present again today in the South lagoon at 15:30. Also, an
adult breeding plumaged Mediterranean Gull was at the
Southern end of Dollymount Strand, a flock of 157 Golden Plover
(many in breeding plumage) was in the South lagoon & the
hybrid Carrion X Hooded Crow was at the River Santry
outflow. NTK
Blackcap in Glasnevin garden (Photo
by Vincent Hall)
12 March 2013
North Bull: Two Ring-billed Gulls were in the South lagoon
at 15:00 (one was a breeding plumaged adult whilst the other was a
non-breeding plumaged adult/near-adult type). Also present were 15
Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 5 Little Egrets & a
hybrid Carrion X Hooded Crow and large numbers of Common
Gulls, Dunlin, Knot, Bar-tailed Godwits
& Black-tailed Godwits (many in breeding plumage). Good
numbers of Great Crested Grebes, Red-breasted Mergansers
& Black Guillemots were seen from the wooden bridge
viewing across the mouth of the Tolka Estuary/Dublin Port. NTK
Black-tailed Godwits in breeding
plumage at North Bull Island (Photo by Niall T. Keogh)
Three of seven Mandarins on the
Dodder river - 5 Male and 2 Female (Photo by Des Fay)
11 March 2013
Clontarf: 20 Waxwings on Kincora Drive, Clontarf.GF
Bull Island: A Common
Spoonbill on the Bull Island today - in the
channel south of the causeway/mudflats opposite St Anne's pond.GF
&TD
Common Spoonbill this evening at
Bull Island
(Photo by Tom Doyle)
Great Crested Grebe at Bull Island
(Photo by Dave MacPherson)
10 March 2013
Bull Island: A Common
Spoonbill
was found on North Bull Island, north of the causeway by Paul
McMahon. It was present to dusk.AGK
Common Spoonbill making a rare
visit at North Bull Island (Photo by Aidan G. Kelly)
At Balbriggan there were 3 Eider (2 males and a female) off
the Martello tower, in very rough seas, with the Common
Scoter flock.AGK
Killester: 2 Goldcrest in the garden in Killester.MH
9 March 2013
Rogerstown: Ringtail Hen Harrier, female Sparrowhawk,
male Kestrel catching a mouse, Little Grebe, Bullfinch
& large flock of Reed Bunting at Partridge field.AR
Skerries: The ad. winter Bonaparte's Gull was present from
the large lay-by at Barnageeragh, along the coast north of
Skerries from 3.15pm until 3.50pm today, when it took off and was
lost to sight heading towards Skerries. An adult Summer. Mediterranean
Gull was also at Barnageeragh.AGK
8 March 2013
Sparrowhawk is not put off his
sparrow-snack by curious Magpie in Clontarf garden (Photo by Tom
Doyle)
6 March 2013
Santry: Great Spotted Woodpecker heard drumming
in Santry Demense this morning at 9.15 opposite the Crown-Plaza
hotel.MK
5 March 2013
Ballyfermot: 12 Waxwing lunching on Cotoneaster berries
in private garden on Le Fanu Road.EDoyle
3 March 2013
Howth: 9 Purple Sandpipers on the rocks at the base of
the Howth Harbour pier. A Stonechat at Balscadden Beach.GF
Purple Sandpiper at Howth Harbour
pier (Photo by Ger Franck)
Sandycove: 45 Mediterranean Gulls at Sandycove at 12:00.NTK
Merrion Gates: 2 adult Ring-billed Gulls at Merrion Gates
at 14:30.NTK & MS)
Ring-billed Gull at Merrion Gates (Photo by
Niall T. Keogh)
2 March 2013
At Skerries south beach: an adult winter Bonaparte's Gull,
found about 6pm this evening, and watched for half an hour to
dark. Also 4 Eider (3m, 1f) near Colt Island,
Skerries...
At Bremore/Lowtherstown near Balbriggan area there were 2 Short-eared
Owls...
From Ben Head, Co, Meath, huge nos. of Red-throated Divers
offshore, many in large groups, with 320+ counted between Mosney
and Gormanston. Also a female Long-tailed Duck, pair of Scaup
and a Tufted Duck in with the large Common Scoter
flocks.AGK
Dipper at the River Tolka in the
Botanic Gardens (Photo by Mick Kelly)
Drimnagh: A flock of 16/17 Waxwing arrived in
Drimnagh this morning. They spent a couple of hours devouring most
of the berries in two cotoneaster bushes in my garden. They were
sitting on a telegraph pole, swooping down to the two bushes to
eat berries and flying back to the pole. When I looked at the rest
of the garden, towards rear of my house, a number of Pyrocantha
bushes had been stripped of berries.AW
Female and Male Bullfinch on
sunflower seed feeder in Howth garden (Photo by Bill Quinn)
Robin at the Botanic Gardens (Photo by Eugene Dolan)
