29 May 2013
Great Spotted Woodpecker in Wicklow
(Photo by John Fields)
28 May 2013
St. Stephen's Green 7.30 a.m.: pair of Mute Swans with 9
cygnets; 1 Chiffchaff singing: 1 Treecreeper.JG
Grey Wagtail adult with food for
junior (see next photo) at St. Anne's Park (Photo by Edd Kealy)
Grey Wagtail juvenile at St. Anne's
Park (Photo by Edd Kealy)
26 May 2013
Adult and Juvenile Starling in
Fairview garden (Photo by John Fox)
Juvenile Sparrows in Baldoyle garden
(Photo by Cian Merne)
Juvenile Starlings feeding in
Santry garden (Photo by Maisie Camber)
20 May 2013
Clontarf: Swifts over Santry and Clontarf today.CM
19 May 2013
National Dawn Chorus Day: Many
thanks to Dr Matthew Jebb of the Botanic Gardens for permitting us entry
to the gardens at 4.30 a.m. and greeting us at such an early time.
An especially big thank you to all 58 early risers who joined us
for the Dawn Chorus at the Botanic Gardens in the early hours, to
hear several Blackbirds compete for top billing at the open
air concert on an unexpectedly dry and mild morning.
Dermot McCabe helped us to tune our ears to the variety of
birdsong. Species heard and seen: Blackbird, Magpie,
Robin, Wren, Goldcrest, Woodpigeon, Pheasant,
Rooks, Jackdaws, Hooded Crow, Blue Tit,
Mistle Thrush, Moorhen, Chaffinch, Long-tailed
Tits and Great Tit. Several bats or maybe just
one bat seen several times were/was also see also circling the
Gardens.RD
Lucan: 3 Buzzards & 2 Jay along the Liffey
Valley in Lucan today.AR
Meadow Pipit with snack at
Causeway, Bull Island (Photo by Eugene Dolan)
18 May 2013
Tolka Trip to Wicklow Woodlands: at Glendalough Upper
Lake we saw lots of Chaffinch, several Blue and Great
Tits, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Spotted Flycatcher,
several Grey Wagtail, 1 Raven, several Jackdaws,
Willow Warbler, Long-tailed Tits. Heard but
not seen were several Coal Tits, 1 Blackcap.
At Derrybawn we heard a Cuckoo and saw 1 Buzzard.
At Coronation Wood we had at a male and female Whinchat, 2 Reed
Bunting, 3 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Meadow
Pipits, Wren, Blackbird, 1 Pied Wagtail
and 2 Grey Wagtail.RD
17 May 2013
I saw this Stonechat close to Baily lighthouse today (17th). A
Reed Bunting and the ever present Wheatear were there also.BQ
Stonechat near the Bailey
Lighthouse (Photo by Bill Quinn)
16 May 2013
South Circular Road: 2
Swifts flying over Player Wills and 3
Swifts soaring above Dolphins Barn Church.MS
Rogerstown Estuary/Turvey Park: A fabulous experience this
evening at Rogerstown Estuary/Turvey Park, when a resident Short-eared
Owl let us get close enough to get some terrific photos over a
period of 5mins.BC
Short-eared Owl at Turvey
Park (Photo by Brian Carruthers)
15 May 2013
Rialto: 2 Swifts
flying over the Bird Flanagan pub in Rialto.MS
Whitethroat singing at Howth
summit close to the Bailey Lighthouse (Photo by Liam Kane)
Sparrowhawk in Rathfarnham garden
(Photo by Des Fay)
12 May 2013
At Rogerstown, late evening Sunday 12th May, 20 late L-b Brent
with one Dark-bellied Brent, 10 Common Tern, pair of
Gadwall in flooded field beside south hide, only waders
present were 1 Redshank, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, a
few Lapwing holding territory, a handful of Black-headed
Gulls, many Gbb Gulls, 40 Shelduck. Warblers
about the place included 2 Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warblers
and one each of Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff. 2 Buzzards
and a Sparrowhawk by the dump.PV
8 May 2013
At Knock Lake: 10 stunning Yellowhammer and 4 Tree
Sparrows side by side in a Willow Tree. Main lake very quite
with only Mallard, Coot and Little Grebe.PV
7 May 2013
Turnstone at Dun Laoghaire Pier
this evening (Photo by Joe Geraty)
Common Terns at wooden bridge at
Bull Island (Photos by Dave MacPherson)
6 May 2013
Collared Doves getting amorous in
Clontarf garden (Photo by Dave MacPherson)
Howth: 2 Wheatears (male & female) were flitting around
together this morning on the inner pier in Howth Harbour where the
new Star of the Sea stainless steel sculpture is located.BQ
Female Wheatear at Howth Harbour
(Photo by Bill Quinn)
5 May 2013
Swallow at Balscadden car park,
Howth (Photo
by Dave MacPherson)
Male and female Mallard at North
Bull Island (Photo by Harry Bailey) - no prizes for guessing which
is which!
Old Racecourse Site at Baldoyle:
Sedge Warblers
and Grasshopper Warblers in song at Baldoyle, on the site
of the old racecourse. Other species included 2 Whitethroats
and 5 Stock Doves, along with many Reed Buntings,
also Song Thrush, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch,
Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Wren, Dunnock, Robin,
Stonechat, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Curlew,
Moorhen and Little Egret.GF
Grasshopper Warbler at Baldoyle
(Photo by Ger Franck)
Sedge Warbler at Old Racecourse
site Baldoyle (Photo by Ger Franck)
4 May 2013
Grey Wagtail at Balscadden car
park, Howth (Photo
by Dave MacPherson)
Cuckoo at North Bull Island (Photo
by Brian Carruthers)
Sanderling at North Bull Island (Photo by Brian Carruthers)
Blessington Basin: 1 Little Grebe, 25 Tufted Duck, 2
Mandarin Duck, <10 Moorhen, <4 Coot, 1 Mute
Swan plus Mallard, 2 Wood Duck and Black-headed
Gulls.CD
Phoenix Park: 2 Jays in Oldtown Wood, Phoenix Park.AR
Old Racecourse Site at Baldoyle: 10 Sedge Warblers, 3 Grasshopper
Warblers.EK
Sedge Warbler at Old Racecourse
Baldoyle (Photo by Edd Kealy)
Howth: Black Guillemots
are now back nesting in Howth Harbour. I attach some photos - one
of a pair looking suitably taken aback with the arrival of the
Paparazzi! BQ
Black Guillemots
"pre-nesting" at Howth (Photo by Bill Quinn)
Howth: This female Bullfinch along with her partner
is resident somewhere in the vicinity in our Howth garden.BQ
2 May 2013
Buzzard at Rogerstown
(Photo by Liam Kane)
Kestrel at Howth (Photo by John
Fields)
1 May 2013
Black-backed Gull at Poppintree
Park (Photo by Mick Kelly)
Male swan chasing away his last year signets from lake in
Poppintree Park (Photo by Mick Kelly)
Swan in Poppintree Park (Photo by
Mick Kelly)