THANKS TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS  and ADVISERS DURING  May 2013...

  Harry Bailey, Maisie Camber, Brian Carruthers, Eugene Dolan, Ciaran Dunne, Des Fay, John Fields, John Fox, Ger Franck, Joe Geraty, 
Liam Kane, Edd Kealy, Mick Kelly, Dave MacPherson, Cian Merne, Bill Quinn, Adrian Rooney, Marie Sinnott, Patrick Veale  

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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)

 

 
 

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