Redwings

Fields of wintering Redwings ,a very busy Thrush

Christmas garden birds

Frozen in,

The cold , frosty snap through xmas was good for the garden birdwatcher stuck at home

Dippers at Falls

Dippers at the Gwebe , Falls Ennistymon, nice day, nice walk

Wagtails

A winter White wagtail ,and a female Grey wagtail

Frozen shoreline

Clahane, early morning thaw of the frozen seaweed around the high tide mark..a good day for birds

Tom DH

Tom sticking a late take off at a favorite left

Otter at Liscannor harbour

This Otter killed and ate a Black headed gull at Liscannor

Purple sandpipers Seafield

Waders including the Purple sandpiper flock to this harbour in late autumn

Same place, same boys ,different time.

shoveler at Burren pond

Shoveler duck in the pond at the side of the road Burren north clare

Gulls,Gulls!!

A Little gull sits alone in a wet field
An adult Glaucous gull in flight , a big bird

The first swell of winter

Winter has started with a ground swell setting our reefs alight with joy ,fun.
Some people scraped up the remains of energy for a 2nd session,
They scored great waves twice
A grey seal enjoying the sun wonders what it is all about?

Offshore power

Offshore winds and powerful waves

Ringed bill gull at Spanish point

2nd winter Ringed bill gull showing well at Spanish point this morning

Buff bellied pipit still at clahane

The pipit was paid a lot of atttention today by the local birders, some saw it . some did not!

Buff bellied pipit

A very rare vagrant from North america,this bird has been seen twice ever in county clare and found both times by local birder Dave Mac at Clahane

Three Kilbaha locals

Dunlin , Ringed Plover @ a Snipe ,all can be viewed while having a pint in Keatings bar ( what more can you ask)

Loophead Lighthouse

A sunny day , so you drive 50 miles you get to destination and a big black storm is waiting for you, but thats the joy of the one of the futhermostly westerly point of Ireland , the weather is very unpredictable

Peregrine Falcons at Clahane

Father and son action at Clahane , an adult Peregrine teaching his chick how to hunt waders along the shore