Over a decade of Birds, Wildlife and Outdoors from the Atlantic coast Burren & lands of County Clare Ireland and sometimes beyond...
April 28, 2010
On the tops of the cliffs of moher
Plenty of birds on view around the tops cliffs of moher , Raven ,choughs, Fulmar, Kittiwake, Wheater ,Rock pipit and asmall family of Feral goats with kids
April 23, 2010
Little yellow birds
Theres something about these little Yellowhammers , fantastic colours , a specialist and a surviver. Nice to get a count of 9 - 15 birds coming and going `after a harsh winter` feeding in a small paddock on horse grain,
April 19, 2010
A spring song
On the Burren,A male Blackcap sings , claiming territory and an advertisment to the females.... "Im here and avalible"
April 17, 2010
Great northern diver at Treacht beach
A Great northern diver at the in between stage of plumage, scruffy now, but in a few weeks it`ll be a strikingly graceful bird.
Treacht beach , early, 15 diver and over 50 meganzer
April 16, 2010
A Clahane mid april
The shoreline at Clahane at this time of year abundant in birds. Whimbrel , Ringed plover , Golden plover , Purple sandpiper, White wagtail and numerous Gulls all roosting and feeding here
Rock Pipit ( littoralis)
A possible Scandanavian rock pipit at Clahane, passing through this feeding area that so many birds depend on
April 14, 2010
Spoonbill
A Spoonbill roosting in a remote part of Galway bay , A rare site in this part of the world, maybe the warm recent weather invited the bird a bit further north than usual..
April 13, 2010
April 12, 2010
Willow warblers
Spring.Willow warblers are some of our first summer visiters, flitting through the bushes with a light song
April 6, 2010
Yellowhammers
A count of 15 Yellow bunting in a field on the Burren , these resident birds are becoming rare due to habitat lose.
April 2, 2010
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