Sparrowhawk vs Kestrel

A Sparrowhawk catches a Starling , shortly after is attacked by a Kestrel ,both birds running between the rocks screaming.
In a small cove near Quilty

Dunlin - Calidris alpina - Quilty

 

Dunlin on the shoreline at Quilty , very close ,and i got wet again not watching the tide,lying on the reef

Quilty Wagtails

 
The difference between Pied and White Wagtails shown here on the Quilty shoreline

Red throated Divers

 

A pair of Red-throated Divers fly by between Seafield west beach and Mutton island , while im laying on the wet sand taking pics of Sanderling

Redshanks at Clahane

Redshank numbers at Clahane are on the increase now and with plenty of seaweed to rott , more will come as the colder weather approaches

Black Terns on passage

Quite a few Black Terns on passage have been seen through Ireland this week , this my 3rd, at Coonagh settlement ponds Limerick.
Juvenile

Great Skua

Bonxie of The Bridges of ross

AGP

A little jumpy rather nervous American Golden Plover shifts around the seaweed on a muddy estuary innlet, hard bird to approach and easily alarmed by the 15 Greenshank ,20 Redshank & a bunch of Curlew in the area
Moyasta-off the railway bridge

Kingfisher at the Lough

A Kingfisher darts from the fence posts in flooded fields around Lough Inchiquin...
Watched the bird in the scope with my 7 year old daughter Kirra.
"MAGIC"

Flock of Curlew Sandpipers

An unusual flock of Curlew Sandpipers , normally you have to pick a Curlew sand out of a large flock of Dunlin .
Today was the opposite 12 to 5

Little Egret at Lough Donnell

One Little Egret at Lough Donnell , feeding non stop amongst the gulls...

Curlew Sandpiper at Seafield

A Curlew Sandpiper feeding in the shallows at Seafield , A passage migrant mixing it up with Dunlin and Sanderlings

A tidy swell

This reef needs a good swell , not often ridden...