April 28, 2014

Warblers at Lickeen

Grasshopper warblers ,Sedge Warblers and Whitethroat are showing within and around brambles Tusack grass and hedgerows in and around Lickeen Lough area .





Spring air

One thing about spring is you dont have to travel and search for birds..quality birding can be at a local spot.
A morning walk reveals Blackbirds feeding young , Finches,Warblers ,Crows are at song and spring  arrivals such as the Cuckoo and Wheatear can be seen or heard once again.
Blackbird
Cuckoo
Jackdaw
Robin

Wheatear

Stonechat -female

Chhurrr chhuurrr !
 The female Stonechat calls around me as I walk past a territory that it habitats



April 12, 2014

Female Siskin




A surprise visitor to my doorstep , a lovely female Siskin