February 22, 2018

Our Ladys Black Redstart

I try to visit the site around Our Ladys Hospital building when I am in Ennis, in hope of seeing the Black Redstart that is often seen in the area over winter but it has evaded me every time.
Today ,just as I got out of the car, a small elusive black bird hopped across the path, way down in the corner under the large trees . I took cover and waited till the bird past my view in the bins . A flash of Orange and out of site.
I settled for a while in the corner by the fence and the typically elusive Black Redstart appeared in a thicket off the path for 20 seconds with a Blackcap