An Eagle at the least

 Its come a time that turning up at the Loughs of Corofin to do some birdwatching is now not a fruitless exercise. 

You get to see an Eagle at the least if not two.

Always awsome.

Shovelers at Sandfield

  With Sandfield marsh flooded all winter it has attracted Wildfowl.

Shoveler Ducks were present all winter along with Teal, Moorhen, Little Egret, Snipe and Reed Bunting.

The Green winged Teal that was on Lahinch marsh has also joined the Eurasian Teal here, somewhere in the covers of the water foliage

Yellowhammer haven

 It was a beautiful day in the quiet countryside around the Burren lowlands of  North Clare.

 There is still few very rural traditional Cattle farming areas where the song of  Yellowhammers can be heard.

A song that not that long ago would have been part of country learning. A song of spring and forward looking to new seasons and harvest

Daytime Bat in March ?

 A daytime Pipistrelle Bat was a surprise at Willbrook .

A difficult creature to photo but glad I did as it shows that shes clearly pregnant.

But why? Has a roost been desturbed recently?

The answer could be a Pine forest that was felled after Storm Eoghin destroyed it.

 

White tailed Eagles at Atedaun

 Its nice that you can now regularly see White tailed Eagles around Lough Atedaun.

I was greeted one day with a show as three Eagles were saying Hello in Eagle language

2025 Consistant Winter Surf

After Storm Eoghin had past leaving us temporarily without water, electricity and Internet for over a month.

It didnt matter as the surf around Lahinch was pumping consistently throughout January through March.

A few sessions out on the point could be a bit busy, but a few early mornings mid week was just producing morning glass without anyone around.

When surf like this comes along I try to be On it sometime during day as practice makes confidence which is a must to compete with the ocean

Great to get back to fitness after a few years of knee injurys.