The Kingfishers secret on the Fergus

 While taking the kids to a secret spot for Dragonflies in a beautiful spot on the River Fergus at Inchiquin. As we walked the river bank I missed a Kingfisher, its played on me but another passed and shot up river

I came back up onto the bridge. While I watched the birds chase each other up river, quite busy on the stones and branches, visible but distant.....

 A lady in a car pulled up beside me and offered me her private secret garden along the river to photo the birds

A chance I excepted....enter the secret domain of the Kingfisher 

Spotted Redshanks and Waterrail

 With good day of North east winds and a very low water level , Lough Atedaun is showing a lot of Birdlife. 2 Spotted Redshanks a rarety at this site were with a small flock of 8 Ruff.

The low water also tempted Waterrails out into the open, a bird we often  listen to but seldom see.

I came back the next day ! Spotted Redshank remained with Ruff but distant a Green Sandpiper made its way along the southside and 2 Kingfishers were on chase