Buff bellied Pipit Clahane 2nd Morning

 I was back down to Clahane during the morning to check if the Buff bellied Pipit was still about as it was not seen yesterday after I left.

Brian was up earlier than me and had managed to have seen the bird ,we just needed to re-find it.

Its a very difficult bird to pin down and mobile at times but we stayed on the same seaweed dump and Croc  going through Pipits and eventually patience paid off. Myself , Brian and Ray got views that we knew couldnt get any better.

The Cameras were firing, Snap away boy`z snap away ..

American Buff bellied Pipit at Clahane

Delighted to find an American Buff bellied Pipit at Clahane today.

 I was asked a question today. How did you find That ?

Well its in putting factors together

 Previous birds seen in the county have been seen during the first weeks of October

,A  bird was seen last week in Iceland

A great seaweed dump that was already noted , 

A westerly storm that just passed over the Atlantic

And making the effort to be there when these factors play out.

Buff bellied pipit still at clahane

The pipit was paid a lot of atttention today by the local birders, some saw it . some did not!

Buff bellied pipit

A very rare vagrant from North america,this bird has been seen twice ever in county clare and found both times by local birder Dave Mac at Clahane