A Bird around the Corofin Loughs

I was on childminding duty, a morning with the sun out seemed like a good time for a round up of birds around the loughs of Corofin, so two small children accompanied me for the drive.

The Loughs were low in wildfowl, with small groups of Wigeon and Teal in corners of Lough Atedaun. 

Tufted Ducks, Little Grebes and 4 Gadwall were up the top of Lough Inchiquin

Lough Cullen only had a Great crested Grebe on it ,the Whoopers were in the usual field up the road.

A Hen Harrier was approaching Toulles Lough but was strictly seen off by Crows'

A lone Drake Goldeneye was the only bird on Lough Bunny.

32 Greenland white fronted Geese were in there winter field near Tubber

Common Sandpiper -Lough Bunny

I came across this Common Sandpiper perched up on a rock on the shoreline of Lough Bunny.
The bird seemed quite scruffy and was maybe in moult.

Swew at Lough Bunny

A female Smew with four female Goldeneye at the north end of Lough Bunny. 
You drive 20 mins to find a bird in the middle of nowwhere at 8:30 in the morning and you find the bird close to the road just of the reeds.

Swanlake

In a hidden corner of Lough bunny , 3 whooper swans perform Swanlake