September morning on the Loop

A typical morning on The Loop.

The lighthouse carpark was a bit busy for me  so I came back 

1\2 mile and walked the fields around The west bank, the usual Stonechats on the field borders, a few Skylark ,plenty of Meadow Pipits , a small flock of 12 Snipe flew over.

The Choughs were entertaining, They boss the fields.

Back at the Gardens in Kilbaha was very quiet for small birds, a good few Blue Tits, Robins and Wrens were the song while Swallows were active feeding along the road.

Red Admiral Butterflys were around Blackberrys

A Curlew and 7 Teal were on the Pond with a Grey Heron and those horrible funky Mallards

spin about the top

 I started my day in Kinvarra where I got to see the Green winged Teal. I moved back to Clare and headed to Doorus Pier and Auganish isle  where on a calm day is a good place to see waterbirds such as Long tailed Duck, Red breasted Merganzers, Black Guillemots, Great northern Divers and Black throated Diver.
At Corranroo 2 Spotted Redshank were busy feeding among the Wigeon and Gulls between the high tide rocks.




5 Little Egrets were on the reef near to Newquay harbour, and the usual Greenfinch flock was along the Flaggy shore. 220 Brent Geese were in the fields below Mt Vernon and a few juvenile Whooper Swan were with 2 adults on the Burrin pond

Little Egret showing injury to the neck

A quick stop into Bell harbour for the usual Teal, Shelduck and Redshank and it was a spin over the burren to home

Wildfowl about Clare

North clare is very busy with a good variety of wildfowl, Teal and Widgeon in hundreds, Whooper swan and Brent geese are numerous.
Even a Black swan was at Lough Muree , probaly an escapie.