The Turnstones

A small flock of Turnstones were milling around rocks close to the waves in Doolin Harbour.

Clahane spring birdlife

Turnstone

Purple sandpiper

White Wagtail

Clahane seems to be getting over its drought of birds. Several species of wader including Purple Sandpipers,Whimbrel,Turnstone,Ringed Plover and Oystercatcher go through the washed up seaweed.
White Wagtail ,Pied Wagtail and Rock pipit feed on the abundance of flys.Stonechat and Linnet were in the fields and a summer plumage Great northern diver was in the sea

Clahane shorebirds

Shorebirds are arriving in numbers to our shores now and into september.

Clahane at low tide was showing many juvenile Ringed Plovers which are all over every reefs on the west coast, Knot and Dunlin are on a feeding mission while the tide is out. Many Turnstones are hidden among the seaweed.

Liscannor Harbour

A couple Kittiwakes circle around Liscannor Harbour looking for scraps.
A summer plumage Turnstone rock hopping the otherside of the harbour gave a nice photo op.

Rinevella bay

Quilty beach Sabines Gull

As the passage migrants fly past south and the waders return to there feeding grounds, quilty beach can host a good variety of birds , Sabines gull, Dunlin , turnstone and many more