It was low tide and I walked down along the beach at Kilmacreedy side of Lahinch beach to get a bit closer to two Eider that I found in the scope from the harbour at Liscannor, the birds were down light but close to shore as they moved toward 3 Scoter that were also close in, but 100 yards away toward the inagh river entry.
This female Velvet Scoter was with two Common Scoter and all 5 birds were together at one point, so the walk was worth while
A beautifuI morning and I was right out on the sand on a very low tide at Kilmacreedy end of Lahinch beach.
I could see the female Eider that has been around a few weeks, She was roosting on a rock of seaweed as the tide had retreated and somehow I was on the side of the light.
I watched as she nibbled along the seaweed but didnt consume it, to me she was filtering organisms and small periwinkles that cling to the weed, maybe a midnight snack left for breakfast
Kilmacreedy is the northside of Lahinch bay approaching Liscannor.
A small low pressure was close to the coast producing a one day swell of waves and wind from the southwest and it brought a lot of Gulls to within Lahinch bay.
I sat up on the rocks near the graveyard and just let the birds pass me as they come across the bay.
Many Herring Gulls , Great Black backed Gulls, Kittiwake and Whimbrel were the commonest but a few Dunlin and a Bar tailed Godwit were travelling with the Whimbrel
The Barnacle Goose which I found the previous day flew in and landed in the field behind me.
