The Kingfishers secret on the Fergus

 While taking the kids to a secret spot for Dragonflies in a beautiful spot on the River Fergus at Inchiquin. As we walked the river bank I missed a Kingfisher, its played on me but another passed and shot up river

I came back up onto the bridge. While I watched the birds chase each other up river, quite busy on the stones and branches, visible but distant.....

 A lady in a car pulled up beside me and offered me her private secret garden along the river to photo the birds

A chance I excepted....enter the secret domain of the Kingfisher 

Kingfisher at Ballyalia

I was up early and chanced my arm at seeing the Black Tern that was found yesterday. 

I was a bit early for many birds and without time and didnt see the Tern, but a call to my right gave away a showy Kingfisher that buzzed about looking for breakfast

KIngfisher -Kenfig Pond NNR

We made a small detour of the M4 at Bridgend to Kenfig Pond .

We went to south hide , where we had a good show from a busy Kingfisher that was persistent in getting a Heron of its post

A Cettis warbler showed briefly ,Waterrails calling and a Goosander was the otherside on the pond being mobbed by a Gull

Quinto do Lago , Algarve

On arriving at 8am at the carpark on Ayrton Senna avenue , we were straight into a fishing Osprey and a Kingfisher at the main lake.
Along the track round the Quinto do Lago lakes we saw Spoonbills, Cormorants, Egrets, Redshank, Bluethroat and Black Redstarts
 Caspain Terns were in the air over the open waters
At the Soa Lourenco bird hide we saw Little Bittern, Purple Swamphen, Glossy Ibis, Pintail , Gadwall, and a few Tufted Duck
Azure winged Magpies House Sparrows and Hoopoes were abundant.

Kingfisher in the town

A Kingfisher was on show ,dashing among the Willows and trees on the other side of the river fergus in Ennis.

Ennis Riverside

Plenty of birds on show along the banks of the River Fergus in Ennis town ,The 5 Canada Geese have made it home ,a Kingfisher was around the larger Willows and trees, Feral Pidgeons courting,loads of hungry Black-headed Gulls,a Song Thrush was on the path with a Little Grebe close to the Post Office and much more to see.
Now back to the shopping I came to do.

Kingfishers again

Just happen to be in town with the family , so the chance of showing the kids a Kingfisher was on top of my list. The sun came out, The bird arrived after the fisherman boys spun off up river giving us a nice sighting and better pics for me.

Kingfishers

Kingfishers are nesting close to Ennis town

Kingfisher at the Lough

A Kingfisher darts from the fence posts in flooded fields around Lough Inchiquin...
Watched the bird in the scope with my 7 year old daughter Kirra.
"MAGIC"