Loop Head Seabirds

 Early morning and a nice day had me walking Loop Head watching the Seabirds

I was the only person on the headland with the noises and smells of the Seabird colony. I found myself in a position to get some great views of Razorbills and Guillemots, a few Puffin were on the water below the headland.

Razorbill

Guillemot

Puffin 

Shag

Puffins from The Cliffs of Moher

 Its a belated post from the 5th April. I was the only person on the Cliffs of Moher due to the Pandemic. Very strange indeed. The Cliffs are close to home but I cant remember ever being here alone.

Good numbers of Puffins were on show along the banks on the cliffs , obviously photos here are taken at long distance but  every so often a Puffin would fly high and it was possible to chase a flight shot

Puffins of The Cliffs of Moher

The Puffin colony around Aile na` Sharrah side of The Cliffs of Moher seems very healthy , 5-10 metres up on the grass patches they bask in the evening sun,the sky full of auks bringing food into the nests and 100`s were sitting out on the water as Puffins do in the late evening

Puffins from beneath the Cliffs of Moher

Cliffs of Moher

An extreme place to venture alone, but a challenge that i set myself a while ago, `To photo Puffins on the Cliffs of Moher`.

The cliffs are high and rock falls common,Get your tides right and be safe.... seabirds galore .

A weekend with Birdwatch Ireland at The Cliffs of Moher

Volunteered  for a Bank Holiday weekend at the Cliffs of Moher  for Birdwatch Ireland. Spent some time showing people the Puffins that were sitting on the open sea a few 100 metres below. The weather was ok with calm seas , we brought  sightings of the Puffins , Fulmar and Peregrine Falcons  to the general public.
It does bring a wonder to people eyes when you show them a Peregrine `.
The Puffins had left by the Monday afternoon.

Jeff and JD

Tourist viewing the Puffins

The Seabird colony at Skellig Micheal

 On first week in june, the Skelligs are busy with seabirds.

puffins and the second largest gannetry in the world

Little Skellig. The Gannets