Willow Warblers

Familys of Willow Warblers are moving through the vegetation , adults calling between themselves as they quickly search for grubs.

Songs of a Sunny morning on a old road

I was on an old back road, on my way over to Doolin from Ennistymon.

There was`nt a cloud in the sky and the countryside was alive with birdsong. Cuckoo`s were abundant  (I got to see 8 in total , all at distance) , as were Grasshopper Warblers, Willow Warblers, SkyLarks, Mipits, Blackbirds,Pheasant and many more.

Cuckoo

grasshopper warbler

Willow warbler

Back in the Willows

Willow Warblers are singing in the spring 

Willow Warbler

They arrived and straight into their breeding season.

The pair of Willow Warblers next to my garden are already feeding young.

Back at the Loop

On arrival in Kilbaha village a bunch of Chiffchaffs and a Willow warbler were feeding and singing in the gardens.

I made my way to the headland where  6 Barnacle Geese past over, and a Brambling has seen  and chased off by the Pipits

The usual gathering of Robins and Pipits scattered the headland , There were plenty of Choughs about and the Raven as usual harassed the peregrine.

Back down to the harbour a Brambling was with Chaffinchs in the trees above The Pandas Cottage

Willow warbler

Brambling

Chiffchaff

Barnacle Geese

Willow warbler

A Willow Warbler searching the underneath of leaves for Aphids because this is where Aphids feed on the trees sap

Willow Warbler

A Peace within its song , flitting of  its wings  a Willow warbler wanders through  the shrubbery around Lickeen Lake picking small insects

Clahane next morning

Today at Clahane everything was a lot calmer, the strong swell of last evening had settled and the high tide line was less dramatic.Plenty of Redshank were back on the shore, a Great northern Diver was catching plenty of small fish, The Gulls hade moved out to deeper water

Two Willow Warblers were a suprise and my first this spring, also 5 Wheatear were present.

Arrival time

Willow warbler

Blackcap

Grasshopper Warbler

Mute swan

A change in the winds to the East has given migrants a lift into the county .
The weather is fine and warm.The song of the cuckoo is in the air, all warblers are singing ,, hedgerows are busy with new arrivals..birds are on the move.
But a resident Mute swan ...can catch the eye

Willow Warblers

Plenty of Willow Warblers singing their arrival  around Lickeen Lake.
 Songs of other birds such as Blackcap,Chiffchaff,Wren,Reed Bunting and Pheasant were heard.

Burren in song

Birds were singing around the Burren today, Willow warblers and Yellowhammers are noticable.
Blackcap and Dunnock sing from within the scrub along with others

The burren

The burren on a hot day, Warblers singing all around , Fox are hunting Hare and Four spotted chaser Dragonflies are abundant, and theres more.......

Willow warblers

Spring.Willow warblers are some of our first summer visiters, flitting through the bushes with a light song

Three summer warblers

The Blackcap, Whitethroat and the Willow warbler are in vibrant song at this time off year