Red throated Diver in the shallows

 

It may be -6 , but that doesnt stop me from getting down in the shallows for this superb winter plumage Red throated Diver, i went home happy

Lahinch bay shoreline

Early morning on the shoreline of Lahinch bay , a flock of 50 Common Scoter feed just behond the waves , i was lucky to catch a lone Red throated Diver  just inside of them

Redpolls at Clahane

Clahane attracts a variety of birds , mainly Gulls ,waders and pipits, but in surrounding fields and shrub , every season can get you a suprise finch , this week was 3 Redpoll

Cold days, A pair of Snipe

Its nice sometimes to  walk the country lanes near to home , to cold to go far , but with finches and thrushes in the hedgerows,Woodcock and Snipe forage among leaves on the field edges.

Lough Inchiquin ,Cold

Lough Inchiquin ,Cold misty morning
Originally uploaded by Jeffcop
A freezing cold morning.
A frozen mist sits on the north end of the lough

Velvet Scoter hanging out in Lahinch bay

A cold day in Lahinch bay , with a chilly northeast wind.
A Velvet scoter hangs out alone in Lahinch bay not involved with the 18 Common scoter also in the bay, the bird apears to be a female

Squirrels in the leaves

Red squirrel rumage through the leaves , Curragh chase forest park

Hawfinch in the treetops

Hawfinch move quickly through the Hornbeam treetops , are very rare sight in Ireland.
a count of six in a single flock , impossible to follow in the woodland , seen only from a distance

Green winged Teal back in Bell Harbour

Green-winged Teal ,Anas carolinensis more than any other species of duck, prefer to seek food on mud flats. Where mud flats are lacking, they prefer shallow marshes or temporarily flooded agricultural lands

A few Red Squirrels & Jay hords

Red squirrels and flocks of Jay are all action in the forest searching the leaves collecting tree seed. Curragh chase forest park , Limerick

Bramblings in town

Bramblings rumaging the leave litter under trees in gardens and parks around Ennis, gathering fallen seed with Chaffinches

Purple Sandpipers

Purple Sandpipers busy in the dropping tide at Seafield harbour

Great northern Divers at Liscannor harbour

A few Great northern Divers are approaching our shores for winter , 3 in count today at Liscannor harbour