Lough derg

Spring at Lough derg, Mallards are numerous , the great crested grebes are showing well and a first winter Common gull waits for picnic scraps...

Fulmars in the wind

Fulmars glide along the cliff tops at Clahane, masters of the wind

During the day......

RBM

Grey Plover

RBG

BTG

Apart from scoping a pacific diver...the day brought , grey plover , ring billed gull, Bar tailed godwit  and red breasted merganzer

Galways` Forsters tern

A north american species , this vagrant has made Claddagh beach, Nimmo`s pier its home, hangs out with the sandwitch terns

Lough Atudaun sunrise and a Pied billed Grebe

Lough Atudaun at sunrise in search of a Pied billed grebe

A Pied billed Grebe at Atudaun

Choices, 2 texts during work, a Pied billed grebe at  a local lough or a Pacific diver of a point north, i decided to go for the grebe with only 2 hours light left, with luck you never know!

the bird showed well

A few distance shots.

Swanlake

In a hidden corner of Lough bunny , 3 whooper swans perform Swanlake

Also at the pond.....

Lots of birds at the pond, a cold morning with available food attracts a variety

Pochard in Limerick

A few Pochard were on The pond of Westfield Marsh Limerick

Grey seals

Grey seals enjoying a morning sunshine at Bartra reef

Barnacle geese

A flock of Barnacle geese winter just south of kilkee

Waders of seafield

Busy , busy , feeding time around high tide at Seafield , Dunlin , Sanderling ,Turnstone and purple sandpiper all invold in a search for food

Something different while it snows

Norman our house snake having his lunch