Iceland Gulls at the harbour

At Liscannor harbour.

 Three Iceland Gulls have come south from high arctic areas in search of shelter from the rough conditions

 They`ve joined local Gulls to roost and  forage along the harbour mouth and reefs.

Clahane in wierd light

Wierd light on this afternoon . Cold NE wind light swell and very high cloud ,looking west

Black Redstart at Clonahinchy

A female  Black Redstart has been seen in the corner of Clonahinchy ,the beach south of Seafield for a weeks .

It was very flighty and was onto me straight as i arrived, not allowing me time to get any good photos, but I enjoyed my time watching the bird feeding along the boulder wall and seaweed

Sharing steps with a Shag

My eldest son of 8 years found this Shag resting up on the harbour steps at Ballyvaughan.

The bird didnt seem to mind him as they shared the steps with each other.

Wildlife experiences start early in our family.

Ring necked Duck

This is my first iPhone blog post.. Due to laptop damage.
Anyhow it was nice to catch up with the stunning Ring necked Duck on Roo lough.
not the best pic as my time was limited due to a frisky Bull.

Long tailed Duck -seafield

It was nice to get a fine day after the recent weather.

I headed to Seafield for a beach walk , and to see the wintering waders, etc

A Long tailed Duck was off the harbour depth ,ducking and diving, feeding up after recent storms at sea

16 Tree Sparrows

Very nice to catch up on this Tree Sparrow flock outside of Doonbeg.

They were feeding in a sloppy stoney field which must have some grain in.

Possibly the only flock of these rare resident birds we have in the county.

Very aware , and dont let you close to get photos.

Lesser Yellow legs

The Leser Yellowlegs is a north american species of wader and a vagrant on our shores

This bird arrived  at Moyasta creek back in november, at that time I spent quite a few days viewing the bird but was not able to get a photo.

News was out that this bird was still at the creek, so I chanced my arm in getting just these ID shots.

It still proves difficult to photo.

Liscannor Harbour sunset

After surfing the west swell on the afternoon of the 3rd I headed over to Liscannor harbour to enjoy a sunset

Robin

 This  Robin has been visiting my garden for a few weeks now , and is becoming to trust me more and more each day, it watches my actions all the time,if I move the bin it checks the ground for food ,if I move the logs it checks for food and  always 1st to the bird table

Cascades and The North Clare Local

Karl the editor of The North Clare Local newspaper approached me to use one of my photos of Ennistmon Cascades in an article and I was  delighted to see it compared with a photo taken 100 years ago.

The swell keeps on rolling in

After a wave drought throughout the summer, a feast has been on offer right through the month of november.

Consistant west swells and south to east winds have produced a full month of  glorious waves on the west coast and it aint over yet.

Here are just a few photos from Lahinch

Return of the Purps

The Purple Sandpipers have arrived back to the shoreline of Seafield , nice to see a few of the ringed birds that winter here every year