First Starling chick has hatched at the Rosmuc National School nest web cam. Pity the kids are on Easter Holiday's, but there should be a lot of activity by the time they are back on Tuesday. Teachers will have fun next week trying to teach the kids.

Digiscoped shots today

A few digiscoped shots taken today at Mutton Island Causeway. Lumix G1 and Nikon Coolpix P6000 on a Nikon 82mm scope  30x DS eyepiece. 

Wheatear (G1)

Wheatear  (P6000)

Wheatear  (P6000)

Ring-billed Gull (G1)

Sandwich Terns and Arctic Terns (P6000)

Sandwich Terns (P6000)

Web Cam Link

Nest Web Cam link (in the panel to the right) looking at a Starling's nest in the attic of Turloch Beag, National School, Rosmuc, Galway. Starling sitting on 5 eggs.
Web Cam sponsor by Galway County Council. Camera installed by Máirtín Breathnach and the parents of Turloch Beag, National School.

Week end shots in sunshine

After a weekend in sunshine and suitable burnt as I hate using sun cream. Sun cream and camreas don't mix and I left my hat in the car. There is a slight tinge of red on the face. But still got the best shots I have every got of a Treecreeper and Goldcrest.

Treecreeper

Treecreeper



Treecreeper



Blue Tit

Blue Tit

Blue Tit

Goldcrest

Goldcrest

Bullfinch

Bullfinch

Chiffchaff

Woodpigeon

Out and about today

First white wing gull for the year at Nimmo's Pier in the form of a Glaucous Gull. Also first Willow Warbler at Waterside, which had a Ring-billed Gull in a restfull mode. A suprise at Longwalk was a Sanderling feeding with Turnstone

 Glaucous Gull

 Glaucous Gull

 Willow Warbler

 Ring-billed Gull

  Sanderling

Sanderling

RTE Radio interview

RTE radio's Countrywide are interviewing me tomorrow at Nimmo's Pier for transmission on a future programme:-)