Saturday, 3 June 2017

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Corr réisc

Swarovski ATX 95mm PA adapter iPhone 6

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Sunday, 12 February 2017

Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

Síodeiteach

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Tuesday, 31 January 2017

Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Laidhrín glas

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Saturday, 28 January 2017

Curlew

Numenius arquata

Crotach

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Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides

Faoileán Íoslannach

Sony A99 with the 70-400 G Lens

Rock Pipit

Anthus petrosus

Riabhóg Chladaigh

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Thursday, 19 January 2017

Dipper

Dipper
Cinclus cinclus
Gabha dubh

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Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Éigrit bheag

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Monday, 6 June 2016

New LUMIX GH4R

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Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

Gealóg ghiolcaí

Sand Martin

Riparia riparia

Gabhlán Gainimh

Sunday, 29 May 2016

Sedge Warbler 29 05 2016

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Sedge Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Ceolaire cíbe

Sunday, 25 October 2015

Time to start reposting it's been a while. Last post was the Slaty-backed Gull, nothing like seeing a new bird and a first for Ireland. That does not happen to often these days, but it happens. Last June had a Whinchat while visiting a school near Athlone nice first and the children were a bit non-plus about my new bird and they were a little amused a my excitement.

Whinchat

Saxicola rubetra

Caislín aitinn

Tuesday, 11 February 2014

Slaty-backed Gull

A little bit of excitement over the week-end when I seen a gull which looked very Lesser Black-back like. At Waterside on the River Corrib on Saturday 8th Feb. But it was in fact a Slaty-backed Gull 1st record for Ireland. This bird breeds and has its wintering range on the west coast of Alaska and the east coast of Russia. That's some journey. I believe this only the 4th or 5th record for Europe.

Slaty-backed Gull

Larus schistisagus

Saturday, 12 October 2013

Terryland Forest Park survey 17th August 2013

Numbers way down on previous visits to the transect. Could be signal to the impending season ahead. 41 bumblebees; Butterflies 2 Green-vein White; 5 Speckled Wood; 2 Meadow Brown; 1 Peacock. 1 Common Darter. I did notice about 5 bumblebees dead on the flowers they were feeding on or else they were in a catatonic state.

Wasp
Ophion scutellaris

Small tortoiseshell Larva
Aglais urticae
Ruán Beag

Wasp
Amblyteles armatorius Ichnneumon

Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
Breacfhéileacán Coille

Buff-tailed bumblebee
Bombus terrestris

Hoverfly

Bombus lucorum

Golden-samphire
Inula crithmoides
Ailleann Pheadair

Common Knapweed
Centaurea nigra
Minscoth

Hoverfly
Rhingia campestris

Wednesday, 14 August 2013

Terryland Forest Park survey 10th August 2013

18th Transect and only about 6 more to go.
Small Coppers were about today and might even have a rare subspecies as per Colin Stanley's over in Merlin Woods.
103 bumble bees covering 3 species and one of those totalled 76. 6 species of butterfly; 3 Large White; 6 Green Vein White; 3 Small Tortoiseshell; 2 Small Copper; 4 Common Blue; 5 Meadow Brown; 1 Speckled Wood. Dragonflies, 1 Common Darter. Numbers way down on previous weeks, temperature was a little lower and very windy. Miss a few shots today due to the wind.