A few bits and bobs not previously posted taken around Galway City.

A few shots take around the city over the past few months

 

All shots with Swarovski ATX 95mm+TLS-APO+Lumix GH2

 

Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Laidhrín glas

Blackbird
Turdus merula
Lon dubh

Blue Tit
Parus caeruleus
Meantán gorm

Great Northern Diver
Gavia immer
Lóma mór

 

Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Geabhróg

Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Geabhróg

Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Geabhróg

Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Corr réisc

Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Corr réisc

Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
Ceolaire sailí

Woodpigeon
Columba palumbus
Colm coille

A Few shots in the Burren

Was on a training course in the Burren title 'Place based learning' not much opportunity to use the camera but go a few including a first in a shape of a Small Heath.

Small Heath
Coenonympha  pamphilus
Fraochán Beag

Common blue
Polyommatus icarus
Gormán Coiteann

Ringlet
Aphantopus Hyperantus
Fáinneog

Meadow Brown
Maniola Jurtina
Donnóg Fhéir

Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
Sciobaire Coiteann

Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
Sciobaire Coiteann

Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum
Goirmín Droimriabhach

Nimmo's Pier 21-07-2013

It was sometime in May when I was last down at Nimmo's. Got a report from Galway Bird News admin by Dermot Breen about a 1st Summer Iceland Gull seen by Michael Davis. Also reports on Face book by Łukasz Czajka about Mediterranean Gulls. The Mediterranean Gull along with an albino Black-headed Gull appear in a flock around this time for the past number of years.

All shots with Swarovski ATX 95mm+TLS-APO+Lumix GH2

Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Faoileán bandghobach

Mediterranean Gull (1st Summer)
Larus melanocephalus
Sléibhín meánmhuirí

Mediterranean Gull (1st Summer)
Larus melanocephalus
Sléibhín meánmhuirí

Iceland Gull (1st Summer)
Larus glaucoides
Faoileán Íoslannach

Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Fáinleog

Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Fáinleog

House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Gabhlán Binne

Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Fáinleog

Rook
Corvus frugilegus
Rúcach

Rook
Corvus frugilegus
Rúcach

Terryland Forest Park survey 29th July 2013

Back on the transect today and a couple of days late. Highest bee count so far today with 75 including 5 species. 8 species of butterfly 7 Meadow Brown; 8 Large White; 2 Small Tortoiseshell; 2 Peacock; 1 Common Blue; Speckled Wood; 1Green Vein White. 3 Dragonfly species 2 Brown Hawker; 1 Hairy Dragonfly; 1 Common Darter which is a new species to the list. Only one Damselfly in the form of a Blue Tail. Another first was a Shield Bug.

 

Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Rinnghorm Coiteann

Large White
Pieris Brassicae
Bánóg Mhór

Large White
Pieris Brassicae
Bánóg Mhór

Hairy Sheildbug
Dolycoris baccarum

Grey Mining Bee
Andrena cineraria

Hover fly
Helophilus Trivittatus

Six-Spot Burnet
Zygaena filipendulae
Buirnéad sébhallach



Silver Y
Autographa gamma

Common blue
Polyommatus icarus
Gormán Coiteann

Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
Sciobaire Coiteann

Red-tailed Bumblebee
Bombus Lapidraius

White-tailed Bumblebee
Bombus Lucorum

White-tailed Bumblebee
Bombus Lucorum

Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus

Marsh Woundwort
Stachys palustris
Duilleog na saor

 

Family of Kestrels in the City

Visit this location on a regular basis over the past 12 years and always see the Kestrels, but never seen 3 juveniles together. They put on a bit of a display practising the flight skills and landing skills.

All shots taken with Swarovski ATX 95mm+TLS-APO+Lumix GH2

Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Pocaire gaoithe