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    West Donegal

    2014 Tory Bird Report Please find the online version attached. The printed version should be available early in March and will contain more photos and hopefully an article about the Eastern Yellow Wagtail
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    West Donegal

    Hi Richard. I have not been on here in a while most sightings from Tory are reported on the tory blog. Except I thing for a juvenile Iceland Gull found by the Kelly's in October. http://toryislandbirdblog.blogspot.ie/
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    Glossy Ibis I had a Glossy Ibis fly over west over my house this morning. is was labouring hard againt the westerly wind. my besy guess is- if it landed nearby, it might have gone to Corstown lake just over the border in Meath. It has some nice marshy fields nearby with cattle. I hope to get a...
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    Barnacle Geese 2 Barnacle Geese and 1 little Gull at Lurgangreen this evening ( thanks Gerry)! 102 species: 121 points
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    Hide news A quick visit to the hide this morning produced 2 second Callander year Little Gulls in the channel. A Spotted Flycatcher on the fence and in the conifers at the hide entrance was my first at Lurgangreen. on the way home I had 2 Swifts over Dromiskin. I finally broke the hundred...
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    Lurgangreen hide key available The key for the hide is now available to borrow at the Coachmans Inn on the Dundalk to Dublin road. The Inn is located a couple of hundred metres from the turn down to the hide. There is a small deposit required to ensure the key is returned. They have an...
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    Lurgangreen Open day There will be an open day tomorrow (Sunday) at the Oscar Merne bird hide at Lurgangreen from 11am untill 6pm. Everyone is welcome. There are still lots of birds around. I had my first summer migrants there yesterday, a flock of 8 sandwich Terns.
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    Same flock of grey geese at the truck centre yesterday including the Canada Goose but the Brent flock has grown to 1,200.... 40 kittiwake sheltering in front of the hide from the storm.
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    Lurgangreen The official opening of the hide will be Monday week 31st March at 11.30 today there were good numbers of geese at the truck centre in the goose fields with 450 Greylag 75 Pink feet, 45 White fronts Canada Goose and 700 or so Brent. Liz Mc Kenna and Michael Reilly had a Ring tailed...
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    Barn Owl I was lucky enough to see a Barn Owl last night as I drove down the lane to my house near Ardee. It might be the same one reported from Tallanstown a few weeks ago. About 3 miles away..
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    West Donegal

    2011 Tory Island Bird Report The printed edition of the 2011 Tory Island Bird Report is available to order now. It was previously only available as a download. Chris Ingram has kindly arranged to get the report printed. All proceeds from the sale of the report will go to charity. Anyone who...
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    Just checking Irish Birding for Pink feet It seems this year there wasa flock of 20=30 birds wintering this year but usually smaller numbers. I suspect most are on route somewhere... Maybe the captain has a point. They may be on the verge of wintering regularly at Lurgangreen I had Stock Dove...
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    Geese galore Lots of geese on the marsh this evening including seveal hundred Pale bellied Brent, 116 Greylag and 85 Pink footed Geese (dodgy photo attached). They were flushed by a dog walker on the embankment onto the mudflats. No Bean Geese among tem, but still plenty of time... No sign of...
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    A quick visit to lurgangreen on Monday produced only 2 Greenland White fronted Geese on the marsh. The Canada Goose was also present with about 100 Greylag Geese. Still about 700 Pale bellied Brent Geese also there. No sign of any Pink footed Geese or the Whooper Swans. Nothing new for the...
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    Black Redstart The bird was showing on the shore between the base of the pier and the toilet blocks. It only ranged about 100 metres along the shore but could go missing for several minutes at a time. It's a bit flighty..
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    The geese have been difficult to pin down this winter.they don't seem to be using the fields behind the truck centre. Probably due to persistent disturbance. Numbers have been small on the marsh too. A few years ago they spent most of the winter in the fields behind Cruisetown Strand. I have not...
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    Hi Owen. Yes lots of stuff on the move. The Canada Goose is big. Almost Greylag in size.
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    No sign of the twite but got Franks Canada Goose and 20 Whooper Swans bring me up to 85 species and 101 points for the patchwork challenge.
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    Thanks. Will have a look tomorrow..
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    Oscar Merne Bird Hide News Winter 2013/2014 A newsletter attached with recent hide/bird related news from Lurgangreen County Louth. I hope to produce them quarterly ie every 3 months
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    A good day out by any standards! Where did you have the Twite? I need them for the Patchwork Challenge.. The best today at Lurgangreen this evening were 3 Slavonian Grebes and 5 Pink-footed Geese on the marsh. Greylag have become very scarce recently at Lurgangreen.
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    The Black Guillemot was still in winter plumage. I saw a female Scaup. I think it was at Cruisetown with the Scoter flock sometime in January.
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    Lurgangreen Patchwork Challenge I have had a slow start to February with the patchwork challenge. No new birds in the first two weeks of the month. Last week was fairly good with seven species added for the year. Gadwall, Med Gull, Ruff, Red-throated and Great Northen Diver and Mistle Thrush...
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    County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch.

    A few more shots of the Clogher Head Glaucous Gulls
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    Birding in Ireland

    If its breeding seabirds and you want good views there are a few options. In Dublin, Howth Head is very good for breeding seabirds and is easily accessed by rail and bus with a moderate walk to the cliffs from the pier. If you plan a trip to the islands for seabirds. I would recommend Saltee...
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