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County Galway Birding (local patch)
Olive-backed Pipit out on Inishmore now, Hugh Delaney strikes again! -
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County Galway Birding (local patch)
As far as I am aware, Black Swan has never previously been recorded as breeding in a wild state in Ireland. While obviously derived from captive stock, this record is well worth following up to confirm the identity of the smaller bird as a Black Swan cygnet... -
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County Galway Birding (local patch)
Absolutely, agree entirely, but, even though Buzzards and Red Kites are likely to produce enough fledged young to compensate for low-level poisoning, it is surely, at least on a local level, still a significant limiting factor. Until such time as the Red Kites begin to breed (fingers crossed for... -
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County Galway Birding (local patch)
This is a little unfair, John, at least insomuch as it is an (unintentional) oversimplification of the case. The real problem, as I see it, is with the predominant type of farming in a given area, with incidents of poisoning being rarer (although not unknown) in areas where arable or dairy... -
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County Galway Birding (local patch)
Hi all, At the risk of appearing pedantic, or complicating matters, it could well be interesting scrutinising the wintering Sandwich Terns, and any Sep/Oct birds, for the North American race, though one would imagine that even the winter birds are statistically far more likely to be European... -
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County Galway Birding (local patch)
I was only in Galway once last year, so it would have to be the Little Blue Heron for me, with the presumed wild Canada Goose (possibly a parvipes) that Paul Moore found while we were at Slyne Head coming second by default. I hope to have an excuse to visit Galway Bay before too long... ;)... -
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County Galway Birding (local patch)
Hi Tom, Just to clarify a few points regarding the possible Pacific Diver. I spoke to one of the finders tonight, and the bird wasn't with Black-throateds at all, with none present for direct comparsion. It was seen from the tip of Tawin alright, looking towards Galway city as you say, and...