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County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch. (2 Viewers)
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Got unconvincing views of the scoter on sunday - tide all wrong this week. Iwebs results for a count on sunday found 5000+ dunlin; 10,000+ oystercatcher, 8000+ golden plover; 2000+ black tailed godwit etc...9 ruff together at seabank...
The green wing teal at dundalk harbour moved up the main channel yesterday and was difficult to see at low tide - hopefully will stick around - a few distant shots...bird was quite vocal - a sort of high pitched quacking...
(correction to a bit of bird dyslexia in post a few above - i meant surf scoter off carrickfergus, not velvet scoter! - sorry about that)
The green wing teal at dundalk harbour moved up the main channel yesterday and was difficult to see at low tide - hopefully will stick around - a few distant shots...bird was quite vocal - a sort of high pitched quacking...
(correction to a bit of bird dyslexia in post a few above - i meant surf scoter off carrickfergus, not velvet scoter! - sorry about that)
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Not much of a day for birding - wall to wall rain...however was lucky enough to stumble on a black brant in carlingford bay about half way between carlingford and greenore...rubbish shot taken at 500 yards in the rain and falling light. Also rubbish shot of a male sparrowhawk coming into adult plumage (grey spots on back)...bird was tiny, harldy bigger than a thrush, but expertly grabbed a greenfinch from the bird table without a pause.
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Peter Phillips
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Hi All,
Just found and joined the forum,
My name is Peter Phillips from Ardee. When I am not commuting I like to do a bit of birding or ringing.
I think I have met some of you. Enda at the coast and Breffni at Belfast Lough. I am guessing that Sandra is the Little Tern lady.
Look forward to seeing you all on monday night at the Spirit Store
Peter
Just found and joined the forum,
My name is Peter Phillips from Ardee. When I am not commuting I like to do a bit of birding or ringing.
I think I have met some of you. Enda at the coast and Breffni at Belfast Lough. I am guessing that Sandra is the Little Tern lady.
Look forward to seeing you all on monday night at the Spirit Store
Peter
the 3 yanks are still present in Louth today,forsters tern-cruisetown,black brant-carlingford &green wing teal-Dundalk docks with 5 eider at hermitage(thanks sandra,margaret&tommy)also 6 little egrets at belurgan
welcome Peter a while since we last met,maybe we"ll see a bit more of you in the coming weeks/months ahead
welcome Peter a while since we last met,maybe we"ll see a bit more of you in the coming weeks/months ahead
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Birding The Gambia - A Talk and Slide Show 7PM
PLEASE NOTE TALK WILL START AT 7PM INSTEAD OF THE USUAL 8PM
On Monday the 20th of November '06 Lorraine Benson will give a talk and slide show about a birding trip to The Gambia in West Africa at the Spirit Store. The Gambia is one of the most accessible and affordable countries in west Africa - it also boasts over 500 species of bird. The talk will cover the birds seen on the group trip as well as some practical information on getting there (but will be interesting even if you never plan to go!).
The talk will start about 7:00pm.
Admission free - any contributions welcome.
PLEASE NOTE TALK WILL START AT 7PM INSTEAD OF THE USUAL 8PM
On Monday the 20th of November '06 Lorraine Benson will give a talk and slide show about a birding trip to The Gambia in West Africa at the Spirit Store. The Gambia is one of the most accessible and affordable countries in west Africa - it also boasts over 500 species of bird. The talk will cover the birds seen on the group trip as well as some practical information on getting there (but will be interesting even if you never plan to go!).
The talk will start about 7:00pm.
Admission free - any contributions welcome.
Gerry o Neill
Well-known member
Peter Phillips
Well-known member
Went to Lurgangreen today- high tide. Had 7 Little Egrets, 21 Greylag and 29 Greenland White-fronts no sign of geese at Stabbannon/Annagassan or Dromisk. Had distant views of probable Black-throated Diver at Cruisetown.
Beautiful light today - no heat haze, cold and clear in the afternoon sun...watched a peregrine take a roosting redshank and eat it, also good views of the lighter buzzard and a pupole sandpiper at balaggan point - first time i've seen the latter there.
