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Old Tuesday 13th March 2012, 19:36   #3876
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Dunany
I went out to have a look for the Eider that were present a few weeks ago. No Eider, but I flushed a Woodcock from the lane at the southern end heading towards the beach. Also a first winter Iceland Gull off shore just south of Dunany.
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Old Wednesday 14th March 2012, 15:16   #3877
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The best today 3 Pink- footed Geese, Canada Goose, Barnacle Goose and an adult Dark-bellied Brent with the brent and greylag at Lurgangreen
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Old Monday 19th March 2012, 14:13   #3878
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A mobile Crane was seen along the Boyne Estuary today and yesterday..
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Old Monday 19th March 2012, 21:24   #3879
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Attached a photo of the Crane landing. A first for County Louth, I believe. Well done Maurice!
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Old Tuesday 20th March 2012, 20:37   #3880
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nice one Peter!
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Old Wednesday 21st March 2012, 15:35   #3881
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that's a great shot Peter!
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Old Wednesday 21st March 2012, 16:14   #3882
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Well done Peter, great photo - Thanks
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Old Wednesday 21st March 2012, 19:01   #3883
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Thanks!!
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Old Friday 23rd March 2012, 20:26   #3884
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great shot and find Peter, BTW a cattle egret has turned up today at castle espie in Comber Co Down
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Old Saturday 24th March 2012, 12:16   #3885
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Nice shot Peter, was shortly after I had left on Monday. Was up beside Premier Periclase on Wednesday morning and got a few pics of it in the distance. Massive crops. No sign of it since.Click image for larger version Name: crane22.jpg Views: 26 Size: 255.8 KB ID: 375484

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Old Saturday 24th March 2012, 17:00   #3886
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Great photos Matt. The best I have seen so far.

ps Maurice Conaghty found the Crane.
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Old Saturday 24th March 2012, 17:03   #3887
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great shot and find Peter, BTW a cattle egret has turned up today at castle espie in Comber Co Down
I wonder if its the Hillsboro bird? No Cattle Egret on the Louth list..yet..
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Old Saturday 24th March 2012, 18:09   #3888
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Maurice rang me Sunday and I was there with Billy and Maurice Monday morning, Had to buzz off early and was only home when Billy rang me to say it was there. Could,nt go Tuesday so was glad to get on Wednessday. A little bit of excitement into our dull lives. Wont be long now until the terns are back.
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Old Saturday 24th March 2012, 19:50   #3889
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One of two buzzards soaring near the Ardee Road just outside Dundalk today.

BTW great crane shots!
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Old Sunday 25th March 2012, 11:24   #3890
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Dipper from the Castletown river - just beside the MI. A pair are nesting under the motorway bridge. Kingfisher whizzed past as well.
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Old Monday 26th March 2012, 12:33   #3891
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Had a Great White Egret this morning at Lurgan Green.
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Old Monday 26th March 2012, 18:55   #3892
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Had a Great White Egret this morning at Lurgan Green.
HI frank, Just wondering where was the Great White Egret. Was it feeding in one of the channels or was it just flying by?

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Old Tuesday 27th March 2012, 13:27   #3893
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Hi Peter, Was in one of the channels, looked for it this morning but no sign also flushed a small bird from the lane, crake or something have no idea what it was . Sandwich Tern this morning off Giles Quay, two Sand martin back at Templetown.
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Old Tuesday 27th March 2012, 19:12   #3894
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Hi Peter, Was in one of the channels, looked for it this morning but no sign also flushed a small bird from the lane, crake or something have no idea what it was . Sandwich Tern this morning off Giles Quay, two Sand martin back at Templetown.
Thanks for that Frank. Shame about the crake!Or whatever it was...

2 Avocets found this evening by Eamon Larrissey in the main channel at Lurgangreen . Very distant pic attached you have to use some imagination and they were roosting.

Possibly a county first?
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Old Tuesday 27th March 2012, 19:16   #3895
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The bird you flushed from the lane. Did you see in what direction or where it flew to?
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Old Wednesday 28th March 2012, 09:39   #3896
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Yes Peter, bird flew in a wide arc up towards the houses at the top of the lane near the main road.
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Old Wednesday 28th March 2012, 17:05   #3897
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the 2 avocets were still showing well at lurgangreen at 5.15 today
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Old Wednesday 28th March 2012, 18:36   #3898
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Cattle Egret on Louth List now Peter.
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Old Wednesday 28th March 2012, 20:37   #3899
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Cattle Egret on Louth List now Peter.
I had a frustrating twitch for the Cattle Egret this evening. It was on show 2 minutes before I arrived, but did not show again, it was hidden in the channel. We had what was presumably the Great White Egret going to roost in near darkness in the conifers along the Fane, west of Lurgangreen.

A pretty respectable list of rare birds there over the last couple of days.

Great White Egret
Cattle Egret
Avocet
Pink footed Goose
Black Brent
Canada Goose
Barnacle Goose

Who knows what else might be lurking out there in the marsh!
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Old Thursday 29th March 2012, 17:09   #3900
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Cattle Egret was roosting at Seabank at 4:30 pm this afternoon befor seen flying off.
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