County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch. (5 Viewers)

MargaretM · Feb 2, 2008

The G Heron perched on a tall tree made quite a sight, don't know if this is a usual perch for them.
Baltray Beach had a good number of waders last week, no sign of the Snow Bunting though.
Thought it very quiet at Dunany last week and then spied the Buzzard on the nearby post.

birdsgalway · Feb 2, 2008

MargaretM
Thank you for compliment over on the Galway tread. Heres one right back at ya, great shot of the Buzzard, I have yet to get a one of a Buzzard|=\|, they are scarce over here in the west.
Tom

Peter Phillips · Feb 3, 2008

Nice shots Margaret. Them Buzzards are feckers to get close too.

breffni · Feb 3, 2008

On Saturday had a hen harrier ringtail (91) at rock marshal flying eastwards. There were still a few finches there but numbers down. On sunday rockmarshal was cleared out. Spent a few hours in the mountains and foye woods but only siskins, of which hundreds, and many very vocal goldcrests. There were dozens of finches feeding in the roundabouts near ballymascanlon, amongst which at least one twite. Beside the ballymac hotel carpark i had a treecreeper (92) in the broadleaf trees after a short search. There are three robins battling it out for control of the hotel garden area, primo robin territory.

The glaucous, bewicks and lapland bunting look like blockers!

breffni · Feb 3, 2008

Quick reminder of the talk at the Spirit Store tomorrow at 8pm where Peter will cover rare and scarce birds in Louth in 2007 and Brian Caffery from BWI will do a talk on the Birds Atlas.

breffni · Feb 4, 2008

A few long-tailed ducks were reported off Salterstown on Saturday.

Peter Phillips · Feb 4, 2008

breffni said:
A few long-tailed ducks were reported off Salterstown on Saturday.

3 Iceland gulls at Cruisetown per Gerry O Neill, yesterday. All quiet this morning.

MargaretM · Feb 4, 2008

The talk on Louth 2007 scarce birds by Peter was excellent as was the talk by Brian Caffrey on Birds Atlas in the Spirit Store tonight and a good turnout as usual.

ardnasx1 · Feb 5, 2008

More Maurice Conaghy shots

Here's a few more of Maurice's photos taken in the last year.

MargaretM · Feb 5, 2008

ardnasx1 said:
Here's a few more of Maurice's photos taken in the last year.

Great photos by Maurice.

Peter Phillips · Feb 5, 2008

Thanks Margaret. Nice shots, well done Sandra/Maurice.

There are still at least 2 Iceland Gulls at Cruisetown. One pale,one dark.I checked the Cruisetown Fields,the best was a Merlin and 35 Stock Dove. Plenty of Skylark about.The beach was quiet. About 30 Sanderling.This poor unfortunate Grey Crow was on the beach unable to fly. I put him in a sheltered spot behind the beach. On the way home I had this Buzzard calling his little heart out, beside the road.

breffni · Feb 6, 2008

Two long-tailed ducks (93) distantly visible off giles quay yesterday with the flock of scoter - no sign of the velvet. Also good numbers of great northern divers and red-throated divers.

Peter Phillips · Feb 6, 2008

Well done on the LTDs.

I went out today to do my duty, and complete my winter visit at cruisetown for the Bird Atlas. It just so happens that it falls in the Lapland Bunting field. No luck with the bunting ,but I had a very respectable 54 species for the hour.
Not much of note. Lots of large gulls at Port Oriel. A Peregrine was cruising along the rocks.The fishermen were mending their nets. On the road beside them I found a young Shag, probably a casualty of the very same nets.

About 90 Whooper and 300 Greylag Geese at Cruisetown. They are very flighty. I think someone was shooting in the fields. The geese flew north west.The swans settled near the road.

Work has begun clearing the mess at Hermitage.

I forgot to mention. I had 4 Razorbills flying south yesterday at Clogher Head.

112. Razorbill.

MargaretM · Feb 7, 2008

Drove home via Salterstown and Cruisetown, saw the Whooper Swans in the field close to the road, about 63 in total.

breffni · Feb 7, 2008

Cheap scopes at Aldi on sunday - not sure if they are any good...
http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/2867_4941.htm

MargaretM · Feb 7, 2008

Had a quick flit around today. At Baltray, there was a large flock of Golden Plover, maybe up to 5,000. The noise of them flying was very noticeable, a lovely sight as always. Also lots of Lapwing, Dunlin and some Knot. Also Widgeon and Shelduck
Quiet enough at Clogherhead, had lovely views of this Wagtail and Rock Pipit as they moved up the wall, pretty much oblivious to me leaning out the car window, madly snapping away.

Peter Phillips · Feb 7, 2008

Nice shots of the Rockit, Margaret.

re Whoopers. I think that second from the left in my first shot is a 1st winter Whooper (at least I hope it is).

breffni · Feb 8, 2008

With lambing well underway the ravens and buzzards are cleaning up the mess - this sheep tolerated the raven picking ticks from around its head...

Derek Watters · Feb 9, 2008

Early nesting

Starlings have nested in the corner roof space of my next door neighbour's house for as many years as I can remember.
I noticed this morning that they now appear to be mated and are nest building / repairing! Alot earlier than previous years.
That said, with temperatures expected to hit 16C today and tomorrow, I'm not surprised they're starting early.

gasj · Feb 10, 2008

Thought you might like to see picture of Buzzard (regular visitor to woods here in Bellingham) taken this week .

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