County Galway Birding (local patch) (3 Viewers)

Helsinki Birder · Jan 9, 2012

seeofbirds said:
Fantastic! I have only just seen this thread!

I am from Cork and head to Belvelly as the best close views of diving ducks which are a favourite of mine!
Do many others head here?

It is not a bad spot. But the channel between little Island and Great Island is even better, with Golden eye, Red Breasted Merganser, Great Northern Diver all present there at the moment and the possibility of other diving species as well.

www.birdwatchcork.com

Take a look at this website for all details on where to go and what to see around Cork.

Regards

Owen

Dermot Breen · Jan 10, 2012

Cuvier's Beaked Whale, Renvyle yesterday and American Wigeon, Rahasane Turlough on Sunday. Heard from John Murphy that there was an obvious American x Eurasian Wigeon there yesterday but no sign of the genuine thing.

Dermot

Morg · Jan 10, 2012

Just looked at pics of the adult Ring-billed Gull down at the the end of Nimmo's Pier and compared it to shots I took in Dec 2010. I am not surprised to find that it is one of the same birds, but I am surprised to see it has exactly the same odd stunted tail feather. Is this a permanent feature on this bird?

Geoff

Left pic: Dec 2010; Right pic: Jan 2012. (Don't be fooled by the similar jpeg numbers - they are 12 months apart).

More shots of this bird on blog at http://morgithology.blogspot.com/2012/01/its-ringer-adult-ring-billed-gull-in.html

Dermot Breen · Jan 19, 2012

Thought I'd get the yearlist started, this is just what I've had so far - 106 species. I'm sure others have had a few more species.

Red-throated Diver
Great Northern Diver
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Cormorant
Shag
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Mute Swan
Whooper Swan
Pink-footed Goose
White-fronted Goose
Greylag Goose
Barnacle Goose
Brent Goose
Shelduck
Wigeon
American Wigeon
Gadwall
Teal
Mallard
Pintail
Garganey
Shoveler
Pochard
Tufted Duck
Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Common Scoter
Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Hen Harrier
Pallid Harrier
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel
Merlin
Pheasant
Moorhen
Coot
Oystercatcher
Ringed Plover
Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Lapwing
Knot
Sanderling
Purple Sandpiper
Dunlin
Ruff
Snipe
Bar-tailed Godwit
Whimbrel
Curlew
Spotted Redshank
Redshank
Greenshank
Turnstone
Mediterranean Gull
Black-headed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Kittiwake
Razorbill
Black Guillemot
Rock Dove
Woodpigeon
Collared Dove
Meadow Pipit
Rock Pipit
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Dipper
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Stonechat
Blackbird
Fieldfare
Song Thrush
Redwing
Mistle Thrush
Goldcrest
Long-tailed Tit
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Treecreeper
Jay
Magpie
Chough
Jackdaw
Rook
Hooded Crow
Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Siskin
Redpoll
Reed Bunting

A few pics from Curhownagh Fish Farm, Errisslanan today. One "good" second-winter Kumlien's, 2-1st, 4-2nd & 2-3rd Iceland and 1-1st Glaucous.

Dermot

AOD · Jan 20, 2012

Can add the following;
107 Peregrine
108 Woodcock
109 Long-eared Owl
Are we counting released BOPS? White-tailed Sea Eagle and Red Kite would make 110 and 111. Far too many shots of pasty sea rats/food species on this forum.

Paul Troake · Jan 20, 2012

I can add...

110 Velvet Scoter (N of Doorus, 7th & 14th)
111 Buzzard (2 at Cloghboley, nr. Ardrahan, 12th)
112 Water Rail (Ahapouleen)
113 Black-tailed Godwit
114 Forsters Tern (again this afternoon, at Newtownlynch Quay)
115 Sandwich Tern
116 Blackcap (male at garden feeder, nr. Ballinderreen, 6th)
117 Yellowhammer (Cloghboley, 18th)

Troakie

AOD · Jan 30, 2012

118 - Great Skua - Lough Corrib, 25/01/2012 - chasing Mallard!

AOD · Feb 4, 2012

119 - Short-eared Owl. Muckrush, Lough Corrib, 01/02/2012.

Dermot Breen · Feb 6, 2012

A few more for the yearlist

120 - Fulmar
121 - Gannet
122 - Smew
123 - Lesser Black-backed Gull
124 - Crossbill
125 - Bullfinch

AOD · Feb 7, 2012

126 - Peregrine

Dermot Breen · Feb 12, 2012

A few pics from last weekend of a Herring with some Caspian influnce that's been hanging around Nimmo's for close to a year now. Adult Iceland also at Nimmo's. Redhead Smew at Loughrea and Short-eared Owl at Lough Corrib.

Dermot

birdsgalway · Feb 13, 2012

Ringed BHG at Nimmo's ringed in Norway

For birds ringed in Norway;
Morten Helberg at email [email protected]

For birds ringed in Denmark;
Kjeld T. Pedersen at email [email protected]

Last CR-Code White ring with black code: JHP9 LBWN(JHP9);RBM
CR-Code White ring with black code: JHP9 LBM;RBWN(JHP9)
Ringing Centre Stavanger Museum (Norway) Ring number 6216052
Species Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Sex Male Age 3 cy+

Date Place Coordinates Observers Days/km/°
10.04 2011 Treschows Bro, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway 59°56'29"N 010°45'56"E Mjelde, John Martin -
06.11 2011 New Rd., Galway City, Galway, Ireland (EIRE) 53°16'00"N 009°05'00"W O` Donaill, Aonghus 210/1417/246
28.11 2011 Colour mark already present: White ring with black code: JHP9 LBWN(JHP9);RBM
Nimmos Pier, Galway, Ireland (EIRE) 53°16'02"N 009°03'12"W Davis, Michael 232/1415/246
11.02 2012 Nimmos Pier, Galway, Ireland (EIRE) 53°16'02"N 009°03'12"W Cuffe, Tom 307/1415/246

abi107 · Feb 13, 2012

This may be of interest to those on the NUIG campus.

For a week or two in the spring when the insects first emerge there are great eye level views of treecreepers in the "courtyard" to be seen from Smokies. There was also a chiffchaff there today (presumably overwintering).

Dermot Breen · Feb 13, 2012

I've seen a few Chiffchaffs on the NUIG grounds in the past. John Carey saw one in there recently also. Nice to see at this time of year.
A few better photos from the last few days.

Dermot

birdsgalway · Feb 20, 2012

Otters at the end of Nimmo's Pier last Thursday 16th. Maybe a sign the water quality is improving!!

Helsinki Birder · Feb 21, 2012

birdsgalway said:
Otters at the end of Nimmo's Pier last Thursday 16th. Maybe a sign the water quality is improving!!

They seem to be everywhere these days. Every day I go out birding now I see at least one Otter somewhere, usually along the coast, but also at rivers and lakes I have been at recently. Their numbers must be quite high these days. Great to see them doing well.

The other day at Ballycotton, I was giving another birder directions to an Iceland gull flying in, which included the sentence, "It's over an Otter right now".

Worked like a charm.

Owen

AOD · Feb 22, 2012

127 Red Grouse, Shannagurraun, Spiddal.

birdsgalway · Feb 26, 2012

Long range shot of the Pallid Harrier

AOD · Mar 3, 2012

Pallid harrier still present up to Thursday evening last (1st). Short-eared Owl at Muckrush giving great views also.

AOD · Mar 12, 2012

Two Short-eared Owls near Muckrush yesterday afternoon.

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