County Galway Birding (local patch) (2 Viewers)

[John Carey]

Have we spotted flycatcher on county list yet?

Marianne and Aoife had one yesterday.........

 

[birdsgalway]

County List 2009

176 Spotted Flycatcher (Marianne and Aoife 06.06.09)

Had a very enjoyable trip on the Corrib from Birchall with Brendan. Common Gulls have hatched on the islands, little grey downy balls running around. I had originally though the Common Terns were nesting also, but in fact they are Arctic Terns as the attached photo shows.

Plenty of Greylags also and just sorry I miss that 'nature in the raw scene with the Fox'

 

[birchall]

I saw Simon King do this on telly the other night and it reminded me to post these photos of Olive entertaining some robins to lunch. One of the robins perched on and took food from the palm of her hand last weekend but I wasn't there to photograph it. Hopefully soon.

The robins have been flying into our utility room (and occasionally our kitchen) for food all summer.

 

[birdsgalway]

County List 2009
177 Great Grey Shrike Inishbofin (Rory Brett) 13th June

Brendan great shots with the Robin next ye will be talking to them and Mr. & Mrs Doolittle comes to mind.

Few none birding shots from the weekend including male and female Black-tailed Skimmers very scares dragonfly.

 

[Brosnabirder]

Down at Lough Rusheen yesterday.

Not a lot about. Not many waders as yet with only a single Bar-tailed Godwit and the usual Oystercatchers and Curlew. 28 Sandwich Terns and assorted Gulls. Also one yellow ringed BH Gull. I got a partial code. Mistook a D on the end for O at range but after some detective work on Eoin Mc Greal's part it turns out the bird was ringed last summer on Lough Mask. Also 2 juvenile BH Gulls present.

 

[Dermot Breen]

177 Wilson's Petrel
John Brittain had one bird with Stormies off Slyne Head yesterday. Bird in active wing moult about 4-5 new inner primaries. Also replacing feather on upperwing coverts. Interesting pattern on base of outer tail feathers.
Photos attached here and in next post.

Dermot

 

[Dermot Breen]

Some more shots of the Wilson's courtesy of John who now has this and Fea's-type Petrel under his belt already:t:

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[Dermot Breen]

Shots didn't attached for some reason.

 

[Helsinki Birder]

Lovely Shots Dermo! And fair play to John! Looks like this years seawatching season could be a good one!

Owen

 

[Brosnabirder]

There was a Stone Curlew out near Roundstone on Friday. Some pics here http://www.birdsireland.com/pages/rare_bird_news/2009/june_photos.html

Must be about the most unlikely addition to the County List in a long long time. Does anybody know if it's a county first?

Dermot and Aonghus are out there now looking for it but no sign as yet.

 

[birdsgalway]

County List 2009
178 Stone-curlew, (Michael Harris, Murvagh 26.06.09)
179 Roseate Tern (Dermot Breen, Inis Meain 28.06.09)

There was one pre 1991 but I have no details. Thats from the list at the back of the Birds of Galway 1991-2000.

 

[Dermot Breen]

The only previous Galway record is of one seen near Recess on 31st May 1937. An odd place to say the least for one to show up.
No sign of this one at Murvey. Phots's here http://www.birdsireland.com/pages/rare_bird_news/2009/june_photos.html
Pair of Chough down there which may be the Roundstone pair that failed this year.
It looks like a good spot for BB Sands, AGPs, buntings, etc.

Dermot

 

[John Carey]

Lovely photo of the Stone Curlew -aka Dikop in South Africa...means thick head.....funny, that was also applied to many guys I worked with there.

 

[Brosnabirder]

Stone Curlew relocated at Murvey this evening just before ten. Good on ya Dermot

 

[Dermot Breen]

Stone Curlew seen again this morning by Paul Moore, Tom Chadwich et al.
This evening will probably be the best bet. A few of us will be there. Some shots attached taken last night at 21.20hrs (note the last pic isn't a Stone Curlew). Just off phone now with Aonghus who has also had it in flight like the lads this morning. Its a very wary bird and I think we were lucky to get it on the deck at all yesteday.

180 Quail Male singing on Clonfert Callow, 29th June, Neal Warnock.

Dermot

 

[birdsgalway]

Was out at Murvey late yesterday, seen the Stone-curlew but very distant. Fired of a few shots when it was in flight but were all the proverbial dot in the sky images.

Out at Birchall on Monday seen the usual suspects and most of the chicks are about to fledge from Birchall Rock. Also 2 Common Sandpipers and a Ringed Plover.

 

[birdsgalway]

180 on the county list was reached last year 2008 on the 2 September by Michael Davis with 3 Black Terns at Rahasane.

 

[Brosnabirder]

Back to normal now after the Stone Curlew.

At Rusheen this morning, 15 Greenshank (in mostly summer plumage) 11 Greenshank there Monday. Build up of Redshank over last week or so also. c.40 there today. Also 22 Lapwing, usual Oystercatchers, 15 Sandwich Terns (including 3 juveniles) and 1 Dunlin (adult in summer plumage)

For a different take on Irish birding:
http://www.normanleonardmcfall.blogspot.com/ 8-P

 

[Helsinki Birder]

Seems Just another bitter no life coward to me.......

 

[John Carey]

No good reason to post other than to say that this is post 1000! Conrats Mr. Cuffe on setting up a great local patch and continued success to it!

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