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County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch. (29 Viewers)
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Derek Watters
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Welcome to the forum Neal. Spotted Sand sure is proving a difficult bird to locate. Despite decent search of the area this morning by myself and several other birders, no sign of it. I must have just missed you yesterday at the barn owl site.
Sancho. If you are going to Newry, the coastal route round Carlingford and Omeath (via Giles Quay) could save you up to an hour in traffic! PS Dont forget the pect sandpiper which is showing well at Lochbrickland Lake - only 10mins North of Newry on the main Belfast road.
Sancho. If you are going to Newry, the coastal route round Carlingford and Omeath (via Giles Quay) could save you up to an hour in traffic! PS Dont forget the pect sandpiper which is showing well at Lochbrickland Lake - only 10mins North of Newry on the main Belfast road.
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Thanks Derek, the anticipation is killing me....a spotty and a pec, and a car-ful of low-priced, low-vat goodies!!! Just don´t tell the Patriotic Police (BTW...any binocular shops in Newry?
)FRANKIE292
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Hello - here at last!
Hi Boys - finally made it online. Watch this space!
Hi Boys - finally made it online. Watch this space!
Derek Watters
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Frankie - a spotted sandpiper and even more remarkable, learning to use the internet, all in one week! :eek!:Hi Boys - finally made it online. Watch this space!
Great to see you online - so what rare vagrant have you lined up for us next??
beanbagbirder
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for the barn owl the first half hour of proper darkness, not dusk, is when i've seen it and every time it has come from the left side as you leave town and headed across the road to the fields beyond
Derek Watters
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Thanks Beanbagbirder. So 4.30 to 5pm would be best? I intend checking again tomorrow evening, so fingers crossed. Have you seen it each time at the cut hedge on the left as you exit town?
Helsinki Birder
Stealth Birder
Barnowl feeding along the M1 at the duleek exit at drogheda monday night.
Owen
Owen
Peter Phillips
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I had a fly overBarn Owl this morning, 6.30. South end of Ardee Town.
Derek Watters
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I had another look for the Ardee Road Barn Owl this evening from 4.55pm to 6.10pm but had no luck. There are two hedges cut back on this strech of road - one on the left just past the filling station and the other further out on the right opposite the Manor ... development fence/screen. Checked both and also the drive up to St Olivers hospital which is lined with mature beech etc.
Hi Boys - finally made it online. Watch this space!
Howya Frankie - I suppose it took a county record to do it!
Anyway I would nominate the spotted sandpiper as bird of the year so far, the GSW being a very close second, and still a month to go!
Hi Breffni
No. Not at all, been trying to get on online for months, no good with computers, had to get my daughter Sharon to help me, by the way what was the GSW can't remember.
Gerry o Neill
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Derek Watters
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I was out on the marsh at the end of the Shore Road this morning (11.42am) when I heard an aircraft north of my location. Looking towards Rockmarshall I saw a smalll yellow aeroplane almost at sea level - I thought it was in trouble! Viewing through my bins it was approx 80ft above the water level and made three very low passes before heading NE towards Carlingford. The aircraft on each occasion flew into and scattered large flocks of birds that it had disturbed.
Apart from the dangers of such low flying (is this allowed?), the danger is obviously increased dramatically when large numbers of birds are flying in the area. Plus the distrubance caused to the birds iun the area.
The aircraft was on 1950's / 60's looking design, single engined, strutted-high winged, with two wheels at the front and a smaller one under the tail.
Any reports of similar occurances before??
Apart from the dangers of such low flying (is this allowed?), the danger is obviously increased dramatically when large numbers of birds are flying in the area. Plus the distrubance caused to the birds iun the area.
The aircraft was on 1950's / 60's looking design, single engined, strutted-high winged, with two wheels at the front and a smaller one under the tail.
Any reports of similar occurances before??
Derek Watters
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gareth2005
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If you can get the reg of the plane on the wings we might be able to find out the owner. I know that there does be a kit plane flying around the area most weekends, not sure what colour though
Its illegal to disturb birds on an Spa no matter what the reason - you need the aircraft reg to report, a photo might do - the web site for reporting is here: http://www.iaa.ie/index.jsp?&1n=93&p=139&n=402&a=0
gareth2005
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Positive ID of a Barn Owl flying over the bypass past Xerox at the new roundabout at 23:58 tonight
Maybe we should try to find out their nest sites to protect them or even just provide an alternate artificial nest box in the area?
What kind of area do they normally cover in their territory?
Maybe we should try to find out their nest sites to protect them or even just provide an alternate artificial nest box in the area?
What kind of area do they normally cover in their territory?
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