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    Cape Clear Warden

    It might be of interest to someone here, BirdWatch Ireland are looking to employ a warden (wildlife officer) for the coming season. Link here http://www.birdwatchireland.ie/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=Prod39tZaqU%3d&tabid=71 Paul
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    Seawatching 2014

    Still a bit early to say but next weekend could be interesting with the first big blow, a very big one by the looks of it. Paul http://www.windguru.cz/int/
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    Seawatching 2014

    Tufted Puffin photographed off the NE coast of the US recently, picture here http://blog.aba.org/2014/06/rare-bird-alert-june-20-2014.html , about the fifth for the Atlantic Ocean. If that didn't whet the appetite for seawatching I notice the sea temperatures around Ireland at the moment...
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    Nuthatch age/sex/race UK

    How far west did it fly!? Paul
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    Diver Id

    Gone out on the irish twitter services and Irish Birding as Monaghan so that needs to be corrected or lots of unhappy people tomorrow. First for NI so then. Paul
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    Diver Id

    Not wishing to start one of those discussions again, and purely for accuracy sake, assuming Lough Fea doesn't straddle the border, which it might as my geographical knowledge of Ulster isn't great, it's in Co Monaghan which is in the Republic of Ireland. And even if it was in Northern Ireland it...
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    Neil Hayward's ABA 2013 Big Year

    Accrding to ABA FB page he got Great Skua today. Paul
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    Bites and birding

    Owen I've been bitten by these *?#$*rs too this year. I'm told that loads of people have been presenting at doctors surgeries this summer with bites and Mosquitos are being blamed, mainly it's said due to the hot summer. I don't know how correct this is but I know that I and a number of others...
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    Tawny Owl in Northern Ireland

    According to Irishbirding.com The National Trust have moved a Van Morrison concert next weekend to the back of the gardens to avoid disturbing the Tawny! It had better be accepted as a genuine vagrant after that. I wonder will he dedicate 'My Brown Eyed Girl' to it? Paul
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    Tawny Owl in Northern Ireland

    Yes, more info here http://nibirds.blogspot.ie/ , just a couple of known escapes in the RoI over the years. Paul
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    Net Trapping

    This was posted on the Irish BirdNet earlier and probably deserves wider notice. Shocking images. Paul [Attachment(s) from Neil and Liz Baker included below] has anyone seen Lesser Grey Shrikes this month ? you should have !!!!!! Neil Neil and Liz Baker, Tanzania Bird Atlas, P.O. Box 1605...
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    Buzzard in Cork

    Only one attached for some reason so here's another
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    Buzzard in Cork

    By right this should be straightforward, Buzzards are common enough in Ireland now to see them regularly but this bird from yesterday is leaving me with a little niggle. The grabs attached are about as good as the views I got, it was just a silhouette on a murky day with no plumage details...
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    Starting Blocks...Aquatic Warblers, UK...

    I've been trying to tape lure an Aquatic at Ballyvergan Marsh in south east Cork for the past 3 autumns and the conclusion I've come to is they're rare in Ireland! It might be a bit early in the autumn yet given that alot of things take a while to filter west, most of the Irish records are in...
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    Ringed plover with Semi P plover head pattern

    Hi, I've been looking at Ringed for around twenty years on the south coast of Ireland checking for SPP and only twice have I seen birds with the SPP loral pattern. One was a big bird at Ballycotton around ten years ago where the pattern was clearer on one side. The other bird -attached- was...
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    Unusual Pipit in Ireland

    Thanks for the responses to this so far. Most of the littoralis we get here are in early spring coming into sum plum but I'm surprised if one can show bright white outer tail feathers heavy streaking on a white breast and buff edges to the flanks and brownish tones to the mantle, just how...
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    Unusual Pipit in Ireland

    I should add that these shots were sent to someone with plenty of Japonicus experience who says the upperpart streaking rules that out. It would also appear to rule out Water Pipit and Rock. Incidentally there is a Water Pipit and Littoralis Rock Pipit also present at Ballycotton. In the field...
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    Unusual Pipit in Ireland

    I wonder what people make of this Pipit currently present at Ballycotton. Attached are a few video grabs taken in bad light on tuesday. The bird is slightly larger than a Meadow Pipit and is browner on the upperparts than is shown in the grabs. The mantle streaking seems too strong for...
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    Unusual Brent Goose

    Hi I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on this Brent Goose which has been present in Cork Harbour Ireland for several weeks.It doesn't appear to fit any of the three races and has been mooted as a possible Grey bellied Brent. The bird is in a small flock of Pale bellied and one Black Brant...
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    Cold weather movements and mortality

    Copied from the Irish Birdnet Mick O Clerys post gives an indication of whats happening all along the south coast of Ireland with a few days now.On a brighter note the weather is to break down here in the next day or so with temps of 8 degrees forecast for wed so anything that can stay alive...
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    Cork birding

    Hi Stevensi whereabouts at Ballyhonock was the Tree Sparrow, thats a rare bird in Cork. Paul
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