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birdsgalway · Jun 9, 2010

Chris
Thanks for the Id lesson. Was ok on first photo thanks for the confirmation but the last one Orange Damsely was not sure. Is there a site with photos of the various colour stages for the Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly.

Another ID what animal left this scat. I am assuming it is scat and not a pellet. 45mm in length.

Dermot Breen · Jun 10, 2010

1. "Blueish" Fulmar, near Cleggan.
2. Bottle-nosed Dolphin, off Mace Head, 25th May. One of nine while doing tern survey.
3. Kestrel ringing (under license). Clutch of four.
4. Marbled Coronet, Connemara National Park, 22nd May. Species normally found along sea cliffs?

Dermot

birdsgalway · Jun 10, 2010

Cuckloo in Inismeán today. very close encounter.

No takers on the scat ID?????

Twite · Jun 10, 2010

birdsgalway said:
No takers on the scat ID?????

I'd put my money on Rook pellet.

Regards,

Twite.

Chris Peppiatt · Jun 10, 2010

Scat(?)

Hi Tom,

45 mm is quite large for a pellet, but it kinda looks more like a pellet than a scat to me (rounded ends with no elongated bit where it has come out of the ********). I had as close a look as I could and the stuff in it was pretty general: grass seeds, bettle elytrae and what looks like a small snail shell. It could be a pellet from a corvid. On the other hand, it is in the right size range for a piece of fox poo where the ends have been weathered off and foxy has recently got anything furry or feathery (a bit of a combination of circumstances). Sorry I can't be more definitive, but poo at third hand on a photo isn't easy. You could always send it for DNA testing....

Chris

birdsgalway · Jun 11, 2010

Thanks lads based on your ID info I done a bit more digging on the net and would now agree that it is a Corvid/Rook Pellet.

This is a link to a PDF file which has a good ID chart.
http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/024_bird_pellets.pdf

abi107 · Jun 13, 2010

I got my first views today of a 2010 immature swallow and saw some fly-by feedings.

Neil Sharkey · Jun 17, 2010

Muckrush

Muckrush , which I visited with Paul Hillis yesterday, still has a remarkable no of summering birds: Shoveler, Wigeon, Tufted, Redshank, Bar T. Godwits, Lapwing and (unusually for me) a Greenshank in summer plumage. Also huge numbers of Coot, Mute Swan (and 1 Whooper) and Mallard. A Cuckoo also - they seem more plentiful this year. There might be more there but the near presence of a large herd of cattle, inc. a formidable bull, made us cut short our stay. Care needed.

Irish Kite · Jun 17, 2010

Neil Sharkey said:
A Cuckoo also - they seem more plentiful this year. .

Indeed - going on what I've seen myself and other reports around the country, Cuckoo's are having a really good summer to the extent that they've been heard in a number of places for the first time in decades.|=)|

birdsgalway · Jun 20, 2010

Marsh Fritillary and Dingy Skipper near Moycullen yesterday.

Dermot Breen · Jun 23, 2010

2010 Pelagic

I was wondering if there would be much uptake for another pelagic this August off Cleggan? If so we'd want to book it shortly.

Dermot

birdsgalway · Jun 24, 2010

Glaucous Gull at Long Walk today. 2nd winter or should that be 2nd summer.

Might give the pelagic a miss this year Dermot, just a case of been there done that.

Dermot Breen · Jun 24, 2010

Beautiful Demoiselle
Greater Butterfly Orchid
Grayling
Large Heath
Keeled Skimmer

Cheers Tom, I'd say most people probably feel the same especially after how quiet it was last year. I'll probably head out with John myself at some stage.
Is Storm Petrel and Puffin already on the list??

Dermot

birdsgalway · Jun 24, 2010

County List 2010

167 Puffin
168 Storm Petrel

Was visiting the national school at Roundstone and got a nice surprise of a Little Tern flying up and down the bay. Unfortunlay was not there when the school field trip was under way. But seen 19 species in one hour with senior class.

AOD · Jun 25, 2010

169 Garden Warbler Kilrainey, Moycullen, this morning. At least 4 birds singing with 2 seen well. All credit to May Cashman and her sister who were sure they heard Garden Warblers singing in the area. A visit this morning proved them right.

Pluvius · Jun 25, 2010

In reply to your scat photo. try this for comparison it belongs to a Hooded Crow that has decided to tap on our house windows from around 4am to 7am I assume it is attacking its reflection and left it on the windowsill.

Dermot Breen · Jun 26, 2010

170 Sabine's Gull, John Brittain.

Dermot Breen · Jul 1, 2010

171 Goshawk, Anthony McGeehan

birdsgalway · Jul 2, 2010

Glaucous Gull still at Nimmo's along with the Glaucous+Herring hybrid

Craig thanks for the comparison shot of the Hooded Crow pellet, re-measured the pellet I have and it is 38mm long not 45mm as I previously posted. (I used a ruler this time).

birdsgalway · Jul 15, 2010

A few gull pics from Nimmo's today. Mediterranean, Glaucous and Lesser Black-back Gull

Over the winter the Swan count at the Claddagh was in or around 35, today there are 127.

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