County Louth (formerly Dundalk Bay) local patch. (1 Viewer)

[carmojp]

that's a great shot Peter!

 

[Mr Hornblower]

Well done Peter, great photo - Thanks

 

[Peter Phillips]

Thanks!!

 

[mak3154]

great shot and find Peter, BTW a cattle egret has turned up today at castle espie in Comber Co Down

 

[OBROIN]

Nice shot Peter, was shortly after I had left on Monday. Was up beside Premier Periclase on Wednesday morning and got a few pics of it in the distance. Massive crops. No sign of it since.



Matt.

 

[Peter Phillips]

Great photos Matt. The best I have seen so far.

ps Maurice Conaghty found the Crane.

 

[Peter Phillips]

great shot and find Peter, BTW a cattle egret has turned up today at castle espie in Comber Co Down

I wonder if its the Hillsboro bird? No Cattle Egret on the Louth list..yet..

 

[OBROIN]

Maurice rang me Sunday and I was there with Billy and Maurice Monday morning, Had to buzz off early and was only home when Billy rang me to say it was there. Could,nt go Tuesday so was glad to get on Wednessday. A little bit of excitement into our dull lives. Wont be long now until the terns are back.
Matt.

 

[Steve29]

One of two buzzards soaring near the Ardee Road just outside Dundalk today.

BTW great crane shots!

 

[Steve29]

Dipper from the Castletown river - just beside the MI. A pair are nesting under the motorway bridge. Kingfisher whizzed past as well.

 

[frank c]

Had a Great White Egret this morning at Lurgan Green.

 

[Peter Phillips]

Had a Great White Egret this morning at Lurgan Green.

HI frank, Just wondering where was the Great White Egret. Was it feeding in one of the channels or was it just flying by?

Thanks in advance

Peter

 

[frank c]

Hi Peter, Was in one of the channels, looked for it this morning but no sign also flushed a small bird from the lane, crake or something have no idea what it was . Sandwich Tern this morning off Giles Quay, two Sand martin back at Templetown.

 

[Peter Phillips]

Avocets Lurgangreen

Hi Peter, Was in one of the channels, looked for it this morning but no sign also flushed a small bird from the lane, crake or something have no idea what it was . Sandwich Tern this morning off Giles Quay, two Sand martin back at Templetown.

Thanks for that Frank. Shame about the crake!Or whatever it was...

2 Avocets found this evening by Eamon Larrissey in the main channel at Lurgangreen . Very distant pic attached you have to use some imagination and they were roosting.

Possibly a county first?

 

[Peter Phillips]

The bird you flushed from the lane. Did you see in what direction or where it flew to?

 

[frank c]

Yes Peter, bird flew in a wide arc up towards the houses at the top of the lane near the main road.

 

[brian mccloskey]

avocets

hi all
the 2 avocets were still showing well at lurgangreen at 5.15 today

 

[frank c]

Cattle Egret on Louth List now Peter.

 

[Peter Phillips]

Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret on Louth List now Peter.

I had a frustrating twitch for the Cattle Egret this evening. It was on show 2 minutes before I arrived, but did not show again, it was hidden in the channel. We had what was presumably the Great White Egret going to roost in near darkness in the conifers along the Fane, west of Lurgangreen.

A pretty respectable list of rare birds there over the last couple of days.

Great White Egret
Cattle Egret
Avocet
Pink footed Goose
Black Brent
Canada Goose
Barnacle Goose

Who knows what else might be lurking out there in the marsh!

 

[frank c]

Cattle Egret was roosting at Seabank at 4:30 pm this afternoon befor seen flying off.