4 snow buntings in Baltray at lunchtime today. Didn't have scope with me so attached photo is poor, I wasn't even sure if they were in the photos when I took them.
Yes. I think you can just about make out the 3 dark necks! It was much easier when they were 'heads up'. I took about 20 digiscoped shots and would you believe not a single bird had its head up in any of the shots. They must have been busy getting some food into them, before they went to roost. Its a great place for geese, but from the end of the lane (where I took the shots)they are always very distant, unless they are having a bath/drink in one of the channels.
Nice one Sandra. I spent 3 hours yesterday afternoon (Tuesday) looking for Snow Buntings at Baltray - walked the legs off myself and covered all possible areas, but to no avail. I think they may occassionally fly the 100 yards or so over the Boyne to the Meath side. Unless someone has them in a cage, I'm not going back up to look for them!4 snow buntings in Baltray at lunchtime today.
Are the other geese (apart from the Brent) Greylags or White fronts? Are the Greylags there wild birds?
Looked in the Dempsey/O'Clery book but couldn't see an answer.
Wish I'd known about that place when I worked near Dromiskin a few years ago
Hi DolceJust wondering are these pictures of a pair of Carrion Crows as not sure. Whatever they are they like sitting on top of this particular roof often enough to notice the size of them.
Hi Dolce
They are Hooded Crows - same species as Carrion Crows but a different race. In England, Wales & S. Scotland Carrion crows prevail, but in Ireland and N Scotland Hooded crows are more common. Where ranges overlap, Hybrids occurs - see Enda's photo on page 64 of this forum. You will also notice that they strech out their necks and move their heads up and down as they call. Visit any shoreline at this time of year and you will see them picking through seaweed and other coastal debris.
You are certainly doing better than me with the Goldfinches Dolce. Despite going to the bother of buying a 20kg bag of nyger seed(!!), there has not been a singe Goldfinch on our feeders since. At my father's house today, there were 2 on his peanut feeder.Have a few pictures of goldfinches feeding that I am quite pleased with and couple of blurry ones of little Dunnocks. The little Dunnocks get away so quickly but will try again. Also think I have two pictures of hooded carrion crows (with the white on body). Anyway will show them later.
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I think you should win a prize for those pictures just AMAZING.