31 January 2013
Dartry: 40+ Waxwing seen in Dartry also Fieldfare
and Blackcap.DF
Waxwing at Dartry (Photo by
Des Fay)
Fieldfare at
Dartry (Photo by Des Fay)
Male Blackcap in Rathgar
garden (Photo by Tom Gregan)
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30 January 2013
Phibsboro: c18 Waxwings briefly on Connaught
Street this afternoon, stripping the hips off an old rose bush.CE
Howth: a solitary Waxwing appeared in our Howth garden this
afternoon.BQ
28 January 2013
Ballymun: Black-tailed Godwits in Poppintree Park.MK
Black-tailed Godwit in
Poppintree Park, Ballymun (Photo by Michael Keating)
Glasnevin: Still there...
Waxwing at Willow Park
Avenue (Photo by Vincent Hall)
27 January 2013
Turvey: the male Hen Harrier was showing well again today
in Turvey and I was lucky to get a photo of him on the ground
making a kill.BK
Three sequence photos of the
male Hen Harrier hunting at Turvey (Photos by Brendan Kneafsey)
Bull Island: Flying against a strong wind over causeway at
Bull today were Pintails, Shovelers and Shelduck.DMacP
Pintail (Photo by Dave
MacPherson)
Shoveler (Photo by Dave
MacPherson)
Shelduck (Photo by Dave
MacPherson)
Glasnevin: 100+ Waxwing at Willow Park Avenue,
Glasnevin.BC
Mistle Thrush hoping the
flock of Waxwing leave some berries at Willow Park Avenue (Photo
by Brian McDonnell)
Waxwing at Willow Park
Avenue (Photo by Brian McDonnell)
Waxwing at Willow Park
Avenue (Photo by Brian Carruthers)
Seven Long-tailed Tits and 1
upside-down Blue Tit in Howth
garden (Photo by Bill Quinn)
26 January 2013
Rush: female Brambling, 2 Tree Sparrow and a male Blackcap
in my garden in Rush.PL
Female Brambling in garden
in Rush (Photo by Paul Lynch)
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Howth: female Blackcap has been in our Howth garden for the
last few days.BQ
Female Blackcap in Howth
garden (Photo by Bill Quinn)
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25 January 2013
Jay in Bray garden (Photo by
Cian Merne)
22 January 2013
Kestrel at Rogerstown (Photo
by Harry Bailey)
Second Kestrel at
Rogerstown (Photo by Harry Bailey)
21 January 2013
This afternoon during a
light snowfall this male Blackcap appeared in our Howth garden
(Photo by Bill Quinn)
Drimnagh: I just saw a small flock of Waxwings, about 14,
on my return from the school run in the snow - they were in a tree
in Manor Estate, Dublin 12.PF
First Winter Razorbill taken
in Howth Harbour this morning (Photo by Bill Quinn)
19 January 2013
Tolka Branch January Outing - Dun Laoghaire to Bullock
Harbour
GF & JF saw 20 Waxwing at the Martello tower in
Sandymount en route to Dun Laoghaire from the Bots.
West Pier, Dun Laoghaire: 3 Great Northern Diver, 2 Red-throated
Diver, 6 Great-crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Grey
Heron, 3 Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Turnstone, and
lots of Shags in the inner harbour, several Black
Guillemot and a few Common Guillemot in winter plumage
with one in summer plumage.
Over at Windsor Terrace were 3 Mediterranean Gulls, Rock
Pipit, Oystercatcher, and
more Turnstone.
We finished our viewing at Bullock Harbour where we saw a Greenshank.
Other species seen on the day were Redshank, Kittiwake,
Black-headed
Gulls, Herring Gulls, Great Black-backed Gulls, Cormorants,
Pied Wagtail, and Hooded Crow.
Mediterranean Gull at Dun Laoghaire (Photo by Vincent Hall)
Turnstone at Dun Laoghaire (Photo by Vincent Hall)
Coal Tit in Baldoyle Garden (Photo
by Carol Duffy)
Goldcrest in Baldoyle Garden (Photo
by Carol Duffy)
Sparrowhawk in Naul Garden (Photo
by Joe Curtis)
One of 11 Tree Sparrow in Naul Garden (Photo by Joe Curtis)
17 January 2013
Bull Island: 4 Little Grebe and 14 Red-breasted
Merganser feeding at close proximity off Wooden Bridge, Bull
Island approx. 2 hrs. before high tide.CD
Knot get the green light to fly past...
A group of Knot flying over the
Wooden Bridge, Bull Island (Photo by Ger Franck)
Flying at a rate of Knots despite the traffic sign!!
A group of Knot
flying over the Wooden Bridge, Bull Island (Photo by Ger
Franck)
15 January 2013
Howth: family of 5 Shags feeding at base of Howth
east pier.CD
Baldoyle bay: Great-crested Grebe and 7 Red-breasted
Mergansers entering Baldoyle bay about 1 hr before high
tide.CD
Turvey: A male Hen Harrier hunting over the Partridge
field today in Turvey; also a Buzzard with prey near the
north hide.PH
Male Hen Harrier at Turvey (Photo
by Paul Heneghan)
Male Hen Harrier at Turvey (Photo
by Harry Bailey)
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14 January 2013
Redpoll at Rogerstown (Photo by
Harry Bailey)
Bullfinch (male) at Rogerstown
(Photo by Harry Bailey)
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13 January 2013
Turvey: 9.15am a 2nd year male Hen Harrier came in
hunting over the field, but high-tailed it out when the Kestrel
came and chased it away. Not for long though, it was back after
five minutes and caught a mouse, then went to ground. A good start
to our slow 3 hour walk around Turvey park. One hour later, the
Hen harrier put on another hunting display for us over the
"Partridge Field" before we moved on down to the Turvey
North hide. Our sightings for the 3 hour morning walk were... Brent
Geese, Shelduck, Wigeon, Mallard, Gadwall (3), Shoveler, Teal,
Little Grebe, Cormorant, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Hen harrier
(2ndYM), Buzzard, Kestrel, Peregrine, Coot, Moorhen,
Oystercatcher, Dunlin, Redshank, Golden Plover, Grey Plover,
Black-tail Godwits, Lapwing, Curlew, Snipe (fly-pass),
Black-headed gulls, Common gulls, Herring Gulls, Great
Black-backed Gulls, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Pied Wagtail,
Dunnock, Wren, Robin, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Song Thrush, Coal Tit,
Blue Tit, Starling, Magpie, Jackdaw, Hooded Crow, Rook, House
sparrow, Brambling, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Bullfinch,
Linnet, Yellowhammer. BC&JFields.
Griffith Park: I had a Common Kingfisher fly low over the
Tolka River in Griffith Park.FM
12 January 2013
Knock Lake: highlight species in Knock Lake this afternoon: 1 Buzzard;
1 Pochard (female); 1 Reed Bunting; 8 Yellowhammer;
as well as usual Tufted Duck, Coot, Moorhen
and lots of finches.BBG
One of four Tree Sparrows visiting
a Lucan garden this week
(Photo by Joe Geraty)
11 January 2013
Howth: female Bullfinch visiting our
garden on Howth Head for a few weeks now - but there is no sign of
a male.BQ
Female Bullfinch at Howth Garden
(Photo by Bill Quinn)
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Yellowhammer at Rogerstown (Photo
by Harry Bailey)
10 January 2013
Glasnevin: 2 Ravens flying over DCU campus,
Glasnevin, before 9 a.m. today.CM
Male Hen Harrier at Turvey (Photo by
John Fields)
Male Hen Harrier at Turvey (Photo by
John Fields)
9 January 2013
Clontarf: a Fieldfare and 25 Waxwings at Kincora Drive,
Clontarf between 1.30 and 2 p.m. today.GF
Fieldfare at Clontarf (Photo by Ger
Franck)
Waxwing at Clontarf (Photo by Ger
Franck)
5 January 2013
Goldcrest at Rogerstown (Photo by
Brian McDonnell)
Greenshank at Rogerstown (Photo by Brian McDonnell)
4 January 2013
Female Brambling at Rogerstown
(Photo by Dave MacPherson)
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Greenfinch at Rogerstown (Photo by Dave MacPherson)
Black-tailed Godwit at Bull island Causeway (Photo by Bill Quinn)
Male and female Shoveler at Bull island Causeway (Photo by Bill
Quinn)
1 January 2013
Buzzard on the M1 at the Airside
slip road (Photo by John Fields)
Kestrel at Turvey (Photo by John
Fields)
