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The Kingfishers of Griffith Park, Dublin
February 09, 2025 - The Common Kingfisher/Cruidín (Alcedo atthis) is one of Ireland's most colourful breeding birds. It is a firm favourite...
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The Belcarra Yellow-crowned Night Heron
January 24, 2025 - Belcarra is a small village in Co. Mayo with a rich history. In Irish birdwatching circles, it is now forever known as t...
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Tysties getting feisty
June 26, 2016 - Black Guillemots, or Tysties as they are known in Scotland, are part and parcel of Ireland's coastline, with the excepti...
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Kittiwakes are brilliant!
June 15, 2016 - Kittiwakes are brilliant. I just love watching these elegant seabirds effortlessly make their way over stormy seas with...
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A wintering Firecrest in Dublin...what a little gem
April 30, 2016 - There are a few regular Autumn and Spring migrants that have escaped me over the years. For example, after 30 years of b...
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Tree Climbing Rails
April 18, 2016 - On my way home from work one evening in March, at dusk, I was making my way across the Luas bridge over the Grand Canal.
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Irish Ring-billed Gulls
April 14, 2016 - A recent brief trip to Cobh to visit the folks, one of the siblings and her progeny (my adorable nieces and nephew), res...
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The Terns of Dublin Docks
October 30, 2014 - The Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, it...
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The Irish Winter GullFest of 2013/2014
April 11, 2014 - It was a winter to remember in terms variety and quantity of stellar "Northern" Gulls. Multiple numbers of Ivory and Ros...
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Laughing in the face of the storms
March 24, 2014 - Laughing Gulls are found primarily on the Atlantic coast of North America and the northern part of South America. It is...
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Pacific Vagrant...the Loon!
March 16, 2014 - Pacific Divers are regular winter visitors around the coast of Japan, particularly around the northern coastline, where...
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There's something special about...Ivory Gulls
February 25, 2014 - There really is something special about high Arctic species such as Polar Bears, Arctic Foxes, Narwhals, Beluga Whales a...
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Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
December 10, 2013 - When news broke in September 2013 that a juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) from North America was found at We...
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The Birds of Ireland: A Field Guide
July 30, 2013 - Hi all, it's been a while since I wrote anything for this blog. That is something which I wish to remedy and attempt to...
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Epson Photo Competition Prize Winner!
November 27, 2012 - I was fortunate to have had a competition entry placed in the Birdwatch Ireland/Epson Winter Birds Photo Competition 201...
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