Some pictures I took recently

gzoladz

bernard0368 wrote: »

Beauty!

Was she there today? Planning to go down tomorrow.

bernard0368

gzoladz wrote: »

Beauty!

Was she there today? Planning to go down tomorrow.

Yes she was down by Broad lough house northern end of the lough.

gzoladz

bernard0368 wrote: »

Yes she was down by Broad lough house northern end of the lough.

Thanks Bernard so you would recommend the house side rather than the sea side of the louch then?

bernard0368

Yeah,she seems to prefer that side, she supposedly caught the fish by the bridge and few down. This morning if you go right to the gate of the house she was perched on tree to your 11.

gzoladz

bernard0368 wrote: »

Yeah,she seems to prefer that side, she supposedly caught the fish by the bridge and few down. This morning if you go right to the gate of the house she was perched on tree to your 11.

Thank you, going with a friend tomorrow, will let you know how we get on.

gzoladz

The Jay also wanted to see the Osprey

keps

Little Grebe- Bushy Park

flyingsnail

Sparrowhawk with a fresh kill,
I didn't embed the photos due to the mild gore

https://www.flickr.com/photos/130199459@N04/37404574352/in/datetaken-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/130199459@N04/37388102486/in/datetaken-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/130199459@N04/37404574012/in/datetaken-public/

keps

These were in Bushy Park yesterday.

Not sure what type of duck they are??


Bushy Park


Bushy Park

Bushy Park

Bsal

I think they are Tufted duck.

keps

Thanks Bsal:)

keps

Today -banks of Dodder

Long-Tailed Tit

keps

Today: Dodder banks
Very dark- 5000 ISO so grainy

Goldcrest

bernard0368

keps

Dodder today


Grey Heron



Robin


Kingfisher

keps

Caught in the morning light

grey wagtail


oops

This was the one I meant to do


Greywag

keps

( PS - early morning for a retiree is 10.30 am:D)

keps

Some of you may remember a discussion ( initiated by Gustavo) about the possibility of a hybrid Wagtail in Milltown, Dublin

The bird went missing for 5/6 months but has returned in the last few days:

Possible hybrid Wagtail


A video is here


http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=104930191#post104930191

gzoladz

Great find! I will try to go to see it this weekend. I never actually heard back from BWI after so much anxiety about it.

keps

Dodder today

Flasher

Cormorant

keps

The Rhino at the Dropping Well and 'that' wagtail

that wagtail


dipper

Capercaillie

Update from the farm. Got the silage done on Tuesday. Usually mow in middle of September, any late corncrake chicks old enough for mowing then. With the very wet weather had to wait till Tuesday (3rd October) to mow. I was eager to check for evidence of corncrake breeding, after I heard a hen corncrake calling chicks in July. Hen corncrake generally nest within 100m of a calling male so needed to check where the two males were calling during summer (two larger nettle beds, kale and the hogweed patch). Was checking the north nettle bed when a juvenile corncrake flew up from my feet. He flew around 150m down to the end of the nettle bed, with the long legs dangling and the bright red patches on wings very noticable. I nearly dropped dead with the sight. Most corncrake have already left for Africa, the adult calling males leave in August while the second brood chicks will leave as late as the end of the first week in October. This lad was probably from the second brood of chicks.
Unfortunately due to heavy rain I was not able to mow my fen. Fen was mowed last autumn and since it does not get any fertiliser it has only a light crop on it. I will try and get some light grazing for it.
No sign of my Twite on this visit, but left out some supplementary budgie feed for them. Was discussing seed crops for Twite with RSPB and they recommend fodder raddish for Twite, so will sow some next May for them.

keps

@Capercaillie

You are my hero:)


Is tú mo laoch

keps

Dodder( I need to get a life) today


Cormorant caught in the light

After The Storm

Meteorite58

Spotted this guy in the middle f Tralee town today.

Is it a Shaggy Ink Cap ?

amber2

Shrew not too sure which one, probably common shrew.

bernard0368

@ Keps "The Rhino at the Dropping Well and 'that' wagtail"

I spent 10 minutes the other day trying to figure her out. Thought she looked different.

Capercaillie

amber2 wrote: »

Shrew not too sure which one, probably common shrew.

Greater white-toothed shrew.

gzoladz

bernard0368 wrote: »

@ Keps "The Rhino at the Dropping Well and 'that' wagtail"

I spent 10 minutes the other day trying to figure her out. Thought she looked different.

Bwi requested an adn test of the droppings of the test last year, I forwarded them keps video last week and they said they will come back to me.

IF I here anything back from them I will advise. It looks like a Pied but behsves like a Grey.

keps

@gzoladz


Thanks Gustavo for keeping tabs on this.

It was you who spotted the oddity in the 'grey' wagtail pics I posted( and picking up on other info you had) and I have to say 'well done' to you for following it through with BWI