What wildlife do you see

ganmo

Within 2 minutes of each other today I spotted a deer and what I can only call a hawk(fast moving) but I know that there is a long list of wildlife around here including
Buzzards
Kestrels
Grouse(I only hear them)
Pheasants
Foxes
Rabbits
The odd hare
I'm sure there's other creatures that I don't notice. So what do you see?

charolais0153

ganmo wrote: »

Within 2 minutes of each other today I spotted a deer and what I can only call a hawk(fast moving) but I know that there is a long list of wildlife around here including
Buzzards
Kestrels
Grouse(I only hear them)
Pheasants
Foxes
Rabbits
The odd hare
I'm sure there's other creatures that I don't notice. So what do you see?

Rabbits and mice. The odd fox or phesanat

Birdnuts

As well as the usual stuff - my coastal spot in North Mayo allows views of Dolphins, Seals and a large male Otter. Large variety of sea-birds too as there is an island offshore with terns etc. breeding. Spotted a fine stag some years back near the mountain and have some Pine Marten, Hares and Stoats

zetecescort

have a lot of bats here, see them at dusk.

Capercaillie

Corncrake
chough
Barnacle geese
Greylag geese
Irish Hare
Skylark
meadow pipit
wheatear
stonechat
sedge warbler
Brent geese
Curlew
whimbrel
foxes, grey crow :mad:
great yellow bumblebee
early purple orchid
marsh orchid
twite

Sam Kade

ganmo wrote: »

Within 2 minutes of each other today I spotted a deer and what I can only call a hawk(fast moving) but I know that there is a long list of wildlife around here including
Buzzards
Kestrels
Grouse(I only hear them)
Pheasants
Foxes
Rabbits
The odd hare
I'm sure there's other creatures that I don't notice. So what do you see?

The Hawk was more than likely a sparrow hawk.

blue5000

Buzzard
Male and female sparrow hawks
Bats
Hare
feckin badgers
Rabbits
Pheasant
Duck
Heron/Crane
Fox.

Icelandicseige

Hares
Grey squirrels
Few pheasants at certain times
The odd fox
Seen a barn Owl in the shed one day. He looked like an average sized bird until he opened his wings when he spotted me and flew off 'they were massive'.
Have never seen him back unfortunately.
I read you can build box's to entice them to nest. Will get around to it someday. It's nice to see wildlife around the place.
There is no rabbits with us for some reason..

Edit -- also have heard a woodpecker. Have not seen him yet but he always goes back to the Same tree..when you get close he stops so hard to spot him.

Genghis Cant

Spotted this lad lately Bedstraw Hawkmoth. I counted 8 of them on a small stand of Rosebay Willowherb in the garden.

laoch na mona

hares
foxes
rabbits
the odd deer
kestrels
buzzards
pheasants
theres mink but I've never seen them
crows, pigeons, magpies and loads of garden birds

pedigree 6

Buzzards
Foxes
Rabbits
Pippitstrell bats
Wood pidgeons
Frogs
Stoat
Badgers (not seen them but see evidence of them at dungpats in one field)
Starlings
Sparrows
Rooks
Jackdaws
Ravens
Grey crows
Magpie
Swallows
Shrews
Hedgehog

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Frogs
Bats - don't know which ones.
Badgers
Hedgehogs
Stoats
Mink
Pine Martin (twice) first time last year.
Mute and Whooper Swans
Buzzards
Long eared owl (i think)
Barn owl
White tailed eagle - once in NC Dublin 6 years ago confirmed by the Golden Eagle Trust.
Heron
Various gulls
Cormorants
Rabbits
Hare
Otter only twice.
Fox
Snipe
Widgeon on occasion
Mallard
Pheasant
Cockoo - at the bog.
And lots of Cinnabar Moth caterpillars when pulling ragwort.
I wish I was more knowledgeable identifying birds.
Red Kite and Lapwing in NC Dublin

mikeoh

Red squirrels

Lady Haywire

Birds- There's loads and I ain't too bad at recognising them so I'll give the list of ones I'd see on a day to day basis a lash- Robin, sparrows, chaffinch, blue/coal/great tits, goldfinch, occasionally a shy male bullfinch, skylark, dunnocks, narky greenfinch, siskin, wren, goldcrest, treecreeper, blackbird, thrush, cuckoo, woodpigeon, crows, grey crows, jackdaws, jays and mags. Buzzards, kestrel, sparrowhawks & one other raptor bird I can't identify but he's huge and dark brown, would only spot him at a certain area and he always flies away before I spot him perched. Down at the lake there's mallards, heron, whimbrel, a cormorant & those diving ducks, forget their name. Would spot the occasional kingfisher too, plus the two different kinds of swan, the whoopers will be here soon I expect.
I haven't seen them but I'd hear snipe drumming & there's a couple of curlew who get going in the evening, also a few warblers who I find hard to differentiate between.

Bigger yokes, mink (fúckers), pine martin (bigger fúckers), foxes, badger, lots of hare, three otters in the lake & they will come up close to the kayak, pheasant, hedgehog, stoat. There are also lots of bats, the small ones, pippistrelle or something? I only know that because I found one in the house one day and had to catch him and put him in a shed, normally just see them flying.
Lots of shrews and fieldmice too, but there's three less this morning as I had three lovely mice on my windowsill, thanks cats. Appreciate it :pac:

bogman_bass

used to have kingfishers down by the river but haven't seen any in a while now

rliston

So far this week
Fox
Hare
Frogs
Shrews
Pheasants
Sparrowhawk.
Also crows, magpies, wood pidgeons and smaller song birds.
Had half a newt dropped outside the door by one of the cats earlier in the year

ganmo

Clocked a deer running at 45kph this morning, and a red streak out of the corner of my eye that must of been a red squirrel

Limestone Cowboy

Goats....so many goats everywhere. Badgers, foxs and hares in huge numbers. Come across them very regularly. Pine martins now and again and very rarely see squirrels but every stone you lift in around bushes will have a stack of hazelnuts under it so there must be a lot of them about. Only ever seen a deer around here once and I got the fright of my life. Wouldn't be too well up on bird species.

serfspup

replies to this tread proves my belief that farmers are far more intrested in the wildlife around them than given credit for.

I would be very much into natural history so my list would be to long to even start
but what worries me is what I am not seeing butterflies in particular the past few years ,red butterflies peacocks,tortoiseshell,paited ladies,red admirals have been very scarce.

Pacoa

Saw a black rabbit the other day, think he was a wild one but not sure. Have yee ever seen black rabbits in the wild?

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Pacoa wrote: »

Saw a black rabbit the other day, think he was a wild one but not sure. Have yee ever seen black rabbits in the wild?

There used to be lots of piebald rabbits about in my place in NCD. I assumed they were offspring off a domestic rabbit that escaped and bred with wild rabbits

twin_beacon

bogman_bass wrote: »

used to have kingfishers down by the river but haven't seen any in a while now

I've seen a few lately, in three different locations. They are hard to spot at distance as they are so small. Lovely little birds.

Deer are fairly common around us, to the point that you really need to be looking out for them at night while driving. Lots of bats, hard to see them but very easily heard at night. Good few foxes, and pheasants. I think I have only ever seen one owl. I do a lot of fishing, so I see lots of swans, herons, ducks, a fair few mink (brave little buggers), and the odd otter, although that are usually heard and rarely seen.

MF290

I hear a cuckoo a fair bit at home. There's a Herron about along the canal. I never see any badgers about (touch wood), saw one at home once a few years ago and another heading home from the beer last night. Just thinking there is a lot of wildlife in the city, amazing how they've adapted and aren't quite as afraid of humans

feartuath

Pacoa wrote: »

Saw a black rabbit the other day, think he was a wild one but not sure. Have yee ever seen black rabbits in the wild?

Usually a black rabbit in the wild is a sign of inbreeding.
Years ago the poacher never took a black rabbit as the game keeper would miss them straight away.

feartuath

Foxes
Badger
Hares
The odd rabbit in places
Pine marten
Deer
Lots of song birds around the feeders
Pheasants
Duck
Grouse when on the hill
Cuckoo
Goats on the hill
Swallow
Bats
Buzzard
Hawk

The best place to see grey crows and magpies is in my traps.

whelan2

Pacoa wrote: »

Saw a black rabbit the other day, think he was a wild one but not sure. Have yee ever seen black rabbits in the wild?

Yes used to be a black rabbit on our outfarm. There was also a person who used to dump their unwanted animals near out gate. Rabbits, guinea pigs, cocks and ducks. They would then post on animal cruelty on facebook. Made a comment about people dumping animals that looked like the ones in her fb photos and it never happened again

whisky_galore

Seems to be a lot more hawks around now.

Saw an otter once in the river, kept very quiet and watched him for a while.

Also I see some unusual small birds that I've never noticed before like goldcrests.

Piles of bats in an old dwelling house, wrens come into the sheds when the doors are open, poking around for spiders and things.

Tried to catch a problem rat in a cage trap once and ended up with a hedgehog, left him go of course.

Was away up in Donegal around Malin head a few years ago, heard a corncrake, only time I ever heard one that wasn't on tv.

thegreatgonzo

serfspup wrote: »

replies to this tread proves my belief that farmers are far more intrested in the wildlife around them than given credit for.

I would be very much into natural history so my list would be to long to even start
but what worries me is what I am not seeing butterflies in particular the past few years ,red butterflies peacocks,tortoiseshell,paited ladies,red admirals have been very scarce.

We have a few Buddleia bushes planted and the butterflies seem to love them. Still didn't see as many this year though:(

Olishi4

Birdnuts wrote: »

As well as the usual stuff - my coastal spot in North Mayo allows views of Dolphins, Seals and a large male Otter. Large variety of sea-birds too as there is an island offshore with terns etc. breeding.

Have you seen any jellyfish? I was on the beach a few weeks ago, not in Mayo and spotted at least 15 on the shore.

Apparently there is a lot of them around the Irish Coast lately. I looked them up when I got home and it seems all but one were Lions Mane jellyfish. The other one I think was Man O'War.