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Spring Arrivals

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  • 19-03-2020 9:53pm
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    Zoo4m8
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    Chiffchaff singing at an out farm today..


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    Birdnuts
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    Last few days has seen a growing number of Sand Martin reports from around the country on Irishbiring


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    OpenYourEyes
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    Increasing amount of Lesser Black-backed Gulls around too! Big clearout of duck species, Dunlin, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull and Common Gull from Dublin Bay too!


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    Birdnuts
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    Parents telling me the Chiffchaffs have arrived on there place in North Kildare


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    vistafinder
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    Singing away here too in West Cork with the last two days.

    Plenty of Bumble bee's around the top's of the willow trees.


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    gzoladz
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    I got one on Sunday, nice to see them


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    corks finest
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    gzoladz wrote: »
    I got one on Sunday, nice to see them

    Few in Carrigaline this morning


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    ZX7R
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    My first sallow arrived today


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    DBB
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    ZX7R wrote: »
    My first sallow arrived today

    Fantastic! I've been keeping an eye to the skies over the past few days, waiting for their (and house martins') return :)


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    OpenYourEyes
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    If everyone could record their first summer migrants (of a select few species) at the website below that would be great! It's an educational tool used across Europe to teach children and schools about migration! Only takes a few seconds to log a record!

    http://www.springalive.net/en-ie/migrations/addnew


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    Doctors room ghost
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    DBB wrote: »
    Fantastic! I've been keeping an eye to the skies over the past few days, waiting for their (and house martins') return :)




    I’m watching for them in Galway.no sign yet.
    Apparently there’s cuckoo in according to rte radio one.springwatch.net for sightings


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    DBB
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    DBB wrote: »
    Fantastic! I've been keeping an eye to the skies over the past few days, waiting for their (and house martins') return :)

    Woop woop! Only a few hours later, there's a swallow sitting on a power line outside my sitting room window as I type :D
    Summer is here. They cheer my heart like no other bird does :o
    North east Offaly.
    They're on their way over to you Doctor's Room Ghost :D


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    Doctors room ghost
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    DBB wrote: »
    Woop woop! Only a few hours later, there's a swallow sitting on a power line outside my sitting room window as I type :D
    Summer is here. They cheer my heart like no other bird does :o
    North east Offaly.
    They're on their way over to you Doctor's Room Ghost :D





    Congrats dbb.it’s always lifting to see the first swallows in and god knows we could all do with a lift these days.


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    vistafinder
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    Swallows flying over head today in West Cork and Willow Warblers singing from the tree's.


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    Be right back
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    DBB wrote: »
    Woop woop! Only a few hours later, there's a swallow sitting on a power line outside my sitting room window as I type :D
    Summer is here. They cheer my heart like no other bird does :o
    North east Offaly.
    They're on their way over to you Doctor's Room Ghost :D

    Were they not told not to travel more than 2 kms? In fairness!


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    Be right back
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    I had a house martin nest last year next door. Hope they return too.


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    x567
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    Saw two swallows in east Clare today


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    Birdnuts
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    First Swallow 2day - flew past the car on the M50 near Dublin AP


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    Bsal
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    Chiffchaff hanging around the garden yesterday picking insects/spiders out of the bushes.


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    ZX7R
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    Do sallows mate for lift or just the chick return to the same place as adults


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    Zoo4m8
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    ZX7R wrote: »
    Do sallows mate for lift or just the chick return to the same place as adults

    I think Swallows form breeding pairs when they return in the spring.

    First Willow Warbler singing yesterday, and first Swallows this morning (north Wicklow)


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    Bsal
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    Saw my first swallow in Swords today.


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    ZX7R
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    Zoo4m8 wrote: »
    I think Swallows form breeding pairs when they return in the spring.

    First Willow Warbler singing yesterday, and first Swallows this morning (north Wicklow)

    Looks like my swallow is Missing it partner


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    Birdnuts
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    Big influx of Blackcaps according to my parents these last few days in and around the Naas area of Kildare


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    Goldfinch8
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    Saw my first few swallows of the season while out in the garden in Mayo this afternoon. Lovely to hear that distinctive twitter in the air again. That's what actually caught my attention initially.


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    hawkwing
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    First swallow yesterday in south tipp, was alone but brought the summer :-)


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    Del.Monte
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    A few Martins about in Enniscorthy the last couple of days but too far away to identify whether Sand or House. No Swallows yet.

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    Macdarack
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    Saw the first Swallow today. Love that !


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    4Ad
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    Saw a couple earlier eyeing up the gable end of my house !


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    Macdarack
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    Chiff chaff around since last week,
    Cuckoo is the big one for me.
    Love to hear swifts doing their fly by screaming.


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    Half-cocked
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    Saw Swallows and Sand Martens over Baldoyle today. Saw 2 Terns over the Bay, too far to ID which species.


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