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November 15, 2008 - lesser legs |
Took in the 1st winter lesser yellowlegs on the estuary by the railway village on the way to Clon this morning. News late pm of a rival patch-lister finding a male desert 'ear north of Aberdeen fairly got me out of the house but didn't do better than a black-tailed godwit flying over with c.30 curlew - unusual here but not a year tick! |
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November 12, 2008 - nice day for it |
| A sunny calm morning so I dragged myself up to the head, and into Dirk, on the off chance of something rare (or even just a year tick). Not much doing though, with just a party of 12 long-tailed tits in Dirk. A lesser yellowlegs is on the estuary at Clonakilty, by the model railway place, with an adult ring-billed gull nearby. |
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November 8, 2008 - clutching at straws |
Tried seawatching this morning, in a desperate attempt to glean some more year ticks. No luck though, with just 1 bonxie, 1 manx shearwater, 1 great northern diver, 1 red-throated diver and 300 kittiwakes west in an hour. Dirk had 1 chiffchaff and 1 coal tit lingering. |
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November 6, 2008 - there goes the autumn! |
| A good south-easterly (at last) heralded the end of autumn at Galley I suspect. A three hour thrashing failed to produce more than a collared dove at Shite Lane, 1 blackcap and 2 chiffchaffs in Dirk, and feck all anywhere else - very disappointing! |
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November 5, 2008 - last gasp |
| The merest hint of an easterly wind this morning was the first for about 6 weeks! Gave Galley a good thrashing on the strength of this but could only muster 2 bramblings over at Shite Lane, chiffchaff and fieldfare in Dirk, good numbers of blackbirds, song thrushes and a few redwing on the move, 1 snipe, 1 blackcap and 2 more chiffchaffs near the head, which looked new in. The female goldeneye remains on Kilkeran Lake. |
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Galley Head Birding
Birding around Galley Head, County Cork
Year List Challenge 2008
1st Girdleness 106.19%
2nd North Don 105.32%
3rd Folkestone 105.17%
4th Lough Beg 104.24%
5th South Don 103.57%
6th Galley 101.49%
7th Collieston 82.98%
based on last 3 year's average total
updated 17/11/08
Best Patch finds 2008
• Stone Curlew - North Don 29/4
2nd record for NE Scotland
• Cattle Egret - Galley Head 2/6
• Fea's Petrel - Galley Head 15/8
• Citrine Wagtail - Lough Beg 13/9
1st record for N Ireland
• Honey Buzzard - South Don 14/9
• Desert Wheatear - N Don 15/11
3rd record for NE Scotland
1996-2004 Cork Bird Report
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