April 30, 2005
more phylloscs & a tick
more around at Galley today but nothing out of the ordinary. 4 chiffchaffs and 8 willow warblers indicated that new birds had come in.
Things livened up in the afternoon with the news that there was a cattle egret in clonakilty. Tick!
April 25, 2005
little movement
A stumble down dirk revealed 2 chiffchaffs, 2 willow warblers and a male blackcap, which was nice.
April 24, 2005
he's still here
not much new in today with 3 chiffchaffs, 1 willow warbler and a brief glimpse of the hoopoe in dirk bay again.
April 23, 2005
Cronin gets a tick
Had the dubious pleasure of mr cronin's company today, and he managed to get himself a tick too. There wasn't too much around, with only 4 chiffchaffs and 1 wheatear when the jammy git flushed a hoopoe at his feet, in dirk bay - the second record for Galley this spring.
Hoopoe - Dirk Bay, Galley Head | photo: c cronin
April 18, 2005
more of the same
again, a bit of a quiet day with only 2 chiffchaffs and 1 willow warbler knocking about.
April 17, 2005
ooo migrants
well, not much to get excited about! 3 wheatears and 2 chiffchaffs was about it.
April 06, 2005
Just happened to be in the area
OK so it wasn't at Galley but, in fairness I couldn't not mention ticking the belted kingfisher up at Peterculter at 5.50 am on the bank of the River Dee. What a cracker!
April 03, 2005
no shrike
Not so much around today - just a couple of willow warblers and no sign of the woodchat, much to the disappointment of the 2 birders I met looking for it.
April 02, 2005
another saturday score
A week after finding the first good mig of the spring and conditions looked ok for another - light south-easterly winds and warm. It was quite quiet at first with just 1 chiffchaff, 1 sand martin and 1 willow warbler but things heated up considerably when I found a cracking male woodchat shrike.
woodchat shrike - Galley Head