December 24, 2005
G G G Galway
Yesterday went to galway with Conor and Disco Rob.
When we arrived the weather was dire, drizzle and mist and was freezing.
But straight away a 2nd year laughing gull landed on the field beside nimmos pier and gave stunning views.
2 glaucous gulls, a 1st winter and a 3rd winter were off the slipway.
A 3rd glacous gull, another 3rd year was on the field along with a ring billed gull adult.
An adult iceland gull was present around mutton island.
A 2nd year glaucous gull was found and the laughing gull flew around our heads as disco fed it bread!Truly stunning views!
After a few hours the forsters tern, in gorgeous adult winter plumage came into roost on the rocks and gave stunning views!
Flying around the bay for some time after that and allowing us to get to grips with the flight pattern and gizz.
After a brief visit to waterside where there were 4 more ring billed gulls, we left for dublin.
And excellent day with 2 year ticks.
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December 21, 2005
The boys are back in town
On monday i went birding with the beast up louth way.
A slavonian grebe and four long tailed ducks were seen off Hermitage/Salterstown and a drake Ring necked duck was found at mel quarry near drogheda.
Plenty of scoter off laytown.
Tuesday we started off in howth, seeing a few inter fulmars on irelands eye.
Swords had good numbers of lapwing.
Everything else we had we are keeping locations secret for the race but we did find a slavonian grebe and a barnacle goose!
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December 12, 2005
Water in waterford
On saturday, i went down around loughbeg and monkstown gulling.
An adult med gull at carrigaline,a First year ringbilled gull at Monkstown were the best of note.
On sunday myself an H went down to waterford to see Water pipit at kilmeaden and red necked grebe at knockaderry resevoir.
Both birds viewed well.
The water pipit was very attractive and was bird of the day.
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December 05, 2005
The red south is also full of quacks
On saturday we went down aghada way and had about 16 common scoter but no small grebes were present here.One med gull at whitegate, and 8 Med gulls and one ring billed gull were at cuskinny marsh.
On sunday myself and Harry went down dooniskey way in search of quacks.
Here we saw a female goosander (year tick) and a drake ring necked duck amongst massive amounts of teal, tufted duck, wigeon and mallard.
All in all not a bad weekend.
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