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col wrote a new post, a wader day, on the site Galley Head Birding 1 week ago
May continues to surprise, with a few year ticks still dribbling in. Since the last post, I’ve jammed a huge flock of 16 (count ‘em!) bar-tailed godwits and a soaring buzzard, as well as a wee late fall of spotted […]
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col wrote a new post, more migs, on the site Galley Head Birding 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Its been a busy week for year ticks! Although things slowed down a little after the bumper harvest on 1st May, there’s been plenty of on-patch action to keep me busy. Weds & thurs were quiet enough, with numbers […]
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col wrote a new post, patch bogey nailed at last!!, on the site Galley Head Birding 3 weeks, 3 days ago
An amayzing day on patch!! Galley was heaving with common migrants, and the birding was great! It was a bit like a uk east coast fall, I guess, not something that we are used to over here! The common stuff […]
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col wrote a new post, Bit windy out!, on the site Galley Head Birding 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Bloody ‘ell sheila! Its been nothing but strong northerlies for the past two weeks and up until this weekend, spring had all but stalled! However a singing sedge warbler on thurs night was a sign that birds were […]
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col commented on the post, red-flanked bluetail!!!!, on the site Galley Head Birding 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Sadly the bluetail doesn’t count for the snowy owl trophy as it weren’t me that found it! So the lads are safe enuff, for now….
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col wrote a new post, Night heron treasure hunt, on the site Galley Head Birding 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Today I was Anneka Rice for a while! Got a call about an adult night heron in skibbereen late morning and had a tricky decision to make as I only had an hour before the school run. And skib is 30 mins away. Feck […] -
col wrote a new post, red-flanked bluetail!!!!, on the site Galley Head Birding 2 months ago
Cripes! What a day! Birding wasn’t much of an option this morning having been up with a sickly child all night, but a call from CC just after getting out the shower changed all that… “Drop the kids, there’s a […] -
col wrote a new post, Patch Jam, on the site Galley Head Birding 2 months ago
Birding time was very limited today. Was out for an hour or so first thing this morning, but to be honest it was only really light by the time I’d finished – nothing in the bag at all. Mid-morning the lake caught […]
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col wrote a new post, Winter v spring, on the site Galley Head Birding 2 months ago
Had just arrived at Shite Lane when a loud “nyeh” had me jumping off the bike – brambling! (77). It called a couple more times from the trees, showing well, before heading off. My 1st spring one, and I’d guess […]
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col wrote a new post, Ello willow ello, on the site Galley Head Birding 2 months ago
A bit more mig action at Galley this morning in the form of a singing willow warbler at Shite Lane (76), with a handful of chiffchaffs around too. Hopefully get a bit more in tomorrow, as the south-easterly continues.
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col wrote a new post, glauc, on the site Galley Head Birding 2 months, 1 week ago
Another strike at Red Strand this morning, with a 1st w glaucous gull visible from Dirk (68), with a 1st w iceland gull and 2 med gulls there too. Had my first go at digiscoping too, despite the bad light and […] -
col wrote a new post, The ears have landed, on the site Galley Head Birding 2 months, 1 week ago
After several days of thrashing the patch (or at least the likeliest bits) I was finally rewarded this morning with a cracking male wheatear, which was followed by another on the way home. A female was also there […] -
col wrote a new post, More year ticks at last, on the site Galley Head Birding 3 months, 2 weeks ago
With all this cold weather movement going on over the pond in the last couple of weeks, its been a little frustrating to have no sign of movement on the patch, until today that is. At long last, the long-awaited […]
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col wrote a new post, Galley gets more Gadwall, on the site Galley Head Birding 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Gracing the lake this afternoon were a pair of gadwall – great (63)! I only ticked gadwall on the patch two winters ago, and had 4 more last December, so to get another two today was a good bonus for the year – result
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col commented on the post, money well spent, on the site Galley Head Birding 3 months, 3 weeks ago
cheeky feck! when was the last time you found anything anyway?
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col wrote a new post, money well spent, on the site Galley Head Birding 3 months, 3 weeks ago
I got a new scope recently, with a rather nice 25-50x zoom. This got me wondering how far off-patch I could see stuff, whilst out scanning for divers this morning. Like, is there anything to see on those rocks […]
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col wrote a new post, Where not to watch birds at Galley, on the site Galley Head Birding 4 months, 1 week ago
Got my hands on the Galley Head section of the newly revised “Where to watch birds in Ireland” book yesterday and have to say it appears to be a bit crap! The original book was written by Clive Hutchinson a good […]
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col wrote a new post, Urban birding, on the site Galley Head Birding 4 months, 1 week ago
Had to go to London for a meeting today so challenged @wansteadbirder and @p4rus to a mini-peanut challenge: who can the most species in the day. Off to a flyer even before we’d landed with black headed gull & […]
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col wrote a new post, some more for the year, on the site Galley Head Birding 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Managed to struggle out to the light for black redstart today, despite feeling like death warmed up. Also scored fulmar & kestrel for the big 60
Seriously running out of possibilities now tho, unless the lake […]
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col wrote a new post, Best Patch Find 2011, on the site Galley Head Birding 4 months, 3 weeks ago
The voting has started for the Best Patch Find 2011 – click here to see the poll, and make your choice. Which would you most like to find on your patch? The winner receives the much-coveted porcelain Snowy Owl – […]
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