Thursday 11 October 2012

CHURCH COVE PADDY

With the weather still as grim as a grim day in  Grimsby we decided to head South to the Lizard and actually see some birds rather than fog, rain and grimness. First stop the surprisingly easy to find and see Paddy Warbler from way out East.








 and typically that's all we got as the Red backed Shrike and Ortolan Bunting had been well and truly booted.


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FOGGY IBIS

First day of our holidays down in Cornwall and just down the road in the thick fog one of a trio of Glossy Ibis that's been around for a few days. Not a bad start to the South West sojourn.




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LOUGH FEE - BELTED KINGFISHER


The 'A'Team were booked onto the ferry to Inishmore but alas the Eastern Kingbird had done one over night, so we never got on board. But slight compensation was just up the road in sunny Connemara. The first Belted Kingfisher for apparently 28 years in Ireland.


Gregsy gives the big blue kingfisher the thumbs up, a cracking bird in a stunning location.




Big Blue...




we also get a flyover from a couple of incoming winter visitors a pair of Whooper Swans...



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