Jack Tynan

Fantastic to see the super Yellow-crowned night heron at Belcarra today. Showed well pretty much all day, giving stunning views to everyone that came for it. Probably the best bird on my Irish List. Good to see @LGeraty9 and @Eanin1 also!

Delighted with these 2 Tundra Bean Geese in Longford today ✅ shame that the Taiga Beans didn’t play ball, but happy nonetheless. Great views

A great day in the west! Started with Ireland’s second ever redhead, which was a bit distant in choppy conditions and bad light, but still showed quite well (in the pic you can see the peak above eye, steep forehead, and rounded head) and a Iceland gull in Limerick City

American Coot at Tacumshin, this afternoon. Co. Wexford. @BirdGuides

@AntrimLens @cianbirder Pin drop please

@cianbirder On the Antrim shoreline of Lough Neagh

I didn't have three Taiga Bean geese on my bingo card for today..

A very showy Snow Bunting on my old patch, Bull Island this morning

Tacumshin, Co Wexford delivers yet again! Went for the Bewick's swans ✅ and news of a Pied billed Grebe ✅ came through while we were on site. Fastest 100 meters I have ran in a while 😂 with @Bonsai_goat

Happy New Year all! An incredible year of birding, perhaps my best yet in terms of quality. 15 ticks bringing me to 265 for Ireland. Bird of the year is extremely difficult to choose, but has to go to the Isabelline shrike. Here’s to another successful year in 2026!

@aaronlongni Thanks for the offer Aaron, I'll bear that in mind next time 👍 Glad you got it as well

@JackTtwitcher Fair play for that journey mate, feel free to ask for a lift from us next time, we pass you on route 😊

Having dipped this Bufflehead just over a month ago I was delighted when it was refound on Kilbrean Lake. After a 5.30am start, a four hour train journey and a 6km walk, I was rewarded with superb views on Saturday. The 10th Irish record ✅

@MeathBirder Thanks Mick

@JackTtwitcher I'm impressed, well done 👍

@BMcCloskey_98 Cheers Brian! I wonder if this is the bird of last year around again, or if that's the one in Wales? I think my twitching has become a little bit obsessive recently 😂

@JackTtwitcher Absolutely class Jack! That’s serious dedication. Fair play.

What a bird! The South Slob 1st Winter Killdeer showed fabulously this evening. Great find by @stvieking18 Bonus White-rumped Sandpiper too

@BMcCloskey_98 I have a feeling it could well do Brian... Here's hoping anyway

@JackTtwitcher Must be a good chance it’ll reappear tomorrow.

Killdeer on the South Slob, Co. Wexford this afternoon. Stephen King with another monster find on the slobs. First twitchable Killdeer in Ireland for twenty years. @BirdGuides

3rd winter Caspian Gull at Rosslare beach this afternoon. Found yesterday by Killian Mullarney. Great bird and views to show my group! @BirdGuides

Brilliant views of the stunning drake Bufflehead at the Lake Hotel, Killarney, earlier today !

@aaronlongni I'd be happy with any 2 of the 3! Did the bittern show for long?

@JackTtwitcher Hope they all stick for you mate! That would make quite the day!

Brilliant to eventually catch up with the Bittern at Inch Lake, Co Donegal today after a fairly long wait and a near miss! Amazingly well adapted birds to their environment.

@aaronlongni Have to wait until the 22nd! Hopefully gonna get Harlequin, Taiga Beans and Bittern in one big trip 🤞Could end up being too tight a squeeze but we'll see

@JackTtwitcher Brilliant to see! You able to get to it this weekend?