Irish Garden Birds

keeping the feeders topped up in harsh weather, great movement and colour in the front garden, irishgardenbirds.ie

Gt Spotted Woodpecker, a visit just in time for the Irish Garden Bird Survey, starting this weekend.

@cianbirder @vikingoptical @BirdGuides Super pix, super birds!

Female bearded reedling South pools Cahore Marsh this afternoon. What a fantastic bird to have on my patch. Co. Wexford #autumnbirding #Irishbirding #Wexford @vikingoptical @BirdGuides @BirdsIrish

There’s nearly a queue of butterflies on the verbena, small copper was competing with 4 tortoiseshells.

Great views of a Sika doe and fawn in the field across the road.

Lots of grey seals and pups hauled out, saltee islands

@jamspangle Smart enough office Jamie!

All set up to watch a goose roost

@GleesonNorma Cafe creme! Lovely light..

Glaucous Gull from Ballycotton Pier today.

An apple a day...

@cianbirder @vikingoptical @BirdGuides Great pic!

Common Raven from Kilcoole Marsh this morning. #winterbirding

@davidthomasfox Damian is the man: I saw a ringed one in my garden, rathdrum, a few years ago, was from a nest in Clara vale.

Who putting rings on Raven's in Firhouse it's yellow and has XV, Happy New Year to everyone.

@jamspangle Sounds like fastway...

Top tip: if I'm on hold for over 5 minutes and a message repeatedly tells me your customer support is award winning and suggests I talk to one of your representatives, that is just going to wind people up

Drama at brittas bay: Merlin chases a kingfisher into the water in a relentless pursuit , Hoodies harried the Merlin , which left the scene..

Japanese knotweed, in flower and thriving at Newrath Bridge, over the Vartry river , rathnew, Co. Wicklow..

Eanna ni lamhna tells it as it is, at the Ashford honey festival.

Dubrovnik: a jewel on the med: famous old walled city, home to 100s of screaming Alpine Swifts low flying at dusk, memorable.

@WicklowN @BirdWatchIE How many?

Swifts have already begun their long flight back to Africa, with many thousands having already left. A large flock swept south along the wicklow coastline at dawn; slicing through the air on scimitar-shaped wings. Some may not touch land for another 2 years. @BirdWatchIE

@IrishWoodcock I have two records of roding woodcock for you: Ballymacsimon, glenealy A67 P085 and BAllyfree west, glenealy, A67 AV97 Best wishes Oran

A female Grey Wagtail on the Avonbeg demonstrates that 'Yellow' might have been a more appropriate common name.

Cattle Egret from Cahore, Co Wexford.. good chance some of the Wexford birds will stay and breed..?