Let me start off by apologizing for not posting more often. The reasons are a mix of not getting out birding as often as I'd like and also some dissatisfaction with the quality of my photos. I really miss my DSLR and long lenses, something that I hope to fix in 2015.
But I have been out a few times these last months. I'm going to post some of the better photos, or better birds, that I've seen.
![Yellowhammer](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3906/14534567544_dd4e980e4f_b.jpg) |
Yellowhammer - Co. Fingal, Ireland |
![Willow Warbler](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5471/14662493344_2d318d1da7_b.jpg) |
Willow Warbler - Carton Ave, Maynooth, Ireland |
![Blackcap](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5577/14693141912_0c7bbbc083_b.jpg) |
Browncap - Carton Ave, Maynooth, Ireland |
![Dipper](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5578/14926586591_e6e544a322_b.jpg) |
Dipper - Rye Water, Leixlip, Ireland |
![Robin](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5595/14743104857_833a6418c9_b.jpg) |
Robin - Leixlip, Ireland |
![Swallows](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3889/14743055668_4c983b8aab_b.jpg) |
Swallows - Cork, Ireland |
![Black-Tailed Godwit](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3856/14906679556_ee559a26e7_b.jpg) |
Black-Tailed Godwit - Cork, Ireland |
![Little Grebe and Eggs](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3866/14997106086_c00f090290_b.jpg) |
Little Grebe and nest - Castletown Demesne, Ireland |
![Ruddy Turnstone](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3896/15233082292_97616db174_b.jpg) |
Ruddy Turnstone - Sandycove, Co. Dublin, Ireland |
![Eurasian Oystercatcher](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5568/15230374301_6bd0e841e7_b.jpg) |
Eurasian Oystercatcher - Sandycove, Co. Dublin, Ireland |
![Dunlin - Juvenile](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3886/15046894687_14740a3d66_b.jpg) |
Dunlin - Merrion Strand, Co. Dublin, Ireland |
![Sandwich Terns, Black-Headed Gulls, Oystercatchers, Greater and Lesser Black-Backed Gulls](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5585/15046893518_ff31a5f0aa_b.jpg) |
Sandwich Terns - Merrion Strand, Co. Dublin, Ireland |
![Ringed Plovers and](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5573/15046775640_3ae66d7eea_b.jpg) |
Ringed Plover and Oystercatches - Merrion Strand, Co. Dublin, Ireland |
![Black Swan and Trumpeter Swan](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3849/15245292246_f183293662_b.jpg) |
Escapee Black Swan and Mute Swan - Swords Estuary, Ireland |
![Meadow Pipit](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3914/15265198971_c9f114b7bd_b.jpg) |
Meadow Pipit - Rogerstown Estuary, Co. Fingal, Ireland |
![Common Tern](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5572/15081747157_bc846e61b4_b.jpg) |
Common Tern, Pre-dive - Rogerstown Estuary, Co. Fingal, Ireland |
![Reed Bunting](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3849/15245290126_609e471495_b.jpg) |
Reed Bunting (female) - Rogerstown Estuary, Co. Fingal, Ireland |
![Stonechat](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3931/15280942819_b7e8b475ac_b.jpg) |
Stonechat - Rogerstown Estuary, Co. Fingal, Ireland |
Hopefully I can get better camera gear by next summer and get some better quality photos to post. Winter migration is well underway and the wintering ducks and geese should be showing up soon, I've already seen a Brent Goose. And I've been trying to see a Northern Wheatear before they leave, but they have been my nemesis bird this Summer. I've dipped on them at least 10 times.
I have other photos up on my
Flickr Page, feel free to head over and see what else I've seen and some non-bird photos of Ireland.
Cheers,
Steve
Wow, if it weren't for those orange legs, that Ruddy Turnstone would just vanish! Some good shots in that bunch.
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