GREEN WINGED TEAL AT SEABANK

PHOTO BY P. KELLY

A GREEN WINGED TEAL WAS FOUND TODAY BY P.KELLY . IT WAS SEEN ABOUT 12 NOON  ON A HIGH TIDE AT THE NORTH END OF SEABANK .
ALSO AT HERMITAGE A MALE VELVET SCOTER AND 2 SHORT EARED OWLS IN THE FIELDS AT THE NORTH END OF CRUIESTOWN BEACH ALSO SEEN BY P. KELLY......

Velvet Scoter, Ring billed gull and Pinkfeet today.

 A male and female Velvet Scoter at Hermitage plus Adult Ring billed gull at Cruiestown. At Lurgangreen quality Pinkfeet in the fields.

Last Wheatear of the year and Spoonbill at Seabank

Spoonbill

The Spoonbill first seen sunday morning at sea going north at Hermitage was refound at Seabank on monday.It was also seen today at Seabank feeding at the nor.th end

Hermitage today

A Spoonbill was seen going north at sea at Hermitage.
Also the Surfscoter was seen in late afternoon at the same site.

Ring billed gull at Cruiestown.

 The adult  Ring billed gull was again in the fields on the north end of Cruiestown beach.And  A  colour ringed Black headed gull light green right leg was noted and a  small tern on the beach could be the Forsters tern.A Merlin  showed well in front of the Lurgangreen hide.In the garden at Clogher head a male Blackcap and a few Goldcrest were seen today.Hermitage had a Surf Scoter.

DARKISH LESSER BLACK BACKED AT DUNDALK DOCKS