Male and female Ring-necked Duck, Lough Namona, 3rd April 2016 (Pat McDaid).
Two male Ring-necked Duck, Lough Namona, 3rd April 2016 (Pat McDaid).
Two male and a female Ring-necked Duck, Lough Namona, 3rd April 2016 (Pat McDaid).
An unusual site for this trio, on this deep, oligotrophic (acidic) lake near Waterville, which rarely holds duck of any species. Perhaps these are birds on the move, just making a temporary stopover?
Dark, Arctic-type, Ringed Plover (left), Black Rock, 31st March 2016 (David O'Connor).
