I actually met a woman who lives in Cromane, called Eileen.
I didn't actually burst into song when she revealed that, but I did have that 1982 Dexy's Midnight Runners song rattling around my head for the next three days. Dammit.
Below, the veteran Spoonbill is back again for another winter, but also good to see some Long-tailed Ducks there too. Cromane was formerly one of the most reliable sites for this most dainty of ducks in winter in Kerry, but numbers have dropped here in the last two decades. Three is the highest count at this site in recent years.
Long-tailed Ducks, Cromane, 18th November 2019 (Cait O'Neil).
Long-tailed Ducks, Cromane, 18th November 2019 (Cait O'Neil).
Long-tailed Duck, Cromane, 18th November 2019 (Cait O'Neil).
Spoonbill, Cromane, 23rd October 2019 (Michael O'Clery).
Now enjoying - if that's the right word - its 14th winter at Cromane, this is one of the longest-lived returning rarities of any kind in Ireland by now. May it continue to brighten the Cromane shoreline for many more years.
Spoonbill, Cromane, 23rd October 2019 (Michael O'Clery).
