Black-throated Diver and Iceland Gull

Black-throated Diver, Ballinskelligs, 5th March 2024 (David O'Connor).

Black-throated Diver, Ballinskelligs, 5th March 2024 (David O'Connor).

Iceland Gull, Reenard, 5th March 2024 (David O'Connor).

Now 3 Waxwings at Derrymore East

 

Waxwing, Derrymore East, 18th January 2024 (Cait O'Neill).

Waxwing, Derrymore East, 18th January 2024 (Cait O'Neill).

The 'flock' of Waxwings at Derrymore East has grown by one today...

Male White-winged (and Surf and Velvet) Scoter at Inch

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Male White-winged Scoter, Inch, 17th January 2024 (Michael O'Clery).

Male White-winged Scoter with 2 immature/female Velvet Scoters, Inch, 17th January 2024 (Michael O'Clery).

Male White-winged Scoter with 2 immature/female Velvet Scoters, Inch, 17th January 2024 (Michael O'Clery).

Male White-winged Scoter, Inch, 17th January 2024 (Michael O'Clery).

 

  Male and female Surf Scoters, Inch, 17th January 2024 (Michael O'Clery).

2 Waxwings at Derrymore East

 

Waxwing, Derrymore East, 17th January 2024 (Michael O'Clery).

Waxwings, Derrymore East, 17th January 2024 (Michael O'Clery).

Waxwing, Derrymore East, 17th January 2024 (Michael O'Clery).

Up close with a Great Northern Diver

 One, sometimes two, Great Northern Divers have been sheltering from the almost constant atrocious weather on the freshwater canal by Blennerville Bridge, Tralee, since before Christmas. Still there today.

Juvenile Great Northern Diver, Blennerville, 3rd January 2024 (Michael O'Clery).