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Sunday, 31 August 2014

It's raining Meds

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Numbers of Mediterranean Gulls at several sites in Kerry are very high at the moment. Although these sites would regularly host one or two ...
Wednesday, 27 August 2014

Uncommon recovery of a Common Gull

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A ringed Common Gull was found dead by the Skelligs Golfcourse, Waterville, on 23rd August. Common Gull (M.O'Clery). Common G...
Wednesday, 20 August 2014

Kerry Pelagic

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The Kerry Pelagic saw a total of 2 Great Shearwaters, 5 Sooty Shearwaters, 3 Bonxies and a single Arctic Skua and Grey Phalarope - relative...
Tuesday, 19 August 2014

Wetland habitats in Kerry

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Is there a wetland near you that should be included in this map? "Myself and Paddy Crushell have been asked by Kerry County Co...
Monday, 18 August 2014

Merlin and Starling - nature in the raw

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Not for the faint-hearted, this one. Pat Fennessy was lucky enough to see and film a young female Merlin immediately after it caught a ...

Places available on Kerry pelagic

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Places are available on the Kerry Pelagic, an offshore boat trip beyond the Blasket Islands to see oceanic seabirds such as Shearwaters, Pe...
Monday, 11 August 2014

More on the Skelligs

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More on the recent Skelligs Star Wars filming, and the issue of pointing the stone structures on the island, from Anthony McGeehan's F...
Tuesday, 5 August 2014

Star Wars filming highlights shameful events on Skellig Michael

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Skellig Michael There are only two UNESCO World Heritage sites in Ireland, Newgrange and Skellig Michael, and recent events at the la...
Friday, 1 August 2014

A Barn Owl's first flight

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Some remarkable footage of one of the first flights of a young Barn Owl. One of a brood of four, she is about 65 days old and ready for the...
Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Juv. Med. Gull

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Juvenile Mediterranean Gull , Black Rock, 28th July 2014 (David O'Connor).