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Friday, 3 January 2014

Glossy Ibis, near Portmagee

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Glossy Ibis, 4km NE of Portmagee, 3rd January 2014 (Michael O'Clery).

Quite possibly the same bird seen at Finian's Bay, 4km to the south, on 12th December. A photo of that bird is on this post HERE

Thursday, 2 January 2014

Glaucous Gull, Ballinskelligs Bay

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First-winter Glaucous Gull, Waterville seafront, 2nd January 2014 (Michael O'Clery).

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First-winter Glaucous Gull, 'The Abbey', Ballinskelligs, 1st January 2014 (Brendan McNamara).
The same individual at two different locations in Ballinskelligs Bay - an unusually tame individual, allowing approach to within 3-4 metres.

Wednesday, 1 January 2014

Pink-footed Goose, Carrahane

Pink-footed Goose, Carrahane, 1st January 2014 (Seamus Enright).

Iceland Gull and Eider

Adult Iceland Gull, Reenard Pier, 30th December 2013 (M.O'Clery).

Eider, Ballinskelligs Pier, 30th December 2013 (M.O'Clery).

Tuesday, 31 December 2013

More Black-necked Grebe photos


Black-necked Grebe, Ballylongford, 29th December 2013 (Kerry Birding).

Sunday, 29 December 2013

Black-necked Grebe, Ballylongford

Black-necked Grebe, Ballylongford, 29th December 2013 (Davey Farrar).

Wednesday, 25 December 2013

Iceland Gull, Reenard

First-winter Iceland Gull, Reenard, 17th December 2013 (Davey Farrar).

Thursday, 19 December 2013

Glossy Ibis, Akeragh lough


Glossy Ibis, Akeragh lough, 19th December 2013 (David O'Connor).

Tuesday, 17 December 2013

Black Brant, Scraggane



Adult Black Brant, Scraggane, 17th December 2013 (Michael O'Clery).

Sunday, 15 December 2013

Iceland Gulls, Reenard

Adult Iceland Gull, Reenard Pier, 15th December 2013 (M.O'Clery).

First-winter Iceland Gull, Reenard Pier, 15th December 2013 (M.O'Clery).

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First-winter Iceland Gull, Reenard Pier, 15th December 2013 (M.O'Clery).
The same individual as above. The pale brown wash on the primaries might hint at the possibility of it being a Kumlien's Gull, but the fine dark markings towards the tips of the primaries would seem to rule that out.