Suddenly realised its been a while since I put anything up, so here is a round up of the last few weeks. Unfortunately like the queen I am having mobility issues and have not been walking well or far. That means I am loath to carry the scope so photographs are confined to WOW or nice views.
The coastal path has added a few expected birds, indeed on one day I managed swallow, reed bunting and wheatear. With an offshore gannet and a couple of swifts over the house the list is up to 57.
WOW has also added gannet and swift as well as swallow, but no passerines as I was struggling to walk and Kinnegar is too rough underfoot. Unless next week!! These shots are a selection from the last three weeks at WOW all taken from the observation room.
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| Mediterranean gull |
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| ditto |
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| Common tern |
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| Wigeon |
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| Greylag |
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| Shoveler |
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| Moorhen |
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| Black-tailed godwit |
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| Gadwall |
I have also managed a few outings to Antrim and Whitehead which added cuckoo, dipper and house martin to the 2022 list.
There was also a couple of days on Rathlin which gave another nine firsts for the year, but I will put up a separate post for that one - I don't want to overload you!!
127: Common tern
North Down
52: Grey wagtail
Belfast RSPB
67: Whimbrel
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