slowing up

Just 2 patch year ticks today; sparrowhawk and skylark which makes 59.

a few more

Managed to add teal, guillemot, razorbill, kittiwake, snipe, linnet and reed bunting today, moving the total onto 57.

braving the elements

Bit wet and windy this afternoon but managed mistle thrush, rock pipit, grey wagtail and chough for the year despite the weather (50).  A bar-tailed godwit was also at Long Strand again this afternoon.

only 364 birding days left!

Gleaned a few more species today, the best of which were a 1st winter mediterranean gull on Kilkeran Lake, a peregrine over Long Strand and a female merlin at Shite Lane.  Patch year list now on 46.

happy new year challenge

A stumble around Galley this afternoon produced 1 bar-tailed godwit, 1 chiffchaff, 1 whimbrel but bird of the day was a black guillemot in Dirk, which I missed at Galley last year. Year list total by the end of the day was 36.