Sunday, 27 May 2012

October 2011 Alan Dalton

Cape Clear Bird Observatory in North Harbour


Chough

Sedge Warbler

Wryneck

Red-eyed Vireo

Short-toed Lark


Rose-coloured Starling

Lesser Whitethroat

Rose-coloured Starling

Spotted Flycatcher

Red-eyed Vireo

Pied and White Wagtail




Chiffchaff

Garden Warbler

Gannet

Chough

Lesser Whitethroat

Hummingbird Hawk Moth

Great Black-backed Gull


'Northern type' Willow Warbler

Olly Gully

Reed Warbler

Red-backed Shrike

Ring Ouzel

Song Thrush


Rose-coloured Starling

Starling and Rose-coloured Starling


Short-toed Lark

Red-eyed Vireo

Stonechat

Short-toed Lark

West Bog

White Wagtail

Wryneck on patio

Yellow-browed Warbler

Wryneck

Yellow-browed Warbler
Above are some of Alan Daltons photos. Alan was on Cape last October during a good fall or scarce and rare birds.

Thursday, 17 May 2012

1985 Siberian Thrush

A copy of a photo by Eamon O'Donnell.1st winter female Siberian Thrush. Found on the High Road on the 18th October 1985 by Michael O' Donnell. The first Irish record. The original photo hangs in the Cape Clear Bird Observatory.


Siberian Thrush



2009 Arctic Warbler

 A few photos from Eamon O'Donnell of the Arctic Warbler that was found in Cotter's Garden by Steve Wing on 9th October 2009  and which stayed until the 18th October. It was the 8th Irish record and the 4th for Cape (Irish Rare Bird Report 2009).





Steve and Mary with Arctic Warbler