Today we birded with Clare's John Murphy. It was a pleasure to meet John and bird Western Clare. John is also part of the website "Clare Birdwatching" - more great information about this beautiful region of Ireland and its birds. John's contact info is here.
We started out with one photo at Nature Quest:
Red Admiral
We started out heading south on R487 from the Nature Quest, heading towards "Loop Head". These photos were taken around Kilbaha
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Eurasian Curlew
Old Ruined House above Kilbaha was once owned by the
Landlord Marcus Keane.
White Wagtail (above and below)
Eurasian Robin
Some photos between Kilbaha and Loop Head
Meadow Pipit
Found this confused young Barn Swallow (he was okay)
Pictures from the beautiful Loop Head Lighthouse area. This was one of the coolest places we have ever been!
Lots of Sea Aster
Flying Eurasian Oystercatchers
Black-legged Kittiwake
Common Raven
Shag
More flying oystercatchers
Northern Gannet (above and below)
Above and Below: Manx Shearwater
Manx Shearwaters
flying Dunlin
Common Gulls flying
Manx Shearwater
Above and Below: Rock Pipit
Shag
Bar Tailed Godwits
Some of the cool landscape found around the lighthouse
Rock Pipit
More flying Bar and Black Tailed Godwits, and Whimberel
Northern Fulmar
a young gull
young and adult Lesser Black Backed Gull
The large flock of shearwaters, gannets, gulls, etc. that we saw!
The Loop Head Lighthouse
Above and below: Northern Fulmar nests
Beautiful shot of the Irish coast from Loop Head
Now we drove to the nearby Bridge of Ross. It was quieter there
Winter Wren
Meadow Pipit
Devil's Bit Scabious
Interesting geological formations at the Bridge Of Ross
Below: The sea crashes against the rocks
The "Bridge Of Ross"
Another 'bridge' here that fell
Oarweed
Above and Below: Eurasian Kestrel
White Wagtail
Flying Chough
Eurasian Collared Dove
Common Raven
Ringed Plover
Black-Headed Gull
Eurasian Curlew
Eurasian Curlew
We had a great lunch at the Long Dock in Carrigaholt
The village of Carrigaholt
Our rental car license plate
Guinness and flowers!
On the road again, heading north
Grey Heron
a scenic road along the coast
Connemara Pony
Old hermitage on Bishop Island
Chough
On the coast near Quilty
Ringed Plover
Cormorant
Another old castle at Carrowmore Point
Bar-Tailed Godwit
Redshank
Dunlin
Black-Headed Gull
Bar-Tailed Godwit
Greenshank
Ruddy Turnstone
A wild chicken running around!
Tubridy's in Doonbeg
Flying Teal in Doonbeg
A distant view of Lapwings was our only one this trip
Heading north from Doonbeg we found this fight between a Hen Harrier and Hooded Crow
Peregrine Falcon
We found this shag around Quilty
John Murphy holding an injured Dunlin
Dunlin
Ringed Plover (above and below)
Common Gulls
Ruddy Turnstone
Molting Black Headed Gull (above and below)
West Clare Railway in Moyasta
Jackdaws at the Railway site
Later that evening we went into Kilkee for dinner
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