Today was the first day of our short trip to Ireland! We flew into Shannon this morning and drove from there to the seaside village of Kilkee (Clare County West). We stayed at a wonderful nature lodge, "Nature Quest". http://www.naturequest.ie. just outside of Kilkee on the Blackweir Bridge.
We started out our trip birding the Shannon Airport Lagoons with Clare County birder John Murphy. It was a pleasure to meet him and bird with him! He offers bird guiding services - which we would highly recommend!
Painted Lady
Blue Butterfly
A butterfly
A butterfly
A butterfly
A dragonfly
Deer Island in the River Fergus
Grey Heron
Northern Wheatear
Flying Black-Tailed Godwits
Meadow Pipit
Stonechat
Hooded Crow
Chaffinch
Jackdaw (from Gallagher's in Bunratty)
A butterfly
A butterfly
A butterfly
The Blackweir Bridge
A distant view of Kilkee
Melissa on the bluffs at Kilkee
European Starling
Shag
A view of the Countryside around Kilkee
Chough (above and below)
Hooded Crow (above and below)
Jackdaw (above and below)
House Martin
Barn Swallow
White Wagtail (Pied Wagtail) (above and below)
