Continuing on from the previous post the Truska area has proved to be very good site for Snipe in recent weeks. I had 32
Snipe here a week ago while on Monday I had a minimum of 70 birds. All of these
were flushed and are generally never seen on the deck. Given its location and
with the number of snipe that pass through the area, one has imagine that
Wilson's Snipe must be a regular vagrant here, if only we could actually manage
to get some proper views of them! I've included a few record flight shots here
of some of the birds from yesterday to give an idea of the variation in the
underwing barring.
A few other shots taken in the area also.
A few other shots taken in the area also.
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| The bird on the bottom looks interesting, however it's the same two birds in the shot below. Just goes to show how they vary with light, angle, camera settings, etc. |
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| Not as interesting.. |
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| Eurasian Teal |
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| Eurasian Teal |
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| Eurasian Teal |
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| Eurasian Teal |
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| Sedge Warbler |
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| Sedge Warbler |
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| Sedge Warbler |
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| By-the-wind Sailor before and after. |
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| By-the-wind Sailor |
Thanks for the By-the-wind Sailor pics. I now know what the inky-blue stains on Keem beach (Achill) at the end of August were! I'd guessed some sort of hydrozoan, discarded PMoW (too small, the patches were only 30-50mm in diameter) but I'd forgotten about this character.
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