Clogheen Marsh session from yesterday, Cork. Mainly chaffinch but a nice surprise with a few grey wagtails, another first for me! + bullfinch, greenfinch, blackbirds, goldcrests, coal/blue/great tits, song thrush, wren and robins 🐦 #birdringing #ireland #cork #ornithology #passerines **under license

The last storm petrel action of the season 🥲 #birdringing #birdbanding #stormpetrel #Petrel #ireland #Kerry

Belgium time to see some family. Perfect excuse to spend time in the woods here. @patrickgleeson.bsky.social

First Swallow Roost of the year with the South West Ringing Group 🪽 @sambayley.bsky.social + a surprise Bullfinch. We managed to catch just over 110 including 2 Sand Martins! #ireland #bird #birdringing #birdbanding #clonakilty

Great Storm Petrel sessions in Cape Clear @ccbowarden.bsky.social and in the Maharees, Kerry + one rock dove session.
Got a random new species on my list while doing the stormies: a rock pipit! delighted with that happy accident and excited to continue on with the end of the breeding season 🪶

New CES session in Clogheen Marsh, Clonakilty under sunny conditions 🐦

*all bird ringing under license

Antikythira Bird Observatory first few days

A nice week of ringing last week to kick start the breeding season 😁 with some grey heron chicks in Midleton forest than some more birdies in Killarney Park with my one if my favourites: the treecreeper 🪲 #birdringing #birdbanding #killarneypark #birdwatching

Sunny bank holiday bird sesh! We had a brambling in the nets which was the highlight for me with a few coal tits 🐤 #birdringing #ornithology

Cold day out but worth it for this wonderful Kingfisher 😍 #birdringing #Kingfisher #ornithology

Went on Copeland island after Boxing Day, fabulous weather & so quiet! Can't wait to see it in the breeding season next year 🪿 saw a few grey seals, brent geese, OC, curlews, herring, lesser and 4 greater black backs, and a ringtail passing by! Also found this massive pellet full of hair, no bones..

Beautiful day in Blennerville, IE
Whooper swan, large flock of Golden Plover, Pintails, Brent Geese, Grey plover, Snipe, Lapwings, Dunlin, Curlews, Bar-tailed and black-tailed godwit, oystercatchers, egrets and more! @patrickgleeson.bsky.social #kerrybird #birdwatching

First light in a frosty atmosphere ❄️ with red grouse in the background 🦃 #birdwatching #surveylife

West Cork under the snow

Finally over 30 species ringed ✅️ last weekend in Clogheen Marsh with @sambayley.bsky.social and @btobirds.bsky.social 😁🦆 #birdringing #birdbanding #birdwatching