Some pictures I took recently

Lepidoptera

keps wrote: »

I'm kinda fond of this black headed gull- as it is my first ever 'find' of a ringed bird - my new friend J1N4

And the great 'thanks' and feedback from Euring was amazing. The bird's trips back and forth to Oslo would put Ryanair to shame!( See post 7645)

I am becoming fond of this fellow and his travels as well thanks to your pictures and info

keps

Hoping for some food!


moorhen

keps

Capercaillie wrote: »

Nettle bed which I put in during the Spring. Corncrake calling in it, singing his little heart out.




Second corncrake calling from my Iris/hogweed cover patch.
They are both late arriving but very pleased to have them.:)

Brilliant news Capercaillie- maith an fear thú!

splish

Twiggy Mullein Verbascum virgatum

Twiggy Mullein Verbascum virgatum by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

splish

Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus early instar nymph

Bronze Shieldbug (Troilus luridus) early instar nymph by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

OpenYourEyes

Black Guillemot by Brian, on Flickr

_Tombstone_

Capercaillie wrote: »

Second corncrake calling from my Iris/hogweed cover patch.
They are both late arriving but very pleased to have them.:)

Fair bloody play to ya with that, it looks very well. Do you get anything for doing that?

I remember the digger pics and the muck, alot of work! It took a good bit of time just to read what you were doing! I was sitting here saying "jaysus"

I see you have done it for a few years, only noticed cuz I clicked wrong old account looking for digger pics, took ages to find then.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/misc.php?do=whoposted&t=2055338830

Keps has over a thousand posts in here now, well done keep it up. All of ye. Probably my favourite thread on Boards.

splish

Tachinid fly Dexiosoma caninum

Dexiosoma caninum by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

keps

_Tombstone_ wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/misc.php?do=whoposted&t=2055338830

Keps has over a thousand posts in here now, well done keep it up. All of ye. Probably my favourite thread on Boards.

Haha - can hardly believe that:eek:- maybe there is somebody else posting under my name:D:D

Capercaillie

_Tombstone_ wrote: »

Fair bloody play to ya with that, it looks very well. Do you get anything for doing that?

.

Get grant from NPWS. Spend it all on improving habitat for corncrake, also doing a bit of work on Twite.

OpenYourEyes

Kittiwakes by Brian, on Flickr

Picture taken under NPWS license.

Capercaillie

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

Kittiwakes by Brian, on Flickr

Picture taken under NPWS license.

How are your kittiwakes doing. On Saltees at weekend and saw hardly any young kittiwake. Maybe most have fledged and have flown out to sea to escape GBBG?

OpenYourEyes

Capercaillie wrote: »

How are your kittiwakes doing. On Saltees at weekend and saw hardly any young kittiwake. Maybe most have fledged and have flown out to sea to escape GBBG?

We should have our first fledgling at the end of the week and I think we're later than most, so hopefully Saltee fledged a few! Ours have been hammered badly by GBBGs tbh. Those that weren't predated are doing fine in terms of food etc it seems!

Capercaillie

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

We should have our first fledgling at the end of the week and I think we're later than most, so hopefully Saltee fledged a few! Ours have been hammered badly by GBBGs tbh. Those that weren't predated are doing fine in terms of food etc it seems!

Saw plenty of kittiwake sitting on empty ledges. Do parents follow the chicks out to sea or are they left go themselves?

OpenYourEyes

Capercaillie wrote: »

Saw plenty of kittiwake sitting on empty ledges. Do parents follow the chicks out to sea or are they left go themselves?

Ours hang around for a bit - have a loose association with the island for a while and then move off, But I think at least one of the parents hangs around with them for the first while. I've seen adults sitting on a lot of our predated nests, so I'd say that's a strong possibility.

splish

Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa

Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

Nightforce 65X55

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Yesterday in Donegal.

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splish

Mirid bugs Dicyphus epilobii & Macrolophus rubi

Dicyphus epilobii by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

Macrolophus rubi by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

keps

Missing my old stomping ground in Lucan/Leixlip but slowly adjusting to the Dodder Walk (saw my first Dodder Kingfisher today).

Anyway just a heron photo today:)

grey heron

OpenYourEyes

Common Tern by Brian, on Flickr

Bsal

@OpenYourEyes You must of had a great view from Rockabill of the lightning out in the Irish sea Wednesday morning, did you get any photos?

splish

Nepa cinerea (Water Scorpion), a predacious water bug from local quarry

Nepa cinerea by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

splish

Tachinid fly Eriothrix rufomaculata

Eriothrix rufomaculata by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

OpenYourEyes

Bsal wrote: »

@OpenYourEyes You must of had a great view from Rockabill of the lightning out in the Irish sea Wednesday morning, did you get any photos?

Unfortunately not! Tend to stay inside when there's thunder or rain or anything like that, for the chicks sake!

Capercaillie

From the farm (hay meadows)

Wild thyme

Red clover

yellow rattle

wild carrot

Ox-eye daisy

Marsh orchid

Meadow buttercup

From the fen:

Bog pimpernel

Purple loosestrife

Hotei

The 'Oxeye daisy' looks like Camomile (it's quite short in height, and oxeye foliage wouldn't be feathery).

Capercaillie

Hotei wrote: »

The 'Oxeye daisy' looks like Camomile (it's quite short in height, and oxeye foliage wouldn't be feathery).

Great thanks! A new flower species for the farm

splish

Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus

Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

F.R.

Common Green Shieldbug/Palomena prasina

Nymph