Monday, 30 May 2016

Oxford Island

I visited Oxford Island today. There was a wide variety of birds including Great-crested Grebes, Willow Warblers, Common Terns, Swallows, Swifts, House Martins, a Reed Bunting, Coots, Pochards, Mallards and Pied Wagtails. Here are the best photos.

 Swallow

  Swallow

 Great-crested Grebe

 Pochard male

 Pochard female

 Pochard female

 Great-crested Grebe

 Great-crested Grebes

 Great-crested Grebe

 Great-crested Grebe

 Great-crested Grebe

 Willow Warbler

 Willow Warbler

 Willow Warbler

 Willow Warbler

 Swallow

 Swallow

 Swallow

 Swallow

 Swallow

 Swallow

 Swallows

 Mating Swallows

 Swallow

Swallow


Sunday, 15 May 2016

Portmore Lough

Yesterday I visited Portmore lough. There were 2 Sedge Warblers, 3 Great-crested Grebes, nesting Common Terns, Damselflies and lots of Swifts, Swallows and Martins.

 Pair of Large Red Damselflies

 Great-crested Grebe

 Great-crested Grebe

 Great-crested Grebe

 Common Tern

 Sedge Warbler

 Sedge Warbler

 Sedge Warbler

 Sedge Warbler

 Sedge Warbler

 Sedge Warbler

  Common Tern

 Common Tern

Sunday, 8 May 2016

Floodgates/Patton's Marsh

Today I visited the Floodgates/Patton's Marsh in Newtownards. There was 5 Little Egrets, a Wheatear, 2 Sedge Warblers, a pair of Stonechats, Meadow Pipits, Reed Buntings, Skylarks and 40+ Common Tern. Here are the best photos.

 Little Egret

 Wheatear

 Meadow Pipit

 Small White Butterfly

Stonechat female

 Stonechat female

 Stonechat female

 Stonechat male

 Stonechat female

 Stonechat female

 Common Tern

 Common Tern

 Common Tern

 Common Tern

 Common Tern

 Common Tern

 Brent Geese

 Common Tern

 Common Tern

 Common Tern

 Common Tern

 Common Tern

 Common Tern

 Common Tern

 Common Tern

 Common Tern

 Sedge Warbler

 Reed Bunting

 Little Egret

Meadow Pipit