Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Kestrel video

Here is a video of a kestrel at Scrabo. You can see one kestrel but hear two calling.




Scrabo

Today I went back to Scrabo to watch the kestrels. Here are the photos.

 Buzzard

 Kestrel in flight

 Kestrel

 Kestrel calling

 Kestrel

 Kestrel

 Long-Tailed Tit

Kestrel in flight

Scrabo

Yesterday I went to Scrabo there were three Kestrels that a family of Magpies were annoying. The Kestrel landed on a tree roughly 20 feet away from us. Here are some photos.

 Kestrel

 Magpie and Kestrel

  Magpie and Kestrel

  Magpie and Kestrel

  Magpie and Kestrel

 Kestrel

 Kestrel

 Kestrel

 Kestrel

 Kestrel

 Kestrel

Kestrel

Ards Peninsula

Yesterday I went along the Ards peninsula and saw several Buzzards hunting along the coast. Here are some photos of them.






Peregrine and ravens

On Sunday a Peregrine Falcon flew over the house. Shortly after the Peregrine started annoying 4 Ravens.  Here are some photos.

 Peregrine Falcon

  Peregrine Falcon

Raven

Wednesday, 2 July 2014

Portmuck

Yesterday I went to Portmuck and saw Sandwich Terns, Razorbills, Guillemots, Linnets, Stonechats, Meadow Pipits, a Whitethroat and some butterflies. Here are the photos.

 Sandwich Tern

 Red Admiral Butterfly

 Speckled Wood Butterfly

 Stonechat

 Whitethroat

 Meadow Pipit

 Meadow Pipit

Linnet

Whitehead

Yesterday I went to Whitehead and saw a Blackcap, Fulmars, a kestrel and Peregrine Falcon. Here are some photos.

 Blackcap

 Peregrine Falcon

 Fulmar

 Peregrine Falcon

 Peregrine Falcon

Swallow