Peregrine's Bird Blog

Juvenile Greater Flamingo Playa de Los Lances I have just spent the week with my family a few miles outside Tarifa in Spain. Tarifa is the most southern part of Spain and is only 9 miles fro...

http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2013/09/birding-in-tarifa.html

Red Kite It seems at present the main excuse to go over to Britain is birthday parties and last weekend was no exception. We headed over to a 50th birthday party in Wales. Arriving late on t...

http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-visit-to-gigrin-farm-in-wales.html

Black Grouse It was Charlie my youngest son's 21st Birthday. As he was just about to start his exams he didn't want a big party so Penny and I headed over to Edinburgh to take him out to din...

http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-21st-birthday-and-few-days-birding-in.html

Castle Ward Tawny Owl Castle Ward Tawny Owl in Flight Castle Ward Tawny Owl in Flight I popped down to Castle Island Hide where there had been a recent hatch of flies. In front of th...

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0196q19 Click on the Above Link to listen http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22583431 News Story Above

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Tawny Owl at Castle Ward This morning I took the early ferry to Portaferry to go and see whether the Montagu's Harrier found by Keith Bennett was still at Lough Cowey. I parked the car and h...

http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-montagus-harrier-and-possible-1st-for.html

Hi I went out to Killard Nature Reserve with the dog this afternoon and it was sunny but blowing a gale. There were a few Goldcrests in the gorse bushes along with a new Hooded Crows nest. S...

http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-wonderful-afternoon-at-killard-nature.html

On thursday night my friend Anthony McGeehan is giving a talk at the Clandeboye Estate for Lindy, The Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava about the birds found on her estate. Unfortunately I will be...

http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/bird-life-at-clandeboye-estate.html

Little Gull at Killard Today was one of those days that I think embody the reasons why I love birding. It is the surprise when you see something new or an interaction that you haven't seen b...

http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/little-gull-feeding-on-sand-eels.html

Happy New Year I have been chastised by a number of people that I met over the christmas and new year period that I haven't been keeping up my blog. Guilty as charged. So I have decided I wil...

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1st Winter Ortolan Bunting Inishbofin Sept 2012 Penny and I arrived on Inishbofin on monday at lunchtime. Paddy-Joe picked us up and took us to the cottage where I stay every year. After set...

http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-few-days-on-inishbofin-and-another.html

Storm Petrel feeding The fingers were crossed the previous years pelagic had been cancelled due to poor weather. This time the weather was looking good but my main worry was that I was in Ke...

http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/owen-foleys-pelagic-2012.html

Cover of Anthony and Julian's forthcoming book A wee heads up.  This fab book by Anthony McGeehan and Julian Wylie will be published on September 30th.

http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/birds-through-irish-eyes.html

My next door neighbour came and asked me what bird has been calling persistently for the last three days around our houses. I told him it was a Willow Warbler. It has been very very persistent. ...

http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/willow-warbler.html

I was off today and as it was the first one in a while where there was some nice light I headed out to Killard Nature Reserve. One of the birds I was hoping to see was a Whitethroat as I have yet...

http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/few-year-ticks-at-killard-and.html

Brent Geese flying into Sunset I am very lucky that I live within a hundred yards of the South shore of Strangford Lough. I look out towards Killyleagh past various islands. The nearest are ...

http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/brent-geese-in-bay-in-front-of-my-house.html

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Snowy Owl at Altikeeragh Nature Reserve I have wanted to see a Snowy Owl for a very long time and have never liked the idea of driving all the way to North Co.Mayo (a 430 mile round trip) on...

http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/snowy-owl-at-altikeeragh-nature-reserve.html

Ross's Gull  Ardglass Harbour Co.Down found by Tom Ennis Yesterday I had been dropping of some photos off in Bangor and was on my way to Belfast when I heard that a Ross's Gull had been fou...

http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/rarity-of-rosss-gull-at-ardglass.html

Richard's Pipit Killard NR 2.1.2012 Normally on the 1st of January I spend the day birding but yesterday I had to work and only got to do a wee bit in the afternoon. I was in Belfast and so h...

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Bar-tailed Godwit What a fab morning it was this morning. When I listened to the weather last night the forecast was for heavy gales and rain in the morning and I thought that had put paid to...

http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/bar-tailed-godwits-and-grey-plover-at.html

Pied Wagtail on Inishbofin Harbour wall I have recently returned home from eight days on Inishbofin Co.Galway and as I type it is pouring with rain. Pretty similar to Inishbofin. Anthony McGe...

http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/inishbofin-2011-wind-rain-chiffchaffs.html

Baird's Sandpiper Click on any image to enlarge in a new window I went up to Donegal on Sunday night as the weather forecast was dismal with the tail end of Hurricane Katia expected to hi...

http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/few-days-in-codonegal-tail-end-of.html

CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO SEE LARGER FILE IN SEPERATE WINDOW I think the Saltee Islands off the coast of Co.Wexford must be one of Irelands greatest wildlife spectacles and in my view easily riva...

http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/fabulous-day-on-saltee-islands-off.html