I saw my first wild Woodpecker this morning, only briefly from the tractor cab as I drove out of a tunnel under the M7 at Cherryville between Kildare and Monasterevin. At first I thought it was a Magpie, then a Jay but then I recognised it properly, good to see another species return. #irishbirds
Our annual report has hundreds of top class images of rarities from across 2023. Download the Band app and Check it out here: https://band.us/band/81990195/post/6964
#birdwatching #birdnews #Birding #birdphotography #RareBirdNews #rarebirds #twitching #birds #irishbirdingscene #irishbirdnews #irishbirding #irishbirds #birdsofireland
The Irish Rare And Scarce Birding Group - Ireland's Largest and most comprehensive Rare Bird News Group. Rare and Scarce Bird News and Discussion for the Island of Ireland. Sponsored by Swarovski Optik (https://www.swarovskioptik.com) Phoneskope (www.phoneskope.com) and Robert Vaughan Illustrations (www.robertvaughanillustrations.com). Cover Photo by Stephen Dunbar. Download the App for optimal function & to receive rare bird notifications.
Ugg hate to see this. The guys that operate this equipment and/or the people that instruct them seem to have no understanding, care, interest , or compassion for #wildlife
The Irish Rare And Scarce Bird News Group is delighted to announce that our Best Rare Bird Find of 2023 is sponsored by Swarovski Optik & Robert Vaughan Illustrations . Check out our announcement on Band here: https://band.us/band/81990195/post/3396
#seetheunseen #irishbirding #irishrareandscarce #irishbirdnews #birds #irishbirds #twitching #birding #birdwatching #rarebirds #birdsofireland
The Irish Rare And Scarce Birding Group - Ireland's Largest and most comprehensive Rare Bird News Group. Rare and Scarce Bird News and Discussion for the Island of Ireland. Sponsored by Swarovski Optik (https://www.swarovskioptik.com) Phoneskope (www.phoneskope.com) and Robert Vaughan Illustrations (www.robertvaughanillustrations.com). Cover Photo by Stephen Dunbar. Download the App for optimal function & to receive rare bird notifications.
Our first Annual Report, covering the year 2022, is now available on Band. Packed full of Sightings, Photographs and Accounts from across the year. Download your copy here:
https://band.us/band/81990195/post/3306
#birding #rarebirdnews #irishbirding #irishrareandscarce #rarebirds #birdwatching #birds #twitching #rarebirdalert #irishbirds #irishbirdnews
The Irish Rare And Scarce Birding Group - Ireland's Largest and most comprehensive Rare Bird News Group. Rare and Scarce Bird News and Discussion for the Island of Ireland. Sponsored by Swarovski Optik (https://www.swarovskioptik.com) Phoneskope (www.phoneskope.com) and Robert Vaughan Illustrations (www.robertvaughanillustrations.com). Cover Photo by Stephen Dunbar. Download the App for optimal function & to receive rare bird notifications.
This is a very interesting photo. Take on the beach at Ballyliffin, Donegal, it shows the contact between the Termon Formation in the foreground and the Slieve Tooey quartzite Formation on the background. The Termon consists of pellitic schists, and the contact between the 2 is define by a fault, with the top of the older Slieve Tooey being sheered as well.
Both formations are part of the Argyll Group, the middle group of the Neoproterozoic Dalradian.
And to crown it off, very near the actual contact, in the center of the photo, we have a Rock pipit posing.
#geology #rocks #shearzone #fault #neoproterozoic #proterozoic #quartzite #pellite #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #pipit #rockpipit #irishbirds #birdsofireland #irishgeology
Smartphone Photographer
John O Loughlin
Helsinki Birder
Martin Nutty
Sisyphus with a Hat