This is World Curlew Day. To celebrate a recording of this increasing rare bird taken on the banks of the River Ilen in West Cork last summer. (The music in the background was from a function at nearby Inishbeg House.)

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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

https://birdwatchireland.ie/birds/great-spotted-woodpecker/

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

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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

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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

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