On Sunday 29th April 2012, the Branch met up at
Mizen Vision, on the Mizen
Head Peninsula,
to look for Spring Migrants. The day didn’t disappoint. We had glorious
sunshine and bright blue skies and sea. The wind was ferocious in parts, but in
the sheltered spots it was simply lovely. We started off at Mizen Vision, and
worked our way down the Mizen road, stopping at various gardens along the way,
where we were rewarded with some lovely birds. At Mizen Vision we watched the
sea for a short while, and got lovely views of Gannets, Auks, Chough and Raven.
We also saw a Basking Shark, which was a lovely treat.
Further down the road Willow Warblers and Chiffchaffs were
singing their hearts out, and we saw Blackcaps and a Whitethroat. We were also
given the pleasure of hearing a Sedge Warbler singing away at the bottom of the
Mizen Road.
We went on to several other sites, Lissagriffin
Lake, Croagh Bay etc, and
we saw plenty. A beautiful Dunlin in Summer plumage, various Gulls and plenty
of Whimbrel. We also got to watch various other creatures, various different
butterflies were found, and a beautiful fox was observed from a distance as it
wandered across a field.
It was a lovely day, with a record number of species seen
(for the West Cork Branch), at 59! I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did.
Please take the time to look through the pictures linked below.
Basking Shark:
Raven:
Whitethroat:
Whitethroat:
Blackcap:
Willow Warbler:
Wild Plants:
Chiffchaff:
Mizen Area:
Mallards:
The Group:
Picnic for lunch:
One of our members:
Beautiful scenery:
Hooded Crow:
More wild plants:
Whimbrel:
Laura Woods.
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