News and updates on activities and sightings from Birdwatch Ireland's Cape Clear Bird Observatory
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All of us at BirdWatch Ireland are deeply shocked and saddened by the sudden passing yesterday of our friend and colleague Steve Wing, on his beloved Cape Clear Island.
Steve was the Wildlife Officer at our Cape Clear Bird Observatory for many years and, as anyone lucky enough to have met him will know, a truly lovely, kind man. We will be paying a full tribute to him and his life very soon.
Not world breaking news but it is for Cape! We had our first wild duck (Teal) on one of our new ponds!! We've had a few of our resident Mallards visit but they don't really count!! @BirdWatchIE @birdobs_council @oliver_geoff @MaryCadogan1
Pied Flycatcher one of only 3 birds caught this morning! Not yesterday's bird @BirdWatchIE @MaryCadogan1 @birdobs_council @PBOprof
Pied Fly and Spot Fly on the High Road near Pegs @BirdWatchIE @MaryCadogan1 @birdobs_council @oliver_geoff
Brief view of tge Black Kite this morning and a Pied Flycatcher at the lake @BirdWatchIE @MaryCadogan1 @birdobs_council @oliver_geoff
Cape 0915-1015 194 Cory's, 27 Greats, 47 Sooties,1 LT Skua, 3 Poms and 1 Arctic Skua. @BirdWatchIE @birdobs_council @MaryCadogan1
Puss Moth caterpillar on Cape for the last few days! @BirdWatchIE @birdobs_council @MaryCadogan1 @PBOprof
Seawatch from today - 1 Wilsons Petrel, 260+ Cory's Shearwaters, 7 Great Shearwaters, 22 Sooty Shearwaters, 3 Pomarine and 1 Arctic Skuas plus 10 Stormies. 2 sites, Eamonn O'Donnell and me! @BirdWatchIE @birdobs_council @bobolink5 @MaryCadogan1
While Oct. is prime time for observing seabird migration on Cape, current guests might spot some early Great Shearwaters!
These birds undertake a remarkable migration, from remote breeding grounds in South Atlantic islands, to North Atlantic waters in the non-breeding season.
Cape is known for its rarities. Our guests may be lucky enough to spot the superb Western Subalpine Warbler, which has been recorded here on rare occasions!
A migratory species, this bird breeds in the Mediterranean region, spending winter in sub-Saharan Africa.
📷Dick Coombes
Looking forward to greeting our guests tomorrow for the next Cape Clear Wildlife Weekend. Cory's Shearwater is one of many species we hope to spot!
A Wildlife Weekend is worth putting on your 2025 bucket list👇
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📷Dick Coombes
A quick one hour seawatch from Focarrig produced 105 Cory's, 2 Greats and 9 Sooties. VERY little else with them though.@BirdWatchIE @birdobs_council @oliver_geoff @MaryCadogan1
Missed a perfect day for seawatching today - but had an excellent reaso for doing so! We had our monthly volunteer group in, so the 3 main beaches and North Harbour have all litter picked! And then, we have catalogued all of the books in the Clive Hutchinson
Library! All replaced into the bookshelves in a reasonably organised order!! Now I have to type it all into a spreadsheet!!! Many thanks guys for the great help over the weekend @BirdWatchIE @birdobs_council @MaryCadogan1
Filling in the Daily Log is an important daily ritual at Cape Clear Bird Observatory. But how does it work, and why is it important?🤔
Let us take you through it 👇
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