off-patch twitching

Oooooooooooof!

A glaucous-winged gull yesterday

Which was nice.

the twitching

Finally scored de rossa! Off-patch but have a pic anyway!

Oooof!

Purple patch

Woohoo! Scored a fine brace of purple sandpipers today on de patch, although only one features in the following snap

Ker-ching!

Just happened to be in the Ballycotton area this pm for this fella too!

Oooof!

 Scorchio!

no sign of the usual May slump

Still bangin them in here regular as clockwork! Over de weekend I managed a heard-only off-patch water rail i.e. i heard it from me patch plus some shenanagins with scoping (very) distant doves netted me a fine brace of turtles, while just yesterday mistle thrush did the decent thing and gave itself up without a struggle. Never been this high before so early in da year - approx 2 months ahead of where I should be! Golden Mallard you'll be heading home I'd say!

Joe 90

A singing whitethroat this morning moves me onto 90 for de year, and the May doldrums are beginning to edge a bit nearer!

A bit more excitement this afternoon in the form of a cracking woodchat shrike and 2 flava wagtails, one of which was a belter of a blue-headed along the road at Ross, and sadly (you'll be delighted to hear) just off patch! Still great to see them though!

Piccies I hear you ask? Bein sur!

sorry - didn't get the wagtail! But I'll be sticking up some piss poor wryneck shots later!