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#BirdsSeenIn2025 House Martin (Delichon urbicum) photographed by @bcgemma.bsky.social at Rostellan Lake, Co. Cork, #Ireland. Very early #bird. #birds #Birds #IrishBirding

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An extremely unexpected sighting of a House Martin at Rostellan Lake yesterday, 20th Feb - a very early record for Ireland. #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025

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Finally caught up with this spiffing drake Ring-necked Duck at Craigavon Lakes this morning. Only a tantalising five minute drive from work, but my car has been in the garage all week! Still, all good things come to those who wait. #Birds #IrishRareBirds #YankDuckAlert

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Sat 22 Feb 2025 Tolka Branch BWI outing is to Dundalk Port, Carlingford & along the coast to Clogherhead. Meeting at the Spirit Store, Dundalk Port at 10.00 AM. & fingers crossed for the weather. Birds we hope to see include Spotted Redshank and Ruff with many other waders & wildfowl. @BirdWatchIE

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Sat 22 Feb 2025 Tolka Branch BWI outing is to Dundalk Port, Carlingford & along the coast to Clogherhead. Meeting at the Spirit Store, Dundalk Port at 10.00 AM. & fingers crossed for the weather. Birds we hope to see include Spotted Redshank and Ruff with many other waders & wildfowl. @BirdWatchIE

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This Austral Pygmy-owl was quietly calling away and sunning itself high in the Andes outside Santiago, Chile this morning. We saw at least one further bird, both of which got mobbed mercilessly; perhaps that explains the look on its face... #Birds #birding

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Steller's Sea-eagle - with an 8ft wing span, one of the largest eagles in the world. (Hokkaido, Feb 25) #birds

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#IrishRareBirds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Birds #IrishBirding Red-necked Grebe photographed by @jackttwitcher.bsky.social off Dun Laoghaire West Pier on 2nd February 2025. It was good to meet you again, Jack 👍Good photos!

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#IrishRareBirds #Irishbirding #Birds

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Spent my 24th birthday yesterday birding in Co. Wexford. I got five lifers: Cattle Egret, Lesser Scaup, Marsh Harrier, Black-necked Grebe and Spoonbill. A fantastic birthday present!

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🚨Upcoming Outing 🚨 After a number of weather enforced cancellations, the Birdwatch Ireland Limerick Branch outing to Kilcolman Fen is finally going ahead. This coming Saturday, February 15th. All are welcome 🙂 @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #Birds

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Red-necked grebe from Dun Laoighre on the 2nd of February #irishbirding

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TOLKA BRANCH BWI Monthly Presentation in the Botanic Gardens Auditorium in Glasnevin, Dublin is BIRDWATCHING IN GEORGIA by Rosena McShane about #birds seen in the snowy Georgian Caucasus Mountains & near Azerbaijan border on Wed. 19th Feb. 2025 at 19:45/7:45PM sharp. Doors & car park open at 7.30PM.

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If you want to work on a world-class conservation project at @harbourbirds.bsky.social & you like Ospreys, White-tailed Eagles, other birds(!) & people, these are fantastic opportunities. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeConservation #Ornithology raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/02/12/t...

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The Ring-billed Gull at Fitzgerald's Park showed well again yesterday. Seems to like waiting for scraps from people having a bite to eat there.

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Juvenile Common Crane at Goresbridge, Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Only my second sighting of a Crane in Ireland. Thus juvenile showed well in Co. Kilkenny yesterdat

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Common crane in Fenniscourt, Carlow this morning. #irishbirding 🪶

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2 glossy ibis in co. Wexford today #irishrarebirds

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Glossy Ibis in Co. Wexford today! #irishrarebirds

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Cattle egret in county Wexford #irishrarebirds #birds #birding #birdwatching #cattleegret

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TOLKA BRANCH BWI Monthly Presentation in the Botanic Gardens Auditorium in Glasnevin, Dublin is BIRDWATCHING IN GEORGIA by Rosena McShane about #birds seen in the snowy Georgian Caucasus Mountains & near Azerbaijan border on Wed. 19th Feb. 2025 at 19:45/7:45PM sharp. Doors & car park open at 7.30PM.

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Another photo of the White Wagtail I recently saw in Door County, Wisconsin. This bird is common overseas, but rare to see here in the United States. It's lifer #248 for me (counting since 2022). 🪶 #birds #birding #birdwatching #BirdsSeenIn2025

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The close-encounter-of-the-day-award here on our Hokkaido Bird-Photo-Tour was undoubtedly this Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker, performing fabulously much to the delight of everyone in attendance [Bird-Photo-Tours.com, #BirdsSeenIn2025].

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The @btobirds.bsky.social, @jncc.bsky.social and @rspb.bsky.social Breeding Bird Survey and Waterways Breeding Bird Survey are now on Bluesky! 🐦🦆 Follow us to find out more about the surveys, including how to take part and our key findings. Posts by the BBS team. #Ornithology #UKBirding #addBirder

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An Eider duck pictured today at Wild Derrynane . Red listed in Ireland and of Conservation concern over their range. Txs to Ed Carty for the ID. #birdsofinstagram #birdwatchireland #wildatlanticway #wildatlanticwaykerry #discoverkerry #discoverireland

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#rarebirdsUK

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Grey-bellied brent from Blackrock College today. #irishbirding #irishrarebirds 🪶

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Hoopoe from Cahore back in October #irishrarebirds 🪶

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#BirdsSeenIn2025 in #Ireland. A young Common Crane (Grus grus) photographed by me yesterday in a field with Mute Swans in Co. #Kilkenny near the River Barrow. #IrishBirding #Birds #IrishRareBirds #BirdsOfIreland #RareBirdsIreland Great to see these birds coming back to Ireland.

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A reminder this FREE youth birding walk is happening this weekend at the Dalmeny Estate. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/4axYDBp #BirdingScotland

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Venus was shining brightly against a most beautiful evening sky tonight. Saturn was barely visible in the frosty twilight, well below Venus towards the horizon. Jupiter sparkled above me, with Mars rising in the East to complete a wonderful planetary procession.

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#BirdsSeenIn2025 in #Ireland. Another Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) nearly in full summer plumage, photographed by me, swimming off Dun Laoghaire West Pier way out at sea in Dublin on 3rd February 2025. Such a regal looking bird! #Birds #IrishBirding #Seabirds #IrishBirds

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#BirdsSeenIn2025 in #Ireland. A Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) photographed by me, in flight off Dun Laoghaire West Pier, Dublin on 3rd February 2025. #Birds #IrishBirding #Seabirds #IrishBirds

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#BirdsSeenIn2025 in #Ireland. The main target bird for my visit to Dun Laoghaire yesterday, a first winter Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) photographed by me, swimming off Dun Laoghaire West Pier, Dublin on 3rd February 2025. #Birds #IrishBirding #Seabirds #IrishBirds

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#BirdsSeenIn2025 in #Ireland. A Red-throated Diver/Loon (Gavia stellata) in winter plumage, photographed by me swimming off Dun Laoghaire West Pier, Dublin way out at sea, on 3rd February 2025. They really are a chin-up bird! They always look so optimistic. #Birds #IrishBirding #Seabirds #IrishBirds

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We have recently uploaded a list of missing records we would be very grateful to receive submissions for. Note that some have already been submitted since this went live a few days ago, thank you to those quick off the mark. britishbirds.co.uk/rarities-com...

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This summer, join our team for hands-on wildlife conservation experience with the Little Tern Project! 🐦✨ You'll assist with vital tasks at the Observatory to protect nature. ✅ Accommodation included ✅ Expenses covered ✅ Real conservation work ▶️ https://buff.ly/4gqHTgZ

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Little Gull is less than annual on my patch so finding two birds together is very pleasing. One bird has been around for a month- it shows a lot of white in the primaries of the left wing (Leucism?) . The second bird appeared with it yesterday and has a more traditional wing pattern. #Highlandbirds

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#BirdsSeenIn2025 in #Ireland. A Red-throated Diver/Loon (Gavia stellata) in winter plumage, photographed by me swimming off Dun Laoghaire West Pier, Dublin way out at sea, on 3rd February 2025. They really are a chin-up bird! They always look so optimistic. #Birds #IrishBirding #Seabirds #IrishBirds

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#BirdsSeenIn2025 in #Ireland. The main target bird for my visit to Dun Laoghaire yesterday, a first winter Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) photographed by me, swimming off Dun Laoghaire West Pier, Dublin on 3rd February 2025. #Birds #IrishBirding #Seabirds #IrishBirds

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