Thursday, 26 September 2013

Bangor Birding Group Goes To County Antrim

Last Saturday five of us made our way to Ballycarry Bridge but the tide was out although we saw 4 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, Gulls, Redshanks, Cormorant, Shag and Mallard.  We then moved to Glynn where we saw Great crested Grebe, Teal, 23 Red breasted Merganser,Swallows, House Martins, Black Guillemot, Buzzard, more Gulls and Lapwing.  We  made out way to the river where we saw the Grey Wagtail, Jackdaw, Rook, Goldfinch, Wren and Bluetit. At the lagoon near a Ruby Club we saw 13 Greenshank, Rock and Meadow Pipit.  On our way home we called into the RSPB Belfast Reserve were there 9 Snipe, Moorhen, Coot, Common Terns, Curlew, Wood Pigeon, Oystercatcher and Black tailed Godwit. Total species seen -51.  I also saw Speckled Wood and small White Butterflies.


























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  1. Unknown26 September 2013 at 22:04

    A beautiful place with beautiful birds. Have a lovely evening, Margaret.

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure27 September 2013 at 01:29

      HI Gunnila Many thanks for your kindcomments and I am glad you enjoyed the area adn birds. Have a great weekend.

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  2. Cranberry Morning26 September 2013 at 22:29

    Marvelous photos, as usual! I enjoyed reading the bio on your sidebar.

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  3. Margaret Birding For Pleasure26 September 2013 at 22:44

    HI CM Many thanks for your kind comments and I am glad you enjoyed reading my bio. I often wonder does anyone read it!

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  4. Christian Perrin26 September 2013 at 23:02

    Great photos of the Godwit, but I actually liked that streamside shot the best. What a beautiful location!

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure27 September 2013 at 01:30

      HI Christian MNay thanks for your comment adnglad you enjoyed the Godwits and the beautyof the area.

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  5. DeniseinVA26 September 2013 at 23:45

    A great day for bird watching Margaret and thank you for sharing these lovely photos of the event.

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure27 September 2013 at 01:33

      HI Denise. It was a pleasure to share my day with you and others and thanks for comment.

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  6. ♥ Łucja-Maria ♥27 September 2013 at 00:08

    The beautiful birds. Great pictures.
    Delicious post.
    I send greetings to you a lot.
    Lucia

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure27 September 2013 at 01:34

      HI Lucja Many thanks forcomment. Glad you enjoyed the whole post.

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  7. TexWisGirl27 September 2013 at 00:18

    the herons and egrets are awesome - wonderful reflections, too!

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure27 September 2013 at 01:36

      HI Tex Yes I loved the reflection but they were so far away, I didn't know whether they would come out so Iam glad you enjoyed them as well. Thanks for comment.

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  8. The Herald27 September 2013 at 00:58

    That's a good tally for a days outing Margaret, lots of wonderful birds there. And you captured some super close up images of the Godwit...[;o)

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure27 September 2013 at 01:37

      HI Trevor. Yes, for N.Ireland that was quite a good numberof bird species for the day. Glad you liked the Godwits and thanks for comment.

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  9. Douglas Mcfarlane27 September 2013 at 01:00

    Definately a bird ritch environment, stunning range and numbers of species.

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure27 September 2013 at 01:39

      HI Douglas it was a good day's birding and we all enjoyed it. I am glad you enjoyed the post and thanks for comments.

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  10. Anonymous27 September 2013 at 03:20

    Very beautiful!

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure27 September 2013 at 16:46

      HI BL Many thanks for comment. Glad you enjoyed the post.

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  11. Ruth Hiebert27 September 2013 at 05:33

    Lovely pictures. The reflections in some of them are beautiful.

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure27 September 2013 at 16:47

      HI Ruth Many thanks for comment and glad you enjoyed the reflections,

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  12. Mary Howell Cromer27 September 2013 at 06:19

    Very lovely share of images...the close up of the great Blue Heron is magnificent~

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure27 September 2013 at 16:48

      Hi Mary Many thanks for comment and glad you enjoyed the images especially the Heron,

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  13. Elephant's Child27 September 2013 at 07:17

    What a magical day. Something to hug to yourself on dark days - thank you so much for sharing some of the joy.

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure27 September 2013 at 16:49

      Hi EC Many thanks for comment and glad you enjoyed the post.

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  14. Ginny Hartzler27 September 2013 at 08:17

    The reflections are just superb here, and I think snapping birds in the rain is so much more interesting...I love the bright blue flashes of the male mallards wings in the dark, the way you captured the colors in the rain. They shine like jewels.

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure27 September 2013 at 16:50

      HI Ginny Many thanks for comment and glad you enjoyed the reflections and the blue flashes on the Mallard.

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  15. eileeninmd27 September 2013 at 09:24

    Margaret, what a great outing! Wonderful birds and photos. The scenery is beautiful too. Have a happy weekend!

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure27 September 2013 at 16:52

      HI Eileen Many thanks for comment and glad you enjoyed the scenery, birds and photos.

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  16. Linda at To Behold The Beauty27 September 2013 at 10:57

    Wow! My head is spinning with all those birds. Great photos. My favorites are #8 and #20.

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure27 September 2013 at 16:55

      HI Linda Hope your head has stopped spinning now. Many thanks for comment and glad you enjoyed the post especialy the Heron and Godwit.

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  17. Carletta27 September 2013 at 13:16

    It's hard to imagine seeing so many species in one day. A bird watching fiesta!
    Lucky you!

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure27 September 2013 at 16:57

      HI Carletta It was a good total for me so a great days' birding. Many thanks for comment and glad you enjoyed the images.

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  18. Brian King27 September 2013 at 15:53

    Fantastic reflections in those first shots! Love the close up's at the end! Great detail!

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure27 September 2013 at 16:57

      HI Brian Many thanks for comment and glad you enjoyed the reflections and the Godwits at the end.

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  19. ADRIAN27 September 2013 at 17:21

    This looks to have been a very productive day.

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  20. Margaret Birding For Pleasure27 September 2013 at 18:42

    Hi Adrain Yes, great day out birding and thanks for comment.

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  21. Bob Bushell27 September 2013 at 18:43

    Brilliant photos, lovely area for watching birds, thanks Margaret.

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  22. Margaret Birding For Pleasure27 September 2013 at 18:55

    HI Bob Thanks for your kind comment and glad you enjoyed the post.

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  23. Pat Tillett28 September 2013 at 05:26

    Wow! You hit the mother lode that day. So many different birds and beautiful photos of them all.

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  24. Rohrerbot2 October 2013 at 03:56

    You are racking up them birds!!! The Black-tailed Godwit is my favorite!! Really love your shots here of these birds. Very cool finds!

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