Tuesday 18 August 2015

WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY - Trip to Ailsa Craig (Part 1)

This is a series were I am taking you from Cushendall village, which is in Country Antrim to Ailsa Craig Island which is 39 miles away by boat. Actually it is only 10 miles off Scotland.  We will be staying in Cushendall the night so that we will be ready for the boat in the morning.  These photos were taken at the bridge in the centre of the village where the River Dall runs down from the Glens of Antrim into the sea.


These are not good photographs as these two birds, the Grey Wagtail and the Dipper, as theywere never still so I decided to shot some video which you can see at the end of the post.




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I hope you enjoyed seeing these 2 birds on the video.

I am linking this post with WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY.

Many thanks for visiting and also to those who leave comments.

28 comments:

  1. Small birds so often make greased lightening appear predictable and slow don't they?
    I think you did well - better than I would have. Much better.

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  2. I have passed Ailsa Craig dozens of times but saw no reason to stop. It's where curling stones come from.

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    1. HI Adrian 70,000 Gannets was enough to make the trip there!

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  3. What a treat to see, thanks. Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  4. Hi! Grey wagtails are very popular in our country too. I enjoyed your video very much. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. I dipped out on Dipper when I was last in the UK, but did see Grey Wagtail - 70,000 Gannets?! That would be worth the trip.

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  6. Hello Margaret, It is fun watching that cute Wagtail and I love the pretty Dipper! Great photos and video! Enjoy your day!

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  7. Fun post, Margaret. Find the wagtails movements quite amusing.

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  8. Such cute birds with yellow breasts!

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  9. Such a pleasure to see these two species - very active little birds and hard to photograph so you did really well :) Great video too.

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  10. I think you did a great job of capturing these guys!

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  11. What's wrong with the photos? I think they're GREAT.

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  12. Very interesting birds. The video is especially good to show how fast those birds move. You did well to get photos of the birds.

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  13. Your video shows exactly why these birds are called a wagtail and a dipper, I love the way you combine the photos with the video which shows their little personalities really well! Not an easy feat capturing either bird on video, so well done!
    Wren x

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  14. I especially like this set because of the setting - the birds sitting on rocks around water!
    Beautiful snaps, Margaret!
    Have a Happy Week!
    Peace :)

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  15. I enjoyed them. Wagtails I think are a seriously underated bird and Dippers are just amazing. Biggest problem is always photographing them due to them normally being in shaded areas

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  16. Isn't it frustrating when they won't alight?!

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  17. Margaret, thanks for sharing these birds.

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  18. How cute! Your shots are wonderful. Thank you for the video, too. The bird's singing is harmonious with the sound of the river.

    Yoko

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  19. Fun to see these two birds. Thank you Margaret.

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  20. Always great to see a Dipper. Nice video too.

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  21. nice. we never see dippers in summer. They go north to breed. :) But we do have the grey wagtail. .)

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  22. Brilliant to get the Dipper Margaret. Well done.

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  23. We get Grey wagtails here too at this time of year..................

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  24. Thanks for your comments Margaret, you and me both know how relaxing it is to spend time with our fellow creatures.

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