News and updates on activities and sightings from Birdwatch Ireland's Cape Clear Bird Observatory
Cork, Ireland
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(AL) Want to know what it's like to work as part of a hands-on conservation project? Get an insight into a typical day of our Kilcoole Little Tern wardens in this article by @rosalindskillen.
The Kilcoole Little Tern Project is an @NPWSIreland project run by BirdWatch Ireland.
A heartwarming example of how active conservation management will restore wildlife population 🐣💕
The Kilcoole Little Tern colony has grown from 20 nesting pairs in the 1980s to over 270 pairs in 2024 thanks to @BirdWatchIE and partners.
#FairSeas
fairseas.ie/2024/07/31/a-day…
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Busy at the stand @GlobalBirdfair this morning.
Come and say hello in Swallow Marquee (S15 & 16) if you are visiting this weekend.
Great to see so many old friends here!
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(AL) Did you know that you can stay at our Bird Observatory on Cape Clear Island?
Whether you are seeking a self-guided trip or wish to take part in a bird course, we have something to offer you!
Read more about it 👇
birdwatchireland.ie/stay-at-…
@CCBOIE @oileanchleire
#Cork
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The latest BOC Newsletter is now available at tinyurl.com/BOC-Newsletter-f…
Read about the fantastic work the Observatories have undertaken in 2023, see the pictures of the magnificent selection of rarities that arrived with 🇺🇸 passerines galore! Read about the YBOV grants and Motus.
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With the importance of ringing at Bird Observatories, it's no surprise that we have now exchanged birds with 10 of them - @CalfObs @CopelandBirdOb @FI_Obs @IofMayBirdObs @LandguardObs @SkokholmIsland @lundybirds
@bardseyobs @CCBOIE @gibpoint
10 more to go -
@birdobs_council
Where do the birds that we ring go and the ones that we find, come from?
Check out the updated interactive map below. You can pan, zoom and click on the icons for details
@_BTO @BTO_NIreland
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Here are the largest number of birds I have EVER seen in my life! Estimated to be 500,000 Amur falcons migrating to Africa, stopping midway at Nagaland. Happy to see them after the work @wti_org_india did years ago to protect them with community & FD #Nagaland #IndiAves
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Nice to find this newly arrived juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper an hour before the boat left Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork yesterday. Only the 8th island record and a Cape tick for all present. @CCBOIE
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Tony Culley @TonyCulley celebrating after finding @CCBOIE first Upland Sandpiper for Cape Clear Island, West Cork. Tick for me and Tony
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Thank you @CCBOIE for an incredible week, learning from the legends @DickCoombes and @Steveccbo. Highlights include Western Bonelli's Warbler, Wryneck, Pied Flycatcher, Hoopoe, and Cory's Shearwater.
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@CCBOIE another unbelievable weekend on Cape. This time with my family! Thanks so much for everything, you are the institution not the observatory! See you soon 🥰
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Great few days on Cape Clear staying at @yurtsinireland. 8 year old had a great time ticking off the bird list in Steve Wings book, including his 1st whitethroat & wheatears. Loads of butterflies to ID aswell.
#WestCork #Cork @CCBOIE #Ireland
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Letting a dog off its lead can disturb several species without the owner even noticing bit.ly/3M5cxAK
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Our latest newsletter for 2022 has just been published and is live here. tinyurl.com/BOC-News-2022
Over 130 pages of reports, stories and photos of some great birds from the Observatories, including a fabulous cover image by @CleyBirds
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This nice Dotterel was still on Cape Clear today. With thanks to @CCBOIE 👍
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Why not come and see us on the all new BOC stand at this year’s Spurn Migration Festival
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Shaping up to be a super weekend!
Why not hit the road and enjoy a lovely stay over with us?
Tar trasna a dtonnta chugainn chun DS álainn a chaitheamh!
#Weekendaway #westcorkisland #Fastnet #islandescape
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Crikey, look out there are Giant Petrels about
NEW PAPER in #ornithology from @GoughIsland shows giant #petrels killing adult #albatrosses on their nest to add more woes for these #seabirds: buff.ly/3doK9by
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A new film, Rockabill, follows two wardens who spend the summer alone on a tiny lighthouse island to protect one of Europe's rarest seabirds. Writer and director Andrew Power provides background to the release: bit.ly/3rKjN8E
