72 Pinkfeet at Lurgangreen fields

Phone bins photo of the Pinkfeet in fields at south west end of Lurgangreen.

OSPREY AND YELLOW WAGTAIL SEEN.

 A   GREAT  FEW  DAYS AT THE HIDE WITH AN OSPREY AND A YELLOW WAGTAIL AT THE SITE.

GLOSSY IBIS AT HIDE TONIGHT

Shoveler and tufted duck.

1 Shoveler
1 Tufted duck
1Brent
1 juv b.h. gull first of the summer.
All seen at 8 pm.

Hide door now fixed

Hide door can now be opened without tbe use of key plus crowbar..
A adult argentatus herring gull and 5 manx shearwaters were seen yesterday.

Med.Gull

A 1st summer med gull was in front of the hide on the rising tide yesterday.

2 little terns 1 glaucous gull

2 little tern spent 10 mins on mudflats then flew south.
1 Glaucous gull was far out on mud flats looked to be a 2nd year bird.
2 Barnacle geese far out feeding on grass bank.
Whitethroat at hide.
Spot fly and little gulls seen in last few days.

Spotted redshank at hide yesterday

2 Avocets Lurgangreen

2 Avocets were seen today just north of hide around the mouth of the river fane.The hide will be open about 11am to 6 pm tomorrow sunday.

A Great Open Day

Some good birds today including a goosander 5 gadwall a ring billed gull and a summer slavonian grebe.

Keys for hide can be got at Coachmans tea rooms for  a returnable deposite.

Open day of the Oscar Merne Hide Sunday April 13 at 11 to 6 pm.

/U0FyQnoY9rI/AAAAAAAADnc/mqa_D2u8TQ0/s3200/20140406_130220.mp4" imageanchor="1" >The new hide will be open to the public at 11 to 6 pm on sunday april 13. Directions for hide are driving from dundalk on the old dublin road, you pass the fairways hotel going south just before you get to the coachmans tea rooms on the left ,turn left down the small road leading down to the southside of the mouth of the river fane.Parking at the coachmans is avavilable. Birdwatchers will be at the hide to show any birds of interest to all visitors. All Welcome. Gerry o neill. Above.Todds Canada Goose seen at Lurgangreen today.

Hide Opening

Canada goose video

Hide to open March 31 at 11 30am All Welcome

Canada goose (todds) Lurgangreen

Canada goose

A Canada goose was seen today on the marsh with greylags.