Ireland is much more interesting however. The weather is pretty changeable, and can be grotty, but basically calm, and good for gulls. I went to Dun Loaghaire and Sandycove twice in the week looking for Black Guillemots and Mediterranean Gulls, as well as Grey Seals. The harbour at Dalky is good for large gulls and Grey Seals. Further south at Bray a nice walk along the cliffs lets you get close to Razorbill, Guillemots, Kittiwakes, Shag, Great Cormorant and Northern Fulmar. Above the cliffs at Bray is a rocky head, with woodland at the base, and heath at the top, which makes a nice combination. Birds on the way up included Treecreeper and Coal Tit, and at the top were Meadow Pipits, Stonechat, Dunnocks and Linnets.
An unexpected surprise at the end of the day was a pod of 3 Bottlenose Dolphins offshore at Bray as I was having a well-earned pint!
Goosander in the English Garden, Munich. This one was a bit plastic, but there were plenty that weren't on the river Isar.
Common Tern ssp. hirundo, flying past the 40-foot at Sandycove
Pied Wagtail. I'd forgotten how smart these were.
Black Guillemot, nesting under the docks at Dun Loaghaire
Female Stonechat, on the head at Bray
Razorbill, between Bray and Greystones
Northern Fulmar, enjoying the updrafts of the cliffs south of Bray
Treecreeper, in woodland on Bray head
Juvenile Great Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Grey Seal at Sandycove
Bottlenose Dolphins off Bray harbour
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