A couple of weeks ago, work took me close to Wexford and I made the most of the opportunity to see the long staying Grey-headed Wagtail and visit a site for Golden-ringed Dragonfly. It was also great to see my first Clouded Yellows in many years, with several at most sites I stopped.

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I was delighted to be asked to contribute a few illustrations to the Donegal Bird Report, excellently compiled by Derek Brennan . 2025 was an incredible year for rare and scarce birds in Donegal with several county and Irish firsts discovered. The report can be viewed at zenodo.org/records/2124...

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New in #BirdStudy Edge of extinction: Ring Ouzels found in just 9 sites in all-Ireland survey, all in County Donegal. Decline to near extinction of a mountain passerine: the status of the Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus in the Republic of Ireland in 2021 doi.org/10.1080/0006... #ornithology

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Baird's Sandpiper at Ballynamona (Ballycotton) Co.Cork, Ireland yesterday.

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YELLOW-BROWED BUNTING, Utsira 2nd Norwegian record. 📷 photos by Atle Grimsby.

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