Western Bonelli's Warbler, Ballycotton 28/08/26 - a great find by @birderpaul.bsky.social, and a first for Ballycotton. #RareBirds #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Common Snipe #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Grey Wagtail on the Awbeg River, Doneraile. #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Dippers on the Awbeg river, Doneraile Co. Cork. #Birds

Wood Sandpiper at Harper's Island Wetlands, Cork - a scarce passage migrant. #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 @harpersisland.bsky.social

Emperor Dragonfly, East Cork. “Snáthaid Mhór” in Irish, meaning “big needle”.

Sparrowhawk flyover, East Cork #Birds

Willow Warbler visiting our garden - presumably on its migration south. #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Bullfinch - surprisingly quiet in voice and demeanour for such a tough-looking bird. #Birds

The solar eclipse from Ballycotton, 12/08/26 #Ballycotton #Eclipse

Fulmar profile - from our pelagic trip off Dungarvan. #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Common Blue (male), East Cork. #Butterflies

Some of the highlights from our pelagic out of Dungarvan, Co. Waterford yesterday - Wilson's Petrel, Juvenile Puffin, and bridled form of Common Guillemot. #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Hummingbird Hawkmoth, Ballycotton - it’s been a great year here for sightings of this migrant moth.

Juvenile Pied Wagtail, East Cork. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Birds

The Wood Sandpiper at the Slob Bank, Youghal today - a scarce migrant #Birds #Scarce #BirdsSeenIn2026 #phonescoped

The very rare and very striking Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Co. Kilkenny today. (With thanks to @harryhussey.bsky.social) #dragonflies #odonata

Greater White-toothed Shrew in our garden.

Chough on the clifftop, Ballycotton. #Birds #BirdsSeenInz2026

Emerald Damselfly with its beautiful metallic hues. The Gearagh, Co. Cork, July 2026. #Dragonflies #Odonata @johncreedon.bsky.social

Female Clouded Yellow, Ballycotton - a migratory butterfly from N. Africa and mainland Europe. This summer has seen an unusually large influx of these beauties. #Butterflies #Ballycotton

Blue Tit fledgling #Birds

A fledgling Robin in our garden #Birds

Raven feathers are revealed to have a beautiful iridescence when seen in the right light and at the right angle. #Birds #Corvids

Some fancy footwork from the young Rook. #Birds

Silver Y moth on Valerian at Harper's Island Wetlands today - with a faceful of pollen! #Moths #Pollinators @harpersisland.bsky.social

Hummingbird Hawkmoth nectaring on valerian, Ballycotton. #Moths

"Maybe if I just sit here with my mouth open, the insects will fly in ..." #Birds #Ballycotton #BarnSwallow

Coal Tit chick #Birds

Yellow-legged Gull, Cork Lough - a scarce visitor, all the way from its breeding grounds in Southern Europe. Quite possibly last year's bird returning as it seems to have settled in well, waiting on the unoccupied crib to fight off the other birds for any food. #Birds #Gulls #BirdsSeenIn2026