tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65400474582275646182024-02-03T00:43:12.682+00:00Kerry Branch of The Irish Wildlife TrustThis blog is used by the Kerry Branch of the Irish Wildlife Trust to it's promote upcoming events and also to share photos and details of past events. The branch will also use the blog to provide details on various campaigns and conservation projects which they are involved in. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342936590585875810noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540047458227564618.post-26789604354926649092016-04-14T13:29:00.000+01:002016-05-01T10:26:45.742+01:00Tralee Bay Wetland Centre, Wildlife Garden.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is the before photograph taken of our IWT Wildlife Garden project at the Tralee Bay Wetland Centre. As you can see the flower beds here are very overgrown with grasses and the centre have kindly allowed us to plant a new wildflower garden and insect hotel on this area. After several failed attempts to start this garden we finally began clearing it on a beautifully clear calm night.<br />
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<u>Wednesday 20th April</u><br />
We did some more clearing this evening and took away another bag of grass from the bed at the Wetland Centre. Such a lovely warm dry evening too with Daubenton's Bats flying overhead, I counted 3 and a solitary Swallow too. Mallards have with 3 ducklings that are out on the pond too. The Mute Swans are rebuilding their nest (in the same spot) as the sun fades on a warm (16c) Tralee Bay. It was too dark by the time I'd stopped snapping the sunset and listening to the bats so here are my snaps.<br />
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More clearing done to the second flower bed today and it turns out that Pampas Grass stalks will come in handy for the insect hotel. Much more will be done very soon. This is the before shot.</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our Arkearagh trip proved that this is a very special wetland area for bird life indeed! An amazing overall count of 20 different types of species within this very small stretch of the North Kerry coastline. The Black Rock wetland area encompasses a fresh water stream, large dune system covered with Marram Grass and a tidal foreshore that gets covered in seaweed from time to time. This seaweed bounty is home to thousands of tiny invertebrates which the birds just love to eat.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Thanks to Killian Kelly for sharing his knowledge, l</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">isted below are what we saw:</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br style="text-align: start;" /><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Ringed Plover, </span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Sanderling (100 - 150 maybe),</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Dunlin (1-2), </span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Bar tailed Godwit (6), </span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Turnstone (15-25),</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Cormorant (2), </span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Redshank (2-3),</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Lapwing (5 - 10 on top of the rock itself), </span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Oytercatcher (c 100),</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Herring Gull,</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Black-Headed Gull, </span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Great Black Backed Gull (2),</span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Chough (10 - 15 in the area), </span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Rook, </span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Starling, </span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Rock Pipit, </span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Stone Chat, </span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Pied Wag Tail, </span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">Brent Geese (about 25) </span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">And a solitary Seal!</span></span><br />
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Some of the other sights:also seen was a red squirrel<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235669658287945824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540047458227564618.post-49257881862554837402015-09-24T16:40:00.000+01:002015-09-24T16:40:15.912+01:00In Search of Lizards and Other Strange Creatures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBfFqq2Q-f2GqQGGNI9gFkqsK5mrWXefjvIWTtX-7TCSnij_81rSifnP9muHHNI1jyrj7DLef0ClGnYI33Oj0Vb50WikAcmJHzrSuDSCwAFKgf1xMjCBRsl-yl7liDL99W53JwuL7_ycAw/s1600/DSC_9433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBfFqq2Q-f2GqQGGNI9gFkqsK5mrWXefjvIWTtX-7TCSnij_81rSifnP9muHHNI1jyrj7DLef0ClGnYI33Oj0Vb50WikAcmJHzrSuDSCwAFKgf1xMjCBRsl-yl7liDL99W53JwuL7_ycAw/s320/DSC_9433.JPG" width="320" /></a>We set off at 10:30am in the morning into the hills of Tonevane just outside Blennerville, Co. Kerry. The pathway we take to the right brings you along part of the Dingle Way (also known as the Kerry Camino) but we veer left up into the hills and back across a small valley with a mountain stream at the bottom of it.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpe0n024zEjfM_sHMTW9-wSFAQyq5oghoHYT4JfhNC4ix4cVXeJkf7bkCKhsA46DLmflvLjmv5ppN1T77lnBa4XrLlqaJy_un4rewlqJzQxijEJLfpvxKlRffuTtwj_7VFn1BWRJpjt8Km/s1600/DSC_9444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpe0n024zEjfM_sHMTW9-wSFAQyq5oghoHYT4JfhNC4ix4cVXeJkf7bkCKhsA46DLmflvLjmv5ppN1T77lnBa4XrLlqaJy_un4rewlqJzQxijEJLfpvxKlRffuTtwj_7VFn1BWRJpjt8Km/s320/DSC_9444.JPG" width="320" /></a>Now today we are searching for Lizards (who eat insects) and other strange creatures and there is a big clue to the other creature we are looking for and that is lots of horse dung. Dung Beetles can be found around this area too as lots of horses graze these hills from the local equestrian centre. So not only are found in Africa, these creatures roll up a ball of dung lay an egg in it and bury it. Unfortunately we don't see any on our trip today and I think we may be a little to late in the season as they have been and gone until next spring I guess.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8vwBqqtsVDF-aqWBVKyjYMX5D9dIuc1hgQZFisVa3R-Q1lNUgvKLds7RlKL31RtSH8-1QdWU2hC1SneKpjR_DEtPYP0b3bdnumQFv4ZHCjIEjbGW0MwCwAbRoIn0IjfvODiip7JKOcoI/s1600/DSC_9457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8vwBqqtsVDF-aqWBVKyjYMX5D9dIuc1hgQZFisVa3R-Q1lNUgvKLds7RlKL31RtSH8-1QdWU2hC1SneKpjR_DEtPYP0b3bdnumQFv4ZHCjIEjbGW0MwCwAbRoIn0IjfvODiip7JKOcoI/s320/DSC_9457.JPG" width="320" /></a>So as we continue along the pathway back down towards the valley mountain stream (followed by the midges) we come across the carnivorous Butterwort plant that sticky leaves trap and digest insects on (Midges beware!) even an Ant was seen stuck on one of the many plants we saw too. A small Froglet is spotted in this quite damp boggy heathland path as we discover another insectivorous plant, the round-leafed sundew. When a small insect lands on this plant its sticky hairy leaf gradually rolls up the trapped insect and the enzymes breakdown the insect absorbing the nutrients through the leaf. Sphagnum moss bogs of wet acid type habitats on a moorland are its perfect home. <span style="text-align: center;">Before the walk I left out some bait of meal worms on trays trying to tempt some lizards out into the open (normally a very shy creature). As we returned back down the pathway towards the car park we arrived to find one tray with a possible sign of Lizard passing straight through it as in a clear line of a dragging tale. So this gave us some hope but still no sign of one yet. We descended off the hill, very near to our finishing point and I checked the last tray of meal worms with no sign of any disturbance, when a shout went up for a Lizard! Just beneath Ger's feet he saw one very briefly as it shot into the grass for cover and disappeared.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="line-height: 19.5px;">Ed's Pelagic duly set sail from Dingle on the 11th August. The purpose of pelagic trips like these is to find seabirds that rarely, if ever come in to land in Ireland, such as skuas, shearwaters, fulmar and petrels, but also provides the opportunity to explore and enjoy what the full variety of wildlife in the Kerry Seas. The </span></span></span><a href="http://kerrybirding.blogspot.ie/" style="color: #25a9dd; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: justify; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Kerry Birding Blog</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: justify;"> contains a full account of the avian encounters, some of which in the pictures below as well as few others sights from the </span><span style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="line-height: 19.5px;">day.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pod of common dolphins</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Seagrasses are species of aquatic flowering plants
which are grass-like in appearance. Globally there are four families of
seagrass. <i>Zostera</i> from the family
Zosteraceae is the only genus of seagrass present in Ireland. Despite the
grass-like appearance they are more closely related to the pondweeds than the
grasses. Overall two species (sometimes classified as three) are found along
the Irish coast including dwarf eelgrass (<i>Zostera
noltii</i>), the intertidal form of eelgrass (<i>Z. marina </i>Var. <i>angustifolia</i>)
and eelgrass (<i>Z. marina</i>). <i>Eelgrass</i> species can be found in
estuaries, tidal pools and mud flats, where they can form extensive beds. In
Ireland dwarf eelgrass is present mainly in Kerry, Northern Ireland and the
south east of Ireland; eelgrass has a more comprehensive distribution occurring
along the north, south and west coast (National Biodiversity Data Centre,
2014).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Tralee bay area covers an extensive area, of
which much of the land is protected under European law. The bay is home to a
number of special species ranging from seasonal visitors to permanent
residents. This includes dwarf eelgrass which is of particular importance. Many
other species in the bay depend either directly or indirectly on this species. Root
and rhizome tissues are thought to anchor and stabilize sediment; this enables
beds to exist for many years provided no large disturbances compromise the
area. The relatively consistent environment created by dwarf eelgrass can have
high species diversity; mainly rag worms, lug worms, cockles and small crabs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In recent years public interest has been growing in
areas of conservation. In the case of seagrasses most public knowledge is
limited and so is active conservation in many areas. The ecosystem services of
seagrass beds are valued at 19,004 $/Ha/year, three times greater than that of
coral reefs (Costanza <i>et al</i>., 1997),
making them worthy of some conservation attention. Eelgrass species have undergone
rapid declines in recent years, from anthropogenic causes as well as a ‘wasting
disease’ that destroyed <i>Z. marina</i>
beds globally. Despite the decline <i>Z.
noltii</i> and <i>Z. marina</i> are listed
as ‘Least Concern’ in the IUCN databases. Local and regional declines in
eelgrass populations are contributing significantly to overall species declines
(Short <i>et al</i>., 2011). The need for
conservation and restoration seems to be at a critical point given the
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A selection of some of the sights from the recent river walk in Listowel on the 28th of June.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Please heed these warning signs for the Invasive Japanese Knotweed</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235669658287945824noreply@blogger.com0Listowel, Co. Kerry, Ireland52.4460488 -9.485365499999943552.3542718 -9.6467269999999434 52.5378258 -9.3240039999999436tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540047458227564618.post-64401911332673182662015-05-12T15:02:00.002+01:002015-05-12T15:02:49.550+01:00Natterjack Toads<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
The Natterjack Toad is the rarest
of Ireland’s three native amphibian species; it is only found in a scant
handful of sites in the whole country, the most notable of these being the
dunes at Castlegregory. They prefer
habitats with loose sandy soil, where they rest during the day in burrows or
under stones, coming out at night to forage over the dunes. The species is quite distinct from other
species of toad in that its hind legs are short – it has a crawling, shambling
gait more like a lizard than the more traditional hopping of toads and frogs,
and is also not a particularly strong swimmer.
Emerging from hibernation in March, the toads move to their breeding
sites in shallow ponds, and at this time of year the loud calling of the males,
amplified by their throat sac, can be heard for great distances. The female lays her eggs in long strings like
a string of pearls, quite different from the mass of frogspawn. Given the species' threatened status in Ireland,
the NPWS has developed breeding ponds in conjunction with landowners in areas
where the toads are found to ensure their success; they are also found in great
numbers around the water hazards at Castlegregory Golf Links, which is where
we caught up with them a few weeks ago.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Given the poor weather, there was
a fantastic turnout for the evening; more than twenty intrepid explorers turned
up at dusk armed with wellies and torches for a night’s hunting. The toads did not disappoint, with the first
one encountered crossing the path only a short distance from the
clubhouse. Many more followed; we were
lucky enough not only to hear them sing, despite the rain and the cold, but
also to see several pairs clasping each other in their mating embrace in the
ponds. For quite a few present, it was
their first time encountering this beautiful little creature – absolutely worth
the, for some, long distance travelled. The fantastic photos are courtesy of Anthony Dawson.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16961720613563455387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540047458227564618.post-74867901186924295562015-03-22T18:15:00.001+00:002015-03-22T18:15:38.728+00:00Reintroduction in Birds - from Raptors to Parrots<br />
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On Thursday, 28th February, Dr Allan Mee of the Golden Eagle Trust gave a fantastic talk on the many reintroduction projects he has been involved with around the world, detailing the pitfalls and solutions encountered - a welcome change for him from just speaking on the White-tailed Eagle project here in Kerry. A lot of these species have become flagship species, providing not only a conservation focus, but also beneficial knock-on economic effects. </div>
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For further information on Allan's work and the Trust in general, please visit their website at <a href="http://www.goldeneagletrust.org/">www.goldeneagletrust.org</a>.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The wintery weather can sometimes make January
a very bleak month, with it</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ascii-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s cold short days and even colder long nights. Spare a thought for
our wild creatures struggling through the wind & rain in a constant battle
for survival.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">On a rather windy day on the 3rd weekend in
January I went to see what I could find around Tralee Bay</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ascii-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">’</span><span lang="EN-US">s Marshes & Mudflats. The first
things I spotted are two different species of the Duck family. The Teal is a
very small Duck, Irelands smallest (34-38cm). The Male has superb markings and
a rusty red head with a emerald green band running across its eye, quite a
striking bird when viewed through binoculars. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">The Female Teal has mottled brown
markings, great for camouflage when on the nest, similar to the female Mallard.
Next to them was a Male Mallard (50 - 65cm), this too has beautiful markings,
with its bottle green coloured head and bright yellow beak. I attempt to get
closer to get a better photograph but they quickly fly away. Moving further
along in a marshy area with plenty of reed cover are 4 more Teal who rose up
almost vertically not long after I spotted them and called the alarm as a
Kestrel shots by them and away over the surrounding fields. The Kestrel would
be on the look out for smaller prey than a Teal but in nesting season a
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Nearby in a water pool at the grassy
edge was a Greenshank (Wader 30 - 31cm) in winter plumage, they poke their long
beaks into the mud and snap up whatever they can find. The one in the photo is
catching a small frog lying dormant deep down in the mud (see photo). Like a
lot of Waders the Greenshank changes it</span><span lang="EN-US">s plumage when the season changes. Greenshank eggs were quite a
trophy to have when egg collecting was the fashion way back in the dark days of
the past.</span><span lang="EN-US"> <span lang="EN-US">Overhead a large number (500+) of Lapwings flew
by and are over Wintering on Tralee Bay. They like to rest in the fields when
then tide is in and then feed on the mudflats when the tide is out. Often
spotted with them are Golden Plovers a very small bird, they have a Golden glow
about them with their brown feathered backs. Also a partial Winter migrant.
Then I spot Irelands Largest Duck The Shellduck 58 - 65cm, there were a pair
way off in the distance on the mudflats. A beautiful Goose like bird, mainly
white with a dark head and bright red beak. It nests in a burrow like a Rabbit
would do, in undisturbed quiet areas around rivers & estuaries. So we have
the smallest and the largest Ducks in Kerry too. In many estuaries in the
winter time you will find thousands of waders of many kinds one in particular
which very much overlooked is the Turnstone (Wader 23cm) a small bird dark in
colour white belly with red legs. A visitor to our shores with superb
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The Bar Tailed Godwit (Wader 38 - 42cm) which looks a little like a
Curlew at this time of year but smaller in size. These small birds have flown
all the way from the High Arctic region of our planet travelling thousands of
miles with the other Winter migrating birds on incredible journeys across
mountains and seas, day and night to get to Ireland for the winter.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">My walk came to an end and on reflection the
Winter is a great time to see bird life on Irelands marshes & estuaries.
Our wetland areas are so rich in their biodiversity and some are just on our
doorsteps so why not get out there to witness such amazing creatures, I counted
at least 25 different species of birds spotted on that day, here is a list of
what I saw: Teal, Mallard, Mute Swans, Lapwings, Kestrel,
Golden Plover, Greenshank, Redshank, Bar Tailed Godwits, Turnstones, Shellduck,
Rooks, Jackdaws, Hooded Crows, Curlews, Grey Heron, Egret, Black Headed Gulls,
Common Gulls, Herring Gulls, Oystercatchers, Shag, Stonechat, Pipits &
lastly not forgetting the beautiful Brent Geese who deserve a write up all on
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<span lang="EN-US">Do you have a problem with Rooks opening and
spilling the peanuts from your feeders in your garden? Some actually fly away
with the feeder to gorge on the bounty of peanuts around the corner. Maybe you
have just given up feeding the birds because of those pesky Rooks. Rooks are so
clever but you want to feed the smaller birds too, right?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Here is how to beat them and also recycle some
of the stuff you probably have at the back of your shed. Get an old metal
hanging basket cage with no moss inside it then hang it upside down from a tree
or wherever you usually hang them your feeder. Fix your peanut feeder with wire
or an old keyring metal ring attachment to the hanging basket it, it must be
detachable so you can fill it up with more peanuts when empty. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The basket
should look like an umbrella shaped cage over your feeder. The Jackdaws can get
to the nuts but the feeder will stay in place for all to enjoy (see photo). Hang
it high enough so the local cat can</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ascii-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t get at the birds too! Throw out your old stale bread for the Rooks
instead, they need to eat also.</span></div>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Have any of you garden bird lovers out there
used a window seed feeder that attaches to a window? We would love to know how
you got on and what type of birds come to your window. I have seen 30 - 40
Goldfinches nearly every day hanging around a garden just outside Tralee town,
can you beat that! Get snapping and send your images and comments in. The email is as usual <a href="mailto:iwtkerry@gmail.com">iwtkerry@gmail.com</a>.</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342936590585875810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540047458227564618.post-30839095372899861022015-01-22T19:00:00.000+00:002015-02-16T09:07:13.928+00:00Wildlife Gardening<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Our first event of 2015 held in the wetlands centre, looked at garden wildlife<br />
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Native plants & Beneficial insects - Ger Scollard</h3>
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Garden Birds - Richard Bono</h3>
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Practical tips on pond construction and maintenance - Pat McElligott</h3>
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Ger gave us an introduction to "wild' plants within our own gardens as the close relationship that they have with a wide variety of insects as well as some practical advice on how to start a wildflower garden.<br />
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Richard gave an insight into the habits of some of the feathered garden visitors and well as some rarer ones along with practical tips on bird feeders and their maintenance.<br />
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Pat shared his experience and knowledge gained while establishing a pond within a garden setting and showing the abundance of wildlife associated with it.<br />
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The slides from the talk can be viewed or downloaded <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CDpghbQB0ZYsu36AnbC6MH2PMRrK-XmmYvfY2oINNWY/edit?usp=sharing">here</a>.
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15235669658287945824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540047458227564618.post-77971689509568335892014-10-25T22:48:00.000+01:002014-11-03T22:51:34.666+00:00Killarney Deer Rut<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">The outing was led by Chris Barron a Field Studies </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; text-align: justify;">Co-ordinator with the Killarney National Park </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">Education Centre </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; text-align: justify;">which is located in the Demesne. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; text-align: justify;">With an early start the group took a circular route </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; text-align: justify;">around the demesne, allowing </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; text-align: justify;">observation the deer in a number of settings; from open areas to woodland.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Damage to trees is another clear sign, with Chris showing the markings left on the wood where a stag had been cleaning its antlers against the exposed hardwood.</span><br />
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As part of IWT Wildwatch Week 2014 we organised a photography walk-about with local photographer, Anthony Dawson. Anthony shared his passion for photography and knowledge of local wildlife with an enthralled group of enthusiasts. </div>
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Starting off in the carpark by the railway tracks we caught the glimpses of area's abundant wildlife. At one point, squeals overhead alerted us to a mid air attack of a Peregrine Falcon on a passing crow. A Heron took up position as the tide emptied the basin and numerous mullet could be seen feeding in the shallows. Here, Anthony helped people get to know their cameras and get them set them up before we headed off on the walk about.</div>
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From there we crossed the road and headed for the Windmill. As Gulls glided by and Rock Pipits hopped between the rocks a Heron, perched high on the tree line, watched us fumbling with our cameras in an attempt to capture this awesome sight.<br />
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Next, we circled the basin by crossing over the bridge and heading for Cockleshell Beach. Along the way a flock of lapwings passed overhead having recently arrived in the bay for winter season. Cormorants could be seen way off in the distance as well as a large flock of Little Egrets. Here, we completed the workshop and I think it's safe to say that all present learned all more bit about our local wildlife, their cameras and how lucky we are to have a habitat such as the Tralee Bay Nature Reserve right on our doorstep.</div>
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For me, the rest of the branch and those who joined us on the day I wish to thank Anthony for being so generous with this time and expertise and we look forward to many outings with him in the future. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remains of the hull of ship in the mud</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Admiral Butterfly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goat on the outer canal wall</td></tr>
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Pat McElligotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732769819622443367noreply@blogger.com0Blennerville, Tralee, Co. Kerry52.257647627192853 -9.736517170544402752.255217627192856 -9.7415596705444027 52.26007762719285 -9.7314746705444026tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540047458227564618.post-42680031046611053512014-08-30T22:29:00.000+01:002014-09-29T10:42:06.432+01:00Bog Walk 24th August 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Cove, Great Blasket Island</div>
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Soldier Beetle</div>
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"Charlies" Red deer on Inishvickillane</div>
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Skipper Mick Sheeran</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The IWT Kerry Branch outing to the Blaskets was no
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August so far has been a great time for viewing juvenile creatures in their natural habitat. I have been fortunate enough to encounter the most outgoing little bank vole in Killarney National Park recently! It had no fear of humans and was just sitting by the path side munching on a leaf. I was amazed at the tiny size with shiny beady little eyes and rather large teeth! The place where I met him was ideal for bank voles with plenty of leafy undergrowth and hiding places in roots of trees. They are omnivorous, dining on nuts, seeds, fruit, worms, snails and larvae, and will gorge on blackberries once they ripen.<br />
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These evenings are the best to see bats, there are hundreds of them flying about at twilight feeding on unsuspecting moths. Such a pleasure to watch their acrobatics. I remember once finding a bat in Ballyseedy on a driveway, it was alive but barely moving. I know that bats should not really be handled but if I didnt pick this guy up he would be run over. I wrapped my scarf over him to warm him up. It wasnt long before there was plenty of chat coming from under the scarf and I peeked in to see a lovely bright eyed little bat with a great row of pointy teeth making wonderful sounds, once I was happy that his wings werent damaged I hooked him onto the nearest ivy covered tree and he rappelled his way up all the time keeping one eye on me! I am sure it was a pipistrelle, which is in many of our gardens. If you see an injured bat please call your local NPWS ranger or Bat Conservation Ireland(086 4049468) for advice.<br />
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If you are interested in growing native plants in your garden now is the time to collect seed. The tree seed is obvious and they are usually a good size like the sycamore. Many are hidden in fruit and have a hard nutty type seed to them like the Rowan. I personally wont be inviting briars or brambles into my garden but the hedgerow is just right for it! </div>
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Wild flowers are ready to release their seed now too. Take a paper bag with you and place it over the head of the seed case you want to collect, you can shake the seed head and empty it into the bag or snip the entire head off and collect that way. You can plant them straight away after collecting if you wish - scatter them in the preferred growing area in the same way as the breeze might have. Alternatively seeds will overwinter very well in the paper bag if kept dry. </div>
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The autumn heathers will be making a splash of colour soon in our heathland and bogs. Do be sure to join us on our Bog Walk on the 24th of August, details to follow on our Facebook page.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">Claire Horan and Ger Scollard lead a group around the Ballyseedy woodland last Sunday (22</span><sup style="font-family: Verdana; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">nd</sup><span style="font-family: Verdana; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">),
making the most of the fine weather in a leisurely three hour trip from the
North Car park to the meadow area, via the woodland path and back again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">Like other Oak
woodlands Ballyseedy is noted for the large diversity of life, from large to
small as well as virtually everything in between. Last Sunday was no
disappointment: with sightings of plants, birds, fungi, lichens and insects.
Over 50 plants species were noted and this is excluding ferns and grasses,
which shows the diversity on our doorstep.</span></div>
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and some newly emerged butterflies with Ger explaining how tree rings
are formed and the younger members of the group had the opportunity to do some
bark rubbings. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cherries, butterflies and an oak, although damaged in the storm spring back with
new growth.</span><br />
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Hasn't June been a grand month? Plenty of days outside and the weather to go with it. Although the brand new cohort of Magpies on my roof each morning at 4am has been trying!</div>
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June is when the sea cliff birds are nesting, all the flowers are in bloom and bats are on the wing foraging for insects in the evening time.</div>
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I have been very lucky to see bats swooping over my garden these warm evenings. You can hear their call and see them flitting in the twilight, their favourite food near my garden seems to be the ermine moth.</div>
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Things to do this month are see the blooms in the parks, hedgerows and woodlands before they go to seed, there is an abundance of insects pollinating too. If you are into the uses of plants in food and herb remedies, elder flowers are adorning our hedgerows now if you fancy some elderflower cordial!</div>
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Pack a picnic and head to the nearest beach and explore rock pools and see the oyster catcher enjoying his feast of lug worms and other seaside food. On the shore you should see sea campion flowered. If your beach is lucky enough to have cliffs bring binoculars and note the nesting habits of our many sea birds like gulls, chough, fulmar, and puffin. The cliff tops are a burst of colour with flowering thrift and sheeps bit.</div>
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Mammals are generally quiet enough this time of year, busy with raising young and feeding them, teaching them the ways of the wild. The wily fox has been visiting again looking for any grub in urban gardens left out for pets or birds. The deer in Killarney are quite visible with young when driving out past the National Park, although they do have a tendency to claim the road for their own so eyes wide open when out and about. </div>
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The weather is just right for butterflies - warm with little wind - and there are a lot of lovely specimens out there right now. Take your field guide and head to the nearest meadow or open green space and see how many you can identify. If you are in Tralee head down to the Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre where the dragon flies and damsel flies have taken to the wing and are darting about like blue sparks, the red variety should be hot on their heels by the end of the month.</div>
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The Kerry Branch are delighted to announce our first ever branch showcase event. We hope to organise showcase events on an annual basis in order to show and enjoy the amazing wildlife experiences that are available in our beautiful county.<br />
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This years event is a day long guided tour of Great Blasket Island & a Marine tour with Ventry based operator <a href="http://marinetours.ie/">Eco-Marine tours</a>. <br />
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The Blasket islands are an SPA [Special Protected Area] - for birds - as well as a marine and terrestrial SAC [Special Area of Conservation]. On the Great Blasket island itself there is a large population of Irish Mountain Hare, unique indigenous plant life and large colonies of seabirds. Some of the bird species to be seen around the various islands include Storm Petrels, Manx Shearwaters, Fulmars, Puffins, Shags, Peregrines, Choughs, Wheatears, Kittiwakes and Razorbills. In the waters surrounding the Islands Minke Whales, Basking Sharks are regularly encountered as well as grey Seals and Dolphins.<br />
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<li><b>11:00</b> Land on Great Blasket Island (SAC) for guided island walk with Britta Wilkens and Lunch</li>
<li><b>14:00</b> Pickup from Island begin Eco Marine Tour. Travel to known feeding spots of Minke Whales, Basking Sharks and Dolphins. Observe Sea birds colonies nesting on cliffs from the water</li>
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Sunday 13th July (Preferred) with a fallback date of Sunday
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Pat McElligotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732769819622443367noreply@blogger.com0Blasket Islands, Co. Kerry, Ireland52.093007639638223 -10.5441284179687552.05397463963822 -10.62480941796875 52.132040639638227 -10.46344741796875tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540047458227564618.post-13004441608847179702014-05-05T20:41:00.003+01:002014-05-06T12:30:15.406+01:00May Calendar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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May is the month of sound! Bees buzzing, birds singing at the top of their lungs, pheasants calling, foxes barking, bats twittering and the leaves on trees rustling. Its all going on! <br />
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On my way to Killarney on Saturday last I had the pleasure of viewing a beautiful sparrowhawk hovering over some scrubland waiting to pounce on unsuspecting prey. And even on the way home that night I was delighted with the beautiful view of a barn owl gliding silently into the night. You dont have to look very far to see wildlife, in fact here in Kerry it is all round us. I met with a fox on my mother's neighbours garage roof recently!<br />
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Has anyone got a nesting bird in their garden or nest box? I know my nest box is unfortunately empty but at least it is ready for next year. There may well be chicks hatched already since the weather wasnt too bad last month, listen for the peeps each time the adult returns. <br />
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I have been recently asked what to do if they see a baby animal on its own? More often than not the parent has gone foraging and left the youngster hidden and will return later. So leave it be. The only time that a human should intervene is if the animal has been presented by a pet and is hopefully still alive, you see the parent dead near the young animal or if the animal is obviously injured or shivering. Some creatures can fool you like say a drooping wing, this can often be a trait in the birds breed or a distracting act to keep you from the other young. Sometimes moving a baby animal can do more harm than good. If you are still unsure you can always ring the KSPCA and ask their advice or the NPWS for the local wildlife ranger.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022002529945404530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540047458227564618.post-35654844797755832952014-04-28T15:15:00.001+01:002014-04-29T15:55:58.861+01:00May 9th - An Evening with the Natterjack Toads<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Frank King will this guide us on this special evening / night-time event
to observe and listen to the Natterjack toad in it's natural
environment in the dunes around Castlegregory.
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Pat McElligotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732769819622443367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540047458227564618.post-62032251453431986012014-04-27T14:00:00.000+01:002014-05-06T12:30:51.913+01:00Glanteenassig Walk<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Colin Heaslip, kindly led a group of us around the boardwalk of Lough Caum in the Coillte owned wood - Glanteenassig. The weather stayed warm and sunny for the duration of the walk which lasted about one and a half hours. <br />
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Colin also gave details on the various practices put in place by Coillte to protect the lake from pollution such as silt traps and to increase bioversity such as allowing a certain amount of standing deadwood and cleared areas within the plantation.<br />
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We wish to thank Coillte for granting our group access to the wood and look forward to visiting again throughout the year. <br />
Also a big thank you to Colin for yet another enjoyable and informative IWT Kerry branch event. <br />
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Pat McElligotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732769819622443367noreply@blogger.com0Glanteenassig, Co. Kerry, Ireland52.2039549 -10.0459773999999752.184492399999996 -10.086317899999969 52.2234174 -10.005636899999971tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540047458227564618.post-82807960623356864662014-04-15T16:02:00.001+01:002014-04-16T13:36:37.603+01:00April Calendar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As our Newsletter this month says April is a great month to get out and go. <br />
Keep an eye out for returning birds like the swallow, house/sand martin and cuckoo amongst many. Take a walk along a river to see the swallow and house martin gather mud for their nest and similarly on higher river banks the sand martin will be returning to burrows in the bank for its nesting season, sharing the space with the kingfisher. I have been lucky enough to see a lovely sparrow hawk hovering over its intended prey recently also.<br />
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The sea bird colonies at the Blaskets and the Skelligs is ramping up the noise factor again with breeding season well under way, if you get a chance to take a boat trip out there this easter be on the look out also for the basking sharks that have returned to our shores in the last few days.<br />
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If you are feeling energetic its a great time to take yourself out doors early and experience the dawn chorus, bring your reference book and see how many you can identify by sight, if you need a little help in identifying by sound there are a lot of smart phone apps available now to aid with that, or record the particular bird song and an enthusiast might be able to help you.<br />
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Time to top up the bird bath, not just for bathing but for drinking too, the birds will come to rely on this oasis later in the summer for refreshment! One can be easily made if you would like to try. Get a shallow tray or bowl, non reflective is ideal and place it in an area away from a pouncing kitty or where it is likely to be tipped over.<br />
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Big thing this year is to plant flowering plants especially wild flowers that attract and encourage insects especially bees and butterflies. Recently on our Facebook page I posted a picture of the kind of flowers that bees like, although they are attracted by any brightly flowering plant, its the nectar content that is key.<br />
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http://iwt.ie/2014/04/iwt-national-newt-survey-shows-our-water-dragons-are-widespread/<br />
and this link for ladybirds<br />
https://www.facebook.com/IWTLadybirdSurvey<br />
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Take a walk in the National Park, hopefully the bluebells have come into flower, creating a lovely carpet. Along with the flowering garlic it should make a lovely show! The blossoms are out and I have lovely pear blossoms in my garden, lovely to look at but not so nice to smell! Anemones and violets are up and as the daffodils make way for lilies and tulips its showing that summer is well on its way.<br />
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Take a look at our upcoming Glenteenassig Ramble, should be a spectacular afternoon with plenty to see. The lake, the flora, hopefully the fauna and the view. Bring your camera and fingers crossed, your sun cream!<br />
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March has arrived and with it some well needed sunshine!<br />
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From our Facebook page you can see that there has been great activity outdoors since the weather changed its tune. Swallows arriving by boat, bees coming out of hibernation and amphibians becoming more active.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>The daffodils, crocuses, tree blossoms and dandelions are providing a great food source for waking insects. The all hallowed pollination that is going on should ensure we get some nice fruit this autumn. The first of the woodland garlic is up too and the scent as you walk through it is quite pungent.<br />
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Has anyone seen a hare or hares yet? The have been seen in a certain area of Tralee having their annual boxing matches! Its great fun to watch, they are a very agile animal. Another great sight are the Brent Geese out at Blennerville Bridge and down the canal bank walk. They have taken over most of the fields and their chatter is fairly deafening at times!<br />
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Its time to start walking the beaches again, although mind the ankles on the debris that may still be about after the bashing our shores got. Many unusual things have been unearthed since the storms. Ambergris has been washed up along with many different types of cetacean skulls and bones. Fossilised shark teeth being another treasure to find along with large lumps of jasper.<br />
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I have put up my nestbox with a while, and am patiently waiting for new tenants..... There have been a few peeps in it and landings on it but as far as I know no actual advances on that! I'll have to curb the enthusiasm and wait and see. The bird nest/hide on the down pipe has fulfilled its use for the winter I'd say. I don't think the robin though it worthy enough to make a home there. <br />
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I can't wait to attend the Newt Survey Workshop this weekend (details on our Facebook event slot). With the temperatures rising in our little ponds and wetlands its a great time to examine these quiet creatures and their habitat. It should be a very informative and interesting way to spend Saturday.<br />
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