My first butterfly sighting of the year. Out our back garden 😊 #spring #dandelions

A few pics from a drizzly, but very enjoyable post St Patricks Day parade walk in Kilkee, Co Clare today. Great Northern Divers, Turnstones, Golden Plover and a Redshank sleeping amongst the Purple Sands 😊 #Kilkee #Birds ☘️

Can't believe this is my first time seeing a Dipper. Spotted this one on the Mulkear River at Annacotty, Co Limerick, Ireland today 😀 ✅️ #Birds @birdwatchireland.bsky.social

This gorgeous Willow Warbler from last Spring is my #SongBird #PerfectlyPerched #BirdOfTheDay #Birds Looking forward to hearing them again soon 💚

Spotted down the end of my garden this afternoon. Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) Looking for a suitable nest site. #Bumblebees #Spring

A Great Cormorant on The River Shannon at Plassey, Limerick, Ireland #WingsOpenNotFlying #BirdOfTheDay #Birds

On this evening in Limerick @ 7.30pm in Mary Immaculate College. @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social All Welcome. Bring a friend. No booking required.

Came across this dapper looking duck yesterday in Castleconnell, Co Limerick, Ireland 💚🦆 #MallardMonday #Birds

A Grey Wagtail on the banks of the River Shannon in Limerick, Ireland 🩶💛 #SideProfiles #BirdOfTheDay #Birds

A rather cool looking Iceland Gull on the banks of the River Shannon in Limerick, Ireland 🤍 A scarce but regular winter visitor to these parts #StandingInWater #BirdOfTheDay #Birds

An American Ring Necked Duck, a rare winter visitor to Ireland, hanging out with a Tuffed Duck in Kilcolman Fen, Co Cork. #MixedPairs #BirdOfTheDay #Birds

He rocks in the tree tops all day long Hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song..🎶..Rockin' Robin #ShoutItOut #BirdOfTheDay #Birds

One of our resident Blue Tits hard at it last Spring 💙 #BirdOfTheDay #NestBuilders She'll be building again soon 🤞🪺 #Birds

Spotted this beautiful Kestrel recently. She was keeping a close eye on me from the top of a street light. I was on a nearby overpass, so we were almost at the same height. Cool! #SideView #BirdOfTheDay #Birds

A Starling singing in the sunshine is my #PerfectLighting #BirdOfTheDay #Birds

A pair of Choughs feeding a couple of chicks on the side of a cliff at Loop Head, Co Clare last June 🖤🖤🖤🖤 #FourOrMore #BirdOfTheDay #Birds

Bullfinch nibbling on some buds out our back garden in Limerick,Ireland. #PrimaryColours #BirdOfTheDay #Birds

Glossy Ibis pair in a field near my house in Limerick, Ireland. Still a relatively rare visitor to these parts. My #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth #Birds

Fulmars on Loop Head, Co Clare, Ireland. #BirdOfTheDay #WideOpenWings #NoBranch #Birds

This beautiful Blackcap, who has spent the last few months wintering in our garden, is my #Borb #BirdOfTheDay #Birds #Limerick #Ireland 🖤

Grey Heron at Kilbaha, Co Clare, Ireland 🩶 #RuffledFeathers #BirdOfTheDay #Birds

Very enjoyable @birdwatchireland.bsky.social Limerick Branch outing to Kilcolman Fen in Co Cork today. Lots of birds to see. The highlights were an American Ring Necked Duck, 6 Gadwalls, Whooper Swans and a brief glimpse of a male Hen Harrier. Too brief for a photo though. And no rain!!! #Birds

American Ring Necked Duck still present at Kilcolman Fen in Co Cork. Hanging out with the Tufties. #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ireland

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On this evening in Limerick @ 7.30pm in Mary Immaculate College. @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social All Welcome.

Finally got around to checking out that pair of continuing Glossy Ibis at Bunlicky in Limerick. A first for me ✅️ #Limerick #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Spotted this gorgeous Greenfinch in the trees outside my workplace 💚 #Limerick #FridayFinch #Birds

Such a beautiful Song Thrush in our back garden today 💚 #Birds #Limerick #SuburbanGarden

Sleep with one eye open..🎶 Hard to get some shut eye with this pesky Purple Sandpiper running around #Kilkee #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Safe to say there was only one winner of the Ringed Plover one legged race today in Kilkee #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Lots of Red Squirrel activity in Curraghchase this afternoon 🤎 #Limerick

Spotted this handsome looking Common Gull in winter plumage on the banks of the river Shannon in Limerick this morning #Birds

We now have two male wintering Blackcaps vying for the chopped apples in our garden here in Limerick 🖤🖤 This was the only photo I could manage, as they're not exactly besties 🫣 #Birds

Turns out this Chiffchaff I spotted yesterday, is in fact a Siberian Chiffchaff. Cool!! A first for me ✔️ #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Just about spotted this Chiffchaff today on the outskirts of Limerick #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026 Wonder if he's an Irish bird that didn't migrate south for winter, or a visitor from mainland Europe?

Spotted this Common Gull today in Limerick City on the River Shannon. #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Spotted an Iceland Gull in Limerick City today beside the River Shannon. A scare winter visitor to these parts #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026

Anyone good with Gulls? Spotted this one today in Limerick which kinda stood out. Any suggestions? #Birds

It could be any aircraft. But I did have to climb out on the back roof of our house in Limerick to get this very shaky footage of #AirForceOne on approach over the Clare Hills to Shannon Airport last night. In my defence, a distance of about 8km as the crow flies 🙈 #POTUS #B757

On tonight in Limerick @ 7.30pm in Mary Immaculate College. @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social All Welcome.

#BirdOfTheDay A radiant wintering Redwing visiting out our neighbourhood in Limerick #Birds

Slight glimpse of Northern Lights visible from our house on the outskirts of Limerick just now 😮

Thankfully the Blackcap we spotted a few days back has decided to stick around. The apples might have something to do with it 😁 Wonder if it's the same bird we had in our garden this time last year? @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Birds

Another slightly blurry, through the kitchen window pic, but nice to spot a wintering Blackcap in our garden here in Limerick 🖤 @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Birds

I'm more used to seeing Stonechats in coastal areas, but twas nice to spot one this afternoon on the outskirts of Limerick while I was waiting to collect one of the gang from school ☺️ #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Birds

Found these on the back of a large sheet of wood I was removing from my shed. I know very little about spiders, but Google tells me that they are two different types of False Widow. Not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but they're now back in the shed 😬 #Spiders

Redwings are a common winter visitor to Ireland from Northern Climes, but not a common visitor to my urban garden here in Limerick, except for a rare one like this snacking on what's left of the Haws @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #BirdsSeenIn2026 Managed to get a pic from the kitchen window😃 #Birds

A well camouflaged Common Snipe spotted today in Kilkee #Birds

Spotted some of my favourite visitors to our back garden this week. Even managed to snap a Goldcrest in the fading light. Lovely end to 2025. Happy New Year everyone! #Birds #Limerick #UrbanGarden