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Brian McCloskey

@brianmccloskey98.bsky.social

Birder. Ireland.

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We finally arrived to the wadi north of Ouadane, Mauritania on Monday evening. It took a lot of effort but we finally dug out the three northern Mauritanian WP specialities - African Grey Woodpecker, Blue-naped Mousebird and Golden Nightjar.

12.03.2025 21:59 — 👍 23    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Well done @brianmccloskey98.bsky.social for getting Irish birding a bit of primetime coverage on @rte.ie

Maybe Nationwide or RTE News will be joining us seawatching this year!

07.01.2025 21:13 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Haha thanks very much Declan! It was great to be given the chance!

07.01.2025 21:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
African Silverbill

African Silverbill

Red-billed Firefinch

Red-billed Firefinch

Algerian Nuthatch

Algerian Nuthatch

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I have finally completed my Algerian trip report which may be of interest to some people. The Cloudbirder link is here: www.cloudbirders.com/be4/download...

07.01.2025 20:49 — 👍 21    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

A Gerry O’ Neill original!

07.01.2025 10:37 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Haha cheers Des! It was nice seeing that bird on the tele alright 😂

06.01.2025 20:54 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
Algerian Nuthatch

Algerian Nuthatch

South Polar Skua

South Polar Skua

Caspian Tit

Caspian Tit

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

My first post on Bluesky. Some of the better birds I’ve seen in Ireland and the Western Palearctic this year. I have big plans to target some more very rare species in the WP next year. Algerian Nuthatch, South Polar Skua, Caspian Tit and Yellow-crowned Night Heron pics attached.

25.12.2024 22:09 — 👍 48    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0