Harry Hussey

2CY Yellow-legged Gull

2CY Yellow-legged Gull

4CY Yellow-legged Gull

4CY Yellow-legged Gull

2CY and 4CY Yellow-legged Gull still present this evening at Kennedy Quay in Cork city. Nice to see the progression of moult as these birds remain.

2024 was abysmal here. I do wonder if, for example, the poor summer last year will have hit numbers this year? I've only seen one Comma so far, back in the spring.

The first one is a (bad) 2025 hairstyle, though.

The Tharil in the deckchair has gotten their stories mixed up.

I had a squeaky Great Uncle Bulgaria.

Are they established in west Donegal now?

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Some recent gull photos from Cork city.

I didn't personally notice them before 2020, there were a small few birds hanging around for a few years before then and maybe the odd pair bred.

An unringed bird also from the same day.

It was. A few rehab birds were ringed and released again.

Given that large gulls now breed in Cork city, juveniles can be found around the place much earlier than before. This Lesser Black-backed Gull was still growing its primaries, leading to a potentially misleading short primary projection. Typical bird otherwise, though.

I'm a fair bit younger than you, but those are all solid songs!

Really nice light this evening, got very close views of the continuing 4CY Yellow-legged Gull at Horgan's Quay also.

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Nice 2CY Yellow-legged Gull at Horgan's Quay, Cork city yesterday evening.

Soft-plumaged Petrel (light morph) off Porthgwarra this eve. 8:24pm. 13th July. Pic courtesy Mike McKee.

Soft-plumaged Petrel (light morph) off Porthgwarra this eve. 8:24pm. 13th July. Pic courtesy Mike McKee.

Soft-plumaged Petrel (light morph) off Porthgwarra this eve. 8:24pm. 13th July. Pic courtesy Mike McKee.

Soft-plumaged Petrel (light morph) off Porthgwarra this eve. 8:24pm. 13th July. Following a prompt txt from Joe Jones at 6:34 from the Lizard, this bird took 1hr 50 to reach Pg. Just five of us connected.
The 2nd uk record and 1st for Cornwall.
Pics courtesy Mike McKee.
Still stunned tbh!

Found this male Lesser Emperor today just up river from the old waterworks on the Lee Road in Cork city. Not sure if others have been reported from Ireland so far this year?

Had really nice views of a very smart subadult Yellow-legged Gull at Kennedy Quay, Cork city this evening in excellent light. Presumably a 4CY.

Definitely!

YouTube video by Harry Hussey Little Egret Harper's Island 5th July 2025 HH

The video function on my new camera isn't bad, so I'm trying to use it a bit more where it is possible. Hope you enjoy this Little Egret from Harper's Island yesterday. youtu.be/Yl2gplRmpyo

I was very impressed with the density of Common Green Grasshoppers along the loop walk too!

Common Whitethroat yesterday at Harper's Island. Not just all about the wetland there!

Some photos of a Little Egret from Harper's Island yesterday. I still get a kick out of having these around despite them now having established as a breeding species over 25 years ago.

Two different adult Yellow-legged Gulls from Cork city over the last week or so, both returning birds.

Relieved to be able to restore photos from a corrupted SD card. Had this adult Common Buzzard locally on Sunday.

A Little Egret from yesterday at Harper's Island Wetlands.

Fair play if he can sleep through that!