Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork

13 September 2009 a glorious day spent bird watching on Cape Clear Island off the Co. Cork coast. The trip was organised by Birdwatch Ireland and Steve our guide showed us around the Island and pointed out the best places to see the migrating birds. He then did a ringing demonstration with Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler caught in the mist nets.

We saw around 50 species including hundreds of swallows, Kittiwakes, Razorbills, Chough, Peregrines, Wheatear, Spotted Flycatcher and we heard a Greenish Warbler in the garden behind the cottage which is famous for the variety of migrant and rare American vagrant birds that are seen there.