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Birds in Ireland, where?
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ok, I know that sometimes we’re not so happy to reveal secrets.
but it’s worth askung. I’d like to know the best locations to shoot at particular birds.for example, gannets on skellig michael, puffins I don’t know, grey heron in Galway…
thanks for any help!
I wouldn’t go to Rathlin Island for puffins. Been there, done that, and didn’t get to photograph puffins. They are just too far away, unless you have a 800mm lens or greater.
Try the west of Ireland for puffins, or even Ireland’s Eye.
paul wrote:
I wouldn’t go to Rathlin Island for puffins. Been there, done that, and didn’t get to photograph puffins. They are just too far away, unless you have a 800mm lens or greater.
Try the west of Ireland for puffins, or even Ireland’s Eye.
Cheers, you’ve saved me a trip, i had heard they were there and planned to go, but i ain’t got an 800mm :)
I wouldn’t go to Rathlin Island for puffins. Been there, done that, and didn’t get to photograph puffins.
But do you get to see many (even if from afar)?
Gizzo, I know a great location for pigeons and seagull – O’Connell Street. It’s amazing man. You’ll need at least a 400mm f/1.4 lens to get the full value from the trip though.
There’s a book published by Collins called Irish Birds which has loads of locations at the back for birds.
Sandymount Strand is supposed to be good for waders,I think. I’ve seen a few there from the DART but haven’t gotten round to a photographic expedition yet.Oh there are loads of puffin on Rathlin Island. They are in their burrows at the bottom of a cliff. There is an observation point (manned by the RSPB). You can look at the little black dots with a colourful beak (and that was through a 400mm lens. I had a 100-400mm lens, added a 2x extender and they were still not clear enough to see. I could post a sample, but the images are so poor I wouldn’t want to embarrass myself.
Now don’t get me wrong, Rathlin is a brilliant place, with owls, gulls, even some eagles, but don’t go there to photograph puffins.
I think that there is a new book due out or maybe out already listing bird places all over the country.
Was featured on Mooney’s radio programme on a Friday a few weeks ago.I’ll do some searching and see if I can find out what it might have been called.
Cheers Mark!
I’ll have a look for this book. A friend of mine wants to come over and visit Ireland, and he’s interested in snapping wildlife and landscapes.
For the landscapes, I know what to suggest (West Cork, of course!) but for wildlife…. not really my cup of tea!Cheers!
theres a place just outside of Wexford town called “the slobs”…(ha ha…i know doesnt sound nice)…its a bird sanctuary and they have hides built there and from what i heard its meant to have birds there that are no where else in Ireland. its only about a mile outside wexford when you go over the bridge.
Gizzo wrote:
ok, I know that sometimes we’re not so happy to reveal secrets.
but it’s worth askung. I’d like to know the best locations to shoot at particular birds.for example, gannets on skellig michael, puffins I don’t know, grey heron in Galway…
thanks for any help!
The Saltee islands, great for gannets and puffins. There’re guys in Kilmore Quay who’ll drop you out and pick you up a few hours later for about 20 euros
John
Gizzo, you can pick up that book mentioned by Mark in Chapters on Parnell Street in Dublin if you’re ever up there.
theres a place just outside of Wexford town called “the slobs”…(ha ha…i know doesnt sound nice)…its a bird sanctuary and they have hides built there and from what i heard its meant to have birds there that are no where else in Ireland. its only about a mile outside wexford when you go over the bridge.
How right you are but it’s only coming into its own at this time of the year. There are a few geese and mallards that have become accustomed to people around the visitor centre but generally all other large, migratory birds are a long way off. A large lens is a necessity. Smaller, common hedgerow birds can be seen too but they can anywhere rural.
Alan.
i’ll probably be in Dublin next weekend.
and thanks everybody for the informations!!Cheers
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