Donogh Sweeney
@donoghsweeney.bsky.social
Nature lover, especially birds. Member of http://IWT.ie , http://batconservationireland.org and committee member of http://birdwatchireland.ie Limerick Branch. Volunteer with #Limerick City Swift Box Project.
Gannets plunge diving into a wild Atlantic ocean off Georges Head in Kilkee today.There were dozens of them around. Ireland is home to a number of Gannet colonies.Little Skellig, about 100km or so down the coast, being of international importance @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #WildAtlanticWay #birds
October 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Gannets plunge diving into a wild Atlantic ocean off Georges Head in Kilkee today.There were dozens of them around. Ireland is home to a number of Gannet colonies.Little Skellig, about 100km or so down the coast, being of international importance @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #WildAtlanticWay #birds
September 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Found this little creature in our kitchen today. Google tells me it's a Black Slip Wasp (Pimpla rufipes) and it parasitises butterfly and moth larvae by laying eggs in them. Lovely!! Managed to get a quick video before I let her loose. Cool!! @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social #Wasps
September 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Found this little creature in our kitchen today. Google tells me it's a Black Slip Wasp (Pimpla rufipes) and it parasitises butterfly and moth larvae by laying eggs in them. Lovely!! Managed to get a quick video before I let her loose. Cool!! @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social #Wasps
One of the White Tailed Sea Eagles spotted on our joint @birdwatchireland.bsky.social Limerick & Clare branch outing yesterday on the Shannon Estuary. Perched in a tree, feeding on some prey. Apologies for the shaky footage, but we were some distance away. Still pretty amazing though 🦅😃 #Birds
September 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
One of the White Tailed Sea Eagles spotted on our joint @birdwatchireland.bsky.social Limerick & Clare branch outing yesterday on the Shannon Estuary. Perched in a tree, feeding on some prey. Apologies for the shaky footage, but we were some distance away. Still pretty amazing though 🦅😃 #Birds
A few bird pics from yesterdays joint @birdwatchireland.bsky.social Limerick & Clare outing to sites along the Shannon Estuary. Snipe, Bar-tailed Godwith, Red Knot and my first Curlew Sandpiper. #Limerick #Birds
September 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
A few bird pics from yesterdays joint @birdwatchireland.bsky.social Limerick & Clare outing to sites along the Shannon Estuary. Snipe, Bar-tailed Godwith, Red Knot and my first Curlew Sandpiper. #Limerick #Birds
We had a huge turnout for our joint @birdwatchireland.bsky.social Limerick & Clare Branch outing yesterday to sites on the Shannon Estuary.Over 40 reported at one stage. 3 White Tailed Sea Eagles, 2 Curlew Sandpipers, a Yellow Legged Gull, 2 Med Gulls & Kingfishers were some of the highlights #Birds
September 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
We had a huge turnout for our joint @birdwatchireland.bsky.social Limerick & Clare Branch outing yesterday to sites on the Shannon Estuary.Over 40 reported at one stage. 3 White Tailed Sea Eagles, 2 Curlew Sandpipers, a Yellow Legged Gull, 2 Med Gulls & Kingfishers were some of the highlights #Birds
🚨Upcoming Outing🚨
Joint Limerick & Clare branch @birdwatchireland.bsky.social outing this Saturday 13th of September. Meeting at Robertstown Church Co Limerick @ 11.30am. Suitable for all ages. We had a fantastic outing here last year when we spotted no less than 5 White Tailed Sea Eagles!!!
Joint Limerick & Clare branch @birdwatchireland.bsky.social outing this Saturday 13th of September. Meeting at Robertstown Church Co Limerick @ 11.30am. Suitable for all ages. We had a fantastic outing here last year when we spotted no less than 5 White Tailed Sea Eagles!!!
September 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🚨Upcoming Outing🚨
Joint Limerick & Clare branch @birdwatchireland.bsky.social outing this Saturday 13th of September. Meeting at Robertstown Church Co Limerick @ 11.30am. Suitable for all ages. We had a fantastic outing here last year when we spotted no less than 5 White Tailed Sea Eagles!!!
Joint Limerick & Clare branch @birdwatchireland.bsky.social outing this Saturday 13th of September. Meeting at Robertstown Church Co Limerick @ 11.30am. Suitable for all ages. We had a fantastic outing here last year when we spotted no less than 5 White Tailed Sea Eagles!!!
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Today is the last day for you to send a message to ask the European Commission to keep their #HandsOffNature. Please, don't let them destroy EU nature protection laws👉 birdwatchireland.ie/our-work/adv...
September 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Today is the last day for you to send a message to ask the European Commission to keep their #HandsOffNature. Please, don't let them destroy EU nature protection laws👉 birdwatchireland.ie/our-work/adv...
Some native Irish berries from our back garden today. Elderberry, Hawthorn, Blackthorn and Rowan @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #UrbanGarden #Limerick
August 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Some native Irish berries from our back garden today. Elderberry, Hawthorn, Blackthorn and Rowan @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #UrbanGarden #Limerick
From my neighbours garden yesterday. I had to post them because of the colours. None of these are filtered. It's just the way my phone camera captured them in the sun 🧡💛🧡
August 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
From my neighbours garden yesterday. I had to post them because of the colours. None of these are filtered. It's just the way my phone camera captured them in the sun 🧡💛🧡
A first for our back garden. A Migrant Hawker, posing for us this morning 💚 #Dragonfly #UrbanGarden #Limerick
August 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A first for our back garden. A Migrant Hawker, posing for us this morning 💚 #Dragonfly #UrbanGarden #Limerick
Hawthorn Sheild Bug sitting happily on my windscreen yesterday evening 💚
August 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Hawthorn Sheild Bug sitting happily on my windscreen yesterday evening 💚
Nature providing the fireworks in West Clare tonight⚡️#Kilkee #StormHour
August 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Nature providing the fireworks in West Clare tonight⚡️#Kilkee #StormHour
Glorious evening in West Clare. Wishing you all a beautiful weekend 🌅 #Kilkee #ThePhotoHour #StormHour
August 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Glorious evening in West Clare. Wishing you all a beautiful weekend 🌅 #Kilkee #ThePhotoHour #StormHour
First visitor to our garden this morning was a Red Admiral, who took over an hour to warm up in the sun before flying off ☀️❤️ #Butterfly #UrbanGarden
August 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
First visitor to our garden this morning was a Red Admiral, who took over an hour to warm up in the sun before flying off ☀️❤️ #Butterfly #UrbanGarden
A few of the regulars from the garden yesterday #Butterfly
August 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A few of the regulars from the garden yesterday #Butterfly
A Garden Bumblebee Queen (Bombus Hortorum) building herself up for winter hibernation on some Purple-loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in windy West Clare #wildflowerhour #WildAtlanticWay @bsbibotany.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
A Garden Bumblebee Queen (Bombus Hortorum) building herself up for winter hibernation on some Purple-loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in windy West Clare #wildflowerhour #WildAtlanticWay @bsbibotany.bsky.social
August 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
August 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Spotted yesterday in Killarney. Buff-tailed Bumblebee Queen. Bombus terrestris (Bumbóg Earr-Dhonnbhuí) #Bumblebees
August 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Spotted yesterday in Killarney. Buff-tailed Bumblebee Queen. Bombus terrestris (Bumbóg Earr-Dhonnbhuí) #Bumblebees
Silver-washed Fritillary (Fritileán geal) enjoying the dappled sunlight in Muckross today #Killarney #Butterfly
August 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Silver-washed Fritillary (Fritileán geal) enjoying the dappled sunlight in Muckross today #Killarney #Butterfly
Beautiful Stonechat
(Caislín cloch) keeping us company on our walk today in West Clare. Sound on 🔊 @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #Kilkee #Birds
(Caislín cloch) keeping us company on our walk today in West Clare. Sound on 🔊 @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #Kilkee #Birds
August 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Beautiful Stonechat
(Caislín cloch) keeping us company on our walk today in West Clare. Sound on 🔊 @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #Kilkee #Birds
(Caislín cloch) keeping us company on our walk today in West Clare. Sound on 🔊 @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #Kilkee #Birds
After a storm comes a calm
August 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
After a storm comes a calm