alexlynchwildlife.bsky.social
@alexlynchwildlife.bsky.social
Birder and wildlife enthusiast from county Cork,Ireland
Long Tailed Tit from my bedroom window
January 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Long Tailed Tit from my bedroom window
Sooty Shearwater,Common Dolphins,Northern Gannet
January 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Sooty Shearwater,Common Dolphins,Northern Gannet
Wilsons Storm Petrel on a pelagic out of Cork in 2025
January 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Wilsons Storm Petrel on a pelagic out of Cork in 2025
Atlantic Puffin 2024
January 11, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Atlantic Puffin 2024
Grey Phalarope I found 6/10/24
January 11, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Grey Phalarope I found 6/10/24
Fieldfare
January 10, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Fieldfare
Red Squirrel
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Red Squirrel
Atlantic Puffin
January 9, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Atlantic Puffin
Redwing and Songthrush
January 9, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Redwing and Songthrush
Rock Pipit
January 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Rock Pipit
Peregrine Falcon
January 8, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Peregrine Falcon
Apparent Bonapartes × Blackheaded Gull I found in Cork City 31/12/25
January 8, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Apparent Bonapartes × Blackheaded Gull I found in Cork City 31/12/25
Eurasian Hoopoe I found in East Cork , September 2025
January 8, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Eurasian Hoopoe I found in East Cork , September 2025
Ruff (Calidris pugnax) in Cork
January 8, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Ruff (Calidris pugnax) in Cork
Northern Lapwing showed nicely at Hartys Quay,Cork
January 8, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Northern Lapwing showed nicely at Hartys Quay,Cork
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Went to see this interesting gull found in Cork city yesterday by Alex Lynch. It seems most likely to be an adult Black-headed x Bonaparte's Gull, a very rare pairing and not conclusively proven anywhere as yet, as far as I can see, but with two strong candidates from Spain and France.
January 1, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Went to see this interesting gull found in Cork city yesterday by Alex Lynch. It seems most likely to be an adult Black-headed x Bonaparte's Gull, a very rare pairing and not conclusively proven anywhere as yet, as far as I can see, but with two strong candidates from Spain and France.