Ruff Weather

I was in Wexford for the day catching up on new year birds. Managed to clock up the Northern Harrier, the five Cranes, Bewick's Swan at Tacumschin and two Ruff battling the adverse weather on Our Lady's Island Lake.  Unfortunately the Long-billed Dowitcher was elusive and so too were the Balearic Shearwaters off Carne Beach.

 Two Ruff at Our Lady's Island, Wexford © John N Murphy

Ruff

On my way through Rineville Bay, Kilcredaun today I spotted seven Ruff feeding on a wet field.  They were traversing between the seaweed along the beach and the field, picking off Craneflies and hoppers.  These birds have possibly just arrived in on the southerly winds.