Fallow Deer

The Little Brosna Callows bird hide

The glare from the sun is a problem when trying to identify species, ice on the water too is an added challenge

The Little Brosna Callows

We returned again to the Little Brosna Callows on the 19/Jan/2011, grid reference M970115. The water levels were slightly lower than our previous visit and surprisingly bird numbers were low too. This may be due to the extreme low tempertures over Ireland through the months of November and December. It was suggested from a member of Birdwatch Ireland who was on site the day we visited that perhaps the migrating birds had continued further south to Spain and Portugal. When all winter data is collected we will get a better understanding of this theory.

Little Egret fishing

The Little Brosna Callows

It is understood that these birds were Golden Plover. They were the most abundant Birds on the Callows some flocks were estimated to be around 1000 strong.