I took a trip down to Hook Head, Co. Wexford, last Monday to see if the juvenile Red-backed Shrike found the previous week was still around. The Shrike showed itself fairly quickly in a low hedge just a few fields away from the lighthouse. While I was trying to get a few shots of it a Barred Warbler crossed in front of me and landed in the same hedge. I just managed to get two shots of it before it disappeared.
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Juvenile Barred Warbler ©Tom Tarpey
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| Rear view of juvenile Barred Warbler ©Tom Tarpey |
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| Juvenile Red-backed Shrike ©Tom Tarpey |
The Hook peninsula had good numbers of migrants present. Slade Lane had a Yellow-browed Warbler while there were several Spotted Flycatchers, a Blackcap, a Whitethroat and a Garden Warbler in the area around the old graveyard.
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| Yellow-browed Warbler ©Tom Tarpey |
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Spotted Flycatchers ©Tom Tarpey
The fields around the lighthouse also held good numbers of Wheatears and a lone Whimbrel.
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