Puffins out at sea, Iceland.

Fulmar gliding effortlessly over the waves.

No, not a new species of Starling - just a Common Starling with a forehead full of pollen from the New Zealand Flax!

Ruddy Turnstone in striking summer plumage, Youghal Bay.

The diminutive and extremely rare Red-Necked Stint at Ballycotton today - great find by Knockaballybirder and BirderPaul.

Some Manx Shearwaters from the Blasket Islands

Common Dolphin mother and calf, Blasket Islands. (Cuteness alert!)

Gannet by the Blaskets

Handsome Kingfisher, East Cork.

Blue-tailed Damselfly mating wheel. Looks like the male has picked up some water mites... British Dragonfly Society #Dragonfly #Damselfly

Young Shelduck, Harpers Island Wetlands. HarpersIslandWetlands BirdWatch Ireland

Feeding time for the young Peregrine #Cobh June 2024 BirdWatch Ireland Mooney Goes Wild

Mad Shelduck - Common Shelduck clearing his territory at Harpers Island, June 2024. HarpersIslandWetlands

What's it to ya, anyway? Juvenile Stonechat, Cork.

The Sandwich Terns are stopping off at Ballycotton now to feed up before their long migration south.

Two unexpected encounters with Ospreys in East Cork recently - brief but thrilling! L: distant adult, presumably passing through on migration R: juvenile released as part of the re-introduction programme, on an exploratory trip National Parks and Wildlife Service NPWS Nature Conservation

Black-tailed Godwit, Cork Harbour.

The Pectoral Sandpiper at The Cunnigar, Dungarvan yesterday - a very nice find by @Cully70