BC_Gemma
@bcgemma.bsky.social
Birds and nature photography, based in East Cork, Ireland. All images my own and ©️ me. Migrating from @BC_Gemma at the other place.
Aurora Borealis / Northern Lights over Ballycotton tonight.
January 19, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Aurora Borealis / Northern Lights over Ballycotton tonight.
January 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Common Kingfisher, East Cork. Always a very special experience to get to spend time with one. #Birds #Phonescoped
January 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Common Kingfisher, East Cork. Always a very special experience to get to spend time with one. #Birds #Phonescoped
The striking male Bufflehead at Kilbrean, Killarney today. #birds #rarebirds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #IrishBirding #phonescoped
January 9, 2026 at 8:57 PM
The striking male Bufflehead at Kilbrean, Killarney today. #birds #rarebirds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #IrishBirding #phonescoped
Common Sandpiper, Cork Harbour - one of the few who opt to overwinter in southern Ireland. #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026
January 6, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Common Sandpiper, Cork Harbour - one of the few who opt to overwinter in southern Ireland. #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2026
Goosanders - rare winter visitors to these parts.
Harty’s Quay, Cork, 02/01/26.
Harty’s Quay, Cork, 02/01/26.
January 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Goosanders - rare winter visitors to these parts.
Harty’s Quay, Cork, 02/01/26.
Harty’s Quay, Cork, 02/01/26.
The first bird that I photographed in 2026 - Great Northern Diver, Ballycotton 1/1/26 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ballycotton
January 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The first bird that I photographed in 2026 - Great Northern Diver, Ballycotton 1/1/26 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ballycotton
Yellow-legged Gull at The Lough, Cork City - an uncommon (but by now regular) winter visitor from Southern Europe. #Birds ##IrishBirding #Cork
December 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Yellow-legged Gull at The Lough, Cork City - an uncommon (but by now regular) winter visitor from Southern Europe. #Birds ##IrishBirding #Cork
Some memories of Vancouver 2025
December 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Some memories of Vancouver 2025
Common Kestrel composite.
December 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Common Kestrel composite.
Nice to see the Great Northern Divers / Common Loons in Ballycotton Bay again. It must be the great seafood that brings them all the way back here every winter! #Birds
December 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Nice to see the Great Northern Divers / Common Loons in Ballycotton Bay again. It must be the great seafood that brings them all the way back here every winter! #Birds
December 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
November 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
