I've a trailcam set up by a wet area in the meadow to record Common snipe but they haven't appeared yet. But it captured a thrush and a fieldfare - a winter migrant from Scandinavia. #fieldfare #thrush #westmeath #ireland #rahugh #wildmeadow
November 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I've a trailcam set up by a wet area in the meadow to record Common snipe but they haven't appeared yet. But it captured a thrush and a fieldfare - a winter migrant from Scandinavia. #fieldfare #thrush #westmeath #ireland #rahugh #wildmeadow
A new visitor to this perch in the meadow. It can see a faint reflection of itself in the trail cam, hence the bemusement. #trailcam #greycrow #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland
October 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
A new visitor to this perch in the meadow. It can see a faint reflection of itself in the trail cam, hence the bemusement. #trailcam #greycrow #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland
I repaired the high perch in the meadow this week after it fell down, and look who came back first. @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #BarnOwl #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland #trailcam
October 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I repaired the high perch in the meadow this week after it fell down, and look who came back first. @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #BarnOwl #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland #trailcam
The equinox has passed and the first frost of the season has appeared at the meadow #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland #wildmeadow #equinox #frost #seasons #autumn
September 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The equinox has passed and the first frost of the season has appeared at the meadow #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland #wildmeadow #equinox #frost #seasons #autumn
A juvenile bullfinch wondering when it will be fed next (recorded back in June) #juvenile #fledgling #bullfinch #bird #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland @birdwatchireland.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A juvenile bullfinch wondering when it will be fed next (recorded back in June) #juvenile #fledgling #bullfinch #bird #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland @birdwatchireland.bsky.social
Someone has finally discovered the perch I built for them (and has used it all week) ! A Common Buzzard surveying the meadow below, on Monday afternoon. #CommonBuzzard #Rahugh #Westmeath @birdwatchireland.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Someone has finally discovered the perch I built for them (and has used it all week) ! A Common Buzzard surveying the meadow below, on Monday afternoon. #CommonBuzzard #Rahugh #Westmeath @birdwatchireland.bsky.social
A pair of willow warblers in the meadow a couple of weeks ago (video slowed to 50%) #WillowWarbler #bird #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland #meadow @birdwatchireland.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 6:13 AM
A pair of willow warblers in the meadow a couple of weeks ago (video slowed to 50%) #WillowWarbler #bird #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland #meadow @birdwatchireland.bsky.social
You wait all year to see a 22-spot ladybird and then 17 of them show up all at once! I have a small , raised bed at the meadow to grow peas and a colony of Psyllora vigintiduopunctata seem to have made it their home. #22-spotladybird #rahugh #westmeath #ireland
August 19, 2025 at 5:28 AM
You wait all year to see a 22-spot ladybird and then 17 of them show up all at once! I have a small , raised bed at the meadow to grow peas and a colony of Psyllora vigintiduopunctata seem to have made it their home. #22-spotladybird #rahugh #westmeath #ireland
There's only room for one wren on this perch!
#wren #troglodytestroglodytes #dreoilín #rahugh #westmeath #ireland #biodiversity #birding #ireland #nature
#wren #troglodytestroglodytes #dreoilín #rahugh #westmeath #ireland #biodiversity #birding #ireland #nature
August 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
There's only room for one wren on this perch!
#wren #troglodytestroglodytes #dreoilín #rahugh #westmeath #ireland #biodiversity #birding #ireland #nature
#wren #troglodytestroglodytes #dreoilín #rahugh #westmeath #ireland #biodiversity #birding #ireland #nature
Female Brown Hawker dragonfly laying eggs onto a piece of floating wood in a shallow pool of water last Sunday in Rahugh, Co. Westmeath #BrownHawker #dragonfly #rahugh #westmeath #ireland
August 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Female Brown Hawker dragonfly laying eggs onto a piece of floating wood in a shallow pool of water last Sunday in Rahugh, Co. Westmeath #BrownHawker #dragonfly #rahugh #westmeath #ireland
Back in May, I could hear a male blackcap calling in the meadow. Last week, the fruits of his endeavour were clear: a female blackcap feeding a juvenile female - I'm not sure what sort of berry she has. #blackcap #rahugh #westmeath #ireland #birds @birdwatchireland.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Back in May, I could hear a male blackcap calling in the meadow. Last week, the fruits of his endeavour were clear: a female blackcap feeding a juvenile female - I'm not sure what sort of berry she has. #blackcap #rahugh #westmeath #ireland #birds @birdwatchireland.bsky.social
First new potatoes this year, and very tasty they were, too. #newpotatoes #Westmeath #Rahugh #Ireland
July 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
First new potatoes this year, and very tasty they were, too. #newpotatoes #Westmeath #Rahugh #Ireland
I made a perch overlooking my meadow in the hope that it would attract predators, and so it did. Look at the talons on the long-eared owl . Next time, I'll try to adjust the trail cam so it doesn't over-expose the birds at night. @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #LongEared #Owl #Rahugh #Westmeath
July 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I made a perch overlooking my meadow in the hope that it would attract predators, and so it did. Look at the talons on the long-eared owl . Next time, I'll try to adjust the trail cam so it doesn't over-expose the birds at night. @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #LongEared #Owl #Rahugh #Westmeath
I see buzzards every week in the midlands - either one the side of the Galway-Dublin motorway or over the fields. Long may it last. #CommonBuzzard #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland #biodiversity #nature #birds
July 17, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I see buzzards every week in the midlands - either one the side of the Galway-Dublin motorway or over the fields. Long may it last. #CommonBuzzard #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland #biodiversity #nature #birds
Note how the tail in angled to manouevre as the bird makes a series of slow turns over the meadow #CommonBuzzard #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland #biodiversity #nature #birds
July 17, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Note how the tail in angled to manouevre as the bird makes a series of slow turns over the meadow #CommonBuzzard #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland #biodiversity #nature #birds
At one point, a pair of swallows tried to 'intercept' them, but the buzzards didn't pay too much attention to them. Likewise, they pay little attention to the regular attention from the neighbouring crows which improbably why they have flourished #CommonBuzzard #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland
July 17, 2025 at 5:58 AM
At one point, a pair of swallows tried to 'intercept' them, but the buzzards didn't pay too much attention to them. Likewise, they pay little attention to the regular attention from the neighbouring crows which improbably why they have flourished #CommonBuzzard #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland
I grew up here and, as a child of the 70s, I never remember seeing a Buzzard. They do seem to have adapted to modern farming practices (they do like 'mopping up' after a field has been cut for silage) #CommonBuzzard #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland #biodiversity #nature #birds
July 17, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I grew up here and, as a child of the 70s, I never remember seeing a Buzzard. They do seem to have adapted to modern farming practices (they do like 'mopping up' after a field has been cut for silage) #CommonBuzzard #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland #biodiversity #nature #birds
One of a pair of Common Buzzards soaring over the fields in Rahugh, Co. Westmeath last Friday, on one of the hottest days of the year so far. @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #CommonBuzzard #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland #biodiversity #nature #birds
July 17, 2025 at 5:58 AM
One of a pair of Common Buzzards soaring over the fields in Rahugh, Co. Westmeath last Friday, on one of the hottest days of the year so far. @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #CommonBuzzard #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland #biodiversity #nature #birds
June 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Young bullfinch getting a feed from Dad - recorded on the same perch as the previous clip. @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #bullfinch #rahugh #westmeath #ireland #birds #fledged
June 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Young bullfinch getting a feed from Dad - recorded on the same perch as the previous clip. @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #bullfinch #rahugh #westmeath #ireland #birds #fledged
A yellowhammer battling the wind and singing up a storm. #yellowhammer #rahugh #westmeath #birds #ireland @birdwatchireland.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
A yellowhammer battling the wind and singing up a storm. #yellowhammer #rahugh #westmeath #birds #ireland @birdwatchireland.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
A swallow swooping over a meadow catching insects that I've let grow wild. They are nesting in a shed next to the field. #swallow #westmeath #rahugh #ireland
June 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A swallow swooping over a meadow catching insects that I've let grow wild. They are nesting in a shed next to the field. #swallow #westmeath #rahugh #ireland
A young wren that has recently left the nest being fed by its parent. These wrens will require constant feeding for a couple of weeks and will chirp constantly to 'nag' for more food. Notice that as soon as it gets a mouthful, it starts chirping again! #wren #fledged #Rahugh #Westmeath #Dreolín
June 3, 2025 at 6:10 AM
A young wren that has recently left the nest being fed by its parent. These wrens will require constant feeding for a couple of weeks and will chirp constantly to 'nag' for more food. Notice that as soon as it gets a mouthful, it starts chirping again! #wren #fledged #Rahugh #Westmeath #Dreolín
Tender: Rahugh National School
Building Works at Rahugh NS
Construction of a single storey classroom extension, ancillary accommodation and all associated site works at Rahugh National School, Rahugh, Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeat https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5746109
Building Works at Rahugh NS
Construction of a single storey classroom extension, ancillary accommodation and all associated site works at Rahugh National School, Rahugh, Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeat https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5746109
May 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Tender: Rahugh National School
Building Works at Rahugh NS
Construction of a single storey classroom extension, ancillary accommodation and all associated site works at Rahugh National School, Rahugh, Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeat https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5746109
Building Works at Rahugh NS
Construction of a single storey classroom extension, ancillary accommodation and all associated site works at Rahugh National School, Rahugh, Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeat https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5746109
A chaffinch in full song yesterday - the hedgerow was a bit crowded with chaffinches marking their territories. #chaffinch #RíRua #Fringillacoelebs #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland
May 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
A chaffinch in full song yesterday - the hedgerow was a bit crowded with chaffinches marking their territories. #chaffinch #RíRua #Fringillacoelebs #Rahugh #Westmeath #Ireland