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What a year!

Posted 14th February 201914th February 2019 Paul Connaughton2 CommentsPosted in Birds, Seabirds, Sealife, Uncategorised

Fea’s Petrel, August 26th 2018, south of Gascanane Sound. (With thanks to John Coveney for the image)     2018 – A year to remember. What a year we had in 2018! The wildlife show just never stopped in the waters off the West Cork […]

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Rare White Swallow in Clonakilty!

Posted 20th August 201819th November 2018 Bart3 CommentsPosted in Birds

I had a wonderful experience today as I was lucky to witness an incredibly rare sight of a White Swallow! These birds, which are a normal Barn Swallow only they have a condition called leucism. Leucism, or leukism, is an abnormal plumage condition caused by […]

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Well this season has started with a bang!

Posted 5th May 20187th November 2018 BartLeave a commentPosted in Spring

The waters off West Cork are heaving with marine life as the plankton bloom explodes with increasing daylight and rising air and water temperatures. As the plankton blossoms Sand-eels in their millions are converting micro-organisms into good catchable protein. This in turn is driving a […]

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Spring is in the air

Posted 16th March 20187th November 2018 BartLeave a commentPosted in Spring

Spring is in the air and it’s time to start planning for the arrival of all the wildlife it will bring! Seabirds are already arriving to stake their claim on a nest site, Basking Sharks will be here soon to take advantage of the plankton […]

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Shearwater Wildlife Tours is an Irish ecotours company based in West Cork, Ireland. We specialise in short range pelagics and wildlife based package holidays for birders, wildlife enthusiasts and photographers as well as people new to wildlife observation. We are here to share our knowledge of the birding and wildlife hotspots and what can be found there, to give everyone a first hand and truly memorable experience of what Ireland has to offer.

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Clonakilty Co. Cork P85 EK02
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