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Milltownpass Bog NHA, Co. Westmeath
Cup lichen
Matchstick lichen
The liverwort, Odontoschisma sphagni growing on a Sphagnum magellanicum hummock.
Cloncrow Bog NHA, Co. Westmeath survey finds
Wild cranberries were common in two flush area on the high bog surface.
Wild cranberries were common in two flush area on the high bog surface.
Marsh Fritillary caterpillars located on the cutover adjacent to Cloncrow Bog.
Cashel Bog NHA, Co Leitrim recent ecotope survey photographs
Some photographs from the Cashel Bog Co Leitrim ecotope survey. Photographs show areas of active raised bog with sub central bog communities dominated by Sphagnum.
Lichen find on Cashel Bog NHA, Co. Leitrim
Cold and wet on Cashel Bog NHA during the recent survey of site, but the lichens did not seem to mind. Especially like the raised bog high rise living lichen specimen. A noteworthy find was the lichen Cladonia cervicornis subsp. verticillata, recorded at only two other locations in Ireland.
Cladonia cervicornis subsp. verticillata
Little Egret shuffling on the River Poddle
Did some bird watching today of Little Egret and his fishing behaviour on the River Poddle in Tallaght. Was interesting to see the bird kick or shuffle its feet under the bank edge to try and chase out any fish hiding there (can see this action in the last photograph).
