Blast From The Past Finds - Red-Footed Falcon
For the longest time as I was birding in Ireland, Red-Footed Falcon seemed like somewhat of a mega. There had been a famous bird in Wexford before my time, which supposedly fed on worms at close range for assembled birders in the 90s but any other records seemed highly irregular and untwitchable. There seems to have been a change in that pattern and since 2010 they have become more regular, often influxing in small to medium numbers, and associated with movements of Hobby. My own self found birds came during the first major influx in 2010. May 27th 2010 On the 26th of May, the first Red-Footed Falcon of an influx was found in the arse end of Kildare, at a bog, Timahoe West. I called up Seán Ronayne and we set off from Cork, arriving on site in the evening and obtaining excellent views of a lovely female. Red-Footed Falcon - Timahoe West Whilst on site enjoying this bird, we learned of yet more Red-Footed Falcons, with 2 to 3 birds being seen at Tacumshin with a number of Hobby for good...
