Aaaahhhh, Denny...

While listening to to JW on RTE Radio 1 last night, I got a call from the "other" Irish guy at work to call over to his place for a bit of breakfast. I was curious as to what he meant. Then, words were uttered that were as welcoming as the first rains in a drought...a fry. Yup, Denny's sausages, black and white pudding and rashers. Jazuz but it was good. I haven't had anything like that since I came here and the smell alone made my mouth water. Although it wasn't Clonakilty pudding, it tasted like manna from heaven. Delicious. A bit of McCambridge and that cheese of all cheeses, Kilmeaden, made the culinary experience a night to remember. We followed that by watching the Life of Brian and abit of Little Britain. All in all, an enjoyable evening.

Also had the pleasure of listening to some native Irish waders on the radio. It was great to hear JW waxing lyrical about Black-tailed godwits. When I closed my eyes, I almost felt like I was there.

A trip to Kunijima this afternoon yielded little in the shape of birds, but a couple of Mongolicus gulls made the day. It was a stunning day, clear, no clouds, not too cold (5 degrees C) and very quiet. I rattled off a few photos but the RAW data (the format I take bird photos with) is not being recognized by the program I use to edit them. Damn it all to hell but I'm too tired tonight to solve it. Therefore, you are all spared the horrible sight of feathery creatures on the blog today. Instead, you get some shots of Kunijima. It was a stunning day.

Carmo's birds: Bull-headed Shrike, Reed Bunting, Black-faced Bunting, Meadow Bunting, Mongolicus Gull* and Oriental Turtle Dove.