cavan lakes have lots of shoreline and scrub
Recent paddle on the lakes from carrawtraw got the following bird list.
Sand martins. ; Nesting in masonry under Carratraw bridge
House Martin
Swallow
Meadow pipit ;singing outside center
Pied Wagtail ; feeding on grass outside center
4 Hooded crows ; possibly this years young
10 (Approx) Lapwing ;migratory ( finished breeding elsewhere )
3 young great crested grebes and two adults
chaffinch
greenfinch
heron 1 young and1 adult
coot probably about 4
9 mute swans non breeding adults
little grebe
dunnock
reed bunting
sedge warbler
water rail
4 buzzard ; likely to have been newly fledged young and adults.
Next Paddle is on 15th August see ecotrails
