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Tailored walking tours and talks on Irelands West Coast - specializing in the Cliffs of Moher, the Burren,Slieve League.
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Specialising in Zoology, Marine Biology, Geology, Botany and Local history.

07/05/2024

A Green Sea Urchin (Psammechinus miliaris).
County Clare, Ireland.

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07/05/2024

The Cliffs of Moher.
County Clare, Ireland.

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06/05/2024

A variety of seaweed species adding their own splashes of colour to this rockpool's pallette.
County Clare, Ireland.

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06/05/2024

Lookong out on a foggy morning from a sand floored sea cave, Ballybunion.
County Kerry, Ireland.

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06/05/2024

Fantastic fossilized Crinoid stems and segments in the Ballybunion limestone.
County Kerry, Ireland.

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03/05/2024

Fiadh hoping that if she acts natural she'll accidentally be served a breakfast. 🤣
County Clare, Ireland.

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03/05/2024

A small circular squiggle of nudibranch eggs attached to the inside of this limpet shell.
County Clare, Ireland.

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01/05/2024

A green Shore Crab (Carcinus maenas) trying its best to blend in with the seaweed.
County Clare, Ireland.

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01/05/2024

Unfortunately not all spring babies make it to see Summer.
I took the opportunity to get a closer look at the beautiful feet and talons of this Raven (Corvus coraxl chick that washed up on the high tide line.
County Clare, Ireland.

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28/04/2024

Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland.

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28/04/2024

Netted Dogwhelk (Tritia reticulata) egg cases. You can see lots of tiny tiny juveniles developing inside the clear cases.
County Clare, Ireland.

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27/04/2024

A Seaglass gem 💎
County Clare, Ireland.

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27/04/2024

A Grey sea slug (Aeolidia papillosa) egg bundle.
County Clare, Ireland.

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26/04/2024

The spiralled shape of a Goniatite fossil emerging from this shore tumbled concretion. The outline of its internal flotation chambers and their divisions clearly visible. They swam in large numbers in the waters that covered this area over 300 million years ago.
Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland.

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26/04/2024

A Spiny Starfish (Marthasterias glacialis), a Common Starfish (Asterias rubens) and a Broad Clawed Porcelain Crab (Porcellana platycheles) holding hands/legs.
County Clare, Ireland.

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26/04/2024

25/04/2024

Looking up from beneath, the Cliffs of Moher form a formidable stone fortress.
County Clare, Ireland.

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25/04/2024

This collection of Goniatite fossils look horrified to see me 😱
County Clare, Ireland.

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24/04/2024

Septarian Nodules (fossilized mud bubbles) that have eroded out of the sedimentary layers of the Cliffs of Moher.
County Clare, Ireland.

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24/04/2024

A particularly vibrant colored fragment of a Purple sea urchin (Paracentrotus lividus) shell. The dots are like small ball joints where it's spines were attached.
County Clare, Ireland.

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23/04/2024

An Braunann Mór - an almost 200ft tall seastack at the base of the Cliffs of Moher.

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23/04/2024

Springtide sand ripples.
County Clare, Ireland.

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23/04/2024

A pretty, rockpool encrusting, seaweed (Mesophyllum lichenoides) on the Burrens shoreline.
County Clare, Ireland.

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22/04/2024

Evening sun dropping into the Atlantic behind Crab Island, Doolin, County Clare, Ireland.

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22/04/2024

Bivalve fossils in Shale layers from the Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland.

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21/04/2024

A fossilized Goniatite Galaxy in a storm tossed stone.
County Clare, Ireland.

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21/04/2024

A wall of Beadlet Anemones (Actinia equina) waiting for the tide to return.
County Clare, Ireland.

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20/04/2024

Bluebells (Hysacinthoides Non-Scripta) are out in force on forest floors and shady fields.
County Clare, Ireland.

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20/04/2024

Setting sun lighting up the Cliffs of Moher over Doolin Harbour.
County Clare, Ireland.

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A sea polished circular concretion - with Fiadh yipping in the background. County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com Walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #geology #burrenandcliffsofmohergeopark #atlanticgeoparks #concretion #Ireland

A Septarian Nodule. County Clare, Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com Walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #geology #burrenandcliffsofmohergeopark #atlanticgeoparks #septariannodule #concretion #Ireland

Looking South towards Hags head as Fiadh keeps an eye on the Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) flying about below. Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com Walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #cliffsofmoher #burrenandcliffsofmohergeopark #atlanticgeoparks #dogslife #dog #hagsheadtower #Ireland

A Septarian Nodule (fossilized mud bubble) that has eroded around the edges but hasn't split in half (yet). County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com Walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #geology #septariannodule #burrenandcliffsofmohergeopark #atlanticgeoparks #Ireland

A sea level view of a cliff waterfall as Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) wheel around the edges. County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com Walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #waterfall #fulmar #Ireland

Sea pink (Armeria maritima) season has kicked off at the Cliffs of Moher. County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com Walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #wildflowers #seapinks #cliffsofmoher #burrenandcliffsofmohergeopark #atlanticgeoparks #Ireland

A Sea Hare (Aplysia punctata) rolling around in a rockpool on the lowtide. Sea Hares are a species of sea snail that when disturbed or threatened release a dark purple ink that is irritating to other animals. County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com Walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #marinelife #biodiversity #seahare #Ireland

A Sea polished limestone pebble full of fossilized Communal Coral. County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com Walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #fossils #irishfossils #coral #coralfossil #burrenandcliffsofmohergeopark #atlanticgeoparks #Ireland

Floating around with the seabirds at the Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com #wildatlanticway #cliffsofmoher #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #burrenandcliffsofmohergeopark #atlanticgeoparks #Ireland

Beneath a 200ft (approx) waterfall at the Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com Walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #waterfall #cliffsofmoher #burrenandcliffsofmohergeopark #atlanticgeoparks #Ireland

The piece of granite porphyry I found on the shore last week. It's so orange I feel like I could almost squeeze juice from it 🤣🤣 Cormacscoast.com Walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #shorefinds #geology #porphyry #granite #burrenandcliffsofmohergeopark #atlanticgeoparks #Ireland

A fresh afternoon at the Cliffs of Moher. County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com Walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #cliffsofmoher #burrenandcliffsofmohergeopark #atlanticgeoparks #Ireland

Strong onshore winds pushing this band of seafoam inland. It looks like it's trying to make an escape and that the sea's coming with it. County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com Walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #seafoam #beach #Ireland

A hatched pigeon egg - first hatched egg of the spring for me 😊 County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com Walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #biodiversity #egg #pigeon #Ireland

Donkeys in the Drizzle. County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com Walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #donkey #drizzle #Ireland

An adult Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) moving an adolescent from a choice coastal foraging spot. Cormacscoast.com Walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #Swan #muteswan #biodiversity #Ireland

The freshly shed Shell from a male Shore Crab (Carcinus maenas) As they grow and become too large for their hard outer shells - the shell opens up at the rear and the crab reverses out of its old shell. The newly emerged crabs new shell is soft and it is vulnerable to predators, so it is likely hiding under a rock in this pool waiting to toughen up. County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com Walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #marinelife #biodiversity #shorecrab #crab #Ireland

What I think is a piece of volcanic pumice!! I've gotten exited before and it turned out to be a piece of clinker (remains of burnt coal) but this looks a bit different. What do you think @drsadhbh and @peediepuss Martin I think you mentioned before that the darker stuff could be from Iceland or Norway. 🤞🤞🤞🤞 County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com Walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #shorefinds #pumice #Ireland

A Hermit Crab (Pagurus bernhardus) toodling about in a Common Periwinkle (Littorina littorea) shell. County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com Walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #marinelife #biodiversity #hermitcrab #periwinkle #Ireland

Seas stirred up along the Atlantic coastline with the approach of Storm Kathleen. County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com Walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #waves #seaspray #stormkathleen #Ireland