Rónán McLaughlin

From Malin head, Co. Donegal. Birder, photographer, wildlife nut and weather anorak, with a love of the night sky.

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

@MaliHalls @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK Thank you, yeah it was bigger than I expected.

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

Well folks it’s been a while! Now and again a bird so monstrous is found you just have too! Grey-headed lapwing at Low Newton, Northumberland earlier today. @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK huge congrats Gary on finding this beauty.

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

@Stewchat @BirdGuides @RareBirdAlertUK Many thanks. No, I had the pleasure of a nice spin up the A1, Newcastle resident nowadays.

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

@birdingstandard @MeathBirder @BMcCloskey_98 @JohnMur92523137 @cianbirder @Oileaniarthair brown envelope in the post, mind you I was covered in brown after this one lol.

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

Dear #Donegal is there any chance you lot will cop yourselves on, some of us would like to get home at some stage!

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

@discoverirl And not a hotel in sight!

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

@BMcCloskey_98 @bobolink5 There’s some seawatching to be had in the morning I reckon!

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

Excuse the language, Jesus h Christ!! Full blown hurricane force at Kinsale Alpha. #StormEllen that gusts to 180kph.

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

That’s a new sustained windspeed Irish record for the month of August, previous was 83kph at Malin Head August 1973, 1 kph short of the highest gust recorded for the month of August in Claremorris in 1999.

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

Roche's Point SW46 knots (85)kph gust to 77 knots 88mph or 143 kph #StormEllen #cork

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

Monkey puzzle tree is no more!

[Cork Safety Alerts @CorkSafetyAlert]

Jacobs Island, Mahon this evening. Reports also of a tree down in the area, at the slip road from the N40 Westbound. #StormEllen

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

Roche's Point SW46 knots (85)kph gust to 77 knots 88mph or 143 kph #StormEllen #cork

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

From 13 knots at 2126 to 54 knots at 2214! #StormEllen

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

@IomJD About 26 nautical miles offshore.

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

@KildareMet Looks like it was 90knots just after 2000, I didn’t see that!

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

Sustained violent storm 11 at kinsale Alpha, 68 knots, 78mph or about 126kph. Cork harbour, east cork and west Waterford take heed.

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

Kinsale rig now recording gusts to 80 knots 92 mph or just short of 150 kph https://t.co/n9YzzbyxjX #StormEllen

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

@KildareMet Near live here.

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

Kinsale rig now recording gusts to 80 knots 92 mph or just short of 150 kph https://t.co/n9YzzbyxjX #StormEllen

[Rónán McLaughlin @romclaughlin]

@florNEWS About an hour and a half and it will go southwest, worst will be east cork west Waterford.

[RTÉ News at One @RTENewsAtOne]

@MetEireann is keeping the situation under review and cannot rule out further status red warnings in connection with #StormEllen says Head of Forecasting Evelyn Cusack