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Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)
Usually found no nearer than Morocco, this species normally winters further south again in the Sahel...
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Uploaded on Jan 9, 2012
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Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
The seminal work on Irish Birds was published by Messrs Ussher & Warren in 1900. The piece below is...
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Uploaded on Jan 6, 2012
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(Pale-bellied) Brent Goose (Branta bernicla hrota)
This sub-species breeds in far north of Canada and Greenland and visits Ireland in Winter where it is now...
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Uploaded on Jan 4, 2012
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Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa islandica)
The islandica race of this species breeds in Shetland, Faeroes and Lofoten Islands as well as Iceland. It...
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Uploaded on Jan 3, 2012
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Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Garça-boieira
Taken in the early morning light at Castro Marim - a Cattle Egret following the kine to garner...
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Uploaded on Jan 2, 2012
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la chasse
Happy New Year to all Flickr friends and contacts. Wishing you all an unhurried and un-harried 2012!
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Uploaded on Jan 1, 2012
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Twite (Carduelis flavirostris)
A small, fairly nondescript finch, that is quite similar in appearance to the Linnet - especially at...
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Uploaded on Dec 28, 2011
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Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
A lonesome Dunlin taken in the lagoon at Tacumshin, Co Wexford during the early part of the Autumn;...
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Uploaded on Dec 26, 2011
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Strange Santa in Lapland
Passed by Santa and his crew in Lapland during June - a somewhat surreal sight. Happy Xmas and best...
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Uploaded on Dec 22, 2011
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Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)
Not too many 'evenings full of linnets' wings' at the moment; or too many evenings at all as the shortest...
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Uploaded on Dec 19, 2011
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Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
A common and widespread butterfliy on the wing between June and September. It favours, as names suggests,...
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Uploaded on Dec 17, 2011
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Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda)
Locally common (and notably hairy) moth in Ireland with adults on the wing between April and July. This...
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Uploaded on Dec 17, 2011
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Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata)
A common moth found in a variety of habitats in Ireland. Adults are on the wing in July and August and...
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Uploaded on Dec 17, 2011
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Large Emerald (Geometra papilionaria)
A striking and large moth this species is relatively common and is on the wing during June and July. It's...
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Uploaded on Dec 13, 2011
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Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
The record Autumn for waders from the Americas continues here in Ireland. This is a species which I've...
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Uploaded on Oct 6, 2011
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6-legged Avocet......
I had to look closely to see what it was that struck me as odd about this bird! Taken in Castro Marim earlier this year.
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Uploaded on Sep 22, 2011
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Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
Another wader from recent trips to Tacumshin. This was taken at the same time as the...
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Uploaded on Sep 20, 2011
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis)
This year is seeing record numbers of this wader from the High Arctic of North America turning up in...
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Uploaded on Sep 16, 2011
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Passerines (Ireland)
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Waders (Ireland)
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Gulls (Ireland)
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