Twite Fight
Shorebirds of Ireland with Jim Wilson.
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Twite (Carduelis flavirostris) is a Red List species in Britain and Ireland, with local Biodiversity Action Plans to assist its conservation. The reasons behind its recent decline are not clear, but may be linked to climate change, habitat loss and poor breeding success. Twite is named after its call, and its similarity to Linnet has earned it local names of Moor Linnet and Heather Lintie.
Twite are confined to the West and North coasts of Ireland, and even then, are scarce. These birds were photographed at Raghly Point, Sligo.
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Twite (Carduelis flavirostris)
Shorebirds of Ireland with Jim Wilson.
www.markcarmodyphotography.com
Twite (Carduelis flavirostris) is a Red List species in Britain and Ireland, with local Biodiversity Action Plans to assist its conservation. The reasons behind its recent decline are not clear, but may be linked to climate change, habitat loss and poor breeding success. Twite is named after its call, and its similarity to Linnet has earned it local names of Moor Linnet and Heather Lintie.
Twite are confined to the West and North coasts of Ireland, and even then, are scarce. These birds were photographed at Raghly Point, Sligo.
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Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
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The Whimbrel is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is the one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across much of subarctic North America, Europe and Asia as far south as Scotland.
This is a migratory species wintering on coasts in Africa, South America, south Asia into Australasia and southern North America. It is also a coastal bird during migration. It is fairly gregarious outside the breeding season.
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European Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
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The Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European Kestrel, Eurasian Kestrel, or Old World Kestrel. In Ireland, where no other brown falcon occurs, it is generally just called "the kestrel". This species occurs over a large range. It is widespread in Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as occasionally reaching the east coast of North America.
When hunting, the Common Kestrel characteristically hovers about 10–20 m (c.30–70 ft) above the ground, searching for prey, either by flying into the wind or by soaring using ridge lift. Like most birds of prey, Common Kestrels have keen eyesight enabling them to spot small prey from a distance. Once prey is sighted, the bird makes a short, steep dive toward the target. It can often be found hunting along the sides of roads and motorways. This species is able to see near ultraviolet light, allowing the birds to detect the urine trails around rodent burrows as they shine in an ultraviolet colour in the sunlight.
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Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
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The Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family (Turdidae), but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher (Muscicapidae).
They typically frequent cliffs and stony ground, but in Ireland and Britain often breed and winter in industrial complexes that have the bare areas and cliff-like buildings it favours. It will catch passing insects in flight, and migrants may or hunt in the tide-wrack for flies or tiny crustaceans. Its quick ducks of head and body are robin-like, and its tail is often flicked. The male has a rattling song and a tick call.
This bird is a female/immature type, taken in Cobh, Co. Cork, Ireland.
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