Bird, bug, butterfly and a wild variety of photos from Belarus, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Scotland and Spain by Irish wildlife photographer Patrick J. O'Keeffe and invited guests

Wednesday 10 April 2013

EURASIAN WHIMBREL Numenius phaeopus Cross Lough, Mullet Peninsula; Co.Mayo, Ireland

 
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The Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) is of the curlew family Scolopacidae which is in the genus Numenius.
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Location: Cross Lough, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo, Ireland (CLICK HERE TO VIEW LOCATION)