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Wednesday, 2 October 2019
EURASIAN SPARROWHAWK [Male] (Accipiter nisus) Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Sunday, 23 June 2019
RED NECKED PHALAROPE (Phalaropus lobatus) female Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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Reference:
A List of Some Rarer Birds in Dublin version 5.2 - Joe Hobbs (download pdf here)
Saturday, 13 April 2019
EUROPEAN HERRING GULL (Larus argentatus ssp. L. a. argenteus) at Port Oriel Harbour, Clogherhead, Co. Louth, Ireland
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Click external link here to see distribution map and to hear calls The European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) is of the family Laridae which is in the genus Larus. There are several subspecies recognised including the Western European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus argenteus) which is resident in Ireland, Britain and the Near Continent. |
COMMON DOG VIOLET (Viola riviniana) at Clogher Head Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Clogherhead, Co. Louth, Ireland
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The Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana) or more simply Dog Violet, also known as Wood Violet, is of family Violaceae which is in the genus Viola. This perennial wild flower is native to Eurasia as well as parts of northern Africa. Separate with care from the closely related Early Dog-violet (Viola reichenbachiana) and Heath Dog-violet (Viola canina) as well other European Viola.
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Thursday, 11 April 2019
Sunday, 7 April 2019
GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea) Port Oriel Harbour, Clogherhead, Co. Louth, Ireland
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The Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) is of the family Ardeidae
which is in the genus Ardea.
It is resident in the temperate regions of Eurasia as well as parts of
Africa. The more northern populations are migratory and move south for
the winter. It occurs mainly in wetland habitats where a wide variety of
aquatic creatures are preyed upon. Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds |
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