Showing posts with label Broadmeadow Estuary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Broadmeadow Estuary. Show all posts
Sunday 5 May 2013
Wednesday 17 April 2013
Saturday 13 April 2013
SHOREBIRDS or WADERS (Charadriiformes) at Prospect Point, Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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Shorebirds or waders from left to right, Greenshank (Tringa nebularia), Redshank (Tringa tetanus), Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) and Greenshank (Tringa nebularia).
Sunday 7 April 2013
EURASIAN BULLFINCH (Pyrrhula pyrrhu)l female at Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland
CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE Click external link here for detailed species information Click external link here to see distribution map and to hear calls The Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhul) is of the finch family Fringillidae which is in the genus Pyrrhula. This stocky species breeds in the temperate regions
of Europe and Asia. Northern populations are migratory and move to
southern Eurasia for the winter. Unlike most other finches, bullfinches
don't form winter flocks. Normally encountered singularly or as a pair
but a small family group, usually comprising less than 10 individuals,
can be seen in late autumn/winter. |
EURASIAN BULLFINCH (Pyrrhula pyrrhul) male at Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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Sunday 31 March 2013
LESSER YELLOWLEGS (Tringa flavipes) juvenile, Big Marsh, Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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The Lesser Yellowlegs
(Tringa flavipes) is a medium sized shorebird or wader of the family Scolopacidae which is the genus Tringa.
It is a common long distant migrant which
breeds in wetland areas in the boreal forests of Central and North West Canada as well as Alaska. In early
autumn it migrates south to its wintering areas in the Gulf of Mexico and South
America. It is also a very rare but annual autumn vagrant to North West Europe, including
Ireland.
Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds |
Thursday 28 March 2013
Tuesday 26 March 2013
REDWING (Turdus iliacus) Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE The Redwing (Turdus iliacus) is a species of thrush in the family Turdidae which is in the genus Turdus. It breeds in the northern parts of Eurasia extending eastwards from Iceland to eastern Russia. Small numbers have also recently been found breeding in Greenland. In the autumn, this highly migratory species leaves the colder parts of its breading range to winter further south in Europe as well as parts of North Africa and the Middle East extending to northern Iran. |
Sunday 24 March 2013
HOLLY BLUE BUTTERFLY (Celastrina argiolus) female Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE Click here for detailed species information The Holly Blue Butterfly (Celastrina argiolus) is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenids which is in the genus Celastrina. It is a widespread species and occurs in North America as well as Eurasia but is absent from the colder northern parts of this range. Up to 14 subspecies are generally recognised. There are two generations and it is one of the earliest blue butterflies to be seen, emerging in late spring. Later in the season, it can be confused with similar coloured species but it has very distinctive black speckling on its under wing. Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds |
Saturday 23 March 2013
Friday 22 March 2013
Monday 18 March 2013
Monday 4 March 2013
LITTLE EGRET (Egretta garzetta) Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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Click here to see distribution map and to hear calls The Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) is a small member of the heron family Ardeidae which includes Bitterns, Egrets and Herons. It is found in the temperate parts of Eurasia and Africa as well as Australia and New Zealand. Over the last 60 years or so this species has greatly expanded its range including recolonising its former breeding areas in Northern Europe, as well as Ireland. It first bred in the Caribbean in the mid 1990’s and is increasingly being recorded along the North American eastern seaboard. |
Sunday 3 March 2013
BLACK TAILED GODWIT (Limosa limosa subspecies L .l. islandica) at the Horse Marsh, Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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The Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) is of the family Scolopacidae which is in the genus Limosa. This large, long-legged and long-billed shorebird's breeding
range extends from Iceland through central Europe as well as central
and northeastern Asia. In the autumn, it migrates south to spend the
winter in southern and western Europe, sub Saharan Africa, southern Asia
and parts of coastal Australia. The species breeds in fens, damp
meadows, moorlands and bogs. In the winter, it occurs on estuaries, lake
shores, and in damp coastal fields. There are three subspecies recognised;
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) distribution map  Yellow breeding Blue wintering Green breeding resident |
Saturday 2 March 2013
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