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Showing posts with label Loughshinny Harbour; Co.Dublin. Show all posts
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Thursday 12 September 2013

RUDDY TURNSTONE (Arenaria interpres) x 2 and COMMON REDSHANK (Tringa totanus) scavenging on a fish carcass, Loughshinny Harbour, Loughshinny, Fingal, Co.Dublin, Ireland

 
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Click external link here for detailed Ruddy Turnstone information
Click external link here to see Ruddy Turnstone distribution map and to hear calls



Click external link here for detailed Common Redshank information
Click external link here to see Common Redshank distribution map and to hear calls
 
The Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) is of the family Scolopacidae  which is in the genus Arenaria.
The Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) is of the family Scolopacidae  which is in the genus Tringa.