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EURASIAN SISKIN (Spinus spinus) male at Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Dublin, Ireland
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The Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) is of the family Fringillidae which is in the genus Spinus.
Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) distribution map
Breeding Resident Non breeding - winter
SanoAK: Alexander Kürthy, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Friday, 8 January 2021
EURASIAN SISKIN (Spinus spinus) female at Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Dublin, Ireland
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The Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) is of the family Fringillidae which is in the genus Spinus.
Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) distribution map
Breeding Resident Non breeding - winter
SanoAK: Alexander Kürthy, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Wednesday, 6 January 2021
EURASIAN SISKIN (Spinus spinus) female drinking from a water butt at Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Dublin, Ireland
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The Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) is of the family Fringillidae which is in the genus Spinus.
Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) distribution map
Breeding Resident Non breeding - winter
SanoAK: Alexander Kürthy, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Monday, 4 January 2021
HAIRY HAWKER DRAGONFLY (Brachytron pratense) female, Lullymore West Bog, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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The Hairy Hawker Dragonfly is of the family Aeshnidae which is in the genus Brachytron. Alternative names include Hairy Dragonfly and Spring Hawker. It has a scattered distribution in Europe and parts of western Asia. It is absent from Iceland and other northern latitudes. In the warmer part of its range, it is on the wing from late March to early August but has a shorter flight season elsewhere.
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The Hairy Hawker Dragonfly is of the family Aeshnidae which is in the genus Brachytron. Alternative names include Hairy Dragonfly and Spring Hawker. It has a scattered distribution in Europe and parts of western Asia. It is absent from Iceland and other northern latitudes. In the warmer part of its range, it is on the wing from late March to early August but has a shorter flight season elsewhere.
Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds
Saturday, 2 January 2021
BROAD CENTURION SOLDIER FLY (Chloromyia formosa) male, Lullymore West Bog, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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Thursday, 31 December 2020
SIX SPOT BURNET MOTH (Zygaena filipendulae) pair mating and a third individual struggling to emerge from its pupal casing, Lullymore West Bog, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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The Six Spot Burnet Moth (Zygaena filipendulae) is of the family Zygaenidae which is in the genus Zygaena.
Tuesday, 29 December 2020
BLACK DARTER DRAGONFLY or BLACK MEADOWHAWK DRAGONFLY (Sympetrum danae) teneral female, Lullymore West Bog, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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The Black Darter Dragonfly (Sympetrum danae) is of the family Libellulidae which is in the genus Sympetrum. It occurs in northern Eurasia as well as parts of North America where it is know as Black Meadowhawk Dragonfly. The flight season is from July to September.
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The Black Darter Dragonfly (Sympetrum danae) is of the family Libellulidae which is in the genus Sympetrum. It occurs in northern Eurasia as well as parts of North America where it is know as Black Meadowhawk Dragonfly. The flight season is from July to September.
Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds
Monday, 28 December 2020
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