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Friday, 3 January 2014
WHOOPER SWAN (Cygnus cygnus) Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland
MUTE SWAN (Cygnus olor) Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords,,Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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Click here to see the 2020 list of nesting colour ringed Mute Swans in the Dublin region The Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) is of the swan family Anatidae which is in the genus Cygnus. Two other species of wild swan, the Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) and the rare Bewick's Swan (Cygnus columbianus), are winter visitors to Ireland.
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Thursday, 2 January 2014
COMMON REDPOLL (Acanthis flammea subspecies A. f. caberet) Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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is resident in Ireland and Britain. It also breeds in Central Europe
and Southern Scandinavia where it is a partial migrant, which moves
south and west to more temperate regions for the winter. Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds |
Wednesday, 1 January 2014
MEDITERRANEAN GULL (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) in juvenile plumage at Port Oriel, Clogherhead, Co. Louth, Ireland
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The
first breeding record for Britain was in 1968 and now in excess of 1200
pairs breed. In 1995 a pair was discovered breeding in Co. Antrim and
the following year a pair bred in Co. Wexford. Since then the Irish
population has gradually increased to over 60 pairs. In the autumn there
is an influx of continental birds from Europe for the winter which has
been proven by colour ringing and then a return migration takes place in
late spring.
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Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) distribution map
Breeding Breeding resident Non breeding - winter
SanoAK: Alexander Kürthy, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Monday, 30 December 2013
INISHBOFIN ISLAND (OLD HARBOUR), Cloonamore, Connemara, Co.Galway, Ireland
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Monday, 23 December 2013
Sunday, 22 December 2013
WHITE THROATED SPARROW Zonotrichia albicollis Cape Clear Island, Baltimore, Co. Cork, Ireland
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Friday, 20 December 2013
COMMON GULL Larus canus ssp. l. c. canus Gormanston Beach, Co.Meath, Ireland
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Wednesday, 18 December 2013
MEDITERRANEAN GULL (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) adult on 03/08/2012 in winter plumage, colour ringed (Green 542) and has a very interesting history as follows; ringed as a nestling at Les Pas-de-Calais, France on 17/06/2008, observed at Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland on 15/10/2008, observed at Doelpolder Noord, Doel, Belguim on 12/06/2010, observed at Oostwold, Groningen, Netherlands on 08/07/2011, photographed at Gormanston, Co. Meath, Ireland on 03/08/2012, observed at Weymouth, Dorset, England on 26/11/13
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first breeding record for Britain was in 1968 and now in excess of 1200
pairs breed. In 1995 a pair was discovered breeding in Co. Antrim and
the following year a pair bred in Co. Wexford. Since then the Irish
population has gradually increased to over 60 pairs. In the autumn there
is an influx of continental birds from Europe for the winter which has
been proven by colour ringing and then a return migration takes place in
late spring. Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) distribution map Breeding Breeding resident Non breeding - winter SanoAK: Alexander Kürthy, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons |
Sunday, 15 December 2013
IBERIAN AZURE WINGED MAGPIE Cyanopica cooki El Acebuche Visitor Centre, Cota Donana, Huelva, Spain
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Friday, 13 December 2013
IBERIAN AZURE WINGED MAGPIE Cyanopica cooki El Acebuche Visitor Centre, Cota Donana, Huelva, Spain
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EL ACEBUCHE (PICNIC AREA) Cota Donana, Almonte, Huelva, Spain
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EL ACEBUCHE VISITOR CENTRE Cota Donana, Almonte, Huelva, Spain
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Saturday, 7 December 2013
GREATER SHORT TOED LARK Alandrella brachydactyla Centro de Interpretación del Parque Nacional de Doñana José Antonio Valverde, Sevilla, Spain
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Wednesday, 4 December 2013
THEKLA LARK Galerida theklae Centro de Educação, Ambiental Vale Gonçalinho, Castro Verde, Portugal
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Tuesday, 3 December 2013
CRESTED LARK Galerida cristata Sapal de Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo António, Nature Reserve, Castro Marim, Portugal
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Saturday, 30 November 2013
ROGERSTOWN ESTUARY (Outer Section) Rush, Co. Dublin. Ireland
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Rogerstown Estuary is situated just north of the Donabate-Portrane peninsula, and also south of Rush, on Ireland's east coast about 25km north of Dublin.The estuary is made up of saltwater marshes, raised salt marsh, wet meadows and riverine shallows and creeks. It covers an area of 3.63 km2 (900 acres), and is divided by a causeway and bridge built in the 1840s to carry the main Dublin–Belfast railway line. It is internationally recognised as one of the most important east coast sites and is vital for wintering wildfowl and waders and birds on passage. Text © Wikipedia
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BLACK BELLIED (GREY) PLOVER Pluvialis squatarola Rogerstown Estuary, Rush, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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Thursday, 28 November 2013
MONK PARAKEET (Myiopsitta monachus) pair at Desembocadura Del Guadalhorce, Park Natural, Malaga, Spain
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The Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) or Quaker Parrot is of the family Psittacidae which is in the genus Myiopsitta. This small South American parrot is native to the subtropical regions of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. It also occurs in many countries, notably in North America and Europe, as an introduced species.
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Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) distribution map
RESIDENT - YEAR ROUND (Feral populations occur in many countries notably in North America and Europe)
Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
LITTLE RINGED PLOVER Charadrius dubius Desembocadura Del Guadalhorce, Park Natural, Malaga, Spain
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Saturday, 23 November 2013
LITTLE OWL Athene noctua Ria Formosa, Natural Park, Tavira, Portugal
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Friday, 22 November 2013
PEREZ'S FROG Pelophylax perezi El Acebuche, Nature Reserve, Almonte, Huelva, Spain
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PEREZ'S FROG TADPOLE Pelophylax perezi El Acebuche, Nature Reserve, Almonte, Huelva, Spain
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Sunday, 17 November 2013
MATALASCANAS LIGHTHOUSE Almonte, Huelva, Spain
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Saturday, 16 November 2013
WESTERN SUBAPLINE WARBLER Sylvia inornata ssp. S. i. iberiae Matalascañas, Almonte, Huelva, Spain
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