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Friday, 15 March 2013
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Monday, 11 March 2013
EURASIAN KESTRELor COMMON KESTREL (Falco tinnunculus) female, Co. Sligo, Ireland
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The Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a small bird of prey of the family Falconidae which is in the genus Falco.
Alternative names include European Kestrel, Common Kestrel or simply
referred to as a Kestrel. This falcon occurs throughout Europe, Asia and
Africa.
More recently, the British and Irish populations have been in serious decline which
may be as a result of changes in agricultural practices and increased use of rodenticides (rat poisons). Nest predation by Common
Buzzard (Buteo buteo), Grey Crow (Corvus cornix), Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) and Common Raven (Corvus corax), whose populations have increased, may also be a factor.
Sunday, 10 March 2013
Saturday, 9 March 2013
Friday, 8 March 2013
Thursday, 7 March 2013
GREEN HAIRSTREAK (Callophrys rubi) Bialowieza Forest, Poland
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Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Tuesday, 5 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
Friday, 1 March 2013
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
GRASS SNAKE Natrix natrix
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Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Monday, 25 February 2013
Sunday, 24 February 2013
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