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Thursday 20 December 2012
Wednesday 19 December 2012
TWITE (Carduelis flavirostris) Blackrock, Co. Louth, Ireland
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Tuesday 18 December 2012
EURASIAN SISKIN (Carduelis spinus) male feeding on pine cones at Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, 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 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 |
EURASIAN SISKIN (Spinus spinus) female feeding on pine cones at Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, 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 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 17 December 2012
Sunday 16 December 2012
SNOW BUNTING (Plectrophenax nivalis) male at Balcarrick, Donabate, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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The Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
is of the longspur family Calcariidae which is in the genus Plectrophenax. This circumpolar species breeds mainly in the arctic mountainous regions of North America and Eurasia. Isolated populations also breed south of this range in upland areas.
Apart from small numbers breeding in the Cairngorm Mountains in Scotland, this is an uncommon and local winter visitor, from October to March, at coastal
locations in Britain and Ireland. It occurs singularly or in small flocks at shingle beeches near edges of sand dunes, harbour piers and headlands. Feeding close to the ground, it can be easily overlooked and difficult to locate as
cryptic colouration helps it blend into the background.
Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds
SNOW BUNTING (Plectrophenax nivalis) male at Balcarrick, Donabate, Fingal, Co Dublin, Ireland
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The Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
is of the longspur family Calcariidae which is in the genus Plectrophenax. This circumpolar species breeds mainly in the arctic mountainous regions of North America and Eurasia. Isolated populations also breed south of this range in upland areas. Apart from small numbers breeding in the Cairngorm Mountains in Scotland, this is an uncommon and local winter visitor, from October to March, at coastal
locations in Britain and Ireland. It occurs
singularly or in small flocks at shingle beeches near the edges of sand dunes, harbour piers and
headlands. Feeding close to the ground, it can be easily overlooked and
difficult to locate as
cryptic colouration helps it blend into the background. | |||
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) distribution map  Breeding Migration Resident Non breeding-winter Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons |
BOHEMIAN WAXWING (Bombycilla garrulous) December 2012, at Kilbarrack, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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Click external link here to see distribution map and to hear calls The Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) is of the family Bombycillidae which is in the genus Bombycilla. This
eruptive species breeds in the coniferous forests of North America and
Eurasia. Northern populations migrate to spend the winter in the
southern parts of its home range. In years when there is a poor winter
berry crop in northern latitudes, all of the population disperses
further south and can be found either singly or in flocks feeding on
berries or rose hips in parks, gardens and along hedgerows. In Ireland, Bohemian Waxwing is an irregular or scarce winter visitor from Scandinavia. Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds |
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