LONG TAILED TIT Aegithalos caudatus Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland

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SPOTTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa striata Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland

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SPOTTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa striata Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland

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BLACK HEADED GULL (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) !st winter plumage, Blessington Street Basin Reservoir, Dublin City, Co. Dublin, Ireland

 

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 The Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is of the family Laridae which is in the genus Chroicocephalus.

BLACK HEADED GULL (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) adult winter plumage, Blessington Street Basin Street Reservoir, Dublin City, Co. Dublin, Ireland

 

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 The Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is of the family Laridae which is in the genus Chroicocephalus.

EURASIAN COOT (Fulica atra) Blessington Street Basin, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland

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TUFTED DUCK Aythya fuligula Blessington Street Basin, Dublin City, Co. Dublin, Ireland

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SAND MARTIN Riparia riparia Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland

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The Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) is of the swallow family Hirundinidae which is in the genus Riparia. This insectivorous species which catches flies and midges on the wing, is a summer resident in North America, Europe as well as Northern Asia.The North American populations winters in South America and western Mexico. The European and western Asian population spends the winter in Sub Saharan Africa. In the Mediterranean region, that population is mainly sedentary. Other Asian populations over winter in Southeast Asia.There are a number of subspecies recognised.

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SAND MARTIN (Riparia riparia) Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland

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The Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) is of the swallow family Hirundinidae which is in the genus Riparia. This insectivorous species which catches flies and midges on the wing, is a summer resident in North America, Europe as well as Northern Asia.The North American populations winters in South America and western Mexico. The European and western Asian population spends the winter in Sub Saharan Africa. In the Mediterranean region, that population is mainly sedentary. Other Asian populations over winter in Southeast Asia.There are a number of subspecies recognised.

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COMMON LINNET (Linaria cannabina) male in winter plumage, West Pier, Howth, Fingal, Co Dublin, Ireland

 

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The Linnet (Linaria cannabina) or Common Linnet is of the family Fringillidae which is in the genus Linaria.

 It derives its name from its fondness for the seeds of the flax plant which is used to make linen. This small finch occurs in Europe as well as Western Asia but is absent from northern latitudes and has a limited distribution in North West Africa and the Middle East. 

There are seven subspecies :

• Linaria c. autochthona - occurs in Scotland     
• L. c. cannabina - occurs in the rest of Britain, Ireland also northern Europe, eastwards to central Siberia. It is a partial migrant, wintering in north Africa and southwest Asia
• L. c. bella - occurs in Middle East, eastwards to Mongolia and northwestern China
• L. c. mediterranea - occurs on the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Greece, northwest Africa and on the Mediterranean islands
• L. c. guentheri - occurs on Madeira Island
• L. c. meadewaldoi - occurs on the Western Canary Islands (El Hierro, La Gomera, La Palma, Tenerife and Gran Canaria)
• L. c. harterti - occurs on the Eastern Canary Islands (Lanzarote and Fuerteventura)

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_linnet