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The Common Greenshank
(Tringa
nebularia) is a medium sized sandpiper of the family Scolopacidae which is in the genus Tringa. The breeding range of this wader or shorebird
extends from northern Scotland eastwards across northern Europe and Asia. This migratory
species winters in sub Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent and Australasia. In
addition, small numbers overwinter along the coasts of northwest Africa and northwest Europe including Britain and Ireland. Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) distribution map Breeding Passage Non-breeding-winter Vagrant SanoAK: Alexander Kürthy, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons |
Thursday 3 October 2013
COMMON GREENSHANK (Tringa nebularia) Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Monday 30 September 2013
BAR TAILED GODWIT Limosa lapponica
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BLACK TAILED GODWIT (Limosa limosa ssp. 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 |
Sunday 29 September 2013
RUFF (Calidris pugnax) two juveniles, larger male on left with female, Big Marsh, Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Monday 23 September 2013
SPOTTED REDSHANK (Adults, breeding plumage) Tringa erythropus Nature Reserve, Fuente de Piedra, Malaga Province, Spain
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Sunday 22 September 2013
SANDWICH TERN (Thalasseus sandvicensis) Skerries Harbour, Skerries, Fingal, Co. Dublin
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