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BrendanFella
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Can you please explain the difference... Oh!, hold on, I see it...the bottom one has no freckles... |
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BrendanFella
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RoundaboutToo!
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Good luck with the topic Gerry I'll keep an eye out for anything unusual. Myself and Finno both posted photos of Redwings during the snow earlier this year. I saw dozens of Curlews in the playing fields at Árdscoil Rís a few weeks ago. There are lots of (little?) Egrets around too - one regularly in the Tolka and I've seen lots in St. Annes now and again. |
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DONDON
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Very nice FINNO.
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Grover from 73(old Grove)
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finno
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Or.... O CURLEW, cry no more in the air, - W.B.Yeats.
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A man must have a code
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Taylor
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'like tranquil Bay air pierced by the curlew's call'
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DONDON
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to pougue and bredan et al this is what a curlew looks like
not this |
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Grover from 73(old Grove)
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DONDON
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Hi Joey you may be interested in this article.I had noticed a decline of them on the bull and causeway over the last couple of years The haunting cry of the curlew may disappear from the Irish countryside’ |
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Grover from 73(old Grove)
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Black Russian
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Curlew(curly) haired school girls |
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BrendanFella
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I'm with Pogue...My favourite birds have big boobs and long legs. AH! Finno, you what they say about cold weather and "birds".... |
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BrendanFella
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joey the lips
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Good thread Dondon ,i used to be a keen bird watcher ,,no smart comments now ,, I studied most of the birds in Dollymount and Howth ,actualy done my school project on them ,,my fave is the curlew |
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finno
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This time of year?? |
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Pogue Mahoney
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The only birds I'll be watching along the Bull Wall will be wearing bikinis.
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DONDON
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Sure That would be great . I hope to arrange a birwatching trip for people who have an interest on the Bull wall some week end. Gerry |
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Grover from 73(old Grove)
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Black Russian
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Could end up been an interesting thread.... Can we post Nature photos ???
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DONDON
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The picture above is a Redwing Thrush and they are starting to arrive in Ireland fron Asia The redwing is most commonly encountered as a winter bird and is Irelands smallest true thrush. Its creamy strip above the eye and orange-red flank patches make it distinctive. They roam acrossIreland's countryside, feeding in fields and hedgerows, rarely visiting gardens, except in the coldest weather when snow covers the fields.
You should see them in the open countryside, it likes hedges and orchards as well as open, grassy fields. Will come to parks and gardens. Often joins with flocks of fieldfares. Migrants arrive from September, with most in October and November. They leave again in March and April, although occasionally birds stay later.They eat berries and worms
This the Field fare another thrush which arrives in Ireland about now. Fieldfares are large, colourful thrushes, much like a mistle thrush in general size, shape and behaviour. They stand very upright and move forward with purposeful hops. They are very social birds, spending the winter in flocks of anything from a dozen or two to several hundred strong. Best looked for in the countryside, along hedges and in fields. Hawthorn hedges with berries are a favourite feeding area. In late winter grass fields, playing fields and arable fields with nearby trees and hedges are a favourite place. They May come into gardens in severe winters when snow covers the countryside. They eat insects worms and berries
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Grover from 73(old Grove)
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DONDON
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Hi gang,I would like to get a nature forum of interest active. I have allways been v interested in Nauture and wildlife in my Locality.So if any body has anything to offer please post it. I would like to knick off the subject re a survey of Gulls which have been ringed in 2009 and this summer.
I would be grateful if birders would look out for gulls wearing blue rings. Great Black-backed, Lesser Black-backed Edited by DONDON |
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Grover from 73(old Grove)
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