A Drive Around Ireland (1 Viewer)

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rpharvey

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• Dec 11, 2010

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Just returned from a very snowy vacation driving around Ireland. As always seems to be the case when I make a trip to a location new to me, I returned with a camera full of bird photos with only a tourist information card to identify them by.

If you folk could check out this album link and give some pointers, it would be much appreciated.

http://picasaweb.google.com/harveyronp/IrelandBirds#

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

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• Dec 11, 2010

• #2

Going from left to right:
1. Pied Wagtail
2. Curlew
3. Pied Wagtail
4. Black-headed Gull
5. Song Thrush
6. Black-headed Gull
7. Chaffinch
8. Eurasian Oystercatcher
9. Chaffinch
10. Common Redshank
11. Black-headed Gull
12. Chaffinch
13. European Goldfinch
14. Blue Tit
15. Pied Wagtail
16. Whooper Swan
17. Mute Swan
18. Eurasian Wigeon
19. Robin

 

nickderry

C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.

• Dec 11, 2010

• #3

1, 3 and 15 - Pied Wagtail
2 Curlew
5 Song Thrush
6 and 11 - Black-headed Gull
7, 9 and 12 Chaffinches
8 Oystercatcher
10 Redshank
13 Goldfinch
14 Blue Tit
16 Whooper Swans
17 Mute Swan
18 Wigeon
19 Robin

 

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rpharvey

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• Dec 12, 2010

• #4

Thanks guys. Great info.

I'll probably have to put up a few more by the time i plow through all my photos.

 

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rpharvey

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• Dec 12, 2010

• #5

I also saw another bird of interest that I was not able to photograph. I was swimming with the Whooping Swans in County Clare. It was a large duck/goose type bird, mostly a dull brown/grey but with a very clear white patch on its face. It was a large bird but was still significantly smaller than the Swans it was with. The only significant marking I could make out was the clear white patch.

I first thought a Barnacle Goose but thought I'd check with the experts to see if there are other likely possibilities.

 

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rpharvey

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• Dec 12, 2010

• #6

Sigh... It was swimming with the swans... At -5 degrees, I'm not that dumb...