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Birds Recently Spotted
Posted on November 25, 2009 by means of tourismpure
Winter can be a staggering experience championing bird watching in the West of Ireland. Here are three of the more enchanting birds I’ve seen recently.
Great White Egret
Great White Egret
This bird does not ‘belong’ in Ireland, abate unsurpassed the West.

However, as I was driving south from climb to bottom Galway and its evil floods the other sunlight, a unfettered dead white bird caught my contemplate in a flooded area at Kilcolgan. Unfortunately, I didn’t bear my camera, so here is a image from the UK’s RSPB website. I stopped and observed the Great White Egret championing 10 minutes, previous to continuing on my technique.
Barnacle Goose
Barnacle Geese
North West Mayo carries internationally main numbers of this bird during winter, when they pertain to south from Greenland.

I old saying five recently at Blacksod Bay, but, again, didn’t bear my camera. Note the lessen dead white / cream cheek on an on the other hand foreboding superiority first part of flair and neck. The Iniskea Islands sensitive entirely unfettered numbers of these during winter.
Brent Goose
Brent Geese
Again, the North West of Ireland holds main wintering flocks of Brent Geese. I old saying three on the bank at Dromard, Co.

That sunlight, I did bear the camera. Sligo recently. Click on the image to flourish its judge and note the Brent’s distinct threadlike dead white collar, which is detectable on the bird on the Nautical anchorage.

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