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Hummingbird Hawk-moths 2011

Mothman · 2011-07-18 08:07:25

There was a reasonable influx into Ireland couple weeks ago with reports countrywide. Have you seen one? I haven't as yet. There area couple of posts here on other threads that I may copy across to here. Also a thread in gardening

18-07-2011 08:07AM

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There was a reasonable influx into Ireland couple weeks ago with reports countrywide.

Have you seen one?

I haven't as yet.
There area couple of posts here on other threads that I may copy across to here.
Also a thread in gardening

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#2 18-07-2011 08:15AM

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Saw one for the first time ever about two weeks ago. A really lovely sight, very exotic for your Irish suburban back garden.

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#3 18-07-2011 11:05AM

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One feeding on Buddleia in a garden near Wexford Town, Saturday 16th July. Didn't stay long as a young Blue Tit kept chasing it away.

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#4 18-07-2011 09:54PM

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Saw one at the Gearagh (near Macroom) on July 1st and the next day heard a loud whirring sound in the house and saw another!

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#5 18-07-2011 10:10PM

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I seen one in our front garden a week ago last sunday.
My first time my wife has seen them before even went
as far as to ring birdwatch to say she seen a real hummingbird.
Niall hatch of birdwatch Ireland was on mooney goes wild and
he said they get a couple of hundred calls every year about the
humming bird hawkmoth and people confusing it with real
hummingbird

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#6 18-07-2011 10:30PM

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Had two near the moth trap on 26 of June,saw another one on the sheeps head peninsula on 2nd of July.

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