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What birds flying overhead at night? (ID'd as Redwings)

  • 09-10-2016 10:10pm
    #1
    whodafunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 553 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    The last 4 days or so hearing birds flying overhead at night ie: 23:00/00:00 over North Dublin the sound I could only describe as a shirt tsssssst. Winter Thrushes?

    Would be interested to know. Thank you


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  • #2
    OpenYourEyes
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 3,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭OpenYourEyes


    They're Redwings, a type of winter thrush! Have only heard the first ones in Wicklow last night though there were sightings of them around the previous day I think. Should be a regular sound the next couple of weeks!


  • #3
    whyulittle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,878 ✭✭✭whyulittle


    Heard my first one of the season tonight as well. :)


  • #4
    whodafunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 553 ✭✭✭whodafunk


    Thanks guys for the replies. Heard the first on Thursday night last week.


  • #5
    raspberrypi67
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 831 ✭✭✭raspberrypi67


    could be a gannet


  • #6
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    raspberrypi67 wrote: »
    could be a gannet

    That is extremely unlikely. Gannett aren't known for night flight.

    It was most probably migrating winter thrushes.


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  • #7
    OpenYourEyes
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 3,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭OpenYourEyes


    It wasn't a Gannet, it was Redwings - great to have them back again and from what I hear there are plenty of berries around to keep them going well into the winter!

    Thread closed.


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