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Storm refugees? Mallow Co Cork

Isambard · 2016-12-27 10:51:03

On extreme zoom as they were a way away not sure what this is or this Large number of Curlew (I think) and Lapwing present. Pics follwing

27-12-2016 10:51am

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On extreme zoom as they were a way away

not sure what this is

or this

Large number of Curlew (I think) and Lapwing present. Pics follwing

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#2 27-12-2016 10:57am

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#3 27-12-2016 10:58am

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awful quality photos I'm afraid.

The Curlew were like a hoard of ghosts moving across the field, very difficult to see

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#4 28-12-2016 8:19am

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Isambard wrote: »

awful quality photos I'm afraid.

The Curlew were like a hoard of ghosts moving across the field, very difficult to see

The first one looks like a Hen Harrier?

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#5 28-12-2016 11:09am

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The birds in the pictures in the first post are all Curlew.

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#6 28-12-2016 12:22pm

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thanks, as I thought. Perfect camouflage, nearly impossible to see them until they move. Took me a while to spot them (they were half a field away)

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#7 28-12-2016 3:40pm

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better pic today

quite a way away!

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