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Brent Geese

Dr Crayfish · 2017-02-04 11:48:15

I think I'm becoming a little obsessed with these marvellous creatures. There seems to be tonnes of them around where I live in Northside Dublin. They fly from Arctic Canada and Norway to Ireland every winter. Are they all over Ireland? I find it so interesting that they come all the way from the Arctic to suburban Dublin.…

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#32 10-12-2017 4:49pm
B0jangles

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A small flock of curlew flew over my house this morning; only knew they were there because of their call. Locally we also have kittiwakes, oystercatchers and fulmar, the occasional gannet in the summer, loads of cormorants and the usual range of gulls, plus goldfinches, goldcrests, blackcaps a-plenty in the garden.

Birds are wonderful

Oh, yeah, remember the winter when there were big flocks of redwings all down the east coast, and the one when the waxwings passed through?

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#33 10-12-2017 5:46pm
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On days like this where there is heavy snow it's more difficult for the small birds to find food.

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