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March 2009
Gallery
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© Declan Skehan 2009 |
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2nd March 2009: Adult Glaucous Gull, photographed at Quay St car park, in Sligo Harbour
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Sligo Bird Images - March 2009
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© Gerard Scott 2009 |
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29th
March 2009:
As the first summer visitors arrive, good numbers of Brent and
Oystercatchers linger along the coast, before their move north.
This image was taken at Mullaghmore.
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© Mícheál Casey 2009 |
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29th
March 2009:
This photo shows fault bars in the tail feathers iof a young
female Greenfinch which was trapped and ringed in a garden near
Tubbercurry.
Developing feathers in young nestlings grow at a very fast yet uniform
rate. It is usually possible to see subtle banding in long feathers, which
reflects each day's growth - so-called "growth bars". In bad
weather, the parents may be unable to bring home enough (or any) food
on some days, but feather growth continues regardless, and consequently
that day's feather growth is of very poor quality. As all the
feathers are growing together, this weakness occurs at the same part of
each feather, creating visible "fault bars". This young
female Greenfinch obviously had some very hungry days during the misery of
last "summer" as she waited for her parents to bring food to the nest. She
has moulted some tail feathers (which show the characteristic broader
shafts and rounder tips of adult-type tail feathers), but the pattern
is still very clear.
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28th
March 2009:
These images of the Cuvier's Beaked Whale, which was found washed up on the rocky
shore near Lenadoon Point, show the tail notch, which is obscured by
debris in the image below.
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group website has an interesting section on Cuvier's Beaked Whale
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28th
March 2009: Raven pictured in the Ox Mountains
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20th
March 2009: Linnets at Carromabryan, Rathlee
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© Séamus Feeney 2009 |
21st
March 2009:
Further images of the True's
Beaked Whale that was found washed up at Strandhill
Promenade. Top picture shows the whale at the site, lower image shows
the whale carcass in storage en route to disposal by Sligo Co. Council.
Further information on this elusive deep-water species on the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group's website here.
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20th
March 2009:
True's Beaked Whale, found washed up at the steps in front of
Strandhill Promenade. Top picture shows the whale at the site,
lower image shows the whale en route to disposal by Sligo Co. Council.
Further information on this elusive deep-water species on the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group's website here.
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20th
March 2009: Ravens soaring at Cashelgarron
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20th
March 2009: Skylark seen at Glendaragh, Ballintrillick
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19th
March 2009:
This pair of Tree Sparrows were prospecting for nest sites in the ruins
of an old stone cottage. This species is clinging on in small
numbers in Co. Sligo. The sites are all coastal, and the presence
of livestock farming and ruins/farm buildings with suitable nest sites
also appear to be important factors.
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© Conor McElhinney 2009 |
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18th
March 2009: Sand Martin over Rosses Point Beach
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© John McEvoy 2009 |
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15th
March 2009: First-winter (left) and adult Glaucous Gulls at Quay St
today. It has been a good winter for northern white-winged gulls
in Sligo Harbour, where adults have been very rare in recent years.
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15th
March 2009: Dippers still home-making at Hyde Bridge!
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14th
March 2009: This Robin was pictured in Doorly Park today by Val Robus, whose online Flickr album
is regularly updated with great photos from Sligo covering a wide range
of subject matter including landscape and nature images.
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14th
March 2009: Waxwings are still in Ballinode today, and have moved from Pyracantha to Hawthorn
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12th
March 2009: Rook with deformed bill, Quay St car park
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12th
March 2009: Juvenile Shag, Quay St Slipway
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