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Sighting Ref : IB130595
Sighting Date : 12 Aug 20
Common Name : Mute Swan
Scientific Name : Cygnus olor
Location : Tacumshin
County : Wexford
Number Seen : 12
Principal Observer(s) : Noel Keogh, Killian Mullarney Not Specified
Reported By : Not Specified
Comments : A brood of 12 Mute Swan cygnets at Tacumshin includes no less than 6 so-called 'Polish', a genetically determined colour variant which results in white cygnets with pale pinkish legs and feet. Not a subspecies, considered quite rare, but probably overlooked, there have been one or two 'Polish' cygnets at Tacumshin in recent summers. This party was first noted on 26 July 2020 (Noel Keogh)
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