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
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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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Photographer(s) : |
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Killian Mullarney
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