| Sighting Ref : | IB109560 |
| Sighting Date : | 04 Jun 18 |
| Common Name : | Fieldfare |
| Scientific Name : | Turdus pilaris |
| Location : | Belfield |
| County : | Dublin |
| Number Seen : | 1 |
| Principal Observer(s) : | Jari Korhonen Not Specified |
| Reported By : | Not Specified |
| Comments : | I'm a keen ornithologist from Finland. My career as an amateur ornithologist has lasted more than 40 years, which confirms I know very well common breeding species in Southern Finland. Last week I attended a conference at University College Dublin. Unfortunately I had to spend most of daytime indoors. During my short walkabouts I observed 31 bird species mostly in campus area. Nothing special, however. On 4th of June I first heard and soon after saw a Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) which took off from a tree and flew away never to be seen again. Through my 10x-binoculars I could easily see the tri-coloured upper parts: pale grey head, dark brown mantle and back, pale grey rump and black tail. Flight feathers (i.e. wings) were black. Distance was less than 50 meters. |
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