Irish Birding Sighting Record
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Irish Birding Sighting Record |
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| Website : | www.irishbirding.com | ||||||||||
| Sighting URL : | https://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/69965/Ruff.html | ||||||||||
| Sighting Ref : | IB69965 | ||||||||||
| Sighting Date : | 20 Aug 14 | ||||||||||
| Common Name : | Ruff | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name : | Philomachus pugnax | ||||||||||
| Location : | Swords | ||||||||||
| County : | Dublin | ||||||||||
| Number Seen : | 7 | ||||||||||
| Principal Observer(s) : | Brian Carruthers, John Fields & Des Nolan Not Specified | ||||||||||
| Reported By : | Not Specified | ||||||||||
| Comments : | All seen at same time . . . . At least 4 in mid channel one of which was a adult male with luminous orange legs, after loosing it's breeding plumage, . . . . 2 on swan side at end of road (the hook) . . . . 1 in front of Kennels. with great thanks to Des Nolan for use of his excellent Leica 77mm apo spotting scope | ||||||||||
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| Photographer(s) : | © Brian Carruthers | ||||||||||
