Irish Birding Sighting Record
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| Website : | www.irishbirding.com | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sighting URL : | https://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/70503/Whinchat.html | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sighting Ref : | IB70503 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sighting Date : | 02 Sept 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name : | Whinchat | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name : | Saxicola rubetra | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location : | Tacumshin | ||||||||||||||||||
| County : | Wexford | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number Seen : | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Principal Observer(s) : | Killian Mullarney Not Specified | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reported By : | Not Specified | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comments : | Sigginstown Island. The new owner has removed all of the long-established internal hedgerows of blackthorn, gorse and bramble, and burned everything. The ground has been sprayed, leaving a large, featureless 'brown field'. Progressive farming at its best. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Photographer(s) : | © Killian Mullarney | ||||||||||||||||||
