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
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Reported By : |
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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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Killian Mullarney
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