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id this bird please

mobby · 2004-01-23 21:55:53

took a picture of this bird in Donadea Forest pk over the Christmas. Can anyone advise what it is tks

23-01-2004 10:55pm

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took a picture of this bird in Donadea Forest pk over the Christmas. Can anyone advise what it is tks

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#2 23-01-2004 11:17pm

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No idea - looks a bit big for a moorhen , and I wouldn't recognise a coot..

http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/travel/nature/birds/bird3107.shtm

http://www.birdwatchireland.ie/bwi/pages092003/learnaboutbirds.html

http://www.birdsireland.com

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#3 24-01-2004 7:35pm

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It looks to my *mildly* educated eye like a moskovi duck. That spelling could be wrong, but it sounds as I typed it!

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#4 24-01-2004 7:40pm

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Here you go, curiosity got the better of me.

http://www.feathersite.com//Poultry/Ducks/Musc/BRKScobies.html

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#5 24-01-2004 7:48pm

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another image not as clear

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#6 25-01-2004 12:02am

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Fair enough it looks more like a duck in this picture.

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