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Woodville56

whyulittle wrote: »

I think I'll just go back to ignoring the waders, ducks and gulls. [/QUOTE
I see there was a Ruff in summer plumage recorded at Booterstown marsh, Dublin yesterday ( on Irishbirding.com) ! So you never know ??

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Yes, but a ruff in summer plumage is fairly unmistakeable.

emo72

whyulittle wrote: »

I think I'll just go back to ignoring the waders, ducks and gulls.

yeah well, i never get excited over ducks and gulls:pac:

they're right up there with crows and magpies when it comes to getting enthusiastic about something fluttering catching the corner of my eye.

at least the crows contribute something to the cause with their "raptor right here" mobbing service:D

dodderangler

emo72 wrote: »

yeah well, i never get excited over ducks and gulls:pac:

they're right up there with crows and magpies when it comes to getting enthusiastic about something fluttering catching the corner of my eye.

at least the crows contribute something to the cause with their "raptor right here" mobbing service:D

Maggie's are also very good with their " hey you with the gun, there's a fox right here" cackling

V_Moth

whyulittle wrote: »

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Based on the drawing and the calls, I would think that the bird is a Woodcock. Besides the loud "psip" call they make during the roding flight, they also have some low-pitched calls {"wrt" etc]. Ruff is a rather gangly bird with shortish looking beak in flight. Woodcock also typically holds the beak down at an angle as you describe.

The Ruff has been present around Booterstown for the last week and is in full summer plumage - well worth a look as there are not too many opportunties to see birds with this plumage in Ireland!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

V_Moth wrote: »

Based on the drawing and the calls, I would think that the bird is a Woodcock. Besides the loud "psip" call they make during the roding flight, they also have some low-pitched calls {"wrt" etc]. Ruff is a rather gangly bird with shortish looking beak in flight. Woodcock also typically holds the beak down at an angle as you describe.

The Ruff has been present around Booterstown for the last week and is in full summer plumage - well worth a look as there are not too many opportunties to see birds with this plumage in Ireland!

I too would have thought woodcock except OP said the beak was short to medium and I would always consider it noticeably long.

One of those "we'll never really know" birds I'm afraid.

whyulittle

I think Woodcock is probably the likely answer - it's the only one that sounds like what I heard.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Capercaille

Woodcock mostly nocturnal as well so the time would fit in as well.

keps

should know- I know

LostCovey

Juvemile Dunnock I think

couerdelion

Pretty sure this is a mallard but couldn't see a blue speculum and she was a much lighter colour than the other female mallards further down stream.

She had 10 fair sized chicks with her (see background)

Kalyke

Sorry I have no pictures of a bird I am trying to identify but here goes... This fella is about the size of a chaffinch. His flight pattern is unusual. He takes of and almost hovers singing all the time. Then he swoops down almost dive bombing while his singing gets faster and faster as he dives. Great to watch him! Dont remember seeing him much before this summer.

whyulittle

Goes up high? Sounds like a Skylark.

Hammer Archer

The hovering while singing leads me to believe that it's a skylark alright.

Kalyke

Just had a look at a video of a skylark and I dont think he is one. He has a 2 "tone" song that gets faster and faster as he dives.

stevensi

Could be a meadow pipit. They will go up and hover and come down in what is basically a parachute type flight all the while in song

Bonedigger

stevensi wrote: »

Could be a meadow pipit. They will go up and hover and come down in what is basically a parachute type flight all the while in song

I'd agree that it's most likely a Meadow Pipit.I see them do that peculiar dive-bombing while singing all the time here in the Curragh.I used to think what I was looking at was Skylarks,which are also here in abundance,but realised soon enough that they were indeed Meadow Pipits.

Kalyke

stevensi wrote: »

Could be a meadow pipit. They will go up and hover and come down in what is basically a parachute type flight all the while in song

Thats the fella alright! Amazing little bird. Great energy.

keps

forgive me - but what are the 2 birds with the pigeon here?
Thrush?

emo72

Thrush

Capercaille

mistle thrush

keps

You guys are fast!:)

thanks

dodderangler

His dealers

keps

dodderangler wrote: »

His dealers

Stool-pigeons even?