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Historic sighting of a Brown Booby in Ireland


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Birders are continuing to flock to Greystones in Co Wicklow after what is believed to be the first ever sighting of a Brown Booby in Ireland.

The large seabird is usually found fishing in tropical waters in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.

Niall Hatch from BirdWatch Ireland said: "It's a species that's supposed to be in the tropical Atlantic, where it's found in the West Indies and the Cape Verde islands. "To see one in Europe is really unusual. This is the first time the species has been seen in Ireland in a way that people can go and look at it. There's a record from 2016 on a boat offshore from the Skellig islands but no one got to see it. 

"It makes us feel connected to the world. This bird has travelled a very long distance to get to us here in Ireland."

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Source: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2020/0714/1153244-booby-bird/

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Pennywise

I... don't know what I expected honestly :poot:

So long ggd, it was nice while it lasted.
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COOOK
Just now, Pennywise said:

I... don't know what I expected honestly :poot:

I expected Gaga’s Bobby but I read too fast...

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sarahb

I saw an injured one being kept in a marine park and the way it walks was the most adorable thing, like a waddle from having feet too big :laughga:

Do you feel him sir?
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GregJA

But also

”It makes us feel connected to the world. This bird has travelled a very long distance to get to us here in Ireland."

 

cut to 5 days from now - bird brings Covid uprise in Ireland :green:

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In the end, they captured the bird in order to take care of it as they noticed it was becoming weaker by the day. Apparentely it's not used to fishing in cold waters and they think it got there because of a storm.

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weed

“Are you wearing the—“

”The YSL F/W 2020 hooded cowl? Yes, yes I am.”

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derpmonster

I- the name, gurl

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Addison Rae

she said lemme fly to Ireland from the Caribbean chile 😌💅

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Argentum

hehe, booby

"Δεν είσαι αγάπη. Δεν είσαι αγάπη. Είσαι οφθαλμαπάτη. Η τέλεια οφθαλμαπάτη" - Λαίδη Γκάγκα, 2016
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raragaga

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xoxo
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