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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/crunchie-carruthers/">Brian Carruthers-Dublin-Eire</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/crunchie-carruthers/55283197070/" title="Common Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55283197070_bf5280ebfc_m.jpg" width="240" height="179" alt="Common Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)" /></a></p>

<p>Coronation Plantation, Co.Wicklow, Ireland,<br />
21-01-2023<br />
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Scientific classification<br />
Kingdom:Animalia<br />
Phylum:Chordata<br />
Class:Aves<br />
Order:Passeriformes<br />
Family:Fringillidae<br />
Subfamily: Carduelinae<br />
Genus:Loxia<br />
Species:L.curvirostra <br />
[FR] Bec-croisé des sapins | [DE] Fichtenkreuzschnabel | [ES] Piquitureto Común | [IT] Crociere comune | [NL] Kruisbek | [IRL] Crosghob<br />
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spanwidth min.: 27 cm<br />
spanwidth max.: 30 cm<br />
size min.: 15 cm<br />
size max.: 17 cm<br />
Breeding<br />
incubation min.: 14 days<br />
incubation max.: 16 days<br />
fledging min.: 20 days<br />
fledging max.: 25 days<br />
broods 1<br />
eggs min.: 2<br />
eggs max.: 5<br />
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Status: Widespread resident in fluctuating numbers throughout Ireland, mainly in conifer plantations.<br />
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Conservation Concern: Green-listed in Ireland. The European population is considered to be Secure.<br />
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Identification: Larger than a House Sparrow, with heavy, thick set body and head. Tail short, noticable fork. Distinctive heavy bill has tips crossed. Male brick red, brighter on the rump, young males are variable, orange or yellow, streked but with bright rump. Females are greenish and streked. Apart from visiting pools or ponds to drink, spends most of its time in the canopy of conifers. Flocks distinctive in flight, strong and undulating, short tail with fork and distinctive, metallic, chipping call.<br />
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Similar Species: Greenfinch or Bullfinch in flight<br />
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Call: The main call, which is frequently given in flight is a distinctive repeated “glipp-glipp-glipp”. The song is a quiet twitter, which is only rarely heard. Note that young Greenfinches in late-summer have a similar call frequently given in flight.<br />
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Diet: Conifer seeds form the bulk of the diet, particularly Norway Spruce but also Sitka Spruce and Larch.<br />
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Breeding: Almost always breeds and feeds in coniferous woodland, mainly Scots Pine and Larch. Together with the Raven, Crossbills are one of the first birds to start breeding in the year (February/March).s.<br />
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Wintering: Crossbill movements are dependant on availability of pine cones.<br />
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Where to See: Coniferous woodlands throughout Ireland, for example Coronation Plantation in Co. Wicklow, Union Wood in Co. Sligo and Gosford Forest Park in Co. Armagh. Numbers of Crossbills fluctuate and may be absent from sites where common previously.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/elevationair/">elevationair ✈</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/elevationair/55282561815/" title="D-IINO | Piaggio P-180 Avanti Evo | AirGo Flugservice"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55282561815_66aeb2b369_m.jpg" width="240" height="150" alt="D-IINO | Piaggio P-180 Avanti Evo | AirGo Flugservice" /></a></p>

<p>Taxiing along the Sierra Taxyway at Dublin to the hold of runway 10R for departure to Liverpool, 18th March 2026.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/190851079@N06/">mmoore1067</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/190851079@N06/55281149507/" title="Green-veined White Butterfly!"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55281149507_087e0f7d96_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Green-veined White Butterfly!" /></a></p>

<p>According to my Apple Photo app, based on Wikipedia, this is the green-veined white (Pieris napi), a butterfly of the family Pieridae. Lovely creature it is too. Also another image of my visit to Tomnafinnoge Forest, last Sunday. There will be a few more of those coming.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/190851079@N06/">mmoore1067</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/190851079@N06/55282068726/" title="Forest Bluebells!"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55282068726_d396360303_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Forest Bluebells!" /></a></p>

<p>Another image from that magical place, Tomnafinnoge Forest. There were so many bluebells and of course I couldn’t resist capture an image of same and especially those that were surrounding the lovely old tree trunk in a glade in the Forest.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/ohand/">ohand.space</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ohand/55282103135/" title="Scotts for Tools. Cork on Aerocolor #2"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55282103135_f29219f9d8_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Scotts for Tools. Cork on Aerocolor #2" /></a></p>

<p>Developed by Prisma Film Lab</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/roamingtogether/">RoamingTogether</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/roamingtogether/55281815359/" title="Doonagore Castle"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55281815359_a5d3860641_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Doonagore Castle" /></a></p>

<p>Just your average coastal castle</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/196946737@N05/">DrunkenDucc</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/196946737@N05/55281413338/" title="Bird Dump-17"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55281413338_944fe9935b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Bird Dump-17" /></a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/196946737@N05/">DrunkenDucc</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/196946737@N05/55281509644/" title="Portumna-75"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55281509644_dea5d4a1c8_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Portumna-75" /></a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/jonjws/">john smitherman-http://canaviaaviationphotography.</a> posted a photo:</p>

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<p>EGKK</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/shanecasey51/">Shane Casey CK25</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shanecasey51/55280628953/" title="John Deere 6175R Tractor with a Simba Horsch 4DC Seed Drill"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55280628953_d88738cda9_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="John Deere 6175R Tractor with a Simba Horsch 4DC Seed Drill" /></a></p>

<p>A word of thanks to the farmer involved who was sowing Spring Barley near Castlelyons County Cork</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/shanecasey51/">Shane Casey CK25</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shanecasey51/55280691933/" title="John Deere 6155R Tractor with a Slurryquip Dribble Bar Umbilical System"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55280691933_055ce05dca_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="John Deere 6155R Tractor with a Slurryquip Dribble Bar Umbilical System" /></a></p>

<p>A word of thanks to the contractor involved who was spreading slurry near Shanballymore County Cork</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/shanecasey51/">Shane Casey CK25</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shanecasey51/55279612267/" title="John Deere 6R 165 Tractor with a Lemken Karat Cultivator and an Accord SACompactor Seed Drill"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55279612267_efa78897a8_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="John Deere 6R 165 Tractor with a Lemken Karat Cultivator and an Accord SACompactor Seed Drill" /></a></p>

<p>A word of thanks to the contractor involved who was Sowing Spring Barley near Shanballymore County Cork</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/firehuse999/">firehouse.ie</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/firehuse999/55280128468/" title="Breakfast Time - Dobermann Kaiser"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55280128468_30f0df87b1_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Breakfast Time - Dobermann Kaiser" /></a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/drcarmo/">Mark Carmody</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/drcarmo/55277809892/" title="Martello Tower on Ireland's Eye, Co. Dublin"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55277809892_e7e97fab80_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="Martello Tower on Ireland's Eye, Co. Dublin" /></a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shorebirds-Ireland-Pictures-Jim-Wilson/dp/1848890176" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Shorebirds of Ireland</a>, <a href="https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31660773293&searchurl=an=carmody&ds=30&rollup=on&sortby=17&tn=ireland&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp0-_-title9" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Freshwater Birds of Ireland</a> and <a href="https://www.gillbooks.ie/nature/the-birds-of-ireland" rel="noreferrer nofollow">The Birds of Ireland: A Field Guide 2nd Edition</a> with <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilsonjim/">Jim Wilson</a>. <br />
<a href="http://www.markcarmodyphotography.com" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.markcarmodyphotography.com</a><br />
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A Martello Tower on Ireland's Eye off the coast of Howth, Co. Dublin. <br />
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Taken on a Canon FT QL SLR camera with a 50mm f1.8 QL lens on Silbersalz 35 film at 125 ISO. Developed and scanned by the good people at <a href="https://devmyfilm.ie/pages/about-us" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Dev my Film</a> in Cork.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/juliamaudlin/">juliamaudlin</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/juliamaudlin/55279135003/" title="Large-scale seashell mosaic, film 2002, Ballymaloe Cookery School, County Cork, Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55279135003_a34a5437ff_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Large-scale seashell mosaic, film 2002, Ballymaloe Cookery School, County Cork, Ireland" /></a></p>

<p>The mosaic is constructed entirely from various natural seashells, meticulously arranged to create patterns, textures, and an organic flow.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/institutestudyabroadireland/">Institute of Study Abroad Ireland</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/institutestudyabroadireland/55278247749/" title="Hastings, Windward, Arranmore Island (1)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55278247749_74aecf4488_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Hastings, Windward, Arranmore Island (1)" /></a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/institutestudyabroadireland/">Institute of Study Abroad Ireland</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/institutestudyabroadireland/55278246664/" title="Hastings, Windward, Sinclair Derry (6)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55278246664_ae7b4f546a_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Hastings, Windward, Sinclair Derry (6)" /></a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/155328969@N03/">jacek_szacho-głuchowicz</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/155328969@N03/55276529637/" title="Howth, Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55276529637_06d92023de_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Howth, Ireland" /></a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/eadaoinflynn/">EadaoinFlynn</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/eadaoinflynn/55276499767/" title="20260512_180250"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55276499767_600aa5bf0a_m.jpg" width="240" height="170" alt="20260512_180250" /></a></p>

<p>Watching The Clangers and marvelling at how it's still awesome.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/eadaoinflynn/">EadaoinFlynn</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/eadaoinflynn/55277549663/" title="20260513_173151"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55277549663_8fb634d742_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="20260513_173151" /></a></p>

<p>Bathroom ceiling definitely needed painting</p>

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