The Razorbill (Alca torda)
Irish Name: Crosán
A member of the Auk family, highly marine & only found on land in the breeding season. A black & white seabird, black above and white below, with a distinct breeding plumage. #BirdsOfTheWildAtlanticWay #LoopHeadPeninsula
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Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) Irish Name: Sléibhín Sabine
One of the Hooded Gull family, a scarce passage migrant off the west and south coast from August to November. #BirdsOfTheWildAtlanticWay
The Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Irish Name: Clochrán.
A member of the Chat family, a widespread summer visitor to uplands and scrubland throughout Ireland, from mid-March to early-October. Winters in southern Africa & has one of the longest migration routes of any songbird. #BirdsOfTheWildAtlanticWay