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Thursday 24th June News
Cuckoo - 1, Murlough NNR (Malachy Martin)
Hooded Crow - 104, Dundrum Inner Bay South (David Nixon)
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In the meantime here's some butterfly pics
Dark Green Fritillary
by Malachy Martin, Murlough NNR, Co. Down
Marsh Fritillary
By Dave Hadrick, Murlough NNR, Co. Down
If anybody has a picture of a Hooded Crow please send it in (probably the best contender so far for the national bird of Northern Ireland).
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