Adult Rose-coloured Starling, Tralee, 8th June 2018 (Ger Scollard).
The only true Rose of Tralee. This is the first adult seen in Kerry since June 2012, and before that it was 2002, when two were present near Clogher Head. This bird is a little elusive, favouring a private garden, but showing occasionally in the surrounding area.
Adult Rose-coloured Starling, Tralee, 8th June 2018 (Ger Scollard).
Adult Rose-coloured Starling, Tralee, 8th June 2018 (Ger Scollard).
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Adult Rose-coloured Starling, Clogher Head, 2002 (Michael O'Clery).
Here's a photo of one of the two adults at Clogher Head in 2002. An exotic bird - the Rose-coloured Starling - from the wrong end of Europe, feeding on an exotic plant - New Zealand Flax - from the wrong side of the world.
