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Bird Sightings : Hebrides : Dunnock

Dunnock

(Hedge Accentor, Hedge Sparrow)

Prunella modularis

Gaelic: Dreathan Donn

 

Photography © Kim Park
Gisla - Uig - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides (Western Isles)
26th February, 2006

 

• Dunnock
• Prunella modularis
• Gaelic: Dreathan Donn
• WI: Fairly common (100-999 breeding pairs) resident breeder

 

Dunnock records in the Western Isles

Prunella modularis hebridium is a fairly common (100-999 breeding pairs) resident breeder.
Source: Outer Hebrides Bird Report (2001)

 

On the chart below the darker the shade of blue the more abundant the Dunnock is during a month or the more likely you are to see it.

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D

(Source: Outer Hebrides Birds Checklist)

 

 

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