Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

8 months ago

#nõmmekiur, tawny pipit, A. campestris; #randkiur, rock pipit, A. petrosus; #sookiur, meadow pipit, A. pratensis; #taigakiur, olive-backed pipit, A. hodgsoni; and #tundrakiur aka #punakurkkiur, red-throated pipit, A. cervinus. Part of the #Lilleküla bird-name group. See also #Koovitaja.
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

8 months ago

#Koovitaja (Koovitaja)
#Kristiine #Lilleküla
Curlew, Numenius spp., of which there are 2 species in #Estonia: suurkoovitaja, N. arquata, the Eurasian, common or just plain curlew, and väikekoovitaja, N. phaeopus, the Eurasian whimbrel. Part of the Lilleküla bird-name group of streets. See #Koskla.