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Turloughs of County Roscommon Turloughs of County Roscommon County Wildlife of Turloughs Roscommon Turloughs are noted for waterbirds particularly in winter when large numbers can occur. In summer when the water levels are low wildflowers grow in abundance. Waders Roscommon is an inland Wildflowers attract insects that in turn attract summer birds. county covering an area of of Turloughs approximately 2,500 square Large flocks of waders including Golden Plover kilometres. The landscape is golden plover, lapwing, curlew generally flat with gentle rolling Wintering Wildbirds and redshank spend the winter hills. Only in some northern In winter the flooded turloughs in County at many turloughs in County parts of the county does the Roscommon attract a large variety of wildfowl. Roscommon. Some birds are native land rise above 250m with the The turloughs are important winter feeding areas but many more arrive in autumn highest point 400m, on the for a large number of birds. Species include from northern Europe, Siberia and Bewick’s Swan County Leitrim border swans, ducks, waders and geese. Iceland. Most of the county is underlain Swans Lapwing Curlew with Carboniferous Limestone. Three species of swan spend the winter months There are a few pockets of at some turloughs in County Roscommon. sandstone, in the north, west and The mute swan is resident in Ireland throughout Willow Warbler Whinchat east of the county. the year and is distinguished by an orange Summer Wildbirds The River Suck lies to the west coloured bill. The other two swans, the whooper Mute Swan and the bewick’s swan are winter visitors and In summer reed areas and shrubs and south of the county, while both have a yellow and black bill. the mighty River Shannon beside a turlough are ideal for and Lough Ree flow along the The whooper swan arrives in autumn from Iceland small birds like reed bunting, while the bewick’s swan comes from northern Russia eastern border. There are a sedge warbler, willow warbler and and Siberia. Both species winter in flocks with a meadow pipit. The whinchat can be number of large lakes scattered greater number of whooper swans than bewick’s swan. seen at some turloughs in County throughout the county. Only the mute swans stay for the summer. Roscommon. Ponds and small Whooper Swan lakes are ideal for nesting water birds including moorhen, mallard, shoveler and teal. Wintering Ducks White-fronted Moorhen Reed bunting Dabbling ducks prefer shallow water and most Goose turloughs are shallow and ideal. About half the world’s population Species of duck that have been recorded on of the greenland white-fronted Special plants Wild flowers turloughs in County Roscommon include gadwall, goose arrive in Ireland each Turlough Moss mallard, pintail, shoveler, teal and wigeon. autumn. A small number winter in at Turloughs The highest flood level at turloughs of Turloughs County Roscommon at turloughs. is frequently marked by the presence Golden-eye, pochard and tufted duck may be Some species of wild plant are In summer the turloughs disappear of the black moss Cinclidotus seen diving in the deeper depths at the centre of special, growing only at turloughs. leaving a pasture with grasses, sedges fontinaloides covering rocks, walls Castleplunkett Turlough turloughs. White-fronted Goose In County Roscommon the species and wildflowers. The damp habitat recorded include turlough violet, or tree branches. The moss only grows is ideal for wildflower like grass of turlough black moss and a rare at the upper boundary of turloughs parnassus, lady’s smock, brooklime, Turloughs in Pochard Wigeon species of dandelion. and lakes. ragged robin and buttercup. County Roscommon Most of the major turloughs Turlough Violet Buttercup in County Roscommon are located in mid and south Roscommon from the area around Strokestown in the north to Mount Talbot in the south. Size of Turloughs Teal Tufted Turloughs vary in size but most cover an area of many hectares. Most turloughs rise to a depth of around two metres or so but some turloughs can be up to five metres deep. Black Moss on rocks Orange Tip Butterfly Turloughs of County Roscommon Mullygollan in Winter Brierfield in Summer Grass of Parnassus Mallard Some Turloughs in County What is a Turlough? Turloughs of Roscommon... The name Turlough appears to come from the Irish Tuar Loch, dry lake. Turloughs are lakes or low lying Annaghmore (Strokestown) areas in limestone. County Roscommon Turloughs fill and empty mainly through a joint in Ballinturly (Athleague) the limestone or a swallow hole connected with the underground water table. Turloughs are not fed or B r i e r fi e l d ( C a s t l e p l u n ke t ) drained by surface streams. Castleplunket Village In most years during the wet winter months, turloughs fill with water and in summer generally dry out and disappear. Some turloughs may hold water in their Coolcam (Ballinlough) deepest parts in summer and remain small lakes or ponds. Corbally (Tulsk) Turloughs are sometimes referred to as temporary Four Roads lakes or disappearing lakes. Lisduff (Athleague) Turlough at Four Roads Lough Croan Mullygollan (Castleplunket) Some Turloughs are designated as: Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Special Protection Area (SPA) Turloughs Natural Heritage Area (NHA) under EU or Irish legislation. in Ireland Turloughs are a feature almost unique to Ireland and are an interesting part of our landscape. They are principally associated with limestone areas and occur widely in the western counties including Roscommon, Galway, Lough Croan Mayo and Clare. Also, a few occur in Sligo, Longford, Limerick Whooper Swans and a scattering of other counties. They are of interest because of their formation, means of flooding and their flora and fauna. Ballinturley Turlough in Summer Produced by Roscommon County Council © 2010 Text and images: John J Earley MSc. © 2010 Funded by the NPWS/DoEHLG Turlough Wildlife in County Roscommon Look around you and see the wonderful selection of flowers & wildlife in our beautiful turloughs... Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Mute Swan (Cygnus oler) Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) The moorhen is very distinctive with a brightly coloured The mallard is one of the group of surface-feeders or dabbling The mute swan is resident in Ireland throughout the year. The lapwing is the most widespread and most distinctive frontal shield and bill, and a blackish plumage. ducks. The male mallard is boldly marked while the female is The male (the cob) and the female (the pen) are identical plover species in Ireland. Large numbers spend the It feeds in water but can also graze on pastures near brown-speckled for camouflage. The mallard is an extremely in plumage and both have an orange bill unlike the winter at turloughs in County Roscommon. water, walking in a hen-like manner. common breeding and wintering duck in County Roscommon. whooper swan that has a yellow bill. The lapwing has a distinctive flapping flight and call. Curlew (Numenius arquata) Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) Teal (Anas crecca) The curlew is a distinctive wading bird with long legs The whooper swan is a winter visitor from Iceland to turloughs The tufted duck is a diving duck that feeds on freshwater life The teal is the smallest duck species in Ireland and feeds and a very long bill. Curlews are resident in County and lakes in County Roscommon. Whooper swans arrive in from the bottom of turloughs and lakes. Some nest in County almost entirely at the surface. While some nest in County Roscommon throughout the year with large flocks Ireland in late autumn, and leave by mid-April. The yellow Roscommon but many more arrive in autumn from Europe Roscommon, large flocks arrive in autumn to the turloughs gathering at turloughs in winter time. coloured bill distinguishes it from the mute swan. and stay for the winter. of the county from Europe. Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines) Hoverfly (order Diptera) Turlough Violet (Viola persicifolia) Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) Only the male orange-tip butterfly sports the orange tips on its Hoverflies are very diverse and can be found in a range of The turlough violet is very rare in Ireland as it only grows in The ringlet prefers damp grassland and can be seen in July wings. The female has black on its wing tips. The orange-tip can habitats including water. Some are brightly coloured and turloughs where grassland is subject to flooding. The pale-blue and August, mainly during strong sunlight. The ringlet looks be seen flying in April and May mainly wherever the food plant resemble a wasp or a bee for protection. Over one hundred coloured flowers appear in May and June. In Ireland and County dull in flight but when it settles and closes its wings the of the caterpillar, lady’s smock, grows. different species of hoverfly have been recorded in Ireland. Roscommon this wildflower is very scarce. numerous circles can be seen on its wing undersides. Golden Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Redshank (Tringa totanus) Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) Wigeon (Anas Penelope) In autumn large numbers of golden plover arrive from Iceland With long, bright-orange red legs and reddish bill the redshank The long straight bill and the striped head make the snipe an easy Wigeon are surface feeders that form large flocks in winter and Europe and spend the winter in Ireland. Large flocks can is easily recognised. The redshank is a medium sized wader bird to identify. Snipe are present all year near turloughs. In the at turloughs in County Roscommon. Wigeon arrive in autumn be seen at turloughs in County Roscommon in winter until early and can be very noisy when disturbed. Some breed in County breeding season snipe mark out their territory with a peculiar from Europe.
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