The common buttonquail resembles the common quail, it has streaked sandy brown upperparts, buff underparts with black flank markings, and a plain face. In flight, a whitish wingbar contrasts with the grey wing.
By the meteorological calendar, winter always starts on 1 December. The seasons are defined as Spring (March, April, May), Summer (June, July, August), Autumn (September, October, November) and Winter (December, January, February).
When does winter start in Ireland? Apparantly 1st November in Ireland although it is 21st December in UK as it is the date that the sun is lowest in the sky (Winter Solstice). 'Apparantly' is a key word here.â¦ Winter in Ireland actually starts on Winter Solstice. This could be anywhere between Dec20th and 23rd. 2010 sees Winter start on December 21st at 23:38 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time - Ireland's world time).