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Past Irish Rarity Records...
Today is Tue. 9th February 2010
Rare birds found in
Ireland in past years
on 9th February:
Shore Lark
Tacumshin Lake,
Wexford, 1964.
2 birds. 4th Irish Record
Little Bittern
Omey Island,
Donegal, 1908.
Found exhausted
Little Bittern photo
Mealy Redpoll
Levitstown,
Kildare, 1876.
Shot. 1st Irish Record
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Undated February records
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Statistics compiled
by Joe Hobbs
E&OE.
First for Western Palearctic
Today is 9th February. The following first records for the Western Palearctic were found on this date:
9th February, 1957 -
Black Brant
Foulness, Essex, England.
Considered by some to be a race of Brent Goose but possibly a full species
Burton, P.J.K. 1960. Brent Goose population studies, 1958-59. Wildfowl Trust Annual Report 11:94-98
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Statistics compiled
by Joe Hobbs
E&OE.
IRISH DRAGONFLY PHOTOS
(click on a thumbnail below for a larger image)
Azure Damselfly
Ballinafagh Lake
County Kildare
May
Azure Damselfly
Ballinafagh Lake
County Kildare
May
Azure Damselfly
Lullymore
County Kildare
May 27th
Banded Demoiselle
Ballinafagh Lake
County Kildare
June
Beautiful Demoiselle
The Raven
County Wexford
July
Beautiful Demoiselle
Castlebridge
County Wexford
August 2nd
Black-tailed Skimmer
Ballinafagh Lake
County Kildare
June
Black-tailed Skimmer
Ballinafagh Lake
County Kildare
June
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Pollardstown Fen
County Kildare
June
Brown Hawker
Pollardstown Fen
County Kildare
August
Common Blue Damselfly
Ballinafagh Lake
County Kildare
June
Common Blue Damselfly
Ballyvaloo
County Wexford
June
Common Blue Damselfly
Ballyvaloo
County Wexford
June 1st
Common Darter
Lady's Island
County Wexford
July
Downy Emerald
Killarney
County Kerry
June
Emerald Damselfly
Ballinafagh Lake
County Kildare
July
Emperor Dragonfly
Lady's Island
County Wexford
July
Emperor Dragonfly
Lady's Island
County Wexford
July
Emperor Dragonfly
Raven Wood
County Wexford
August 22nd
Four-spotted Chaser
Ballyvaloo
County Wexford
June
Hairy Hawker
The Burren
County Clare
May
Hairy Hawker
Ballinafagh Lake
County Kildare
May
Hairy Hawker
Lullymore
County Kildare
June 7th
Irish Damselfly
Pallas Lake
County Offaly
June
Irish Damselfly
Pallas Lake
County Offaly
June
Keeled Skimmer
Killarney
County Kerry
June
Keeled Skimmer
Killarney
County Kerry
June
Keeled Skimmer
Tacumshin
County Wexford
August 7th
Large Red Damselfly
Ballinafagh Lake
County Kildare
June
Large Red Damselfly
The Raven
County Wexford
May
Large Red Damselfly
Tacumshin
County Wexford
June
Migrant Hawker
The Raven
County Wexford
August
Migrant Hawker
The Raven
County Wexford
August
Migrant Hawker
Carne
County Wexford
October
Migrant Hawker
Raven Wood
County Wexford
August 22nd
Red-veined Darter
The Raven
County Wexford
June
Red-veined Darter
Carnsore Point
County Wexford
September
Red-veined Darter
Carnsore Point
County Wexford
August 26th
Red-veined Darter
Carnsore Point
County Wexford
August 26th
Red-veined Darter
Carnsore Point
County Wexford
August 26th
Ruddy Darter
Ballinafagh Lake
County Kildare
July
Ruddy Darter
The Raven
County Wexford
August
Variable Damselfly
Ballinafagh Lake
County Kildare
May
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