IRISH RARE BIRD
RECORDS
Today is Wednesday 19th June 2013. Rare birds found in Ireland in past years on 19th June:
Caspian Tern
Ballycotton, Cork, 1998.
5th Irish Record
Savi's Warbler
Near Youghal, Cork, 1985.
3rd Irish Record
Great Grey Shrike
Blackrock Lighthouse, Mayo, 1957.
Statistics compiled by Joe Hobbs. E&OE.
First Records for
WESTERN PALEARCTIC
Today is 19th June. The following first records for the Western Palearctic were found on this date:
Pacific Swift
19th June, 1981.
Shell Oil Platform, Leman Bank (53º06'N 002º12'E), North Sea.
Caught when exhausted, taken ashore and released at Beccles, Suffolk. Subsequently observed at Shadingfield, Suffolk on 20th July. aka Fork-tailed Swift
Parker, M. 1990. Pacific Swift: new to the Western Palearctic. British Birds 83(2): 43-46
Other Western Palearctic Records for Summer
Statistics compiled by Joe Hobbs. E&OE.
![[Valid RSS]](http://wildlifesnaps.com/images/valid-rss)
Today is Wednesday, 19th June 2013
First records for Western Palearctic seen in Summer where precise date is unknown:
Summer, 1934 - African Skimmer
Yarqon River, near Tel Aviv, Israel.
2 birds collected
Shirihai, H. 1996. The Birds of Israel. Academic Press
Summer, 1933 - Shikra
Near Lenkoran, Azerbaijan.
3 birds obtained including 1 found in a nest during June
Gregory, G. 2007. Shikra in the Wester Palearctic. Birding World 20(4): 159-161
Summer, 1824 - Red-winged Blackbird
Holton, Suffolk, England.
Killed
Palmer, P. 2000. First for Britain and Ireland 1600-1999. Arlequin Press
Statistics compiled
by Joe Hobbs
E&OE.