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Today is Wednesday,
23rd July 2008

Rare birds found in
Ireland in past years
on 23rd July:

Sooty Tern

Bridges of Ross,
Clare, 2002. 

2nd Irish Record


Mediterranean Gull

Kilcoole,
Wicklow, 1972. 

8th Irish Record


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Undated July records

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Statistics compiled
by Joe Hobbs

E&OE.

First for Western Palearctic

Today is 23rd July. The following first records for the Western Palearctic were found on this date:

23rd July, 1983 -
Yellow-headed Blackbird

Hafnarnes í Nesjum, A-Skaft, Iceland.

Remained until the following day when it was collected. First category A record. Some earlier records, e.g. Denmark 1918, Norway 1979 & Texel 1982 may well be genuine vagrants


Proctor, B. & Donald, C. 2003. Yellow-headed Blackbirds in Britain and Europe. Birding World 16(2):69-81



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Statistics compiled
by Joe Hobbs

E&OE.

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