IRISH RARE BIRD
RECORDS
Today is Saturday 25th May 2013. Rare birds found in Ireland in past years on 25th May:
Red-footed Falcon
Tacumshin Lake, Wexford, 2012.
King Eider
Tacumshin Lake, Wexford, 2008.
Spent the winter of 2007 and 2008 in Devon, England
Temminck's Stint
SW Corner of Lough Beg, Derry, 2008.
2 birds
Little Ringed Plover
Lough Beg, Derry, 1987.
9th Irish Record. 1st NI Record
Statistics compiled by Joe Hobbs. E&OE.
First Records for
WESTERN PALEARCTIC
Today is 25th May. The following first records for the Western Palearctic were found on this date:
Oriental Plover
25th May, 2003.
Alajoki Fields, Ilmajoki, Finland.
Remained for a few hours before flying off to the NW
Rannila, V-P. 2003. The Oriental Plover in Finland - a new Western Palearctic bird. Birding World 16(5): 209
Other Western Palearctic Records for Spring
Statistics compiled by Joe Hobbs. E&OE.
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