Today is Tuesday 21st May 2013. Rare birds found in Ireland in past years on 21st May:
Bee-eater
Ram Head, Waterford, 2012.
Cetti's Warbler
Ballyvergen Marsh, Youghal, Cork, 2001.
In song. 1st Irish Record
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Bann Estuary, Derry, 1996.
Tawny Pipit
Duncrue Street Marsh, Belfast, Antrim, 1957.
3rd Irish Record. 1st NI Record
Statistics compiled by Joe Hobbs. E&OE.
First Records for
WESTERN PALEARCTIC
Today is 21st May. The following first records for the Western Palearctic were found on this date:
Red-breasted Nuthatch
21st May, 1970.
Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands), Iceland.
Found dead
Pétursson, G. and Thráinsson, G. 1999. Sjaldgæfir fuglar á Íslandi fyrir 1981. Fjölrot Náttúrufræ?istofnunar 37 p.189
Other Western Palearctic Records for Spring
Statistics compiled by Joe Hobbs. E&OE.
No more photos of this species are available at the moment.


