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Today is Friday,
9th May 2008

Rare birds found in
Ireland in past years
on 9th May:

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Belfast Harbour Estate,
Down, 2007. 


Great White Egret

Wicklow Town,
Wicklow, 2005. 


Purple Heron

(near) Lissagriffin,
Cork, 2005. 


Forster’s Tern

Our Lady's Island Lake,
Wexford, 2004. 


American Black Duck

Smerwick Harbour,
Kerry, 2002. 


Little Bittern

Gorravinch Callow,
Roscommon, 2002. 


Common Crane

Glenwherry River,
Antrim, 2000. 


Little Ringed Plover

Belfast Harbour Estate,
Down, 1999. 


Ashy-headed Wagtail (cinereocapilla)

Copeland Bird Observatory,
Down, 1998. 

6th Irish Record. 


Red-footed Falcon

Ballycotton,
Cork, 1997. 


Little Ringed Plover

Lough Beg,
Derry, 1996. 


Nightingale

Dursey Sound,
Cork, 1995. 


Black-crowned Night Heron

Sherkin Island,
Cork, 1994. 


Savi’s Warbler

Lough Atedaun,
Clare, 1992. 

8th Irish Record. 


Grey-headed Wagtail (thunbergi)

Cloyne,
Cork, 1984. 

4th Irish Record. 


Subalpine Warbler

Hook Head,
Wexford, 1981. 

8th Irish Record. 


Black-crowned Night Heron

Ballygannon Pond, (near) Kilcoole,
Wicklow, 1976. 


Little Bittern

Rosslare,
Wexford, 1964. 


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seen in the month of May
where precise date is
unknown


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Statistics compiled
by Joe Hobbs


E&OE.

First for Western Palearctic

9th May. No WP firsts are known for this date.



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Razorbill (Alca torda), Great Saltee Island, County Wexford. May 5th, 2008.


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