IRISH RARE BIRD
RECORDS
Today is Tuesday 18th June 2013. Rare birds found in Ireland in past years on 18th June:
Macaronesian Shearwater
Off Brandon Point, Kerry, 2002.
Frigatebird sp.
Dalkey, Dublin, 1989.
3rd Irish Record
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Ballycotton, Cork, 1989.
7th Irish Record
Red-footed Falcon
Phoenix Park, Dublin, 1976.
4th Irish Record
Scops Owl
Lisnarick, Fermanagh, 1974.
Heard calling. 10th Irish Record
Statistics compiled by Joe Hobbs. E&OE.
First Records for
WESTERN PALEARCTIC
Today is 18th June. The following first records for the Western Palearctic were found on this date:
Tropical Shearwater
18th June, 1992.
Eilat, Gulf of Aqaba, Israel.
Treated by some as Baillon's Shearwater, a race of Audubon's Shearwater. ID originally assigned to Mascarene Shearwater of which status is uncertain
Shirihai, H. 2001. The Mascarene Shearwater. Birding World 14(2): 78-85
Other Western Palearctic Records for Summer
Statistics compiled by Joe Hobbs. E&OE.
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Today is Tuesday, 18th June 2013
Rare birds seen in the month of June where exact date is unknown:
June, 1912 - Squacco Heron
Near Westport, Co. Mayo.
9th Irish Record
June, 1892 - Ruddy Shelduck
Near Portarlington, Co. Laois.
Killed. 10th Irish Record
June, 1863 - Pallas’s Sandgrouse
Near Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.
Found dead. Part of the invasion of 1863
June, 1863 - Pallas’s Sandgrouse
Naran, Co. Donegal.
2 birds shot from a flock. Later observed near Killybegs when 2 more shot. Part of the invasion of 1863
June, 1861 - Water Pipit
Rockabill Island, Co. Dublin.
Shot. 1st Irish Record
June, 1852 - Scops Owl
unknown location, Co. Wexford.
Obtained. The possibility that the bird was obtained in Co. Clare is not completely ruled out. 3rd Irish Record
June, 1844 - Alpine Swift
Near Doneraile, Co. Cork.
Shot. 3rd Irish Record
June, 1833 - Rose-coloured Starling
Carrigataha, Ballybrado, Cahir, Co. Tipperary.
Captured alive. 5th Irish Record
Other Summer records where the month is unknown:
1850, Summer - Squacco Heron
Ballycotton, Co. Cork.
Shot. 2nd Irish Record
1848, Summer - Bee-eater
unknown location, Co. Wexford.
Caught. 4th Irish Record
1842, Summer - Little Bittern
Woodside, Co. Cork.
2 birds shot. 5th Irish Record
1841, Summer - Honey Buzzard
Near Gorey, Co. Wexford.
Obtained during the Summer or Autumn. 4th Irish Record
1838, Summer - Honey Buzzard
Kilruddery House, Co. Wicklow.
2 birds, 1 shot. 2nd Irish Record
1832, Summer - Red-footed Falcon
unknown location, Co. Wicklow.
Shot. 1st Irish Record
1830, Summer - Rose-coloured Starling
unknown location, Co. Clare.
Shot. Year approx. 4th Irish Record
1829, Summer - Alpine Swift
15 km off Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork.
Shot. 1st Irish Record
1822, Summer - Hobby
Carrigrohan, Co. Cork.
Shot. 1st Irish Record
1820, Summer - Rose-coloured Starling
Near Wexford, Co. Wexford.
Shot. 2nd Irish Record
1808, Summer - Rose-coloured Starling
Roxton, Corofin, Co. Clare.
Shot. Year approx. 1st Irish Record
Statistics compiled
by Joe Hobbs
E&OE.