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Today is Wednesday,
14th May 2008

Rare birds found in
Ireland in past years
on 14th May:

Great White Egret

Rosslare Backstrand,
Wexford, 2006. 


Little Ringed Plover

Tacumshin Lake,
Wexford, 2006. 


Red-rumped Swallow

Old Head of Kinsale,
Cork, 2006. 


(European) Bee-eater

Swords Estuary,
Dublin, 2000. 


Honey Buzzard

(near) Moira,
Antrim, 1994. 


Tawny Pipit

Great Saltee Island,
Wexford, 1988. 


White Stork

Ballykelly,
Derry, 1974. 

5th Irish Record. 


Ortolan Bunting

Great Saltee Island,
Wexford, 1960. 


Montagu’s Harrier

Croghan Kinsella Mt.,
Wexford, 1890. 

4th Irish Record. 


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Click for other rare birds
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

14th May. No WP firsts are known for this date.



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