Historical
Feed: Past Irish Rare Bird Records

IRISH RARE BIRD
RECORDS

Today is Tuesday 21st May 2013. Rare birds found in Ireland in past years on 21st May:


Bee-eater

Ram Head, Waterford, 2012. 

Bee-eater photo


Cetti's Warbler

Ballyvergen Marsh, Youghal, Cork, 2001. 

In song. 1st Irish Record


Broad-billed Sandpiper

Bann Estuary, Derry, 1996. 

Broad-billed Sandpiper photo


Tawny Pipit

Duncrue Street Marsh, Belfast, Antrim, 1957. 

3rd Irish Record. 1st NI Record

Tawny Pipit photo


Other Records for May


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.

Trip Reports/Photos

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Your chosen Rare Bird photo: Arctic Warbler
Arctic Warbler Cork Ireland
Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)
Cape Clear Island, County Cork.
October 9th, 2009
Canon 30D, Canon 300mm f/4 IS +1.4x, 1/200 f/5.6 ISO 200 
3 more photo(s) of Arctic Warbler:
Arctic Warbler, Cape Clear Island, Cork. 2009 Arctic Warbler, Bloody Foreland, Donegal. 2003 Arctic Warbler, Bloody Foreland, Donegal. 2003