Historical

IRISH RARE BIRD
RECORDS

Today is Monday 20th May 2013. Rare birds found in Ireland in past years on 20th May:

Bluethroat

Tory Island, Donegal, 2012. 

Gull-billed Tern

Womanagh River, near Ballymacoda, Cork, 2006. 

Gull-billed Tern photo

Cetti's Warbler

Castlegrange, near Five Mile Point, Wicklow, 2005. 

2nd Irish Record

White-crowned Sparrow

Dursey Sound, Cork, 2003. 

1st Irish Record. 7th WP Record

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Baltray, Louth, 1995. 

Broad-billed Sandpiper photo

Purple Heron

Tacumshin Lake, Wexford, 1992. 

White Stork

Poyntzpass, Armagh, 1976. 

9th Irish Record

White Stork photo

Rock Thrush

Clogher Head, Louth, 1974. 

1st Irish Record

Tawny Pipit

Great Saltee Island, Wexford, 1973. 

Tawny Pipit photo

Scops Owl

Glendalough House, near Recess, Galway, 1899. 

Date approx. Captured. 7th Irish Record

Pallas's Sandgrouse

Near Carrigaholt, Clare, 1888. 

Good sized flock. 2 females shot. Part of the invasion of 1888

Pallas's Sandgrouse

Near Tullamore, Offaly, 1888. 

5 birds, 1 shot. Part of the invasion of 1888

Little Bittern

Near Cork, Cork, 1873. 

Taken while on board a ship at sea

Little Bittern photo

Other Records for May

Statistics compiled by Joe Hobbs. E&OE.