IRISH RARE BIRD
RECORDS
Today is Wednesday 19th June 2013. Rare birds found in Ireland in past years on 19th June:
Caspian Tern
Ballycotton, Cork, 1998.
5th Irish Record
Savi's Warbler
Near Youghal, Cork, 1985.
3rd Irish Record
Great Grey Shrike
Blackrock Lighthouse, Mayo, 1957.
Statistics compiled by Joe Hobbs. E&OE.
First Records for
WESTERN PALEARCTIC
Today is 19th June. The following first records for the Western Palearctic were found on this date:
Pacific Swift
19th June, 1981.
Shell Oil Platform, Leman Bank (53º06'N 002º12'E), North Sea.
Caught when exhausted, taken ashore and released at Beccles, Suffolk. Subsequently observed at Shadingfield, Suffolk on 20th July. aka Fork-tailed Swift
Parker, M. 1990. Pacific Swift: new to the Western Palearctic. British Birds 83(2): 43-46
Other Western Palearctic Records for Summer
Statistics compiled by Joe Hobbs. E&OE.
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