Showing posts with label First Irish Record. Show all posts
Showing posts with label First Irish Record. Show all posts

Sunday, 3 January 2016

Glaucous-winged Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Larus glaucescens





This bird was found by Fionn Moore on January 2nd 2016. The bird was found at Castletownbere, Cork, and it was the 1st record for Ireland if accepted. The bird was seen again on January 3rd, and it was filmed this day by Mike O'Keeffe.

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Hume's Leaf Warbler

Hume's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus humei




This was a first for Ireland, found at Knockadoon Head Co Cork, by Harry Hussey on December 18th 2003. It was filmed by Paul Moore on December 20th.

Saturday, 31 August 2013

White-crowned Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys




This was the first Irish record and only the 4th British record. The bird was seen from May 20th until 27th 2003 at Dursey Sound, Co. Cork. It was filmed by Paul Moore on May 21st.

Monday, 17 June 2013

Iberian Chiffchaff

Iberian Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus ibericus





A first of Ireland was only a one day bird. It was found at Brownstown Head, Waterford. This video was made by Paul Moore on June 16th 2010.

Saturday, 23 March 2013

Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura



This bird was found at Inishboffin Island, County Galway, Ireland on November 2nd. 2007. The bird was seen on location until Novenber 15th and it was filmed by Mícheál Cowming on November 10th.
The bird was a first of Ireland, and it was found by Anthony McGeehan.
It was apparently a 1cy bird, due to some juvenile feathers on it.

On May 4th 2008 it was rediscovered at Greifswalder Oie in Germany, the categorization of it in Germany is unknown.

On May 19th. 2008 Copenhagen-birder Henrik Rask found an odd dove at Skagen, Denmark. This dove was quickly identified as a Mourning Dove. The bird was in the area until May 21st and it was never seen again.
The Danish Rare Bird committee accepted it in category A on the Danish list.

All three records were of the same bird, this was confirmed by thorough studies of photographs. The bird had identical markings on the wing-coverts and tertials.