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Sighting Ref : IB65698
Sighting Date : 22 Feb 14
Common Name : Common Scoter
Scientific Name : Melanittia nigra
Location : Laytown
County : Meath
Number Seen : 1
Principal Observer(s) : Aidan G. Kelly Not Specified
Reported By : Not Specified
Comments : Aberrant yellow-billed Common Scoter in with the Common Scoter flocks between Laytown and Bettystown. This bird also has dull reddish coloured legs. It has been returning to this stretch of coastline (from Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, north as far as Salterstown, Co. Louth) for a number of years now.
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Photographer(s) : © Aidan G Kelly
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