| Sighting Ref : | IB182045 |
| Sighting Date : | 21 Mar 24 |
| Common Name : | Black Brant |
| Scientific Name : | Branta bernicla nigricans |
| Location : | Lurgangreen |
| County : | Louth |
| Number Seen : | 1 |
| Principal Observer(s) : | Graham McElwaine, Patricia Watson Not Specified |
| Reported By : | Not Specified |
| Comments : | Black Brant in a massive flock of about 5, 000 Brent Geese at Lurgangreen fields, (between Dundalk and Castlebellingham on the old Dublin road). Rings read on the pale-bellied brent indicate that quite a number have moved up from the Greater Dublin area, with two having moved there from Normandy. |
| Status : | See IRBC Appendix 2 |
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