Irish Birding Sighting Record |
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| Website : | www.irishbirding.com |
| Sighting URL : | https://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/101434/Sandwich_Tern.html |
| Sighting Ref : | IB101434 |
| Sighting Date : | 23 Sept 17 |
| Common Name : | Sandwich Tern |
| Scientific Name : | Sterna sandvicensis |
| Location : | Strangford Lough |
| County : | Down |
| Number Seen : | 27 |
| Principal Observer(s) : | John Wilson Foster Not Specified |
| Reported By : | Not Specified |
| Comments : | 27, Portaferry foreshore. (These include, I suspect, the nucleus of the overwintering population which in Portaferry in recent years has reached a top figure of 16. It'll be interesting to see how many of the 27 will peel off soon, if they do.) |