Irish Birding Sighting Record |
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| Website : | www.irishbirding.com |
| Sighting URL : | https://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/101631/Chiffchaff.html |
| Sighting Ref : | IB101631 |
| Sighting Date : | 28 Sept 17 |
| Common Name : | Chiffchaff |
| Scientific Name : | Phylloscopus collybita |
| Location : | Newcastle |
| County : | Wicklow |
| Number Seen : | 15 |
| Principal Observer(s) : | Niall T. Keogh Not Specified |
| Reported By : | Not Specified |
| Comments : | At least 15 Chiffchaffs present around the Newcastle Sea Road, Six Mile Point and East Coast Nature Reserve area, including two birds giving the "swee-oo" call. Part of a small arrival of migrants here with 50+ Goldcrests, 9 Blackcaps, 45+ Robins and 30+ Blackbirds also present. |