Irish Birding Sighting Record |
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| Website : | www.irishbirding.com |
| Sighting URL : | https://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/109815/Dunlin.html |
| Sighting Ref : | IB109815 |
| Sighting Date : | 01 Jul 18 |
| Common Name : | Dunlin |
| Scientific Name : | Calidris alpina |
| Location : | Rosslare Backstrand |
| County : | Wexford |
| Number Seen : | 100 |
| Principal Observer(s) : | Killian Mullarney Not Specified |
| Reported By : | Not Specified |
| Comments : | 140 at Rosslare backstrand today, compared with around 40 or so during the week. Difficult to be sure if these are birds lingering instead of continuing north, or birds returning; it is usually the second or third week of July before returning birds appear in any numbers. |