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Irish Birding Sighting Record |
| Website : |
www.irishbirding.com |
| Sighting URL : |
https://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/112067/Hooded_Merganser.html |
| Sighting Ref : |
IB112067 |
| Sighting Date : |
28 Sept 18 |
| Common Name : |
Hooded Merganser |
| Scientific Name : |
Lophodytes cacullatus |
| Location : |
Streamstown Bay |
| County : |
Galway |
| Number Seen : |
1 |
| Principal Observer(s) : |
Not Specified
Not Specified
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| Reported By : |
Kieran Grace
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| Comments : |
The male Hooded Merganser appears to have a ring (possibly metal) on the right leg. Independently observed by three different birders.The usual caveat applies to ringed Hooded Mergansers of unknown origin
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| Status : |
See IRBC Appendix 1 |
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