Irish Birding Sighting Record |
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| Website : | www.irishbirding.com |
| Sighting URL : | https://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/149674/Whooper_Swan.html |
| Sighting Ref : | IB149674 |
| Sighting Date : | 29 Dec 21 |
| Common Name : | Whooper Swan |
| Scientific Name : | Cygnus cygnus |
| Location : | Ballycon Bog |
| County : | Offaly |
| Number Seen : | 22 |
| Principal Observer(s) : | Malachy Mangan Not Specified |
| Reported By : | Not Specified |
| Comments : | 22 whopper swans 'roosting' on large bog pools in BnM Ballycon Wetlands, Daingean. Note: these Whoopers arrived from 2 directions: south and south east so they are not part of the 79 Whoopers group that graze near Croghan Hill which is about 6K north of Ballycon. |