Irish Birding Sighting Record |
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| Website : | www.irishbirding.com |
| Sighting URL : | https://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/179920/Golden_Eagle.html |
| Sighting Ref : | IB179920 |
| Sighting Date : | 29 Jan 24 |
| Common Name : | Golden Eagle |
| Scientific Name : | Aquila chrysaetos |
| Location : | Keshcarrigan |
| County : | Leitrim |
| Number Seen : | 1 |
| Principal Observer(s) : | Paul Cullen Not Specified |
| Reported By : | Not Specified |
| Comments : | 16:50-16:53 Sighted flying and soaring over Sheebeg, Keshcarrigan, Co. Leitrim. Watched for several minutes. Unmistakable white patch under wing, broad banded long tail. Size was the biggest profile I have seen in the sky, much bigger than buzzard |
| Status : | See IRBC Appendix 1 |