Irish Birding Sighting Record |
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| Website : | www.irishbirding.com |
| Sighting URL : | https://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/190556/Swallow.html |
| Sighting Ref : | IB190556 |
| Sighting Date : | 20 Sept 24 |
| Common Name : | Swallow |
| Scientific Name : | Hirundo rustica |
| Location : | Clonfert |
| County : | Galway |
| Number Seen : | 100 |
| Principal Observer(s) : | Christy Cunniffe, Stephen Heery Not Specified |
| Reported By : | Not Specified |
| Comments : | 18:45-19:45. Thousands. Mostly Swallows (with Sand Martins). Feeding over Bord na Móna’s rewetted flooded Clonfert Bog, and also passing over from SW towards the River Shannon. 18th September 20:00hrs (CC): many hundreds (or more) preparing to roost at the Bog, very noisy. |