Irish Birding Sighting Record |
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| Website : | www.irishbirding.com |
| Sighting URL : | https://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/203355/Purple_Sandpiper.html |
| Sighting Ref : | IB203355 |
| Sighting Date : | 17 May 25 |
| Common Name : | Purple Sandpiper |
| Scientific Name : | Calidris maritima |
| Location : | Dunmore East |
| County : | Waterford |
| Number Seen : | 2 |
| Principal Observer(s) : | Joe Doolan Not Specified |
| Reported By : | Not Specified |
| Comments : | 19:41-19:46 Two Purple Sandpipers and three Turnstones, flew East past Black Knob, and across Waterford Harbour. Landed on the West side of the Hook Peninsula, North of Hook Head Lighthouse. |