Irish Birding Sighting Record
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| Website : | www.irishbirding.com | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sighting URL : | https://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/207635/Longtailed_Skua.html | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sighting Ref : | IB207635 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sighting Date : | 29 Aug 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name : | Long-tailed Skua | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name : | Stercorarius longicaudus | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location : | Bridges of Ross | ||||||||||||||||||
| County : | Clare | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number Seen : | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Principal Observer(s) : | Noel Keogh et al Not Specified | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reported By : | Not Specified | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comments : | 06:15-18:45. Including 4 juveniles, and 3, 2nd Calendar Years. Some in breeding plumage and non breeding / winter types. A few sub-adults. Some strikingly pale bellied adults (One yesterday). Possibly pallescens (Subspecies breeding in Greenland / Arctic Canada / Alaska. Several birds like this were seen in September 2011. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sea Watch Record : | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Status : | See IRBC Appendix 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Photographer(s) : | © Andrew McMillan | ||||||||||||||||||
