Irish Birding Sighting Record
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Sighting URL : https://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/60159/Semipalmated_Sandpiper.html
Sighting Ref : IB60159
Sighting Date : 13 Sept 13
Common Name : Semipalmated Sandpiper
Scientific Name : Calidris pusilla
Location : Tacumshin
County : Wexford
Number Seen : 2
Principal Observer(s) : Paul Kelly Not Specified
Reported By : Not Specified
Comments : Juveniles, including 1 new bird. Note new bird has broader white fringes to coverts and a long tapered bill. Old bird has tidy white fringes to coverts and typical short bulb tipped bill.
Status : See IRBC Appendix 2
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Photographer(s) : © Paul Kelly. Image 1 (new bird) Image 2 (old bird)