Irish Birding Sighting Record |
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| Website : | www.irishbirding.com |
| Sighting URL : | https://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/82805/Balearic_Shearwater.html |
| Sighting Ref : | IB82805 |
| Sighting Date : | 03 Oct 15 |
| Common Name : | Balearic Shearwater |
| Scientific Name : | Puffinus mauretanicus |
| Location : | Bantry Bay |
| County : | Cork |
| Number Seen : | 2 |
| Principal Observer(s) : | Niall T. Keogh, Mairéad O'Donovan, Inge van der Knapp & Deirdre Reidy Not Specified |
| Reported By : | Not Specified |
| Comments : | Large feeding aggregation of seabirds & cetaceans just outside Bantry Bay between Dursey Island and Sheep's Head, from R.V. Celtic Explorer: 2 Balearic Shearwater, 60+ Sooty Shearwater, 200+ Manx Shearwater, 1 Great Skua, 1 Arctic Skua and 2 Puffin plus 1-2 Humpback Whale, 2+ Fin Whale, 5+ Minke Whale, 100's of Common Dolphin and 1 Harbour Porpoise. |
| Sea Watch Record : | Yes |