Irish Birding Sighting Record |
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| Website : | www.irishbirding.com |
| Sighting URL : | https://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/89498/Wilsons_Storm_petrel.html |
| Sighting Ref : | IB89498 |
| Sighting Date : | 21 Jul 16 |
| Common Name : | Wilson's Storm petrel |
| Scientific Name : | Oceanites oceanicus |
| Location : | At Sea |
| County : | Cork |
| Number Seen : | 1 |
| Principal Observer(s) : | Niall T. Keogh, William Hunt, John Collins, Mick Marrinan, John Power & Sean O'Callaghan Not Specified |
| Reported By : | Not Specified |
| Comments : | 14:20 one seen from RV Celtic Explorer c190km southwest of Cape Clear. Also present today: 90 Cory's Shearwaters, 28 Great Shearwaters, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 1 Manx Shearwater, 1 'blue' Fulmar, c200 European Storm-petrels, 1 light morph Pomarine Skua and 3 Great Skuas. |
| Sea Watch Record : | Yes |
| Status : | See IRBC Appendix 2 |