Galley Head Birding

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July 29, 2006 - more seawatching

Another low hit the SW of Ireland this morning bringing reasonable numbers of good seabirds in with it. Galley highlights were 7 great shearwaters, 2 cory's shearwaters, 10 balearic shearwaters, 40 sooty shearwaters, 3 pomarine skuas, 8 bonxies, 6 arctic skuas, 30 common scoter and a few puffins.
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Galley Head Birding

Birding around Galley Head, County Cork

Year List Challenge 2008

1st Folkestone 95.73%
2nd Lough Beg 93.22%
3rd North Don 91.76%
4th Girdleness 90.26%
5th Galley 86.57%
6th South Don 82.14%
7th Collieston 73.90%

based on last 3 year's average total
updated 5/9/08

Best Patch finds 2008

• Stone Curlew - Donmouth 29/4/08

2nd record for NE Scotland

• Cattle Egret - Galley Head 2/6/08
• Fea's Petrel - Galley Head 15/8/08

1996-2004 Cork Bird Report


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