Galley Head Birding

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July 3, 2009 - a bit more like it....

A decent wee south-westerly blow this evening so headed out to Galley, and was duly rewarded with a fine cory's shearwater, more or less the first bird in the scope (101)! A steady trickle of them past over the next hour and a half, with a wee rush towards the end, resulting in a final tally of 37, plus 1 storm petrel and 2 puffins. Not a bad start to the seawatch season - there'll be a few folk out first thing I'd say.
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Galley Head Birding

Birding around Galley Head, County Cork

Year List Challenge 2009

1st North Don 106.35%
2nd Girdleness 103.44%
3rd Galley 97.04%
4th Portlethen 96.67%
5th South Don 87.82%
6th Lough Beg 86.01%
7th Folkestone 81.88%

based on last 3 year's average total
updated 5/11/09

Best Patch find 2009

• Black-headed Bunting* - Galley 11/9
• White-billed Diver - Portlethen 11/5
• White-billed Diver - Girdleness 12/5
• Icterine Warbler - Folkestone 14/5
• Red-backed Shrike - North Don 17/5

* See here for more

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