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2012 Migrants

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 Sand Martin  8th April, Rahasane turlough (Pete Capsey).
 House Martin  20th March, Rosmore, Nr. Woodford (Shane O'Neill).
 Swallow  24th March, Headford (Keith Hammond).
 Swift  5th May, Loughrea (Stephen McCleary).
 Common Sandpiper  17th April, Recess (Dermot Breen).
 Manx Shearwater  29th March, Inishmore ferry (Penny Insole).
 Whimbrel  28th March, Salthill, Galway City (Michael Davis).
 Marsh Harrier  
 Osprey  4th May, Coolanillaun, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill).
 Hobby  
 Common Tern  27th March, Spiddal (Steve Bierley).
 Arctic Tern  
 Little Tern  17th April, Inveran (Aonghus O'Donaill).
 Black Tern  
 Roseate Tern  
 Arctic Skua  7th April, Tawin (Paul Troake).
 Pomarine Skua  
 Great Skua  17th April, Inveran (Aonghus O'Donaill).
 Long-tailed Skua  
 Willow Warbler  24th March, Ballinderreen (Paul Troake).
 Wood Warbler  
 Sedge Warbler  5th May, Nr. Milltown, Tuam (Chris Benson).
 Whitethroat  4th May, Nr. Milltown, Tuam (Chris Benson).
 Grasshopper Warbler  15th April, Funshin, Nr. Glenamaddy (Chris Peppiatt).
 Garden Warbler  21st May, Nr. Milltown, Tuam (Chris Benson).
 White Wagtail  15th April, Tawin (Paul Troake).
 Corncrake  1st May, Toombeola, Nr. Roundstone (Peter Ward).
 Spotted Crake  
 Quail  
 Cuckoo  15th April, Ballinderreen (Paul Troake).
 Turtle Dove  25th May, Inishbofin (Dermot Breen).
 Nightjar  
 Wheatear  22nd March, Mannin Beg, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen).
 Whinchat  4th May, Barna (Ciaran Bruton).
 Ring Ouzel  
 Spotted Flycatcher  21st May, Nr. Milltown,Tuam (Chris Benson).
 Pied Flycatcher  
 Garganey  

If you are interested in the pattern of bird migration in Ireland and Britain you may like to visit the BTO/BirdWatch Ireland Migration Site.

Phenology is the study of the dates of recurring natural phenomena such as the arrival and departure dates of migratory birds and the dates of bud break and flowering of plants and trees. It is thought that this type of study may be of particular relevance to Global Warming and other climatic phenomena.

The Irish Native Woodland Trust web site has a page via which you can contribute to this study.

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