| Sighting Ref : | IB78726 |
| Sighting Date : | 26 Apr 15 |
| Common Name : | Mistle Thrush |
| Scientific Name : | Turdus viscivorus |
| Location : | Mount Brandon |
| County : | Kerry |
| Number Seen : | 1 |
| Principal Observer(s) : | Peter McDermot Not Specified |
| Reported By : | Not Specified |
| Comments : | On Mount Brandon, Co Kerry, April 26th, a Mistle Thrush was observed in full song in the East Coum at an elevation of approximately 900m for a period of about 40 mins. In view of remark in Collins Bird Guide that birds in S Europe are found [ breeding ]on mountain slopes in treeline zone, foraging on alpine meadows and bare mountain ([ as distinct from Irish residents who visit mountain areas after the breeding season to feed on fraochan berries and hatches of craneflies ) this raises the intriguing possibility that this bird was an overshooting migrant from S Europe. |
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