Irish Birding Sighting Record

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Sighting Ref : IB188825
Sighting Date : 28 Aug 24
Common Name : Smew
Scientific Name : Mergellus albellus
Location : Vartry Reservoir
County : Wicklow
Number Seen : 1
Principal Observer(s) : Not Specified Not Specified
Reported By : Not Specified
Comments : 11:00 Female. Looking north from the most northerly bridge. At 18:50 it flew north after being disturbed by a man. It then returned at 19:00 but flew south and out of sight at 19:10
Status : See IRBC Appendix 2
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Photographer(s) : © Jack Tynan