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Tom Gittings

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Ecology, entomology and ornithology Editor of Irish Birds Monitoring Harper's Island Wetlands since 1995

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⏰ Just 2 months to go until the submission deadline for the next issue of Irish Birds

📅 31 March 2026

We welcome papers, short notes and reviews on birds in Ireland. Contributions from field ornithologists, recorders and practitioners are especially welcome — queries encouraged!

01.02.2026 17:57 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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The latest issue of Irish Birds has just been published and is available from the BirdWatch Ireland shop: shorturl.at/qUTBe.
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19.09.2025 07:16 — 👍 8    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 0
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I've never seem them in the harbour, but there is a scattering of records on eBird including indications of formerly frequent occurrence at Luc Strand

14.09.2025 12:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sanderling is an excellent Cork Harbour record. Only 4 records in 30 years of I-WeBS counts in the harbour and only a single record from the intensively watched Harper's Island Wetlands.

14.09.2025 12:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Grey Phalarope is the latest new species for Harper's Island Wetlands, pushing our year list to 97 species. Hopefully we will break 100 for the 3rd year in a row: ebird.org/hotspot/L422...
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11.09.2025 11:53 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0