William Thompson, The Natural History of Ireland… (1849)
“ Is only known as an extremely rare visitant. About the middle of October, 1831, a bird of this species was taken near Dundonald, in the county of Down, by being knocked on the head with a stick, when gorged. The occurrence was noticed at the time in the Magazine of Natural History, vol. v. p. 578. On dissection, the remains of birds, and of a full-grown rat torn into four pieces, were found in its stomach. It was purchased Dr. J. D. Marshall, and is now in the Belfast Museum. This bird accords with Temminck's description of the adult male. ”
