April 2012
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Sun 29 Apr
DUNGARVAN: Swift near hospital.
Sat 28 Apr
ANNESTOWN: Common Sandpiper (1st of year), Whitethroat (1st of year) & 2
Grasshopper Warblers.
DUNHILL: House Martin & 6 Wheatears.
KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: 2 Common Sandpipers, a Swift & 3 House Martins.
BALLINLOUGH: Common Sandpiper, Sedge Warbler & Grasshopper Warbler.
SEAFIELD/BUNMAHON: 20+ Wheatears & 8 Blackcaps.
BALLYVOONEY: 17 Common Scoter.
BALLYVOYLE: 2 Common Sandpipers.
BALLYNACOURTY POINT: 100+ Whimbrel & 9 Wheatears at Gold Coast golf-course.
HELVICK HEAD: Blackcap & Wheatear.
CROHAUN: Long-eared Owl.
ARAGLIN HILLS: Crossbill at Knockadoonlea, Grasshopper Warbler at Knocknaglogh, Red Squirrel nr Kingston Bridge.
Fri 27 Apr:
BALLINLOUGH: Cuckoo & 2nd-calendar-yr Iceland Gull.
SEAFIELD: Swift.
Thurs 26 Apr:
DUNGARVAN: Swift (1st of year) over Clonea road.
LICKY RIVER: Water Rail & c10 Blackcaps nr Ballyheeny bridge.
WHITING BAY: 3 House Martins.
MONATRAY WEST: 17 Whimbrel.
Weds 25 Apr:
DUNGARVAN: 11 White Wagtails at the Cunnigar.
HELVICK HEAD: Blackcap.
Sun 22 Apr:
ARDMORE: 23 Whimbrel & 2nd-winter Iceland Gull at Curragh strand. CLONEA STRAND:
Great Skua W, 4 Great Northern Divers, 104 Whimbrel & 5 White Wagtails
at Ballinclamper. KILFARRASY: 95 Whimbrel W. Nr FENOR: 16 Chough E of Fenor Bog, Grasshopper Warbler north
of Islandtarnsey. DUAGH (nr Tramore Rd): Dipper. BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 6+ Whimbrel W & 2 Tree
Sparrows.
Sat 21 Apr: Nr TALLOW: 7 Crossbills
(including pair with 3 juvs) & 2 Jays, Coolbeggan forest.
BLACKWATER/TALLOW FORESTS: Male Hen Harrier.
WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard at two locations.
Nr WHITING BAY: 4 Tree Sparrows at Ballysallagh.
BALLYMACART LOWER: Sedge Warbler .
CLONEA STRAND: Common Scoter, 23 Whimbrel & 3 White Wagtails at Ballinclamper.
CASTLETOWN / BALLYKINSELLA: Cuckoo. MONAMITRA BOG: Water Rail.
Fri 20 Apr:
CARRIGNAGOUR / MONEYGORM: Grasshopper Warblers more widespread today.
Thurs 19 Apr: BUNMAHON: PURPLE
HERON still present.
CARRIGNAGOUR / MONEYGORM (N of Lismore): 4+ Grasshopper Warblers singing (1st confirmed
of year).
Weds 18 Apr: SEAFIELD / BUNMAHON: PURPLE HERON.
ARDMORE: 9 Whimbrel at Curragh.
Tues 17 Apr: SEAFIELD / BUNMAHON: PURPLE
HERON again present (last seen 1st April, if same bird).
MONEYGORM (nr Lismore): Woodcock & Jay.
Sun 15 Apr: SEAFIELD: Sedge Warbler singing
(1st of year) & House Martin.
DUNGARVAN: Adult Ring-billed Gull at Ballyneety.
DRUM HILLS: 2 Crossbills (adult male & female) at Coolroe. COMERAGH MOUNTAINS:
Crossbills singly nr Knockatedaun and (singing male) nr Barravakeen.
RAM HEAD: 6 Basking Sharks.
Sat 14 Apr: NIER VALLEY: Drumming Snipe nr Castlereagh. BLACKWATER
VALLEY: Sandwich Tern (slightly upriver) at Newport East, also 2 Holly Blue butterflies.
Nr CLASHMORE: Dipper at Licky Bridge. WHITING BAY: 2 1st-yr Iceland Gulls ("). ARDMORE:
Whimbrel. COMERAGH MOUNTAINS: Male Hen Harrier.
MONAVULLAGH MOUNTAINS: Female/imm Hen Harrier. CLONEA STRAND: 7 Whimbrel &
8 White Wagtails at Ballinclamper.
BOATSTRAND: 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Blackcaps, 2 Wheatears & 2 Tree Sparrows.
EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.
Fri 13 Apr:
Nr FEWS: Long-eared Owl.
Nr VILLIERSTOWN: Cuckoo (1st of year).
ARDMORE: 2nd-winter Iceland Gull at Curragh strand.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Long-tailed Duck.
DUNGARVAN: Greylag Goose at Ballyneety.
KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: Female RING-NECKED DUCK.
WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard.
BOATSTRAND: Glaucous Gull.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 'SIBERIAN' CHIFFCHAFF still present, Tree
Sparrow & 16 Willow Warblers.
BELLE LAKE: Water Rail.
Nr TALLOW: 6 Crossbills.
WHITING BAY: 1st-year Iceland Gull & White Wagtail.
VARIOUS SITES: Swallows fairly widespread today, including Aglish (1), Boatstrand (2) Knockaderry Reservoir (3)
and Riverstown, Tramore (1). Sandwich Terns, Wheatears, Willow Warblers, Chiffchaffs and probably Blackcaps & Sand
Martins also fairly widespread (as migrants or on territory) by now; House Martins still scarce.
DRUM HILLS: 7 Crossbills & 11+ singing Willow Warblers, near Barranastook (east
of Aglish).
BLACKWATER VALLEY: Blackcap singing at Clashmore broads.
WHITING BAY: 1st-winter Iceland Gull.
ARDMORE: Female Hen Harrier.
CLONEA STRAND: 5 Great Northern Divers & 2 Whimbrel.
BOATSTRAND: 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull.
KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: Female RING-NECKED DUCK, also 3 newly-hatched Little Grebe chicks
(very early).
EAST WATERFORD: 3 Buzzards.
ARDMORE: 1st-winter Iceland Gull & 6 Sand Martins at Curragh beach, Swallow &
Wheatear at Ballyquin.
EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 10+ Gadwall at Pickardstown.
EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard at two locations.
BALLYMACARBRY: Blackcaps singing.
CLONEA STRAND: High count of 26+ Black Guillemots off Ballinard.
DUNGARVAN: Kingfisher at the Colligan.
RAM HEAD: 2nd-winter Iceland Gull, 4 Manx Shearwaters (1st
of year), 4 Great Northern Divers & 6 Basking Sharks.
CAPPOQUIN: Otter & 4 Sand Martins.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: ' SIBERIAN' CHIFFCHAFF still present (1st-summer, ringed today) ( video), 3 Willow Warblers, female Ring Ouzel ( video & here), Black Redstart & Merlin.
BUNMAHON / SEAFIELD: PURPLE HERON still present.
WATERFORD HARBOUR: Swallow at Woodstown.
RIVER BLACKWATER: 3 young Otters at Lismore.
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Sanderling, summer plumage, Ballinclamper, Clonea Strand, 28 Apr 2012 © D Clarke |
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Hen Harrier, male, Monavullagh Mountains, 27 Apr 2012 © D Clarke |
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Black-tailed Godwit, Ballyneety, Dungarvan, 26 Apr 2012 © D Clarke |
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Great Northern Diver, Ballinard, Clonea Strand, 24 Apr 2012 © D Clarke |
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Siskin, male, Strandside, Dungarvan, 21 Apr 2012 © D Clarke |
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tailless Willow Warbler, Carrignagour, 20 Apr 2012 © AD Malcolm - lost during territorial dispute? |
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Whimbrel, Curragh strand, Ardmore, 18 Apr 2012 © AD Malcolm |
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Sandwich Terns, Curragh strand, Ardmore, 18 Apr 2012 © AD Malcolm |
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Purple Heron, Seafield / Bunmahon, 17 Apr 2012 © M Cowming |
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Woodcock, Moneygorm, 17 Apr 2012 © C Ind |
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Jay, Moneygorm, 17 Apr 2012 © C Ind |
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leucistic Starling, Tallowbridge, 7 Apr 2012 © PM Walsh |
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Kingfisher, Colligan, Dungarvan, 2 Apr 2012 © D Clarke |
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Otter, Cappoquin, 2 Apr 2012 © D Clarke |
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Grey Heron, Cappoquin, 2 Apr 2012 © D Clarke |
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Otters, river Blackwater at Lismore, 1 Apr 2012 © AD Malcolm |
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Ring Ouzel, Brownstown Head, 1 Apr 2012 © M Cowming |
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Ring Ouzel, Brownstown Head, 1 Apr 2012 © D Weldon |
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Siberian Chiffchaff, 1st-summer, Brownstown Head, 1 Apr 2012 © PM Walsh |
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