AUGUST 2013:
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Sat 31 Aug:
CARRIGNAGOUR (nr Lismore): Hummingbird Hawk-moth.
CALISO BAY: Spotted Flycatcher.
HELVICK HEAD: 2nd-summer Glaucous Gull.
DUNGARVAN: Little Stint at the Cunnigar, Ruff at
Ballyneety, Green Sandpiper at Brickey canal & 8 Common Sandpipers at Killongford.
CLONEA STRAND: White Wagtail at Ballinclamper.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Whinchat.
BELLE LAKE: Water Rail.
EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.
Fri 30 Aug:
DUNGARVAN: Spotted Redshank at the Cunnigar (then flew W), Green
Sandpiper & Common Sandpiper at Ballyneety.
Thurs 29 Aug:
DUNGARVAN: Adult-winter Spotted Redshank & juvenile Little Stint
at the Cunnigar.
Weds 28 Aug:
Nr WHITING BAY: 2 Tree Sparrows at Moord.
ARDMORE: 10+ Mediterranean Gulls.
HELVICK HEAD: 2nd-summer Glaucous Gull.
Mon 26 Aug:
RAM HEAD: 2 Sooty Shearwaters, Minke Whale, 10 Bottlenose
Dolphins & 4 Porpoises.
DUNGARVAN: Juvenile Ruff, 2 juvenile Little Stints, adult
Curlew Sandpiper & 5 Whimbrel at the Cunnigar, Ruff at Ballyneety.
BALLYVOYLE Dipper & 23+ Choughs.
Sun 25 Aug:
TRAMORE TOWN: Convolvulus Hawk-moth.
KILMEADEN POOLS: White Wagtail & juvenile Cuckoo.
RAM HEAD: 1020 Manx Shearwaters W & a Great Skua (seawatch 09:35-11:35).
Sat 24 Aug:
DUNGARVAN: Juvenile Little Stint ( video), 2 juvenile Curlew Sandpipers & adult Mediterranean Gull
at the Cunnigar.
Thurs 22 Aug:
ARDMORE: 4 Spotted Flycatchers at Dysert.
HELVICK HEAD: LESSER WHITETHROAT.
DUNGARVAN: 3 Little Terns (adult & 2 juveniles) & Arctic Tern at the Cunnigar,
Common Sandpiper at Barnawee bridge.
CLONEA STRAND: Juvenile Mediterranean Gull at Ballinclamper, Common Sandpiper &
4 Whimbrel.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Kingfisher at Clohernagh.
Weds 21 Aug:
RAM HEAD: Juvenile/1st-winter Black Tern & 3 Great
Skuas (seawatch 18:45-20:15).
DUNGARVAN: Adult Ruff & 2 Little Terns at the Cunnigar.
Nr WATERFORD CITY: Barn Owl.
Tues 20 Aug:
RAM HEAD: Sooty Shearwater & 15 Puffins W, Great Skua E (seawatch 10:45-14:45 & 15:10-17:10).
ARDMORE: 3-4 adult Mediterranean Gulls at Curragh strand.
TRAMORE: adult Mediterranean Gull at boating lake.
Mon 19 Aug:
DUNGARVAN: Adult Mediterranean Gull at Barnawee.
Sun 18 Aug:
DUNGARVAN: 2nd-summer Glaucous Gull & adult Mediterranean Gull
at Ballyneety.
Sat 17 Aug:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: GREAT SHEARWATER, Storm Petrel, 2 Great Skuas & 562 Manx Shearwaters W (seawatch 07:10-09:10).
HELVICK HEAD: 3 GREAT SHEARWATERS, Balearic Shearwater, 9
Sooty Shearwaters, 3 Storm Petrels, 12 Great Skuas,
immature Little Gull & 25+ Puffins.
RAM HEAD: Sooty Shearwater.
Thurs 15 Aug:
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 4 Common Sandpipers & an Otter.
IDA Park: 2 Spotted Flycatchers.
Tues 13 Aug:
IDA Park (nr Waterford city): Spotted Flycatcher pair feeding 2-3 juveniles.
Mon 12 Aug:
DUNGARVAN: 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls at Barnawee.
Sun 11 Aug:
DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper at Ballyneety.
Sat 10 Aug:
DUNGARVAN: Juvenile Ruff (flew E) & juvenile Mediterranean
Gull at the Cunnigar.
BALLYNACOURTY POINT: c6-8 Bottlenose Dolphins at the lighthouse - video.
ARDMORE: 4 Mediterranean Gulls (1st-summer & 3 adults) at Curragh.
RAM HEAD: 4 Great Skuas.
Fri 9 Aug:
WEST WATERFORD PELAGIC (Youghal to south of Ram & Mine Heads): 2 Sooty Shearwaters,
10+ Storm Petrels, 5+ Puffins, an Arctic Tern & 2 Porpoises
(09:00-17:00).
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND; Kingfisher & 2 Common Sandpipers.
Thurs 8 Aug:
HELVICK HEAD: 2 Great Skuas.
Weds 7 Aug:
Off HELVICK HEAD: 15 Storm Petrels, 3 Pomarine Skuas, 3 Great Skuas, 4 Puffins & 8 Arctic Terns from fishing boat 8
miles south of Helvick (11:30-17:00).
Tues 6 Aug:
SEAFIELD (nr Bunmahon): Kingfisher.
POULDREW (nr Kilmeaden): Kingfisher at bridge.
PORTLAW TOWN: Another Kingfisher on Clodiagh River.
GREAT NEWTOWN HEAD: 9 Common Sandpipers E.
EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.
Mon 5 Aug:
DUNGARVAN: 8 Common Sandpipers, 12 Whimbrel, c200 Sanderling & c200 Ringed Plover among other waders on
the Cunnigar.
TRAMORE: 2 Common Sandpipers & 9 Coot at boating lake.
RAM HEAD: 2 Sooty Shearwaters, Great Skua, Puffin
& 3 Arctic Terns W, 3 Common Scoter E & a Minke Whale (seawatch 16:30-19:00); also
a Common Lizard. ARDMORE: 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls. HELVICK:
2nd-summer Glaucous Gull. DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper &
3 Mediterranean Gulls (2nd-summer & 2 adults including '3H97') at Ballyneety.
Sat 3 Aug:
RAM HEAD: Balearic Shearwater, Great Skua & 57 Common
Scoter W (seawatch 06:45-09:45).
ARDMORE: 6 Mediterranean Gulls (4 2nd-summer & 2 adult including white-ringed '666'),
& 5 Common Sandpipers at Curragh.
DUNGARVAN: 6 Mediterranean Gulls - 3 adults at Barnawee, 2nd-summer & 2 adults at
Ballyneety (including returning white-ringed '3H97').
CLONEA STRAND: 2 adult Roseate Terns at Ballinclamper.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 3 Common Sandpipers at Clohernagh.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Great Skua W & 35 Common Scoter W (3 E) (seawatch 06:60-09:50).
Fri 2 Aug:
DUNGARVAN: Adult Mediterranean Gull over town.
Thurs 1 Aug:
HELVICK HEAD: SABINE'S GULL & 13 Puffins (seawatch
19:00-20:40); Great Skua, adult Mediterranean Gull &
c27 Common Scoter (seawatch 13:45-14:45).
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Glaucous Gull, 2nd-summer, Helvick, 31 Aug 2013 © F O'Connell |
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© F O'Connell |
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Hummingbird Hawk-moth, Carrignagour, nr Lismore, 31 Aug 2013 © C Ind |
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© C Ind |
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Spotted Redshank, the Cunnigar, Dungarvan, 30 Aug 2013 © F O'Connell |
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© F O'Connell |
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© F O'Connell |
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© F O'Connell |
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© F O'Connell |
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Spotted Redshank, the Cunnigar, Dungarvan, 29 Aug 2013 © F O'Connell |
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© F O'Connell |
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© F O'Connell |
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Sandwich Tern, the Cunnigar, Dungarvan, 28 Aug 2013 © AD Malcolm |
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Wheatear, the Cunnigar, Dungarvan, 28 Aug 2013 © AD Malcolm |
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Curlew Sandpiper, juvenile (with Dunlin), the Cunnigar, Dungarvan, 22 Aug 2013 © M Cowming |
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Little Terns, adult & 2 juveniles, the Cunnigar, Dungarvan, 22 Aug 2013 © F O'Connell |
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© F O'Connell |
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© F O'Connell |
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Grey Plover, the Cunnigar, Dungarvan, 22 Aug 2013 © F O'Connell |
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Mediterranean Gull, adult, Curragh, Ardmore, 20 Aug 2013 © AD Malcolm |
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Sandwich Tern, Ferry Point, 20 Aug 2013 © AD Malcolm |
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© AD Malcolm |
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Sandwich Terns, Curragh, Ardmore, 20 Aug 2013 © AD Malcolm |
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Glaucous Gull, 2nd-summer, Ballyneety, Dungarvan, 18 Aug 2013 © M Cowming |
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© M Cowming |
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© M Cowming |
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Ruff, the Cunnigar, Dungarvan, 10 Aug 2013 © M Cowming |
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© M Cowming |
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Mediterranean Gull, adult, Curragh, Ardmore, 10 Aug 2013 © AD Malcolm |
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© AD Malcolm |
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Mediterranean Gull, 1st-summer (moulting to 2nd-winter), Curragh, Ardmore, 10 Aug 2013 © AD Malcolm |
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© AD Malcolm |
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Rock Pipit, Curragh, Ardmore, 10 Aug 2013 © AD Malcolm |
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Sooty Sheawater (heavily moulting), off Ram Head / Mine Head, 9 Aug 2013 © AD Malcolm |
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© AD Malcolm |
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Storm Petrel, off Ram Head / Mine Head, 9 Aug 2013 © F O'Connell |
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© AD Malcolm |
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© PM Walsh |
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Manx Shearwater, off Ram Head / Mine Head, 9 Aug 2013 © F O'Connell |
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Fulmar, off Ram Head / Mine Head, 9 Aug 2013 © F O'Connell |
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© F O'Connell |
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© F O'Connell |
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Great Black-backed Gull, adult, off Ram Head / Mine Head, 9 Aug 2013 © PM Walsh |
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© F O'Connell |
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Great Skua, south of Helvick Head, 7 Aug 2013 © F O'Connell |
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© F O'Connell |
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Storm Petrels, south of Helvick Head, 7 Aug 2013 © F O'Connell |
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© F O'Connell |
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Ringed Plover chick, the Cunnigar, Dungarvan, 5 Aug 2013 © F O'Connell |
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Common Lizard, Ram Head, 4 Aug 2013 © M Cowming |
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Common Sandpiper, Curragh strand, Ardmore, 3 Aug 2013 © AD Malcolm |
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Mediterranean Gull, 'E666' ring, Curragh strand, Ardmore, 3 Aug 2013 © AD Malcolm |
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Common Scoter, Ram Head, 3 Aug 2013 © AD Malcolm |
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Swallow adult & young (with Small Tortoiseshell), 2 Aug 2013 © F O'Connell |
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