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| Species |
Number |
Location |
Date |
Year |
Comment |
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| Quail |
1 |
near Dungarvan |
19-Jan |
1953 |
"flushed" |
| Quail |
1 |
Dunmore East |
22-May |
1953 |
"killed against overhead wires … sent to
the National Museum" |
| Quail |
several |
near Dunmore East |
mid May |
1970 |
"seen and heard" |
| Quail |
2 |
Ballymacaw |
15-Aug |
1975 |
|
| Quail |
1 found dead |
Ballydwan |
17-Mar |
1981 |
|
| Quail |
1 |
Mine Head |
20-May |
1989 |
|
| Quail |
up to 3 |
Portally |
15-17 June |
1989 |
|
| Quail |
1 |
Newport |
28-Jun |
1989 |
|
| Quail |
1 |
Garrarus |
02-May |
1994 |
|
| Quail |
1 |
Helvick Head |
08-May |
1994 |
|
| Quail |
1 |
Helvick Head |
10-May |
1999 |
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| Red-throated Diver |
107 |
Tramore Bay |
24-Dec |
1995 |
high counts |
| Red-throated
Diver |
110 |
Tramore Bay |
28-Dec |
1996 |
high count |
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| Black-throated Diver |
1 |
Dungarvan Bay |
24-Dec |
1978 |
[3rd county record] |
| Black-throated
Diver |
2 |
Tramore Bay |
17-Mar |
1982 |
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| Black-throated
Diver |
1 |
Clonea |
01-Jan |
1985 |
|
| Black-throated
Diver |
adult |
Ardmore |
13-May |
1987 |
"moribund - died later" |
| Black-throated
Diver |
1 |
Dungarvan |
03-Jan |
1990 |
|
| Black-throated
Diver |
2 1st-summers |
Dungarvan |
01-May |
1994 |
|
| Black-throated
Diver |
1 1st-summer |
Dungarvan |
02-May |
1994 |
|
| Black-throated
Diver |
1 |
Clonea |
31-Dec |
1994 |
one still present |
| Black-throated
Diver |
1 |
Helvick Head |
04-Apr |
1998 |
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| Black-throated
Diver |
1 |
Dungarvan |
10-Jan |
1999 |
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| Great Northern Diver |
1 |
Ardmore |
18-Jun |
1990 |
[summer record] |
| Fulmar |
1 |
Comeragh Mountains |
14-Jun |
1981 |
inland; flying over |
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| 'Dark-phase'/'Blue'
Fulmar |
1 |
Great Newtown Head |
26-31 March |
1978 |
[1st county record] |
| 'Dark-phase'/'Blue'
Fulmar |
1 |
Brownstown Head |
24-May |
1980 |
|
| 'Dark-phase'/'Blue'
Fulmar |
1 |
Brownstown Head |
19-Jul |
1980 |
|
| 'Dark-phase'/'Blue'
Fulmar |
1 |
Brownstown Head |
03-Aug |
1980 |
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| 'Dark-phase'/'Blue'
Fulmar |
1 |
Helvick Head |
28-Feb |
1983 |
|
| 'Dark-phase'/'Blue'
Fulmar |
1 |
Helvick Head |
22-Apr |
1985 |
|
| 'Dark-phase'/'Blue'
Fulmar |
1 on a ledge |
Helvick Head |
01-Jun |
1985 |
"possibly the same bird" |
| 'Dark-phase'/'Blue'
Fulmar |
1 [on ledge] |
Helvick Head |
31 May & 18 June |
1986 |
same bird as on 1 June 1985 |
| 'Dark-phase'/'Blue'
Fulmar |
1 |
Helvick Head |
28-Dec |
1994 |
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| 'Dark-phase'/'Blue'
Fulmar |
1 |
Helvick Head |
14-Aug |
2002 |
["L" phase] |
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| Fea's or Zino's Petrel |
1 |
Helvick Head |
06-Sep |
1998 |
1st county record |
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| Cory's Shearwater |
5 |
a few miles off the Waterford coast |
22-Aug |
1976 |
[1st county record] |
| Cory's
Shearwater |
1 |
Dungarvan Bay |
11-Aug |
1977 |
|
| Cory's
Shearwater |
1 |
Helvick Head |
12-Aug |
1977 |
|
| Cory's
Shearwater |
3 |
Tramore Bay |
21-Aug |
1980 |
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| Great Shearwater |
1 |
Brownstown Head |
17-May |
1981 |
[spring record] |
| Great
Shearwater |
20 |
Helvick Head |
15-Aug |
1989 |
|
| Great
Shearwater |
30 |
Helvick Head |
02-Aug |
1999 |
|
| Great
Shearwater |
54 |
Helvick Head |
08-Sep |
1999 |
|
| Great
Shearwater |
11 |
Helvick Head |
14-Aug |
2002 |
|
| Great
Shearwater |
4 |
Helvick Head |
17-Aug |
2002 |
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| Gannet |
"Large numbers" |
Waterford Harbour |
late Dec |
1985 |
|
| Gannet |
1,000+ |
Dungarvan Bay |
10-Dec |
1989 |
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| Cormorant |
about 100 |
Mount Congreve |
Oct |
1975 |
roosting in trees |
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| Little Bittern |
female |
Dungarvan |
24-May |
2003 |
found exhausted, taken into care but died overnight |
| Little
Bittern |
male |
Brownstown Head |
26-Apr |
2008 |
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| Night Heron |
1 |
Dungarvan |
4-9 July |
2000 |
1st county record |
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| Squacco Heron |
2 adults |
Dungarvan Harbour |
2-15 May |
1994 |
1st Irish record of >1 bird [3rd county record] |
| Squacco
Heron |
1 adult |
Dungarvan Harbour |
14-Aug |
1994 |
one still present |
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| Cattle Egret |
1 |
Garrarus |
25 Dec to 2008 |
2007 |
1st county record, to 2 Jan 2008 |
| Cattle
Egret |
2 |
Dungarvan |
29 Dec to 2008 |
2007 |
photographed, nr Killongford 29 Dec-17 Jan, Gortnadiha Lower 17-18 Feb 2008 |
| Cattle
Egret |
1 |
Six Cross Roads, Carriganard |
04-Jan |
2008 |
|
| Cattle
Egret |
up to 11 |
Drumlohan Cross / Stradbally |
27 Jan-5 Feb |
2008 |
photographed |
| Cattle
Egret |
2 |
Ballysaggart More betw Lismore & Ballyduff |
30-Jan |
2008 |
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| Cattle
Egret |
2 |
Bawngarrane, nr Ardmore |
8-10 Feb |
2008 |
photographed |
| Cattle
Egret |
8 |
Ballycrompane/Clashmore |
16 Feb-1 Apr |
2008 |
photographed |
| Cattle
Egret |
5 |
Tourig estuary |
12-Apr |
2008 |
then flew into Co Cork |
| Cattle
Egret |
up to 6 |
[nr] Clohernagh, Tramore |
27-28 Apr |
2008 |
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| Cattle
Egret |
2 |
nr Waterford Airport |
02-May |
2008 |
[presumed part of 6 nr Clohernagh], photographed |
| Cattle
Egret |
up to 4 |
Drumlohan, nr Stradbally |
29 Dec to 2009 |
2008 |
3 into 2009, 2 to 14 Feb 2009, presumed returning |
| Cattle
Egret |
1 |
Annestown /Kilcannon, Dunhill |
31 Dec to 2009 |
2008 |
to 5 Jan 2009 |
| Cattle
Egret |
up to 4 |
Scartnacooha, nr Ballyduff Upper |
10 Jan-28 Mar |
2009 |
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| Cattle
Egret |
up to 5 |
Ballycrompane, nr Clashmore |
27 Jan-31 Mar |
2009 |
photographed |
| Cattle
Egret |
1 |
Quilla [nr Tramore Backstrand] |
14-Mar |
2009 |
photographed |
| Little Egret |
1 adult |
near Dungarvan |
26-Apr |
1970 |
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| Little
Egret |
3 |
Waterford harbour N of Dunmore East |
21-Oct |
1970 |
"together … gone by 15th" [1st county record] |
| Little
Egret |
1 |
Tramore |
15-17 Sept |
1981 |
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| Little
Egret |
1 |
Dungarvan |
15-May |
1984 |
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| Little
Egret |
2 |
Tramore |
4-17 Apr |
1990 |
|
| Little
Egret |
1 |
Tramore |
Feb |
1991 |
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| Little
Egret |
1 |
Dungarvan |
4-18 Jan |
1992 |
[also 30 Dec 1991, 30 Jan & 6 Feb 1992] |
| Little
Egret |
1 |
Tramore |
4 Jan-18 May |
1992 |
|
| Little
Egret |
2nd bird |
Tramore |
8 Feb-3 May |
1992 |
|
| Little
Egret |
2nd bird |
Tramore |
from 13 Dec |
1992 |
"seen copulating" |
| Little
Egret |
1 |
Tramore |
from Nov |
1992 |
to at least April 1993 |
| Little
Egret |
1 |
Dungarvan |
02-Jan |
1993 |
|
| Little
Egret |
3 |
Tramore |
28-Mar |
1993 |
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| Little
Egret |
1 |
Tramore |
28-May |
1993 |
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| Little
Egret |
1 |
Tramore |
16-Oct |
1993 |
|
| Little
Egret |
2 |
Tramore |
29-Nov |
1993 |
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| Little
Egret |
3 |
Tramore |
from 28 Dec |
1993 |
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| Little
Egret |
up to 3 |
Tramore |
1 Jan-7 May |
1994 |
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| Little
Egret |
4 |
Tramore |
5-6 Jan |
1994 |
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| Little
Egret |
4 |
Tramore |
06-Jan |
1994 |
|
| Little
Egret |
1 |
Dungarvan |
02-May |
1994 |
|
| Little
Egret |
2 |
Tramore |
from 19 Sept |
1994 |
to 1995 |
| Little
Egret |
3 |
Tramore |
2-12 Oct |
1994 |
|
| Little
Egret |
5 |
Tramore |
throughout March |
1994 |
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| Little
Egret |
2 |
Tramore |
1-7 Jan |
1995 |
|
| Little
Egret |
1 |
Tramore |
05-Feb |
1995 |
|
| Little
Egret |
3 |
Tramore |
05-Mar |
1995 |
|
| Little
Egret |
4 |
Tramore |
12-Mar |
1995 |
|
| Little
Egret |
1 |
Tramore |
27 Aug-1 Oct |
1995 |
|
| Little
Egret |
4 |
Tramore |
22-Oct |
1995 |
|
| Little
Egret |
3 |
River Suir, nr Waterford city |
30-Oct |
1995 |
|
| Little
Egret |
3 |
Tramore |
30-Oct |
1995 |
|
| Little
Egret |
4 |
Tramore |
19-Nov |
1995 |
|
| Little
Egret |
4 |
Dungarvan |
02-Dec |
1995 |
|
| Little
Egret |
2 |
Tramore |
28-Dec |
1995 |
|
| Little
Egret |
1 |
Dungarvan |
20-Jan |
1996 |
|
| Little
Egret |
1 |
Faithlegg, R. Suir |
10 Mar-24 Apr |
1996 |
|
| Little
Egret |
9 |
Tramore Backstrand |
05-Oct |
1996 |
peak |
| Little
Egret |
2 |
Dungarvan |
07-Dec |
1996 |
|
| Little
Egret |
present |
Tramore Backstrand |
throughout year |
1996 |
|
| Little
Egret |
1 |
Dungarvan |
18-Jan |
1997 |
|
| Little
Egret |
7 |
Tramore Backstrand |
06-Apr |
1997 |
spring peak here |
| Little
Egret |
6 |
Tramore Backstrand |
21-Sep |
1997 |
autumn peak here |
| Little
Egret |
12 prs bred |
Co Waterford (one site) |
|
1997 |
[erroneously attributed to Co Cork previously] |
| Little
Egret |
present |
Tramore Backstrand |
throughout year |
1997 |
|
| Little
Egret |
peak of 17 |
Tramore Backstrand |
13-Sep |
1998 |
|
| Little
Egret |
19 prs bred |
Co Waterford (one site) |
|
1998 |
[erroneously attributed to Co Cork previously] |
| Little
Egret |
13 |
Tramore Backstrand |
26-Sep |
1999 |
peak counts |
| Little
Egret |
4 |
Dungarvan |
21-Nov |
1999 |
peak counts |
| Little
Egret |
31 prs bred |
Co Waterford (one site) |
|
1999 |
|
| Little
Egret |
5 |
Tramore Backstrand |
16-Jan |
2000 |
|
| Little
Egret |
3 |
Tramore Backstrand |
27-Feb |
2000 |
|
| Little
Egret |
13 |
Tramore Backstrand |
29-Mar |
2000 |
|
| Little
Egret |
1 |
Dungarvan |
9 July-5 Aug |
2000 |
|
| Little
Egret |
8 |
Tramore Backstrand |
26-Aug |
2000 |
|
| Little
Egret |
1 |
Tramore Backstrand |
22-Oct |
2000 |
|
| Little
Egret |
34 |
Tramore Backstrand |
23-Sep |
2001 |
|
| Little
Egret |
total of 55 nests |
Cork/Waterford |
|
2001 |
|
| Little
Egret |
33 |
Dungarvan |
19-Aug |
2002 |
|
| Little
Egret |
40[+] |
Tramore Backstrand |
late-Jul- |
2002 |
|
| Great White Egret |
1 |
Blackwater Estuary |
04-May |
2007 |
[1st county record] |
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| Glossy Ibis |
1 |
Blackwater River |
16-Jan |
2008 |
flew up river from over Youghal dump (Co Cork) |
| Glossy
Ibis |
1 |
Tramore Backstrand |
10-May |
2008 |
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| Spoonbill |
juvenile [1st-yr] |
Tramore [Backstrand] |
25-May |
2002 |
to 2 June |
| Spoonbill |
adult |
Kilbride South, nr Tramore |
05-Dec |
2005 |
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| Great Crested Grebe |
0 |
"5 additional waters" |
summer |
1975 |
|
| Great
Crested Grebe |
2 adults |
Ballyshunnock reservoir |
summer |
1975 |
|
| Great
Crested Grebe |
pair built nest |
Ballyshunnock reservoir |
|
1977 |
"falling water levels prevented breeding" |
| Great
Crested Grebe |
pair nested |
Ballyshunnock reservoir |
|
1978 |
1st breeding in county; laid 4 eggs; these &
subsequent 2 eggs "abandoned due to falling water-level" |
| Great
Crested Grebe |
2 prs |
Ballyshunnock |
|
1979 |
1 pr raised 1 yng (1st succesful breeding in
county), 2nd pr built nest but left without laying eggs |
| Great
Crested Grebe |
pr built nest |
Belle Lake |
|
1979 |
subsequently abandoned nest |
| Great
Crested Grebe |
1 bird summered |
Ballyshunnock |
|
1980 |
only 1 bird |
| Great
Crested Grebe |
1 pr bred |
Belle Lake |
|
1980 |
bred sucessfully |
| Great
Crested Grebe |
1 pr nested |
Ballyshunnock |
|
1981 |
nested successfully |
| Great
Crested Grebe |
40 |
Dungarvan Bay |
17-Nov |
1985 |
maximum |
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| Red-necked Grebe |
1 |
Dungarvan Harbour |
29 Oct-14 Dec |
1985 |
[2nd county record] |
| Red-necked
Grebe |
1 |
Knockaderry [Reservoir] |
1 Jan-25 Feb |
2001 |
[inland] |
| Red-necked
Grebe |
1 |
Clonea |
27-Oct |
2001 |
|
| Slavonian Grebe |
5 |
Dungarvan Bay |
24-Dec |
1978 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
13 |
Dungarvan Bay |
27-Dec |
1979 |
into 1980 |
| Slavonian
Grebe |
1 |
Dungarvan |
02-Mar |
1980 |
"only one remaining" |
| Slavonian
Grebe |
up to 3 |
Dungarvan |
from 29 Nov |
1980 |
into 1981 |
| Slavonian
Grebe |
up to 13 |
Dungarvan |
Jan-Feb |
1980 |
from 1979; "departed during January and February" |
| Slavonian
Grebe |
2 |
Dungarvan |
27-Dec |
1981 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
1 |
Dungarvan |
to 15 March |
1981 |
from Dec 1980 |
| Slavonian
Grebe |
up to 6 |
Dungarvan Bay |
from 1 Dec |
1982 |
into 1983 |
| Slavonian
Grebe |
2 |
Dungarvan Bay |
from 26 Nov |
1983 |
into 1984 |
| Slavonian
Grebe |
3 |
Dungarvan Bay |
Jan-March |
1983 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
up to 5 |
Dungarvan Harbour |
2-18 Feb |
1985 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
up to 3 |
Dungarvan Harbour |
from 29 Oct |
1985 |
into 1986 |
| Slavonian
Grebe |
4 |
Dungarvan |
15-Nov |
1986 |
maximum |
| Slavonian
Grebe |
3 |
Dungarvan |
to 16 Feb |
1986 |
from Oct 1985 |
| Slavonian
Grebe |
1 |
Dungarvan |
15 Aug-7 Oct |
1987 |
[early record] |
| Slavonian
Grebe |
up to 6 |
Dungarvan |
to 4 Apr |
1987 |
peak on 4 Apr; from 1986 |
| Slavonian
Grebe |
2 |
Co. Waterford |
Jan |
1988 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
3 |
Co. Waterford |
Dec |
1988 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
2 |
Co. Waterford |
Jan |
1989 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
2 |
Co. Waterford |
Feb |
1989 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
3 |
Co. Waterford |
March |
1989 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
2 |
Co. Waterford |
Oct |
1989 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
3 |
Dungarvan |
03-Jan |
1990 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
2 |
Dungarvan |
23-Sep |
1990 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
1 |
Dungarvan |
24-Dec |
1990 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
2 |
Dungarvan |
27-Dec |
1991 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
2 |
Dungarvan |
04-Jan |
1992 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
2 |
Dungarvan |
24-Dec |
1992 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
1 |
Dungarvan |
27-Dec |
1993 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
2 |
Dungarvan |
Dec |
1994 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
4 |
Dungarvan |
06-Jan |
1995 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
1 |
Belle Lake |
18-Nov |
1995 |
[inland] |
| Slavonian
Grebe |
1 |
Tramore |
18-19 Nov |
1995 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
2 |
Dungarvan |
02-Dec |
1995 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
2 |
Dungarvan |
21 Jan-3 Feb |
1996 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
1 |
Dungarvan |
10-Feb |
1996 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
2 |
Dungarvan |
16 Nov-30 Dec |
1996 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
2 |
Dungarvan |
18-Jan |
1997 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
2 |
Dungarvan |
10-Jan |
1999 |
|
| Slavonian
Grebe |
1 |
Dungarvan Harbour |
20-Feb |
2000 |
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