2012
Sun 5 Aug:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Hummingbird Hawk-moth.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Great Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, Great Skua & Puffin W, Pomarine Skua E, 7 Common
Scoter W (2 E), 1170 Manx Shearwaters E & 1190 W ( seawatch 06:45-09:45), also 25 Common Scoter W (seawatch 19:15-20:15) & 2 Tree Sparrows.
Sun 22 July:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 865 Manx Shearwaters W, 41 Common Scoter E (12 W), Great Skua E, 6
Arctic Skuas E, 2 Arctic/Pomarine Skuas W & 5 Puffins
W ( seawatch 06:40-10:40).
Sat 21 July:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 620 Manx Shearwaters E ( seawatch 18:45-19:45).
Sat 30 June:.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 6 Crossbills flew SW.
Mon 28 May:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Tree Sparrow.
Fri 11 May:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 110 Whimbrel, White Wagtail, 7 Wheatears & a Tree
Sparrow.
Thurs 10 May:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 18 adult Pomarine Skuas W (13 adults E), Great
Skua E, 272 Manx Shearwaters E (174 W) & 5 Swifts W (seawatch 17:00-19:00); 1st/2nd-winter Glaucous
Gull W & 58 Whimbrel.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 198 Common Scoter E (40 W) & 4 Great Northern Divers W (2 E) (seawatch 09:35-10:35);
70 Whimbrel & 2 Tree Sparrows.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 65 Whimbrel.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: White Wagtail, Sedge Warbler, 2 Whitethroats& 2 Blackcaps.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 65 Whimbrel, Grasshopper Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 4 Blackcaps & 5+ Whitethroats.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 18 Wheatears, 3 Blackcaps & 6 Whitethroats.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 19 Wheatears, Whitethroat & 2 Blackcaps, also an unidentified redstart
species.
Tues 1 May:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Whitethroat & c10 Willow Warblers.
Sun 22 Apr:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 6+ Whimbrel W & 2 Tree Sparrows.
Sat 14 Apr: BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Blackcaps, 2 Wheatears &
2 Tree Sparrows.
Sun 8 Apr:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 'SIBERIAN' CHIFFCHAFF still present, Tree
Sparrow & 16 Willow Warblers.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: ' SIBERIAN' CHIFFCHAFF still present (1st-summer, ringed today) ( video), 3 Willow Warblers, female Ring Ouzel ( video & here), Black Redstart & Merlin.
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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 |
DUNMORE EAST to BROWNSTOWN HEAD (from boat): Fin Whale,
2 Porpoises, 2-3 Great Skuas, 6 Common Scoter, Great Northern Diver
& Red-throated Diver. (Also 3 Fin Whales, 30+ Common Dolphins &
3-5 Great Skuas SE of Hook Head, Co Wexford.)
Fri 31 Mar:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Red-legged Partridge, male Blackcap, 2 Willow Warblers, 4 Wheatears,
4 Common Scoter flew W.
Thurs 30 Mar:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Blackcap, c5 Willow Warblers & c5 Chiffchaffs.
Thurs 29 Mar:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: * 'SIBERIAN' CHIFFCHAFF still present in gardens area, calling
frequently ( sound-file), also 2 Wheatears.
Tues 27 Mar:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: * 'SIBERIAN' CHIFFCHAFF again in main garden, heard calling today -
further details.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Tree Sparrow, Willow Warbler & 3 Chiffchaffs, including 1
*'SIBERIAN' CHIFFCHAFF (not identified until 27 Mar).
Sun 18 Mar:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Chiffchaffs.
Sat 17 Mar:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Chiffchaff, White Wagtail and 3 Black Redstarts
(including adult male).
Tues 13 Mar:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Black Redstart & Chiffchaff.
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'Siberian' Chiffchaff, Brownstown Head, 27 Mar 2012 © P Archer |
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© K Mullarney |
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