Wetland bird count (I-WeBS) sites in Waterford

Irish Wetland Bird Survey (I-WeBS): Waterford site-coverage

Sites or sub-sites counted as part of I-WeBS in Co Waterford are listed below. These are counted as often as possible, ideally monthly, during the September-March each year, although 2-4 months coverage per winter is more frequent. (Some sites, especially on open coasts, have been counted only infrequently.) Sites along the River Blackwater and Blackwater Estuary, on the border with Cork, are organized and counted as part of Cork coverage for I-WeBS. Where grid references and Site and Sub-site Codes are shown, these have been allocated by the national I-WeBS organizers, BirdWatch Ireland; but note that "official" codes were not available for sites along the Blackwater at time of compiling this page. Site-boundaries are documented on maps held by national and local organizers.

The largest and most important sites, Dungarvan Harbour and Tramore Backstrand, are counted by small teams of observers, and additional help with these or other sites is always welcome. Anyone who would like to help with counts should get in touch with the current I-WeBS organizer for Waterford: email. Last updated 2 March 2005.

Site code	Site	Sub-site code	Sub-site	Grid-ref	Comment


	*Estuaries*

	Blackwater Estuary		Kinsalebeg	X117800	Waterford shore of estuary
	Blackwater Estuary		[Tourig River - Co Cork]	X095804	Cork shore

0M402	Dungarvan Harbour	0M402		X260920

0M403	Waterford Harbour	0M498	Barrow Bridge - Creadan Strand	S703100	Waterford and Wexford shores
0M403	Waterford Harbour		Cheekpoint - Passage East		part of sub-site 0M498
0M403	Waterford Harbour	0M499	Passage East - Creadan Head	S703067	part of sub-site 0M498

	Waterford Harbour		Dunmore East Pier	S690005	usually counted separately

0M405	Tramore Back Strand & Bay	0M406	(entire site)	X595995	rarely counted simultaneously
0M405	Tramore Back Strand & Bay	0M401	Tramore Back Strand [incl. Boating Lake]	S615015	main Tramore count-site
0M405	Tramore Back Strand & Bay	0M501	Tramore Boating Lake	S585013	especially Black-tailed Godwits
0M405	Tramore Back Strand & Bay	0M492	Outer Tramore Bay	X595995	counts require calm conditions

	*Rivers*

	Blackwater Callows		[Ballyderown - Co Cork]	R830000
	Blackwater Callows		[Kilmurry - Co Cork]	W870997
	Blackwater Callows		Ballynerroon	W920990
	Blackwater Callows		Blackwater Lodge	W990900
	Blackwater Callows		Towers Area	X010990

	Lower Blackwater River		Ballynatray	X070820
	Lower Blackwater River		Newport	X090840
	Lower Blackwater River		Camphire	X085910
	Lower Blackwater River		Dromana	X090950

	River Bride		Mogeely Bridge	W950940	especially Whooper Swans
	River Bride		Tallowbridge	W995940	especially Whooper Swans

0M301	River Suir Lower	0M389	Fiddown-Tibberaghny	S457200
0M301	River Suir Lower	0M303	Fiddown Bridge (only)	S466198	part of Fiddown - Tibberaghny
	River Suir Lower	(0M360/361)	Coolfinn/Portnascully	S480140	especially Greylag Geese
0M301	River Suir Lower	0M360	Coolfinn	S480140	part of Coolfin/Portnascully
0M301	River Suir Lower	0M361	Derrigal-Portnascully	S505126	part of Coolfin/Portnascully

0M301	River Suir Lower	0M390	Belview - Little Island - Faithlegg	S651118
	River Suir Lower		Little Island	S651118	part of sub-site 0M390

	*Lakes etc*

	Monaneea Lake			X2184

0M001	Belle Lake	0M001		S663045

0M002	Ballinlough	0M002		S449033

0M003	Pouldrew Pond	0M003		S509115

0M004	Ballyscanlan Lake	0M004		S541030

0M005	Kilmeaden Cream (Blackknock)	0M005		S5108	aka Kilmeaden pools

0M101	Ballyshunnock Reservoir	0M101		S455095

0M102	Knockaderry Reservoir	0M102		S495060

0M103	Carrickavrantry Reservoir	0M103		S549022


	*Open shore sites*		(irregular counts)

	Whiting Bay

	Clonea Strand

	Ballyvoony			X382972

	Ballydowane Bay			X405975

	Bunmahon Bay			X435985

	Boatstrand-Annestown