Bird reports for June 2012

June 2012

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Sat 30 June:.

BLACKWATER VALLEY: 2 Common Sandpipers at ballynatray, 2 Spotted Flycatchers at Newport East.

DUNGARVAN: 4 Mediterranean Gulls (adult & 3 1st-summers) & adult Whooper Swan at Ballyneety. 2 adult Roseate Terns & 8+ Mediterranean Gulls at Killongford.

BALLYSCANLAN LAKE: 10+ Common Newts in plantation.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 6 Crossbills flew SW.

Fri 29 June:.

DUNGARVAN: *GULL-BILLED TERN at Ballyneety (1st county record) (video & here).

Weds 27 June:.

EAST WATERFORD: 2 Buzzards.

Tues 26 June:.

DRUM HILLS: Pair of Woodcock nr Moyng Little.

Mon 25 June:.

BALLYSCANLAN: Long-eared Owl.

MONAVULLAGH MOUNTAINS: Male Hen Harrier.

Nr LISMORE: Spotted Flycatcher nr Towers.

WEST WATERFORD: Pair of Buzzards.

Sun 24 June:.

CARRICKAVRANTRY: HOBBY & Merlin.
EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.
RAM HEAD: Cuckoo.
DRUM HILLS: 3-5 Woodcock, Toor Cross Roads / Reamanagh West; Spotted Flycatcher.
BLACKWATER VALLEY: 2 Reed Warblers at Clashmore Broads (carrying food at Dooneen Quay & singing south of Clashmore Quay); pair of Spotted Flycatchers nr D'Loughtane Cross Roads.
WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

Sat 23 June:.

RAM HEAD: Cuckoo.

HELVICK HEAD: 2 Pomarine Skuas & 3 Puffins (seawatch 1330-1400); Arctic Skua, Storm Petrel & 14 Puffins W (4 E) (seawatch 16:55-17:55).
DUNGARVAN: Common Sandpiper at Ballyneety, 150+ Bar-tailed Godwith nr Ballynagaul.

COMERAGH MOUNTAINS: WHITE-TAILED EAGLE (presumed wandering bird from Co Kerry reintroduction programme).
BUNMAHON: 2 Storm Petrels W (seawatch 13:50-14:40).
Nr FENOR: Merlin.

Fri 22 June:.

Nr KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Male Hen Harrier.

EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

Tues 19 June:.

CROHAUN: Long-eared Owl chicks calling.

MOCOLLOP GLEN (nr Ballyduff): Spotted Flycatcher & 2 Jays.

WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

EAST WATERFORD: 2 Buzzard chicks.

Sat 16 June:.

Nr VILLIERSTOWN: 3 Long-eared Owls (adult & 2 juveniles) (video).

HELVICK HEAD: 6 Storm Petrels W (seawatch 12:30-13:00).

DUNGARVAN: Female Cuckoo (brown morph) at Cunnigar,

BUNMAHON: Storm Petrel W.

Fri 15 June:.

Nr MONEYGORM: Bank Vole.

Thurs 14 June:.

KILBARRY BOG: Grasshopper Warbler.

Weds 13 June:.

Nr VILLIERSTOWN: Long-eared Owls at two locations (adult & 3 young at one, 2 or 3 birds at other).
KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Pair of Spotted Flycatchers at Glentanagree Bridge.
RAM HEAD: 8+ Fin Whales.
WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

WATERFORD CITY: Hummingbird Hawk-moth.

Mon 11 June:.

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: Male & female GARGANEY again.

Sun 10 June:

BALLYSCANLAN: HOBBY, 40+ Crossbills & pair of Great Crested Grebes.

DRUM HILLS: 2 Grasshopper Warblers singing, 3 Woodock and Long-eared Owls at 3 locations, nr Barranastook, 6 Stock Doves

KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Cuckoo calling nr the Vee, Spotted Flycatcher & Jay nr Knocknasheega.

Sat 9 June:

RAM HEAD: 6 Fin Whales; 117 occupied Kittiwake nests in study plots (most of colony), a slight improvement on 108 nests last year (but 174 nests in 2010).
Nr VILLIERSTOWN: 3 Jays.

Thurs 7 June:

BALLINLOUGH: Reed Warbler.

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: Male & female GARGANEY.

TRAMORE: 2 Arctic Skuas at Rinneshark.

Weds 6 June:

CARRICKAVRANTRY / BALLYSCANLAN: 2 HOBBIES at Carrickavrantry Lake.

KILMURRAY (nr Dungarvan): Merlin.

Tues 5 June:

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: Male GARGANEY.

EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

Mon 4 June:

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: 2 GARGANEY (male & female).
EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.
Nr MILLSTREET: Spotted Flycatcher at Mountaincastle.
KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Cuckoo & 4 Green Hairstreak butterflies between Melleray & the Vee, another Cuckoo SW of the Vee.
BLACKWATER VALLEY: 2 Reed Warblers at Villierstown, Spotted Flycatcher nr Strancally.

WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

Sun 3 June:

DRUM HILLS: Woodcock nr Knocknahoola.

DUNGARVAN: 295 late/summering Bar-tailed Godwit & 12 Knot at Kilminnin.
MID-WATERFORD: Buzzard.

Sat 2 June:

HELVICK HEAD: Puffin.

Fri 1 June:

ARDMORE: Turtle Dove nr round tower.

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: 2 GARGANEY (male & female), Water Rail & 2 Cuckoos.

FENOR BOG: Cuckoo.