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June 2011
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Breeding Bird Atlas: click here for species lists and maximum breeding status by 10-km square based on 2008-2010 records; any records that will help update
these are needed (up to 31st July 2011).
Thurs 30 June:
GREAT NEWTOWN HEAD: Migrant moths included a Blair's Mocha and 82
Rusty-dot Pearl.
Weds 29 June:
WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard at two locations.
Tues 28 June:
DUNGARVAN: SPOONBILL at Killongford.
BALLYNACOURTY POINT: Adult Mediterranean Gull off lighthouse.
Mon 27 June:
RAM HEAD: Dark-phase skua species & a Clouded Yellow.
WHITING BAY: 11 Choughs.
SEAFIELD: 3 Spotted Flycatchers (1 juv).
TRAMORE: 3 Hummingbird Hawk-moths, Tramore sandhills.
EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.
Sun 26 June:
KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Male Hen Harrier.
Nr MILLSTREET: Spotted Flycatchers at Mountaincastle & Knockaunnaglokee.
DUNGARVAN: Hummingbird Hawk-moth at Kilmurray.
BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR: Hybrid Whooper/Mute Swan.
CARRICKAVRANTRY: 7 Hummingbird Hawk-moths.
TRAMORE: 4 Hummingbird Hawk-moths, Tramore town.
Sat 25 June:
HELVICK HEAD: 4 Puffins & 2 Storm Petrels.
DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper at Ballyneety.
CLONEA STRAND: Common Sandpiper at Ballinard.
COMERAGH MOUNTAINS: Night-roost of 47 Hooded Crows nr Davmore.
Thurs 23 June:
Nr KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Male Hen Harrier.
SEAFIELD: Otter.
Weds 22 June:
WHITING BAY: Otter & 10 Choughs.
Mon 20 June:
DUNGARVAN: Adult Mediterranean Gull at Barnawee bridge, Common Sandpiper at Killongford
bridge.
Sun 19 June:
Nr KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Female/immature Hen Harrier.
DUNGARVAN: Adult Mediterranean Gull at Abbeyside.
Nr LEMYBRIEN: Grasshopper Warblers singing at two locations.
Nr WATERFORD CITY: Pair of Spotted Flycatchers daily at IDA Park.
Sat 18 June:
Nr WHITING BAY: 2 Tree Sparrows at Ballysallagh (1 carrying food).
Nr CALISO BAY: Spotted Flycatcher at Moord.
HELVICK HEAD: 3 Storm Petrels.
MONAVULLAGH MOUNTAINS: Male Hen Harrier.
WOODSTOWN BOG: Reed Warbler singing & Water Rail calling.
Tues 14 June:
MONAVULLAGH MOUNTAINS: Male Hen Harrier.
LEMYBRIEN: Dipper on River Deehil.
Mon 13 June:
KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Red Grouse droppings found.
Nr PORTLAW: 2 Jays in Glenhouse/Kilbunny forest, 3 Woodcock roding in Guilcagh/Glenhouse
forest.
ARDEENLOUN (nr Knockaderry): Grasshopper Warbler singing.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Tree Sparrows.
Sun 12 June:
BALLINLOUGH: 2 singing Reed Warblers & a Water Rail.
SEAFIELD (nr Bunmahon): 2 pairs of Spotted Flycatchers.
HELVICK HEAD: 10 Puffins W in 2 hrs (seawatches 15:45-16:45 & 18:35-19:35), 2050 Manx
Shearwaters W in 1 hr (18:35-19:35).
DRUM HILLS: Grasshopper Warbler singing at Reamanagh.
Sat 11 June:
ARDMORE / RAM HEAD: BEE-EATER near the Coastguard station - 1st county record.
RAM HEAD: 108 occupied Kittiwake nests in study-plots (most of the colony), a 38% decrease from 174 nests in 2010
DUNGARVAN: SPOONBILL at Killongford.
KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Male & female Hen Harrier at different locations.
Fri 10 June:
NIRE VALLEY: Jay nr Birchell's Bridge.
Thurs 9 June:
Nr LEMYBRIEN: Long-eared Owl at Carrigeennageragh Big.
Weds 8 June:
Nr WATERFORD CITY: 2 Spotted Flycatchers at IDA Park.
Tues 7 June:
Nr DUNGARVAN: Cuckoo calling nr the Pike.
KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Albino Hen Harrier.
RUSSELLTOWN WOOD (nr Clonmel): Red Squirrel.
Nr LISMORE: Family of Bank Voles.
Mon 6 June:
Nr CLONMEL: Cuckoo calling along Munster Way, Jay SE of Clonmel.
NIRE VALLEY: Jay nr Labartt's Bridge.
COMERAGH MOUNTAINS: Male Hen Harrier.
Nr KILMACTHOMAS: Cuckoo at Knockanearley, 2 Dippers & 2 Spotted Flycatchers at Flahavans's
Mill bridge.
MID WATERFORD: Buzzard.
Sun 5 June:
RUSSELLSTOWN WOOD (nr Clonmel): 3 Jays & 29 singing Willow Warblers.
NIRE VALLEY: 3 Woodcock roding over Boolabrien Lower / Knockalisheen forest, also a
Red Squirrel.
CAPPAGH : Hybrid Whooper/Mute Swan.at Cappagh fishing lakes, Spotted Flycatcher nr Cappagh
quarry.
Sat 4 June:
DUNGARVAN: SPOONBILL at Killongford.
BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR: Hummingbird Hawk-moth, Great Crested Grebe, 2 Tufted Duck &
Whooper/Mute Swan hybrid.
Fri 3 June:
CARRICKAVRANTRY: Cuckoo calling & Grasshopper Warbler.
Nr RATHGORMUCK: Long-eared Owl chicks heard & seen over last few nights.
THE VEE: Lots of Green Hairstreak butterflies on Rhododendron.
Thurs 2 June:
Nr BUNMAHON: QUAIL calling at 22:30.
RAM HEAD: 5-10 Common Dolphins & a Porpoise.
May 2011
CLONEA STRAND: Colour-ringed Sanderling, ringed at Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania (west Africa) on 21 Apr 2009.
MONEYGORM (north of Lismore): Greater White-toothed Shrew found dead - apparently first
Co Waterford record (previously known from Cos Tipperary & Limerick, discovered 2007 - details). DUNGARVAN: 1st-summer Mediterranean Gull at Killongford.
CLONEA STRAND: 2 Pomarine Skuas, 2 Arctic Skuas & 2 Storm Petrels west past Ballinclamper.
BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR: Hybrid Whooper/Mute Swan.
Sat 28 May:
KNOCMMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Female Hen Harrier.
WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard at two locations.
BALLYNATRAY: Jay.
DUNGARVAN: SPOONBILL at Killongford.
BALLYNACOURTY POINT: Arctic Skua & Arctic Tern.
CLONEA STRAND: Ring-billed Gull, adult Great Northern Diver & 4 Arctic Terns at Ballinclamper.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 4 Tree Sparrows & 13 Choughs.
Fri 27 May:
CLONEA STRAND: Ring-billed Gull, adult Great Northern Diver & 4 Arctic Terns at Ballinclamper.
KNOCKLOFTY (nr Clonmel): Kingfisher (Tipperary side) & Grey
Squirrel.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Adult Red-throated Diver, immature Great Northern Diver & 235 Manx Shearwaters west (seawatch
19:00-20:00); 15 Choughs.
Thurs 26 May:
CLONEA STRAND: 4 Arctic Terns off Ballinclamper.
Weds 25 May:
HELVICK HEAD: 3 Arctic Skuas, 4 Pomarine Skuas, 5 Great Skuas, 77 Storm Petrels, 1 Little Tern,
10 Common Terns, 2 Arctic Terns, 6 Puffins , 1 Tufted Duck & 2 small
diver species (seawatches 14:30-16:30 & 18:50-20:00).
LISMORE: Barnacle Goose (escapee?) at Lismore canal.
KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Female-type Hen Harrier.
Tues 24 May:
North of LISMORE: 2 Cuckoos calling nr Moneygorm North.
Mon 23 May:
KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Male Hen Harrier.
Sun 22 May:
North of LISMORE: Cuckoo nr Moneygorm North.
DRUM HILLS: Male Hen Harrier.
GLENDALLIGAN WOOD: Bank Vole.
Sat 21 May:
CLONEA STRAND: 2 1st-summer Mediterranean Gulls at Ballyvoyle.
HELVICK HEAD: Hight total of 67 Puffins (mainly W, some on sea close inshore), also Great
Northern Diver E, Storm Petrel, small skua species & Arctic Tern W (seawatches 08:40-09:40 & 14:00-16:00), 1715 Manx Shearwaters W (14:00-16:00).
Fri 20 May:
CLONEA STRAND: 2 1st-summer Mediterranean Gulls at Ballinclamper & a Puffin
W offshore.
GLENSHELANE RIVER WALK (nr Cappoquin): 2 Jays, 3 Dippers & 14+ singing Blackcaps.
Thurs 19 May:
RAM HEAD: 2 Red-throated Divers W & a Minke Whale.
CLONEA STRAND: 1st-summer Mediterranean Gull.
Weds 18 May:
DRUM HILLS: HOBBY.
CLONEA/BALLINARD: 3rd/4th-summer type Yellow-legged Gull & subadult Ring-billed
Gull at Ballinard, 2 1st-summer Mediterranean Gulls & 2 Brent Geese at Ballinclamper.
Tues 17 May:
RIVER SUIR: Reed Warbler singing opposite Granny.
Sun 15 May:
CLONEA STRAND: 2 Great Northern Divers & 43 Whimbrel at Ballinclamper.
Nr MILLSTREET: Spotted Flycatcher.
Sat 14 May:
BLACKWATER CALLOWS: Kingfisher at Ballynerroon, Ballyduff.
BALLYMACART: Cuckoo.
BALLYVOYLE: Dipper.
East of KILSHEELAN: Kingfisher along River Suir, Jay at Kildroughtaun.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Spotted Flycatcher.
WOODSTOWN BOG: Reed Warbler singing.
Fri 13 May:
Nr KILROSSANTY: Woodcock roding.
RIVER SUIR: 2 or 3 Reed Warblers singing Killoteran/Knockhouse area.
Thurs 12 May:
DUNGARVAN: SPOONBILL again at Killongford.
Weds 11 May:
ARDMORE: Adult Great Northern Diver off Curragh strand.
Tues 10 May:
CLONEA STRAND: Purple Sandpiper at Ballinclamper.
Sun 8 May:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 4 adult Pomarine Skuas W (2 E), 2 adult Arctic
Skuas E (1 W), adult Great Northern Diver & adult Red-throated Diver W, 540 Manx Shearwaters W (235 E) (seawatch
07:40-09:10). Also 2 Tree Sparrows.
HELVICK HEAD: 2 Red-throated Divers, 113 Manx Shearwaters, 8 Puffins & c550 large
auks W (seawatch 18:20-19:20).
Nr WHITING BAY: 4 Tree Sparrows along Goat Island road.
Sat 7 May:
HELVICK HEAD: Female or immature GOLDEN ORIOLE & Whinchat.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Adult Pomarine Skuas E, Great Skua
E & W, adult Arctic Skua E, Puffin E & W, 388 Manx Shearwaters
E & 513 W (seawatches 08:20-09:20 & 18:45-19:45). On land, 2 Sedge Warblers, 3 Blackcaps, 8 Whitethroats,
3 Spotted Flycatcher & 4 Tree Sparrows.
Fri 6 May:
KILBARRY BOG (nr Waterford city): An OSPREY flew overhead.
ARDMORE: Great Northern Diver off Curragh beach.
Thurs 5 May:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 adult-summer Black-throated Divers W, 2 Great Northern Divers E (1
W), 8+ Pomarine Skuas (4 adults W, 4 adults & a 2nd-summer E), 21 Whimbrel W & 495
Manx Shearwaters E (275 W) (seawatches 08:45-10:45 & 18:25-19:25). Also a Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Spotted Flycatcher
& 2 Tree Sparrows.
Weds 4 May:
BALLINLOUGH: Male GARGANEY (c7th county record), Common Sandpiper & Water Rail.
CLONEA STRAND: Purple Sandpiper.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Adult Arctic Skua, 2 Puffins & 237
Manx Shearwaters E, Great Skua E+W (seawatch 19:15-20:15).
Tues 3 May:
HELVICK HEAD: Skua species (Arctic/Pomarine) E & 152 Gannets W (seawatch 17:35-18:35).
DUNGARVAN: Adult BLACK BRANT & sub-adult SPOONBILL at
Killongford.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Spotted Flycatcher & 2 Tree Sparrows; adult
Pomarine Skua, 3 Arctic Skuas, 4 Puffins,
2 Roseate Terns & 10 Arctic Terns E (seawatch 08:15-09:15).
Mon 2 May:
SEAFIELD (nr Bunmahon): Adult NIGHT HERON still present, also a Corncrake
briefly calling nearby.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Whinchat, 20+ Whimbrels, Swift, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Sedge
Warblers, 7 Wheatears, 7+ Willow Warblers, Tree Sparrow; 3 Common Scoter, 235 Manx Shearwaters,
310 Gannets, 2 adult Pomarine Skuas, 2 Puffins & 5 Roseate
Terns E (up to 3 feeding), 70+ Arctic Terns feeding.
BALLYVOYLE HEAD: 2 Swifts.
HELVICK HEAD: Adult Pomarine Skua & adult Arctic Skua,
300+ Manx Shearwaters & c500 Gannets W (seawatch 10:00-11:15).
Nr DRUM HILLS: Female Hen Harrier.
ARDMORE: 2nd-calendar-year Iceland Gull.
RAM HEAD: 2 Basking Sharks (also 1 off nearby Goat Island).
Sun 1 May:
SEAFIELD (nr Bunmahon): Adult NIGHT HERON still present, Common Sandpiper &
2 Swifts.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Adult HOBBY, Swift, Blackcap, 2 Sedge Warblers, 4 Whitethroats &
a Tree Sparrow; Common Tern (1st of year) & 428 Gannets E in 1.5
hrs (seawatch 08:55-10:25).
BUNMAHON to STRADBALLY: Snipe singing on top of a telephone pole.
BLACKWATER VALLEY: MARSH HARRIER at Newport.
DUNGARVAN: 2 1st-summer Mediterranean Gulls at Killongford.
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| Common Buzzard (with jesses or prey?), west Waterford, 28 June 2011 © A Malcolm |
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| Mediterranean Gull, adult, Ballynacourty Point, 28 June 2011 © F O'Connell |
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| Sparrowhawk chicks (x3), nr Lismore, 28 June 2011 © C Ind |
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| Whooper/Mute Swan hybrid and Swan Goose hybrid, Ballyshunnock Reservoir, 26 June 2011 © M Cowming |
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| Swan Goose hybrid, Ballyshunnock Reservoir, 26 June 2011 © M Cowming |
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| Yellowhammer, Seafield, 23 June 2011 © D Weldon |
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| Otter, Seafield, 23 June 2011 © D Weldon |
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| Chough, Whiting Bay, 22 June 2011 © A Malcolm |
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| Otter, Whiting Bay, 22 June 2011 © A Malcolm |
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| Preliminary breeding distribution 2008-2011 @ 21 June 2011 (Atlas bird of the day) |
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| Preliminary breeding distribution 2008-2011 @ 18 June 2011 (Atlas bird of the day) |
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| Red Grouse poo, Knockmealdown Mountains, 13 June 2011 © A Malcolm |
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| Bee-eater, Ardmore / Ram Head, 11 June 2011 © A Malcolm |
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| © A Malcolm |
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| © C Flynn |
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| © M Cowming |
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| mobbed by Reed Bunting © A Malcolm |
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| Hybrid Whooper / Mute Swan, Cappagh Lake, 5 June 2011 © P Veale |
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| Whitethroat, Knockanearley, 6 June 2011 © D Clarke |
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| Green Hairstreak, the Vee, 3 June 2011 © A Malcolm |
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| Common Blue, near Bunmahon, 2 June 2011 © D Weldon |
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| Yellowhammer, near Bunmahon, 2 June 2011 © D Weldon |
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| Whitethroat, Ram Head, 2 June 2011 © A Malcolm |
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| Four-spotted Chaser, Knockbrack quarry, 2 June 2011 © A Malcolm |
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| Greater White-toothed Shrew, Moneygorm, north of Lismore, 29 May 2011 © A Trimble |
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| Barnacle Goose, Lismore canal, 25 May 2011 © A Malcolm |
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| Spotted Flycatcher, male (singing to female), Seafield, 20 May 2011 © D Weldon |
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| Pheasant, male, Kilmurrin, May 2011 © S Corcoran |
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| Ringed Plover, Ballinclamper, 20 May 2011 © PM Walsh |
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| Sanderling, summer plumage, Ballinclamper, 20 May 2011 © PM Walsh |
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| Spotted Flycatcher, Seafield, 19 May 2011 © D Weldon |
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| Fulmar, Ram Head, 19 May 2011 © A Malcolm |
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| Turnstones, May 2011 © A Malcolm |
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| Linnet, male, 19 Ram Head, 19 May 2011 © A Malcolm |
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| Preliminary breeding distribution 2008-2011 @ 19 May 2011 (Atlas bird of the day) |
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| Yellow-legged Gull, 3rd-summer type, Ballinard, 18 May 2011 © M Cowming |
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| Ring-billed Gull, 2nd-summer, Ballinard, 18 May 2011 © M Cowming |
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| Stonechat, male, Curragh strand, Ardmore, May 2011 © A Malcolm |
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| Whimbrel, Curragh strand, Ardmore, May 2011 © A Malcolm |
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| Sedge Warbler, the Cunnigar, Dungarvan, 9 May 2011 © A Malcolm |
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| Great Black-backed Gull, adult, Rathmoylan Cove, 8 May 2011 © PM Walsh |
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| Garganey, male, Ballinlough, 4 May 2011 © D Weldon |
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| © M Cowming |
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| Night Heron, adult, Seafield, nr Bunmahon, 2 May 2011 © D Weldon |
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| Night Heron, adult, Seafield, nr Bunmahon, 30 Apr 2011 © D Clarke |
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