Waterford Birds May-June 2013 reports

JUNE 2013:

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Sun 30 Jun: .

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 5 Puffins W (seawatch 11:30-12:30).

Sat 29 Jun: .

BLACKWATER VALLEY: Reed Warbler singing at Camphire, Spotted Flycatcher at Knockanore.

WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 220 Manx Shearwaters & 2 Common Dolphins E (seawatch 20:10-20:55).

Thurs 27 Jun: .

BALLYSCANLAN: Crossbill.

BALLINLOUGH: Reed Warbler singing.

Weds 26 Jun: .

DUNGARVAN; 2 Common Sandpipers at Ballyneety.

VARIOUS: Buzzards at two locations.

Tues 25 Jun: .

DUNGARVAN; 2 Common Sandpipers at Killongford bridge.

Mon 24 Jun:

ARDMORE: Common Sandpiper at Curragh, Basking Shark in the bay.

Sun 23 Jun:

DUNGARVAN: 2 male Scaup off sports centre.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Recently-fledged Tree Sparrow juvenile.

Thurs 20 June:

DUNGARVAN: 2 Crossbills at Ballynacourty pier.

HELVICK HEAD: 2nd-summer Glaucous Gull.

Nr CAPPAGH: 2+ Spotted Flycatchers at Ballinameela church.

Weds 19 June:

CARRIGAVRANTRY: Snipe displaying.

WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

Tues 18 June:

Nr BALLYVOONEY: Grasshopper Warbler reeling.

Mon 17 June:

RAM HEAD: 105 apparently occupied Kittiwakes nests at study plots (most of colony) - 10% lower than 2012 (117 nests).

Thurs 13 June:

TRAMORE ROAD: Long-eared Owl near Gracedieu.

Weds 12 June:

RAM HEAD: 2 Storm Petrels & a Minke Whale.

WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

Tues 11 June:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Arctic Skua E & 500+ Manx Shearwaters (seawatch 1000-1100), 2 Tree Sparrows carrying food.

Sat 8 June:

NEWTOWN GLEN (Tramore Bay): FIRECREST - presumed bird present since 3 April (last reported 19 April). No previous Waterford occurrences outside months August to April.

CARRIGAVRANTRY: Spotted Flycatcher.

DUNHILL: Grasshopper Warbler reeling.

BALLINLOUGH: 2 Treecreepers.

COMERAGH MOUNTAINS: Green Hairstreak butterfly at Coum Araglin.

Fri 7 June:

MID-WATERFORD: 3 Buzzards.

Weds 5 June:

CARRIGAVRANTRY: HOBBY.

Thurs 4 June:

Nr MULLINAVAT (Co Kilkenny): Cuckoo heard recently.

Mon 3 June:

BLACKWATER VALLEY: Sandwich Tern upriver at Newport East.

HELVICK HEAD: 2 Pomarine Skuas.

Nr DUNGARVAN: Long-eared Owl.

CASTLETOWN FEN: Cuckoo.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: White Wagtail at Clohernagh.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Tree Sparrows.

NORTH WATERFORD: Buzzard.

Sat 1 June:

BALLINLOUGH: Male & female Cuckoo (video).

MAY 2013:

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Fri 31 May:

HELVICK HEAD: Spotted Flycatcher.

Thurs 30 May:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Spotted Flycatcher.

Mon 27 May:

BALLINLOUGH: 2 GARGANEY (male & female) still present (video), Water Rail, Spotted Flycatcher & 2 Treecreepers.

KILL: Cuckoo at water treatment plant.

NORTH WATERFORD: 2 Buzzards.

Sun 26 May:

BALLINLOUGH: 2 GARGANEY (male & female).

HELVICK HEAD: 2 Puffins on sea.

RAM HEAD: 5 Puffins, 550 Manx Shearwaters & 245 Guillemots W (1-hr seawatch, 16:05-17:05).

Sat 25 May:

Off HELVICK HEAD: Adult Little Gull, Great Skua, 3 Pomarine Skuas & 500+ Common Dolphins 10 miles off Helvick from a fishing boat.

RAM HEAD: Minke Whale.

MID WATERFORD: Buzzard.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Cuckoo at Lisselan.

WATERFORD CITY: Hummingbird Hawk-moth at Ferrybank.

Tues 21 May:

BELLE LAKE: Grasshopper Warbler.

Nr BALLYSCANLAN: Cuckoo calling.

Nr WATERFORD CITY: 2 Dippers at Ballindud.

EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

Sun 19 May:

WHITING BAY: Short-eared Owl (video).

Nr CLASHMORE: Dipper.

MODELIGO: Cuckoo calling.

KILL: Grasshopper Warbler singing at water treatment plant.

EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard at two locations.

Sat 18 May:

ARDMORE: Yellow Wagtail at Curragh strand, Spotted Flycatcher at Goat Island road.

DUNGARVAN: Adult-summer Black Tern near Cunnigar point.

HELVICK HEAD: 2 Spotted Flycatchers.

ARAGLIN HILLS: Dipper at Glouncaol Bridge.

WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: c500 Dunlin, 2 Cuckoos & 12 Sedge Warblers at Lisselan.

Fri 17 May:

KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: WHITE-TAILED EAGLE still present.

Nr DUNGARVAN: Pine Marten found dead on road.

BALLYSCANLAN: Cuckoo calling.

GREAT NEWTOWN HEAD: 20 Common Scoter E.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Cuckoo calling at Lisselan.

Thurs 16 May:

KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: WHITE-TAILED EAGLE (young wing-tagged bird).

Nr CAPPOQUIN: Jay at Toor/Ardaguna forest.

BLACKWATER VALLEY: 37 Whimbrel at Clashmore Broads.

ANNESTOWN BOG: Long-eared Owl calling, Water Rail & Grasshopper Warbler.

EAST WATERFORD: 2 Buzzards.

Weds 15 May:

Nr ANNESTOWN BOG: Adult Long-eared Owl calling.

Mon 13 May:

GREAT NEWTOWN HEAD: Adult Pomarine Skua W.

NEWTOWN GLEN: Spotted Flycatcher.

Sun 12 May:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Pomarine Skuas W (adult & subadult), Storm Petrels & 180+ Arctic Tern s (127 W) (seawatch 09:30-11:30); Tree Sparrow.

NEWTOWN GLEN: Spotted Flycatcher.

ANNESTOWN BOG: Grasshopper Warbler & 2 Gadwall.

Sat 11 May:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Pomarine Skuas & 40 Arctic Terns W (seawatch 18:35-19:35), & Tree Sparrow.

NORTH WATERFORD: 4 Buzzards.

DUNGARVAN: 35 Whimbrel at Ballyneety.

Fri 10 May:

HELVICK HEAD: 5 adult-summer Black Terns, Arctic Skua & 2 Storm Petrels.

GREAT NEWTOWN HEAD: Great Skua W, 43 Whimbrel & 2 Common Dolphins.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Tree Sparrow & Arctic Tern.

Thurs 9 May:

CLONEA STRAND: 5 Great Northern Divers.

HELVICK HEAD: 3 Storm Petrels feeding (first of year) & 1-4 Great Skuas (seawatch 09:30-10:00).

Weds 8 May:

HELVICK HEAD: 4+ Spotted Flycatchers (first of year).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Great Skua E (seawatch 18:20-19:00).

Mon 6 May:

DUNGARVAN: NIGHT HERON flying over Old Hospital Road - 3rd county record.

COMERAGH MOUNTAINS: Cuckoo & Dipper at Coumtay; male & female Hen Harrier.

ARDMORE: 42 Whimbrel at Curragh.

BLACKWATER VALLEY: 2+ Reed Warblers at Raheen Quay.

Sun 5 May:

KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Male Hen Harrier.

BLACKWATER VALLEY: Reed Warbler at Raheen Qiay, Clashmore; Jay at Villierstown.

BALLYNACOURTY POINT: 2 Little Terns W.

CLONEA STRAND: 35 Whimbrel & 3 White Wagtails at Ballinclamper.

COMERAGH MOUNTAINS: Ring Ouzel at Coumtay.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 40 Whimbrel.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Arctic Skua & 5 Roseate Terns (seawatch 12:-5-13:05).

Sat 4 May:

KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Hen Harrier.

DUNGARVAN: Male Long-tailed Duck off Quann's.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 300+ Whimbrel.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Great Skua E (seawatch 07:50-09:20) & 2 Tree Sparrows.

DUNMORE EAST: Porpoise off Black Knob.

PORTALLY: Common Lizard.

EAST WATERFORD: 3 Buzzards.

Fri 3 May:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Great Skua W & Arctic Skua (seawatch 19:00-19:45).

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: 2 Gadwall.

BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR: 2 Common Sandpipers.

HELVICK HEAD: 2 Puffins W (seawatch 13:15-13:45).

Thurs 2 May:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 4 Whitethroats, Sedge Warbler, 2 Blackcaps & 2 Tree Sparrows.

CARRIGAVRANTRY: 63 Whimbrel.

Weds 1 May:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 6-8 Whitethroats, 2 Blackcaps, Sedge Warbler, 10 Wheatears & Tree Sparrow.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 97 Whimbrel & 5 Long-tailed Duck.

WATERFORD CITY: Grasshopper Warbler singing in Ballygunner.

BALLYVOYLE: 2 Dippers.

Nr TALLOWBRIDGE: 3 Jays at Knockroe wood.

BLACKWATER VALLEY: 2 Reed Warblers at Raheen Quay, Clashmore.

WEST WATEFORD: Buzzard.