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DECEMBER 2014: Check
here (Waterford Birds blog) for more recent updates, further details
or fuller species lists
Weds 31 Dec: DUNGARVAN: 2 SPOONBILLS off pitch & putt course. OLD
PARISH: Woodcock. TRAMORE: Adult
Ring-billed Gull at boating lake. DUNMORE EAST: 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull.
Tues 30 Dec: TRAMORE
BACKSTRAND: Ring-billed Gull at boating lake. DERRIGAL (nr Portlaw): PINK-FOOTED
GOOSE. KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: 23 Little Grebes. EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.
Mon 29 Dec: DUNGARVAN: 2 SPOONBILLS
on the Cunnigar, 4 Pintail off pitch & putt course, Black Redstart at Abbeyside church. CLONEA: Whimbrel. Nr
BUNMAHON: Male Hen Harrier & 18 Stock Doves. TRAMORE
BACKSTRAND: Ring-billed Gull at Lisselan.
Sun 28 Dec: KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: Drake RING-NECKED
DUCK with 15 Tufted Duck on small lake. DERRIGAL (nr Portlaw): 3 PINK-FOOTED GEESE,
129 Greylag Geese & 31 Whooper Swans. DUNMORE EAST: 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull at Dunmore East. TRAMORE:
Chiffchaff & 2 Black Redstarts at W end of beach. DUNGARVAN: 2 SPOONBILLS,
4 Pintail & 2 Long-tailed Duck off pitch & putt course, adult Mediterranean
Gull at Ballyneety. Nr CAPPOQUIN: Hen Harrier.
Sat 27 Dec: BLACKWATER VALLEY: Common
Sandpiper at Clashmore broads, Jay at Greencloyne near Youghal bridge, Hen Harrier at Newport
East. WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard. Nr WHITING BAY: 8+ Tree Sparrows
at Moord. ARDMORE: Adult Mediterranean Gull. DUNGARVAN: Adult Yellow-legged
Gull at Ballyneety.
Fri 26 Dec: DERRIGAL (nr Portlaw): 2 PINK-FOOTED
GEESE.
KILFARRASY: Black Redstart on beach. TRAMORE:
2 Black Redstarts (cove & below O'Shea's), Shoveler & 12 Gadwall at boating lake.
Thurs 25 Dec: DERRIGAL (nr Portlaw): 3 PINK-FOOTED
GEESE & 198 Greylag Geese.
Weds
24 Dec: SEAFIELD (nr Bunmahon): 2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull
& a Chiffchaff. WATERFORD CITY: Otter on quay.
Tues 23 Dec: DERRIGAL (nr Portlaw): PINK-FOOTED
GOOSE & c100 Greylag Geese. DUNMORE EAST: 2nd-calendar-year Glaucous Gull .
Sun 21 Dec: DUNMORE EAST: 2nd-calendar-year Glaucous
Gull at pier. TRAMORE: Adult Ring-billed Gull &
10 Gadwall at boating lake, male Blackcap in Tramore town. DUNGARVAN: 2 Long-tailed
Ducks opposite pitch & putt club. DRUM HILLS: Ringtail Hen Harrier. BLACKWATER
VALLEY: Whimbrel at Newport East,. WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard.
Sat 20 Dec: DERRIGAL (nr Portlaw): PINK-FOOTED
GOOSE, 110 Greylag Geese & 33 Whooper Swans. Nr BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR: 15 Whooper Swans in
field to NW. DUNGARVAN: Immature SPOONBILL on Cunnigar, 4 Shoveler & 2 Pintail
(male & female) off pitch & putt course,, Water Rail at Killongford pools. OLD PARISH: 3-4 Woodcock.
Fri 19 Dec: TRAMORE: Adult Ring-billed
Gull at boating lake.
Thurs
18 Dec: LISMORE: Dipper & 2 Treecreepers.
Weds 17 Dec: DUNGARVAN: 2 SPOONBILLS (adult
& juvenile), 3 Pintail (adult male & 2 females) & 8 Shoveler off pitch & putt course.
Tues 16 Dec: Nr DUNGARVAN: Barn Owl. WATERFORD
CITY: Black Redstart again by Tower Hotel.
Mon 15 Dec: TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: GLOSSY IBIS
(flew towards Clohernagh) & Long-tailed Duck. DUNGARVAN: Black Redstart
in town centre.
Sun 14 Dec: DUNGARVAN:
2 SPOONBILLS & 2 Long-tailed Ducks off pitch & putt course, adult Yellow-legged
Gull at the Cunnigar, male Blackcap at Ballynagaul. Nr WHITING BAY: 4 Tree
Sparrows at feeders. LISMORE: Dipper & Treecreeper at Lismore Bridge. CLONEA:
Common Seal at Ballinard. SEAFIELD (nr Bunmahon): Ringtail Hen Harrier, Green Sandpiper
& Chiffchaff. TRAMORE: Adult Ring-billed Gull, adult Mediterranean
Gull & 25 Gadwall at boating lake, 41 Shoveler (high count) & a ringtail Hen Harrier at
Backstrand, Black Redstart by O'Shea's Hotel. DUNMORE EAST: 2nd-cal-yr Glaucous Gull
& 2 Purple Sandpipers at pier.
Sat
13 Dec: TRAMORE: GLOSSY IBIS flew E over Lisselan, adult Ring-billed
Gull & 28 Gadwall at boating lake, Chiffchaff at west end of beach, Black Redstart
at Ladies' Slip. DUNGARVAN: 2 Long-tailed Ducks, 4 Pintail & 8 Shoveler
off pitch & putt course, adult dark-bellied Brent Goose at CBS sports field.
Fri 12 Dec: WATERFORD CITY: Black Redstart
on riverbank by Tower Hotel.
Weds
10 Dec: TRAMORE: Adult Ring-billed Gull, 7 Gadwall & a
Shoveler at boating lake. BALLYNACOURTY POINT: Black Redstart just W of Ballynacourty lighthouse. DUNGARVAN:
Black Redstart at Galwey's Lane, Dungarvan town. DROMANA WOODS: Crossbills heard. WEST
WATERFORD: 2 Buzzards.
Tues 9 Dec: DUNGARVAN: Yellow-legged Gull near
Park Hotel, 2 SPOONBILLS, 2 Long-tailed Duck, 4 Shoveler & a male Pintail
near pitch & putt course.
CLONEA: 20+ Choughs at Ballinclamper. TRAMORE BACKSTRAND:Long-tailed
Duck at Lisselan.
Mon
8 Dec: TRAMORE: Adult Ring-billed Gull, 2 Shoveler & 2 Gadwall
at boating lake. WEST WATERFORD: 2 Buzzards.
Sun 7 Dec: TRAMORE: Mediterranean Gull
& Chiffchaff at west end of Tramore strand. BLACKWATER CALLOWS: 80 Whooper Swans.
Sat 6 Dec: TRAMORE: Adult Ring-billed Gull
& adult Mediterranean Gull at boating lake; Long-tailed Duck & 17 Shoveler at Backstrand. EAST
WATERFORD: Buzzard. DERRIGAL (nr Portlaw): PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, 115
Greylag Geese & 22 Whooper Swans. DUNGARVAN: Adult SPOONBILL, 3 Long-tailed Duck
& 3 Shoveler off pitch & putt club; 2 Black Redstarts (1 male) & Chiffchaff
at Ballynagaul. HELVICK HEAD: Black Redstart & 3 Red-throated Divers. ARDMORE:
2 Mediterranean Gulls (adult & 2nd-winter) at Curragh beach. Nr WHITING BAY: 2 Tree
Sparrows at feeder. WEST WATERFORD: 2 Buzzards. BALLYBRACK: Woodcock. BLACKWATER
VALLEY: Water Rail calling at Newport east, Jay at Knockanore.
Fri 5 Dec: DUNGARVAN: 2 Long-tailed Duck
off Quanns. TRAMORE: Black Redstart & female Blackcap at pier.
Thurs 4 Dec: WATERFORD CITY: Female Blackcap
in garden. TRAMORE: Adult Ring-billed Gull at boating lake, Black Redstart
at Ladies' Slip. BALLYSCANLON: 3 Chiffchaffs. MUGGORT'S BAY: 3 Fin
Whales just offshore.
Mon 1 Dec: TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Long-tailed Duck
& Kingfisher at Lisselan. HELVICK HEAD: Adult Fin Whale close inshore.
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Sun 30 Nov: HELVICK
HEAD: Juvenile HUMPBACK WHALE close inshore. DUNGARVAN: 2 SPOONBILLS &
a Ruddy Shelduck x Common Shelduck hybrid at the Cunnigar, 2 Long-tailed Duck & 4 Shoveler
near pitch & putt, 3 Black Redstarts (Ballynacourty pier, Ballynagaul & male near sports centre). DERRIGAL
(nr Portlaw): PINK-FOOTED GOOSE & 40 Greylag Geese. WATERFORD CITY: Male Blackcap
in garden at Collins Avenue. TRAMORE: Chiffchaff at west end of beach, female Long-tailed Duck
& 2 Water Rails at Lisselan.
Sat 29 Nov: BLACKWATER
CALLOWS: 49 Whooper Swans. HELVICK/DUNGARVAN: 4 Black Redstarts
& 2 Chiffchaffs, Helvick/Ballynagaul. DUNGARVAN: 2 SPOONBILLS, 2 Long-tailed Duck,
adult Yellow-legged Gull & 5 Shoveler off pitch & putt, 3 Chiffchaffs at Cunnigar base, 2 Whimbrel
at Ballynagaul. CLONEA: Adult male Black Redstart at Ballinard. BALLYSHUNNOCK
RESERVOIR: Adult Yellow-legged Gull. DERRIGAL (nr Portlaw): PINK-FOOTED GOOSE,
38 Greylag Geese & Green Sandpiper. MID WATERFORD: Buzzard. EAST
WATERFORD: 2 Buzzards. KILBARRY BOG: 3 Water Rails calling. TRAMORE:
Long-tailed Duck & 3 Chiffchaffs at Lisselan, Black Redstart at the cove, 17 Gadwall
& a Shoveler at boating lake.
Fri 28 Nov: DUNGARVAN: 2 SPOONBILLS,
(adult & juvenile) again off Quann's / pitch & putt course. TRAMORE: Chiffchaff at west end of
beach.
Thurs 27 Nov: DUNGARVAN: 2 SPOONBILLS
(adult & juvenile) on Cunnigar opposite pitch & putt course, 2 Long-tailed Duck & 4 Shoveler
off pitch & putt course, Green Sandpiper at Brickey canal. TRAMORE: Black
Redstart at Ladies' Slip, 7 Gadwall at boating lake, Merlin & 7 Shoveler at Backstrand near
spits, male Blackcap in Tramore town.
Weds 26 Nov: DUNGARVAN: SPOONBILL,
2 Long-tailed Duck & 4 Shoveler off pitch & putt course.
Tues 25 Nov: GREAT
NEWTOWN HEAD: 96 Common Scoter W (3 flocks) & Minke Whale outside Tramore Bay.
Sun 23 Nov: TRAMORE:
3 Black Redstarts at W end of beach, 5 Gadwall & a Peacock butterfly at Lisselan. DUNGARVAN: 2
Long-tailed Duck & 2 Shoveler off pitch & putt course.
Sat 22 Nov: WHITING
BAY: 15 Tree Sparrows. ARDMORE: Adult Yellow-legged Gull at Curragh / Ballyquin. DUNGARVAN:
Juvenile Arctic Tern still present; adult Dark-Bellied Brent Goose, female Pintail
& 2 Long-tailed Ducks off pitch & putt course; adult Yellow-legged Gull at Ballyneety. BUNMAHON:
Merlin. BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 3 Great Skuas, Merlin & a
Tree Sparrow.
Thurs 20 Nov: DUNGARVAN: Juvenile
Arctic Tern, Merlin & Shoveler opposite the Cunnigar. BALLYVOYLE:
4 Red-throated Divers & a Dipper. WEST WATERFORD: 2 Buzzards. KILBARRY BOG:
Chiffchaff & Water Rail at Waterford Nature Park.
Weds 19 Nov: BROWNSTOWN HEAD:
Female/immature Black Redstart. DUNGARVAN: 3 dark-bellied Brent Geese,
2 Long-tailed Duck, 6 Pintail & a very late juvenile Arctic Tern
at the Cunnigar; 6 Shoveler off pitch & putt course; late Red Admiral at Kilmurray. HELVICK HEAD:
2 Chiffchaffs.
Tues 18 Nov: TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Merlin.
Mon 17 Nov: TANKARDSTOWN:
3 Fin Whales & 3 Porpoises.
Sun 16 Nov: TRAMORE
BACKSTRAND: GLOSSY IBIS & a Red Admiral at Lisselan. WATERFORD CITY: Red
Admiral at Ferrybank. HELVICK HEAD: 2 Chiffchaffs.
Sat 15 Nov: TRAMORE
BACKSTRAND: GLOSSY IBIS, adult Mediterranean Gull & 11 Shoveler at Lisselan. BALLYSHUNNOCK
RESERVOIR: Female-type Scaup & adult Mediterranean Gull. COOLFIN/DERRIGAL:
Adult Mediterranean Gull at Derrigal. FIDDOWN: Jay. TIBBERAGHNY: 21 Whooper
Swans (Co Kilkenny side) & a Jay.
Thurs 13 Nov: DUNGARVAN: 2 Long-tailed
Duck & 6 Shoveler off pitch & putt course. DUNMORE EAST: 2 Purple Sandpipers.
Weds 12 Nov: KILBREE
EAST (nr Cappoquin): Short-eared Owl. ARDMORE: 3 adult Mediterranean Gulls
(2 on Ardmore beach, white darvic-ringed 'E666' at Curragh). DUNGARVAN: 2 Long-tailed Ducks off
pitch & putt course. KILBARRY BOG (nr Waterford city): Chiffchaff.
Mon 10 Nov: HELVICK
HEAD: Arctic Skua, 4 Great Skuas & Manx Shearwater (seawatch 14:30-16:30); female
Blackcap. CLONEA: 4 Great Northern Divers off Ballinard. WATERFORD CITY: Female Blackcap
in a garden - first wintering report.
Sun 9 Nov: TRAMORE: 3 Shoveler
& 16 Gadwall at Lisselan, late House Martin over GAA pitch /Beech Park in Tramore town. BUNMAHON:
Ruff & adult Mediterranean Gull. SEAFIELD (nr Bunmahon): 3 Green
Sandpipers. BALLYVOYLE: Long-eared Owl. DUNGARVAN: 2 Long-tailed
Duck (male & female) & 2 Shoveler off pitch & putt course. ARDMORE: 3 Mediterranean
Gulls at Curragh, Otter & 2 Porpoises in Bay. RAM HEAD: Great Skua
chasing Short-eared Owl offshore (Mine Head direction), Painted Lady.
Sat 8 Nov: TRAMORE:
GLOSSY IBIS again at Clohernagh, Ruff at Pickardstown, adult Mediterranean Gull
at Saleen, 9 Shoveler & 9 Gadwall at Lisselan, 9 Gadwall at Boating Lake. BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR: Adult
Yellow-legged Gull & female Scaup. DUNMORE EAST: 4 Purple Sandpipers. BALLYVOYLE:
25+ Choughs. CLONEA: 11+ Great Northern Divers at Ballinard. DUNGARVAN: Dipper above Ballyneety
bridge. ARDMORE: 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls (1 ringed bird). RAM HEAD: Late
Swallow & 2 Red Admirals. WHITING BAY: Merlin.
Fri 7 Nov: DUNGARVAN:
6 Shoveler (3 male & 3 female) off pitch & putt course. BLACKWATER CALLOWS: 60 Whooper Swans.
Thurs 6 Nov: CLONEA:
Grey Phalarope at Ballinclamper.
Weds 5 Nov: EAST
WATERFORD: Buzzard. RAM HEAD: 2 Porpoises. ARDMORE: 6 Mediterranean
Gulls at Curragh. DUNGARVAN: 2 Pintail & 4 Shoveler.
Tues 4 Nov: TRAMORE
BACKSTRAND: Long-tailed Duck west of spits, Merlin, 23 Gadwall & a late Wheatear
at Lisselan. CLONEA: Purple Sandpiper & a late Sandwich Tern at Ballinclamper. KNOCKMEALDOWN
MOUNTAINS: 2 Hen Harriers.
Mon 3 Nov: DUNGARVAN:
Kingfisher at Barnawee, Otter opposite Davitt's Quay.
Sun 2 Nov: TRAMORE:
Adult winter BONAPARTE'S GULL, 3 Mediterranean Gulls (1st-winter & 2 adults) & male
Shoveler at boating lake, GLOSSY IBIS at Clohernagh, 4 Whooper Swans & 8 Gadwall at Lisselan. HELVICK
HEAD: SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 5 Chiffchaffs, Swallow, Hummingbird Hawk-moth & Clouded
Yellow. KILBARRY BOG: 3 Swallows over Tramore road. BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR: 1st-calendar-yr
Mediterranean Gull, 1st-calendar-yr Scaup & 33 Whooper Swans. DUNGARVAN:
Male & female Shoveler in Western Bay. ARDMORE: White Wagtail at Curragh.
Sat 1 Nov: HELVICK HEAD: 'Blue Fulmar', Pomarine Skua, Great
Skua, 2 Arctic Skuas & 11 Manx Shearwaters (seawatch 08:40-09:10 & 11:40-13:15); 3+ Blackcaps
& 8+ Chiffchaffs. TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Snow Bunting
at Lisselan.
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Fri
31 Oct: BROWNSTOWN HEAD: FIRECREST still present (main garden)
also 3-4 Chiffchaffs & a Hummingbird Hawk-moth. WATERFORD
CITY: 10 Swallows over the Glen. TRAMORE: 26 Gadwall & 2 Whooper Swans at Lisselan, Redwing
heard over Tramore town.
Thurs 30 Oct: BROWNSTOWN
HEAD: FIRECREST & 2 Blackcaps. DUNGARVAN:
Adult Mediterranean Gull & Common Sandpiper at Barnawee, 2 Swallows in town centre, Otter at
quay.
Weds 29 Oct: TRAMORE
TOWN: 4 Redwing heard & 18 Swallows. DUNGARVAN: Otter at quay. ARDMORE: Wheatear at Curragh.
Tues 28 Oct: TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: GLOSSY IBIS at Clohernagh; Merlin
& 2 adult Mediterranean Gull at Saleen; female-type Scaup, 7 Gadwall & 3 Whooper
Swans at Lisselan.
Mon 27 Oct: BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Sooty Shearwaters. CASTLETOWN FEN:
Migrant Hawker. TRAMIORE BACKSTRAND: Scaup at Lisselan. DUNGARVAN:
Ruff at Killongford. HELVICK HEAD: Black Redstart, ARDMORE:
9 Mediterranean Gulls & 2 Sandwich Terns at Curragh strand. WHITING BAY: Female Blackcap
at Moord.
Sun 26 Oct: TRAMORE: Female-type
Scaup & 2 Gadwall at Lisselan, adult Mediterranean Gull & 9 Gadwall at boating lake. BALLYSHUNNOCK
RESERVOIR: 2 Gadwall & 6 Whooper Swans. BALLINAMUCK: Late Swallow.
Sat 25 Oct: CLONEA: 2 Arctic Skuas off Ballinclamper. DUNGARVAN:
Kingfisher near Devonshire Bridge.
Fri 24 Oct: RAM HEAD: c15 Mediterranean Gulls W, 17 Ravens, Fin Whale
& 40-50 Common Dolphins. ARDMORE: Another 8+ Mediterranean Gulls
& a Redwing at Curragh. TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Scaup,
2 Gadwall & 3 Whooper Swans at Lisselan. BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Clouded Yellows.
Weds 22 Oct: ARDMORE: 5 Mediterranean Gulls (2 1st-winter & 3 adult) at Curragh. DUNGARVAN:
Ruff at Killongford. TRAMORE: Merlin
at landfill site.
Mon 20 Oct: TRAMORE: Grey Phalarope, 3 Whooper Swans, 4 Shoveler & 10 Gadwall at Lisselan; Shoveler
on boating lake. BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Redwing, female Blackcap & 3 Tree Sparrows. CLONEA:
Merlin & 3 Great Northern Divers at Ballinclamper. DUNGARVAN: 7 House Martins W over
town centre.
Sun 19 Oct: TRAMORE:
Grey Phalarope, Common Sandpiper, 3 Whooper Swans & 2 Swallows at Lisselan; 450 Brent Geese around Backstrand;
eastern-type Jackdaw at Ballycarnane Woods estate, Tramore town. BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Great Skua W, Arctic Skua & 2 Common Scoter E (seawatch
08:55-10:55)
Sat 18 Oct: WATERFORD CITY: OSPREY W over ring road near Ardkeen. BROWNSTOWN
HEAD: Wheatear & Hummingbird Hawk-moth. KILMACTHOMAS to lemybrien: 4 Swallows. TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Grey Phalarope & 3 Whooper Swans on main
pond at Lisselan. DUNGARVAN: 3 female Pintail & 6 Shoveler between Quann's &
Western Bay, 2 Kingfishers at Killongfordf pools. HELVICK HEAD: Pomarine
Skua, Great Skua, Arctic Skua , 2 Storm Petrels & a Merlin.
Thurs 16 Oct:
TRAMORE
BACKSTRAND: GLOSSY IBIS, 3 Whooper Swans, 8 Shoveler & 4 Gadwall at Lisselan; 12 Pintail
(high count) & 306 Brent Geese (10 juvenile) on Backstrand.
CLONEA:
FIRECREST at Ballinard. BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Female
Blackcap.
Weds 15 Oct:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Male Blackcap.
DUNGARVAN: Kingfisher at town quay, Ruff
at Killongford.
Tues 14 Oct:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 4 Wheatears.
EAST WATERFORD:
Buzzard.
Sun 12 Oct:
DUNMORE EAST: Adult or subadult
WHITE-TAILED EAGLE flew E past the Shanooan then N towards Creadan Head.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 3 Tree
Sparrows & 2 Clouded Yellows.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 6 Whooper Swans, Shoveler & 6 Gadwall
at Lisselan; 100+ Brent Geese on backstrand.
Sat 11 Oct:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD:
DOTTEREL, Short-eared Owl, Merlin, Whinchat, Blackcap,
4+ Chiffchaffs, 10 Tree Sparrows & 6 Clouded Yellows.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: GLOSSY
IBIS at Clohernagh, White Wagtail at Saleen.
ARDMORE: 10+ Mediterranean Gulls
at Curragh, Great Skua in bay.
RAM HEAD: Adult & juvenile Fin Whale & 120 Common
Dolphins.
Fri 10 Oct:
DUNGARVAN: 25 Brent Geese at Barnawee.
BROWNSTOWN
HEAD: 2 Delicate moths trapped tonight.
Thurs 9 Oct:
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND:
GLOSSY IBIS, 5 Shoveler & 2 Gadwall at Lisselan.
EAST WATERFORD: 3 Buzzards.
KILMEADEN:
Jay.
CLONEA: Little Stint at Ballinclamper.
ARDMORE: 6 Mediterranean Gulls
at Curragh & harbour.
RAM HEAD: Pomarine Skua.
Weds 8 Oct:
TRAMORE
BACKSTRAND: GLOSSY IBIS at NW side of Backstrand, between Somerville / Ballinattin & old dump.
Tues 7 Oct:
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: GLOSSY IBIS again at Clohernagh.
CLONEA:
2 adult Mediterranean Gulls & 3 Brent Geese at Ballinclamper.
Mon
6 Oct:
CLONEA: Juvenile Little Stint, 5 Mediterranean Gulls
& >1000 Black-headed Gulls at Ballinclamper.
Sun 5 Oct:
BALLYSHUNNOCK
RESERVOIR: Male RING-NECKED DUCK still present.
WATERFORD
HARBOUR: Adult Mediterranean Gull at Woodstown beach.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Balearic Shearwater
W, 4 Common Scoter E & 275 Gannets E (seawatch 08:40-10:40).
CLONEA: Ruff at Ballinclamper.
HELVICK
HEAD: Great Skua W.
Sat 4 Oct:
DUNGARVAN:
Spotted Redshank, Curlew Sandpiper & Common Sandpiper at Killongford.
CLONEA:
Juvenile Little Stint & 2 juvenile Ruff at Ballinclamper.
CLONEA: 6 Mediterranean
Gulls at Ballinclamper.
WEST WATERFORD: 4 Buzzards.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 5 Blackcaps,
6 Chiffchaffs, 6 Goldcrests, 145+ Meadow Pipits & 23+ Red Admirals.
EAST WATERFORD: 5 Buzzards.
Fri
3 Oct:
BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR: Male RING-NECKED DUCK on main lake.
KILMEADEN
POOLS: Green Sandpiper.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 37 Choughs, 2 Red-throated Divers & 2 Porpoises.
Weds
1 Oct:
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Curlew Sandpiper at Lisselan.
ARDMORE: 5 Mediterranean
Gulls at Curragh stream.
RAM HEAD: 80 Common Dolphins.
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