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SEPTEMBER 2013:
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Mon 30 Sept:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER, LESSER
WHITETHROAT, Turtle Dove, Pied Flycatcher, 6 Spotted
Flycatchers, 20+ Chiffchaffs & 2 Wheatears.
Sun 29 Sept:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: LESSER WHITETHROAT, Yellow
Wagtail (video), Turtle Dove, 2 Whinchats, 3 White
Wagtails, 4 Spotted Flycatchers, Blackcap & Whitethroat.Nr WATERFORD CITY: Turtle Dove nr Holy Cross Inn, Cork road.
DUNGARVAN: Little Stint & 3 Green Sandpipers at Killongford
pools.
HELVICK HEAD: Turtle Dove.
ARDMORE: Turtle Dove along Goat Island road, Mediterranean Gull
on beach, Grasshopper Warbler near coastguard station.
Sat 28 Sept:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: LESSER WHITETHROAT, Garden
Warbler, 2 Turtle Doves, 4 White Wagtails, 3
Tree Sparrows, 4 Spotted Flycatchers, 5 Blackcaps, Whitethroat, 19 Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow
Warblers, 60+ House Martins (E), 300+ Meadow Pipits, Great Skua (E), Great Northern Diver (E) & a Vestal
moth (by day). TRAMORE TOWN: 3 Vestal moths light-trapped.
DUNHILL: Kingfisher.
BALLYVOYLE: Adult Mediterranean Gull.
RAM HEAD: c100 House Martins, 300 Swallows, 100 Meadow Pipits & 2 Siskins passed (09:05-10:00).
WEST WATERFORD: 3 Buzzards.
Fri 27 Sept:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: WRYNECK, LESSER
WHITETHROAT, Reed Warbler, 2 Turtle Doves, 4 White Wagtails, 6 Tree Sparrows, 4-5 Spotted Flycatchers, 3 Blackcaps,
2 Whitethroats, 12+ Chiffchaffs, Willow Warbler & 300+ Meadow Pipits; also a Vestal
moth by day.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Kingfisher at Clohernagh. TRAMORE TOWN: Vestal moth light-trapped.
HELVICK HEAD: Whinchat.
ARDMORE: Turtle Dove & 2 Spotted
Flycatchers by Round Tower, another (juvenile) Turtle Dove along
Goat island road.
Thurs 26 Sept:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Turtle
Dove (video) & Whinchat. TRAMORE TOWN: Gem & White-speck light-trapped.
Weds 25 Sept: BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 10+
Tree Sparrows, White Wagtail, 6 Snipe, 3 Blackcaps, 4 Willow
Warblers & 5 Chiffchaffs. NEWTOWN COVE: Redwing heard (1st of autumn). GREAT NEWTOWN
HEAD: Delicate, White-speck & Scarce
Bordered Straw light-trapped.
Tues 24 Sept:
CLONEA: Grasshopper Warbler at Ballinclamper. TRAMORE
TOWN: White-speck & 7 Vestal moths light-trapped.
Mon 23 Sept:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD:
Reed Warbler & Tree Sparrow.
Sun 22 Sept:
RAM HEAD: GREAT SHEARWATER,
2 Arctic Skuas, 11 Common Scoter, 32 Common Dolphins & 2 Porpoises (seawatch 08:20-11:20).
ARDMORE: Juvenile Turtle Dove (video) along Goat Island road, Pied Flycatcher behind Round
Tower, 9 Mediterranean Gulls (including 'E666').
HELVICK HEAD: 3 Blackcaps.
DUNGARVAN: Common Sandpiper at Ballyneety, 30+ Great Crested
Grebes in harbour.
Sat 21 Sept:
ARDMORE: 3 Mediterranean Gulls
(adult & 2 2nd-winters).
DUNGARVAN: 8 Curlew Sandpipers
(2 at Cunnigar, 6 at Ballyneety).
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Great
Skua, Red-throated Diver & 2 Arctic Terns E, Common Scoter W & Porpoise
(seawatch 08:10-11:10); 8 Chiffchaffs & 19 Choughs.
Fri 20 Sept:
GREAT NEWTOWN HEAD: Great Skua E,
3 Common Scoter W & 3 Common Dolphins (seawatch 07:35-08:35).
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 48 Brent Geese at Lisselan.
DUNGARVAN: Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper.
Thurs 19 Sept:
DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper at Brickey
canal.
CLONEA: Arctic Skua.
BALLYVOYLE: Common Sandpiper & Dipper.
STRADBALLY: Kingfisher.
Weds 18 Sept:
ARDMORE: 5 Mediterranean Gulls (including
white ring 'E666') at harbour, 3 (including red ring 'PNT9') at Curragh; skua species over
bay.
Sun 15 Sept:
HELVICK HEAD: 3 Balearic Shearwaters, c500
Manx Shearwaters, 2 Pomarine Skuas, 5 Arctic Skuas, 16+ Great
Skuas, 12 Puffins, 4 Common Scoter & 9 Wigeon (seawatch 08:00-13:00).
DUNGARVAN: 24 Little Egrets above Barnawee bridge.
CLONEA STRAND: Curlew Sandpiper at Ballinclamper.
COMERAGH MOUNTAINS: 40+ Ravens, female Hen Harrier
& Dipper.
TRAMORE: Adult Mediterranean Gull & 11
Coots at boating lake.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Sooty Shearwater & 3
Great Skuas W (seawatch 09:00-12:00); 20 Choughs.
Sat 14 Sept:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 1000+ Swallows, 3 Spotted Flycatchers, 8 Wheatears, Grasshopper
Warbler, 3 Blackcaps, 18 Chiffchaffs & 23+ Tree Sparrows.
Fri 13 Sept:
CLONEA STRAND: Spotted Flycatcher at Ballinclamper.
Thurs 12 Sept:
DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper at Ballyneety.
Weds 11 Sept:
ARDMORE: 2 Mediterranean Gulls at
Curragh (one with white ring 'E713' - ringed as a chick at Arnhem, Netherlands, 12 June 2012).
WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard.
KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: Gadwall.
Mon 9 Sept:
DUNGARVAN: Little Stint at the Cunnigar, Kingfisher at Brickey canal.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 9 Wheatears at Lisselan.
Sun 8 Sept:
RAM HEAD: Storm Petrel & Common
Scoter.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 2 Brent Geese, female Shoveler, 2 Spotted Flycatchers
& 11+ Wheatears at Lisselan.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Adult Mediterranean Gull &
8 Wheatears.
BELLE LAKE: Reed Warbler & 2 Water Rails.
Sat 7 Sept:
DUNGARVAN: Little Stint, 3+
Curlew Sandpipers & an early Brent Goose at the Cunnigar.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Puffin E & skua
species (seawatch 07:45-10:45), Spotted Flycatcher, Grasshopper Warbler, 10 Willow Warblers, 6 Wheatears & 23
Choughs.
Fri 6 Sept:
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 2 White Wagtails at
Lisselan.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Tree Sparrows, 15 Wheatears,
Blackcap, 7 Willow Warblers & 3 Chiffchaffs.
Weds 4 Sept:
TRAMORE: Adult Mediterranean Gull on
beach.
CLONEA STRAND: 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls at
Ballinclamper.
ARDMORE: 6 Mediterranean Gulls at Curragh,
including colour-ringed subadult.
Mon 2 Sept:
WATERFORD CITY: Kingfisher at St John's
River in People's Park.
Sun 1 Sept:
DUNGARVAN: Juvenile Spotted Redshank,
juvenile Curlew Sandpiper & adult Yellow-legged Gull at
Killongford, adult Curlew Sandpiper at Colligan opposite Fraher's Field.
BELLE LAKE: 2 Reed Warblers & 11 Sedge
Warblers ringed, 2 Water rails calling.
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