COUMARAGLIN:  c20 Stock Doves (JAP).

CARRIGNAGOUR (nr Lismore):  100+ Redpolls (AM).

CARRIGNAGOUR (nr Lismore): 53 Redpolls (AM).

DUNGARVAN:  2 male Long-tailed Duck, Great Northern Diver, 2 Red-throated Divers & 42 Great Crested Grebes off Ballynacourty pier, 2nd-winter Yellow-legged Gull, 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull & 215 Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Ballyneety (PMW).

CLONEA STRAND:  Red-throated Diver & 9 Great Northern Divers off Ballinard / Ballinclamper, Red Admiral at Ballinard (").

CARRIGAVRANTRY RESERVOIR:  Greenshank (").

TRAMORE:  4 Gadwall & 7 Snipe at boating lake, 560 Lesser Black-backed Gulls in backstrand (").

BLACKWATER VALLEY:  Female/imm Hen Harrier at Clashmore Broads (JAP).

DUNGARVAN: Adult Ring-billed Gull @ Ballyneety & SPOONBILL off the pitch & putt course. (MC, CF, DW)

BOATSTRAND: 2nd winter Glaucous Gull. (")

LISSELAN: Male Gadwall & 1st winter male Shoveler. (")

DUNGARVAN:  Adult Mediterranean Gull at Ballyneety (FO'C).

CLONEA STRAND:  Adult dark-bellied Brent Goose & Purple Sandpiper at Ballinard (").

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

CLONEA STRAND:  Female-type Black Redstart & a Chiffchaff at Ballinclamper (FO'C).

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR:  Male RING-NECKED DUCK (DS, AJ).

HELVICK HEAD:  Black-throated Diver (MC snr).

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR:  Male & female RING-NECKED DUCK on main lake with 15 Tufted Duck, 2 Water Rail heard calling at the small lake (DS).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND:  Adult dark-bellied Brent Goose (DS).

RING: Adult Iceland Gull @ Ballinagoul & 4 Chiffchaffs @ Knockanpower Lower (including 1 bird in song). (MC)

BALLINACOURTY: 8 Common Scoter off the lighthouse. (")

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: 2 RING-NECKED DUCKS (male & female) (MD).

DUNMORE EAST:  3rd-winter Iceland Gull, 1st-winter Glaucous Gull & a Purple Sandpiper (PMW).

BOATSTRAND:  1st-winter Iceland Gull & 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull (DS).

WATERFORD HARBOUR: Adult Iceland Gull at Fornaght Strand, 228 Brent Geese & 22 Great Crested Grebes, Fornaght to Geneva, 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull at Cheekpoint (").

Nr PORTLAW:  Jay at Mountbolton (MC, CF, DW).

EAST WATERFORD:  Buzzard (").

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR:  Female RING-NECKED DUCK (").

BOATSTRAND:  2nd-winter Iceland Gull (").

BALLYNACOURTY POINT:  8 Common Scoter off lighthouse (").

DUNGARVAN:  1 BLACK-NECKED GREBE in the bay, BLACK BRANT off pitch & putt course, Greylag Goose at Ballyneety (").

HELVICK HEAD:  1st-winter Iceland Gull & 4 Black Guillemots (").

WEST WATERFORD:  Buzzard (").

DUNGARVAN:  5 Common Seals in front of  Park Hotel, & SPOONBILL (FO'C, MC snr).

BOATSTRAND:  Iceland Gull (").

DUNMORE EAST:  Glaucous Gull & Purple Sandpiper (").

BALLYSCANLAN LAKE:  2 redhead Goosanders (MC, CF, DW).

Friday, February 24, 2012

DUNGARVAN:  SPOONBILL near pitch & putt course (FO'C).

CLONEA STRAND:  7 Common Scoter, 16 Great Northern Divers, 1 Red-throated Diver & 4 Common Seals at Ballinclamper (FO'C).

Nr ARDMORE:  100+ Brent Geese (20+ juvs) at Glencorran / Ballyquin (JJC).

WEST WATERFORD:  Buzzard (").

EAST WATERFORD:  Buzzard (DS).

DUNGARVAN:  Chiffchaff & female-type Black Redstart in town centre (FO'C).

BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR: Male RING-NECKED DUCK still present (DS, JF).

Nr STRADBALLY: Woodcock (DW).

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

DUNGARVAN:  Adult Ring-billed Gull & 11 Barnacle Geese at Ballyneety, SPOONBILL near pitch & putt course, 2 Common Seals near Park Hotel (FO'C).