TRAMORE BOATING LAKE: Female or immature SMEW (3rd county record) @ 13:30, also 1st-winter Ring-billed Gull & a female Tufted Duck (MC).

CLONEA STRAND: 7 Purple Sandpipers at Ballinclamper (MC Sr).

WHITING BAY: Female or immature Hen Harrier at Whiting Bay (DK).

DUNGARVAN: Swallow at Abbeyside (FO'C).


Sunday, November 08, 2009

RAM HEAD: 8 Fin Whales (AM).

DUNGARVAN: Kingfisher on wall opposite Park Hotel (JAP, BS).

CLONEA: 2 Purple Sandpipers (").

KILMURRIN COVE: Female/immature Black Redstart (").

DUNGARVAN TOWN: Black Redstart (FO'C).


Monday, November 02, 2009

WHITING BAY: Black Redstart & female or immature Hen Harrier (Dervilla Keating).

ARDMORE: Juv Black Redstart, 2 Mediterranean Gulls & 2 Chiffchaffs, a.m. (SH).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Tree Sparrow, 2 Blackcaps (male + female) & 2 Chiffchaffs (PMW).

HELVICK HEAD: Totals now 5 fem/imm Black Redstarts & 2 Lesser Whitethroats (MC, CF).

BALLYVOONEY COVE: Great Skua & 2 f/imm Black Redstarts (MC, CF).

DUNGARVAN: BLACK-NECKED GREBE at Ballynagaul (JJC, BS, JAP, RA Wheeler).

BALLYQUIN to GLENCORRIN: 4 Mediterranean Gulls (2 adults, 1st-winter & 2nd-winter), 2nd-w Iceland Gull, 2 Black Redstarts, Wheatear & Dipper (JJC, BS, JAP).

ARDMORE: Male Blackcap & 2 Swallows (").

RINCREW: 3 Otters (").

HELVICK HEAD: Juvenile RED-RUMPED SWALLOW (1st county record), 9 Swallows, 1 House Martin, Lesser Whitehroat, 2 female/imm Black Redstarts, 2 Tree Sparrows & 3 Chiffchaffs (MC, CF).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Male Ring Ouzel, Lesser Whitethroat (same bird since 23rd Oct), female / immature Black Redstart, Great Skua (flew east @ 16:45), Great Northern Diver (east overhead), 3 Blackcaps (2 males & a female), 5+ Redwings, 16 Chiffchaffs, 3 Goldcrests, 30+ Skylarks, 24 Golden Plover, 7 Lapwing, 3 Painted Ladies & a Red Admiral (AA, PMW).

BALLYQUIN (nr Ardmore ): 2 Black Redstarts (SH).

Friday, Oct 30 2009

ARDMORE: 1 Swallow (SH).

DUNHILL: 3-4 Water Rails calling in marsh this afternoon (JAP, JJC, BS).

DUNGARVAN: Swallow at Gold Coast (").

CLONEA: Wheatear & Purple Sandpiper (").

BONMAHON: Kingfisher (").

BALLINACOURTY: 4 Swallows & 1 House Martin @ Ballinard. (MC)

CLONEA: Swallow & 12 Fieldfares at Ballinclamper (DC).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Merlin, Little Egret, 16 Lapwing, 6 Golden Plover, Snipe, 6 Swallows (flew E), c20 Skylarks, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat (near main gardens), 4 Bullfinches, 8+ Tree Sparrows (later flew W, followed by another 10+ sparrow sp.), 11 Lesser Redpolls (10 ringed) & 4 Siskins (MAD,PMW).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Merlin, Garden Warbler (apparently same bird since 12th Oct or earlier) & 4+ Chiffchaffs (PA, MAD, PMW); a Scarce Bordered Straw & a Vestal were the best of the migrant moths caught overnight.

DUNGARVAN: Whimbrel nr Ballynagaul (JAP, BS).

CLONEA STRAND: Black Redstart (DC), also 20 Fieldfares at Ballinclamper (DC).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Yellow-browed Warbler & Lesser Whitethroat at back of main gardens (PA) , also 2 Lesser Redpolls, 2 Bullfinches & 2 Ravens (DC).