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Saturday, January 01, 2011

DUNMORE EAST: 4 Purple Sandpipers outside seawall (TO'C).

TRAMORE BEACH: Black Redstart in western corner of beach under O'Shea's Hotel (MC, MC sr, CF, DW)

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 21 Tufted Duck, 29 Gadwall, 4 Coot, 9 Shoveler, 5 White-fronted Geese & 3 Greylag-type geese (probably feral) at Lisselan (").

DUNGARVAN: Male Velvet Scoter, Slavonian Grebe & 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBES at Ballynacourty (MC, CF, DW).

BALLINROAD-DURROW: 5 Woodcock along the road (").

BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR: 35 Whooper, hybrid MuteXWhooper, 2 drake Pintail, 8 Tufted Ducks, 8 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 4 Pochard (").

COOLFIN / DERRIGAL: 3 Greylag & 35 Whooper (").

ANNESTOWN: Kingfisher.

STRADBALLY COVE: Dipper.

BALLINCLAMPER: Whimbrel & Purple Sandpiper.

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