BALLYVOONEY: summer-plumage Red-throated Diver (AJ, KA).

FERRYPOINT:  Yellow-legged Gull (ADM).

WHITING BAY:  2 1st-winter Glaucous Gulls (").

ARDMORE:  Adult Glaucous Gull & 2 Great Northern Divers at Curragh (").

BALLYVOONEY COVE:  Adult KUMLIEN'S GULL, adult Glaucous Gull & adult Yellow-legged Gull this pm (DO'S).

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR:  Male RING-NECKED DUCK still present, on main lake then flew to upper lake (").

ARDMORE:  4 Great Northern Divers in bay (NJB).

DUNGARVAN:  Great Northern Diver at Colligan estuary (").

DUNGARVAN: SPOONBILL off pitch @ putt course (MC); 4 Glaucous Gulls (1st-winter & 3 adults) at Ballynagaul / Poulaphuca & a Chiffchaff at Poulaphuca (BS, JAP).

DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper at Brickey River, 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull at Barnawee, adult Dark-bellied Brent Goose at Ballyneety (MC, CF).

HELVICK:  3 Glaucous Gulls (1st-winter & 2 adults) (").

WHITING BAY: also 3 Glaucous Gulls (1st-w & 2 ads) (").

ARDMORE: 1st-w Glaucous Gull, 3 Whooper Swans & a Common Scoter at Curragh (").

WEST WATERFORD: 3 Buzzards (").

CLONEA: c12 Red-throated Divers, 4 Common Scoter & 2 Whimbrel (BS, FO'C, JAP, RZ).

BALLYVOONEY:  2 Red-throated Divers (").

ARDMORE: 1st-winter Iceland Gull at Curragh strand (BS, FO'C, JAP).

HELVICK;  Adult & 1st-winter Glaucous Gull & 2 Red-throated Divers (").

BALLYHEENY (nr Clashmore): Male Blackcap (BS, FO'C, JAP).

WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard (").

FERRYPOINT:  Adult Glaucous Gull (").

WHITING BAY:  2 Glaucous Gulls (adult & 1st-winter) & adult Mediterranean Gull (").

DUNGARVAN: SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF behind Topaz garage at Springfield (FO'C, JAP, BS) - first confirmed from photos & call 27/2 (FO'C) - also Water Rail there, Kingfisher & adult Mediterranean Gull at Ballyneety.

TRAMORE:  Adult Ring-billed Gull again at boating lake car-park (JAP).

MID WATERFORD:  Buzzards at two locations (2 + 1) (MC).

BALLINARD:  Adult Mediterranean Gull & 2 Red-throated Divers (FO'C).

DUNGARVAN:  1st-winter Mediterranean Gull near pitch & putt course (").

WHITING BAY: 2 Glaucous and 1 Iceland Gull (SH).

ARDMORE: Red throated Diver off Curragh Beach (").

FERRY POINT: also 1st-winter Glaucous Gull & 1st-winter Iceland Gull (ADM).

CALISO BAY:  Adult Glaucous Gull (").

WHITING BAY: 2 adult Glaucous Gulls (").

ARDMORE: Merlin at Curragh (").

WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard (").

CASTLETOWN FEN: Water Rail calling & 2 male Shoveler (JF).

FERRYPOINT: 2 adult Glaucous Gulls (ADM).

TRAMORE: Adult Ring-billed Gull at boating lake (JF).

HELVICK: 2 adult Glaucous Gulls at pier (RZ).

HELVICK: Adult Glaucous Gull (MC snr).

WATERFORD CITY:  3 Sand Martins flying along River Suir by train station - first of year! (FO'C)

TRAMORE:  Merlin, 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull, 22 Gadwall & 319 Brent Geese at Lisselan (AJ).

HELVICK: 4 Glaucous Gulls (1st-winter & 3 adults) at pier (MC).

HELVICK: 2 adult Glaucous Gulls (JAP).

DUNGARVAN: 1st-winter Glaucous Gull at Ballyneety (").

HELVICK: Adult Glaucous Gull. (MC)

FERRY POINT:  Adult Glaucous Gull, Great Northern Diver & 74 Brent Geese (NJB).

WHITING BAY:  Adult Glaucous Gull (").

ARDMORE BAY:  Great Northern Diver (").

RAM HEAD:  38 Brent Geese W (").

HELVICK:  Adult Glaucous Gull (JAP).

RAM HEAD:  Pomarine Skua (ADM),

FERRY POINT:  Adult Glaucous Gull on Porpoise (").

WHITING BAY:  2 adult Glaucous Gulls on dead dolphin (ADM).

CALISO BAY:  Adult Glaucous Gull (ADM).

FERRY POINT:  2 Glaucous Gulls (adult & 1st-winter - 1st-w on Porpoise carcase) (ADM).

TRAMORE:  2 Glaucous Gulls (1st-winter & 2nd-winter) at west end of beach (DS).

FERRY POINT: Yellow-legged Gull also (ADM).

FERRY POINT:  3 adult Glaucous Gulls, Great Northern Diver & a Porpoise carcase (ADM).

RAM HEAD:  9 Great Northern Divers & 200 Common Dolphins (").

WATERFORD NATURE PARK (Kilbarry):  Water Rail calling from reedbed (DS).

Tramore

Adult ICELAND GULL and 1st winter GLAUCOUS GULL on beach near Strand St. Adult RING BILLED GULL near Boating Lake.
(P Archer)

DUNGARVAN:  Kingfisher & 4 Goldeneye at Ballyneety, 10 Great Northern Divers in harbour area (DC).

CLONEA:  18 Great Northern Divers (").

WATERFORD HARBOUR: 57 Great Crested Grebes off Geneva Strand & 5 off Woodstown (PMW)

CUNNIGAR: 3 Long-tailed Ducks. (MC)

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR:  Adult male RING-NECKED DUCK, 3 Stock Doves & a Water Rail (BS, EMacL, JAP, FO'C).

BALLYVOYLE:  1st-winter Iceland Gull & adult Mediterranean Gull (").

BALLYDWAN:  1st-winter Iceland Gull (").

CASTLETOWN FEN:  Water Rail & 15 Shoveler (").

WATERFORD HARBOUR:  Adult Glaucous Gull at Cheekpoint (").

DERRIGAL / COOLFIN:  200+ Greylag Geese & 23 Whooper Swans (").

MID WATERFORD:  Buzzard (").

YOUGHAL ESTUARY:  4 adult Glaucous Gulls at Ferry Point, 1st-winter Glaucous at Rincrew, Otter at Tinnabinna (MC,CF).

WHITING BAY:  1st-winter Mediterranean Gull, 1st-winter Glaucous Gull & 2nd-winter Iceland Gull (").

WEST WATERFORD:  Buzzard (").

DUNGARVAN:  3rd-winter Glaucous Gull at Ballynacourty, Dark-bellied Brent Goose at Ballyneety (").

TRAMORE:  1st-winter Glaucous Gull, 2 Shoveler & 12 Gadwall at boating lake, Gadwall at Lisselan (").

TRAMORE:  Short-eared Owl at Lisselan; 804 Black-tailed Godwits & 82 Shelduck at Pickardstown; 679 Brent Geese, 119 Dunlin, c1300 Golden Plover & 99 Grey Plover, Backstrand total; 1st-year Glaucous Gull & 14 Gadwall at boating lake (AJ).

DUNGARVAN: SPOONBILL at Barnawee near old railway bridge (new bird?), 3 Long-tailed Ducks off pitch & putt course (EMacL, BS, JAP, FO'C).

TRAMORE: 1st-winter & 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull (RZ).

DUNGARVAN:  2nd-winter Glaucous Gull (FO'C).

WHITING BAY:  Adult Glaucous Gull (ADM).

FERRY POINT:  1st-winter Iceland Gull & 2 Glaucous Gulls (adult & 1st-winter) & 2 Great Northern Diver (").

ARDMORE:  Great Northern Diver at Curragh & in Ardmore Bay (").

DUNGARVAN:  SPOONBILL off pitch & putt course, 14 Great Northern Divers around bay (PMW).

HELVICK:  3 Great Northern Divers (2 inside pier) (").

CLONEA STRAND:  Adult Glaucous Gull at Ballinard, 7 Whimbrel Ballinclamper to Ballinard, 2 adult or 3rd-winter Yellow-legged Gulls in gull roost N of Ballyvoyle Cove, 5 Great Northern & 2 Red-throated Divers in bay (").

Nr DUNGARVAN:  Stock Dove (DS).

MID WATERFORD:  Buzzard (").

DUNGARVAN:  Chiffchaff in garden at Southways, Abbeyside (EB).

SEAFIELD: Green Sandpiper (DW).

DUNGARVAN:  3 Long-Ducks & 8 Great Northern Divers between Abbeyside & Gold Coast (EB).

TRAMORE:  Common Scoter & pair of Pintail off Saleen, Chiffchaff at Lisselan, adult Little Gull near dump, 31 Gadwall at boating lake, and Backstrand totals including 576 Brent Geese, 110 Shelduck, 435 Wigeon, 158 Grey Plover, & 505 Black-tailed Godwit (AJ, PMW).

HELVICK: Adult Glaucous Gull. (MC)

ARDMORE: Adult Mediterranean Gull. (")

DUNGARVAN: Spoonbill off pitch & putt course. (")

TRAMORE: Adult Ring-billed Gull & adult Glaucous Gull. (")

CLONEA: Adult Glaucous Gull. (MC & MC Sr.)

TRAMORE: Adult Little Gull & adult Ring-billed Gull at Boating Lake (MC).

EAST WATERFORD:  Buzzard (").

TRAMORE: Adult Little Gull at boating lake, roosting on shore below Splashworld - 11th species of gull at the lake this year! (AJ)

HELVICK: update to 2 Glaucous Gulls (adult & 1st-winter) (MC snr)

HELVICK: Adult Glaucous Gull (MC snr).

Main Waterford Birds website now being updated - apologies for the delay...


Thursday, February 06, 2014

DUNGARVAN: Adult Glaucous Gull at Poulaphuca / Knockanpower Lower, male Long-tailed Duck between pitch & putt course & Cunnigar, Green Sandpiper at Killongford pools (JAP, FO'C).

CLONEA STRAND:  3 Mediterranean Gulls (2 adults & first-winter) between east end of  strand and Ballyvoyle (").

DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper on Brickey canal, adult Glaucous Gull at Ballynagaul; also a very large gull roost between Poulaphuca & the Cunnigar (JAP); 2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull near pitch & putt course (FO'C).

ARDMORE:  Common Scoter at Curragh, Great Northern Diver in bay (ADM).

CARRIGNAGOUR (nr Lismore):  7 Crossbills flew over (ADM).

BUNMAHON: 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull (DW).

WHITING BAY:  2nd-winter Iceland Gull (ADM).

HELVICK: Adult KUMLIEN'S GULL (CF).

WEST WATERFORD:  Buzzard (Nick Raicevic).

TRAMORE: Adult Iceland Gull at boating lake late this aftermoon (PA)

DUNGARVAN: Adult Glaucous Gull at Ballynagaul (JAP, BS).

WHITING BAY: 1st-winter Glaucous Gull;  6+ Tree Sparrows at usual feeder near Whiting Bay, at Springfield (").

TRAMORE: Adult & 1st-winter Glaucous Gull, Mediterranean Gull, 24 Shoveler & 4 Coot at boating lake (AJ).

BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR: Male RING-NECKED DUCK on the small lake (RZ, MC).

TRAMORE: 26 Gadwall,13 Shoveler, 1st-winter Glaucous Gull & adult Ring-billed Gull at boating lake (JF, RZ).

ARDMORE: 27 Snipe on rocks at Curragh yesterday (ADM).

FERRY POINT:  Great Northern Diver (ADM).

ARDMORE BAY:  Great Northern Diver (").

WEST WATERFORD:  2 Buzzards (").

DUNGARVAN: Ist-winter Glaucous Gull off Cunnigar car park (MC snr).

WATERFORD CITY: Chiffchaff feeding in garden, Francis Street (DS).

TRAMORE:  36 Gadwall, 11 Shoveler & 2 Coot at boating lake, male Goldeneye at Lisselan (JF).

SEAFIELD/BUNMAHON: CATTLE EGRET still present (DW).

DUNGARVAN: SPOONBILL now roosting below bridge at Killongford, 4 Goldeneye (1 male 3 female) at Ballyneety (JAP, FO'C).

CLONEA STRAND: Whimbrel (").

TRAMORE: Glaucous Gull immature & 6 Shoveler on boating lake (JB), also adult Ring-billed Gull (video) (DW)..

WATERFORD HARBOUR: c30 Sanderling on Woodstown beach (").

ARDMORE: Female Common Scoter offshore (MC), Great Northern Diver & 2 Great Crested Grebes in Bay (NJB).

WHITING BAY: Tree Sparrow at Springfield Lower (MC),

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Great Skua & 20 Fulmars W, 2 Porpoises (seawatch 14:35-15:20, wind f.8 WSW, PMW).

TRAMORE:  1st-winter Glaucous Gull at boating lake (Daithi de Brun).

DUNGARVAN:  SPOONBILL & 5 Goldeneye in Western Bay, Great Northern Diver at quay (EB).

ARDMORE: Female Brambling at Curragh Beach, 2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull (CF).

DUNGARVAN: Merlin at Youghal Road (").

YOUGHAL HARBOUR / KINSALEBEG: 2nd-winter Iceland Gull at Ticknock (").

WHITING BAY: 10+ Tree Sparrows at Springhill Lower, 7 Stock Dove (").

HELVICK HEAD: 2 LITTLE AUKS west singly @ 1320 & 1324 (CF)



Friday, January 24, 2014

AT SEA:  3 Manx Shearwaters, 10 Great Skuas & 2 'Blue' Fulmars at sea between Mine Head & Dunmore East today (all well within sight of land) from R.V. Celtic Explorer (NTK).

BLACKWATER CALLOWS:  Kingfisher at Lismore, 38 Whooper Swans at Ballyduff Upper (DC).

WEST WATERFORD:  Buzzards at 2 locations (").

BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR:  Kingfisher (").

COOLFIN:  30 Whooper Swans (").

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR:  Male RING-NECKED DUCK still present (MC).

TRAMORE:  Chiffchaff at west end of beach; 1st-winter Glaucous Gull, 10 Shoveler, 18 Gadwall & a Tufted Duck at boating lake (JF).

FERRY POINT (Youghal Harbour):  Glaucous Gull, 3+ Iceland Gulls & an adult Yellow-legged Gull (ADM).

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR:  Male RING-NECKED DUCK still present (MC).

HELVICK:  Now 2 KUMLIEN'S GULLS (adult and, since yesterday, 1st-winter), also a 1st-winter Iceland Gull of nominate subspecies (RZ).

DUNGARVAN:  Green Sandpiper, 3 Chiffchaffs & an Otter at brickey canal (FO'C).

HELVICK:  2 1st-winter Iceland Gulls including a presumed KUMLIEN'S GULL (photos) (MC snr, MC, RZ).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND:  Male Goldeneye at Lisselan (JF).

BOATSTRAND:  Adult Mediterranean Gull & Red-throated Diver (PMW).

BUNMAHON:  1+ Great Northern Diver (").

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR:  Male RING-NECKED DUCK, 24 Tufted Duck & 24 Little Grebes (PMW).

BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR: 2 imm male Shoveler , 10 Tufted Duck & 64 Teal (").

DERRIGAL / COOLFIN:  32 Whooper Swans nr Derrigal cross (").

TIBBERAGHNY (Co Kilkenny):  32 Whooper Swans (").

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: Male RING-NECKED DUCK in SE corner of main lake with 12 Tufted Duck, best viewed from new pontoon (Cf).

CLONEA BAY:  Black-throated Diver, Whimbrel & Purple Sandpiper at Ballinclamper (JAP, FO'C, BS).

BLACKWATER CALLOWS:  c60 Whooper Swans above Ballyduff (").

KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS:  4+ Red Grouse (").

SEAFIELD / BUNMAHON: CATTLE EGRET (CFo, SM).

DUNGARVAN: SPOONBILL & 4 Long-tailed Ducks (").

BUNMAHON: CATTLE EGRET still present (S. Millar).

Nr WHITING BAY: 10 Tree Sparrows at feeders, Springfield area at west end of bay (SMH, MC snr).

TRAMORE:  Adult Ring-billed Gull & possible 'Eastern' Jackdaw at boating lake - see video (RZ).

WHITING BAY:  9-10 Yellowhammer & 30+ Skylarks in stubble near middle carpark, 2 Tree Sparrows at west end of bay (JAP).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND:  Merlin at Lisselan (JF).

BUNMAHON:  CATTLE EGRET & adult Mediterranean Gull (MC snr).

MID WATERFORD:  Buzzard (").

BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR:  Male RING-NECKED DUCK on small lake (").

PORTLAW: Green Sandpiper below bridge, Portlaw village (MC snr).

BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR:  Male RING-NECKED DUCK (RZ).

CLONEA:  Whimbrel & Purple Sandpiper at Ballinclamper (MC snr).

SEAFIELD / BUNMAHON:  1 CATTLE EGRET still present (DW).

ARDMORE:  2 Common Scoter at Curragh beach (MC).

HELVICK HEAD:  Balearic Shearwater heading east c 15:00 (MC).

TRAMORE (I-WeBS count):  1st-winter Glaucous Gull, 43 Gadwall & 18 Shoveler at boating lake (JAP, BS, PMW); 3 Shoveler, Great Northern Diver, & totals including 658 Brent Geese, 317 Wigeon, 140 Grey Plover, 517 Black-tailed Godwit &17 Greenshank at Backstrand (AJ, DMcG, PMW); Red-throated Diver, 2 Great Crested Grebes & 2 Common Scoter in Tramore Bay (AJ, PMW).

WEST WATERFORD:  Buzzard (ADM).

TRAMORE TOWN:  Chiffchaff (TB).

CUNNIGAR: Chiffchaff. (MC)

BUNMAHON: CATTLE EGRET still present this afternoon (RZ).

BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR:  2 Gadwall (MC).

KILMEADEN:  Jay (").

CLONEA: 8 Great Northern Divers in bay, Whimbrel & 21 Sanderling at Ballinclamper (PMW).

DUNGARVAN: SPOONBILL & 3 Long-tailed Ducks inside Cunnigar (PS), 3 Chiffchaffs (1+ pale eastern-type) feeding at reedbed / stream behind Topaz garage near Youghal Rd roundabout, 16 Great Northern Divers around bay (PMW).

TRAMORE: 2 male Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck (m + f), Greylag Goose & a Common Scoter at Lisselan (JF).

SEAFIELD / BUNMAHON: 1 CATTLE EGRET still present (DW).

Monday, January 06, 2014

Nr WHITING BAY:  2 Tree Sparrows at feeder, Springfield area at west end of bay (MC snr).

DUNMORE EAST:  Puffin in DE harbour & a Purple Sandpiper outside the harbour wall (").

TRAMORE:  1st-winter Glaucous Gull still at boating lake, Merlin at backstrand (AJ).

DUNGARVAN:  Common Sandpiper at Killongford (AA, AJ, PV), adult Yellow-legged Gull off pitch & putt course (EMacL, FO'C, JAP, BS).

DRUM HILLS:  Woodcock (").

BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR:  Pochard (").

SEAFIELD: 2 CATTLE EGRETS separately (DW).

TRAMORE: Ring-billed Gull, Glaucous Gull & 1st-winter male Pintail at boating lake, Greylag Goose at Lisselan (MC, CF).

SEAFIELD, BUNMAHON: CATTLE EGRET again present, 14:55 (DW).

CLONEA:  Great Skua (onto sea), Whimbrel & 3 Purple Sandpipers at Ballinclamper (MC).

ARDMORE:  Adult Mediterranean Gull on beach (").

HELVICK HEAD: LITTLE AUK flew W just before 14:15 (MC).

DUNGARVAN: SPOONBILL off pitch and putt (MC), 4 Long-tailed Ducks off Quann's (MC snr).

ARDMORE: Female Brambling at Curragh beach stream but flew off (JAP BS).

LISMORE:  Jay (MC).

WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard at two locations (").

DUNGARVAN:  SPOONBILL at the Cunnigar (MC).

TRAMORE:  3 Common Scoter & 2 Red-throated Divers in Tramore Bay, from Doneraile walk (AJ).

CLONEA:  2 adult Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Purple Sandpipers & a Whimbrel at Ballinclamper (MC).

DUNGARVAN:  2 Long-tailed Ducks (").

HELVICK:  2nd-winter Glaucous Gull (").

TRAMORE:  1st-winter Glaucous Gull, adult Mediterranean Gull, 1st-winter male Pintail, 2 Tufted Duck and usual numbers of Gadwall & Shoveler at boating lake (").

EAST WATERFORD:  2 Buzzards (").

TRAMORE:  1st-winter Glaucous Gull still present, also a possible 'Eastern' Jackdaw at Splashworld side of lake (DS).

HELVICK HEAD: Balearic Shearwater close in off cove at 16:07 (CF).

DUNGARVAN: SPOONBILL at the Cunnigar & 4 Long-tailed Duck off Quann's (CF); Dark-bellied Brent Goose at Duckspool (MC).

CLONEA: Whimbrel & Purple Sandpiper at Ballinard/Ballinclamper (MC, CF).

BALLYDWAN to BALLYVOONEY: Merlin (CF).

BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR: 2 Stock Doves (MC).

DERRIGAL: 14 Whooper Swans (").

TRAMORE: 1st-winter Glaucous Gull at boating lake (").

EAST WATERFORD: 2 Buzzards feeding on earthworms (").

BLACKWATER CALLOWS:  119 Whooper Swans (TM).

HELVICK: Glaucous Gull (JAP).

DUNGARVAN: Merlin and adult Yellow-legged Gull at Ballyneety (").

SEAFIELD / BUNMAHON: CATTLE EGRET again (MC).