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Monday, March 30, 2015
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Saturday, March 28, 2015
DUNGARVAN: SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF still behind Nissan garage at Springfield, 4 Pintail in Western Bay (BS, JAP).
CLONEA BAY: Sandwich Tern at Clonea beach, 2 Red-throated Divers at Ballyvoyle (").
ARDMORE: 1st-winter Iceland Gull at Curragh beach (").
WHITING BAY: 1st-winter Glaucous Gull & male Wheatear (").
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 1st-winter BONAPARTE'S GULL & 2 1st-winter Little Gulls at Lisselan (MC, DS); GLOSSY IBIS at Clohernagh, 1st-winter Glaucous Gull at Saleen, Sandwich Tern by spits (MC).
BALLYSCANLON LAKE: Sand Martin [not Sandwich Tern!] (MC).
DUNGARVAN: Adult Ring-billed Gull on fence by duck-pond nr Lidl, Dungarvan town (ADM).
Nr LISMORE: Lots of Chiffchaffs (").
Friday, March 27, 2015
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Monday, March 23, 2015
TRAMORE: 1st-winter BONAPARTE'S GULL again at boating lake, Little Gull at Lisselan & GLOSSY IBIS at Clohernagh (CFo, DFo).
DUNGARVAN: SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF behind Nissan garage at Springfield (").
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 7 Red-throated Divers (AJ).
RATHMOYLAN: White Wagtail, male Wheatear & 3 Red-throated Divers (AJ).
DUNGARVAN: SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF behind Nissan garage at Springfield (").
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 7 Red-throated Divers (AJ).
RATHMOYLAN: White Wagtail, male Wheatear & 3 Red-throated Divers (AJ).
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Saturday, March 21, 2015
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: BONAPARTE'S GULL & Little Gull at Lisselan (EAMacL et al.); Jack Snipe at Kilmacleague saltmarsh (AJ).
KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: Male RING-NECKED DUCK still present (EAMacL).
DERRIGAL (nr Portlaw): 2+ Pink-footed Geese (").
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 female Wheatears (MC) & a Chiffchaff (MAD, PMW).
CALISO BAY: Female Wheatear (MC).
BLACKWATER ESTUARY: 1st-winter Iceland Gull at Youghal Slob, 2nd-winter Iceland Gull at Kinsalebeg, both visible from Ferry Point (").
KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: Male RING-NECKED DUCK still present (EAMacL).
DERRIGAL (nr Portlaw): 2+ Pink-footed Geese (").
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 female Wheatears (MC) & a Chiffchaff (MAD, PMW).
CALISO BAY: Female Wheatear (MC).
BLACKWATER ESTUARY: 1st-winter Iceland Gull at Youghal Slob, 2nd-winter Iceland Gull at Kinsalebeg, both visible from Ferry Point (").
Friday, March 20, 2015
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
TRAMORE: 1st-winter BONAPARTE'S GULL again at boating lake, early a.m., before flying N high (CF, DS), back again by 12:20 (AJ), still present 14:45 (PA), then flew again at 17:15 (DDB); also adult Ring-billed Gull at boating lake (DDB), & 1st-winter Little Gull on channel just inside seawall at Lisselan (CF).
BUNMAHON: Iceland Gull (AJ).
BUNMAHON: Iceland Gull (AJ).
Monday, March 16, 2015
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Also 2 male Wheatears & 3 Short-eared Owls (BS, FO'C, JAP).
DUNGARVAN: SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF & 2 Common Chiffchaffs behind Nissan garage at Springfield (KA, BS, FO'C, JAP); 3 Shoveler & 4 Pintail in Western Bay; 3 Goldeneye off pitch & putt (BS, FO'C, JAP).
CLONEA BAY: 7 Whimbrel & 1st-winter Glaucous Gull at Ballinard (').
BALLYVOYLE: 11 Common Scoter flying W towards Helvick (").
KILMEADEN: Jay (").
VARIOUS: 97 species in total (").
DUNGARVAN: SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF & 2 Common Chiffchaffs behind Nissan garage at Springfield (KA, BS, FO'C, JAP); 3 Shoveler & 4 Pintail in Western Bay; 3 Goldeneye off pitch & putt (BS, FO'C, JAP).
CLONEA BAY: 7 Whimbrel & 1st-winter Glaucous Gull at Ballinard (').
BALLYVOYLE: 11 Common Scoter flying W towards Helvick (").
KILMEADEN: Jay (").
VARIOUS: 97 species in total (").
TRAMORE: 1st-winter BONAPARTE'S GULL again at boating lake, showing well at Splashworld side before flying high inland, also adult Ring-billed gull, 2 Mediterranean Gulls & 40 Brent Geese there (MC); 1st-winter Little Gull on main lake at Lisselan (DS, CF); SPOONBILL near spits & Spotted Redshank feeding in pool at end of sandhills carpark (DS).
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