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).