CLONEA BAY:  1 Purple Sandpiper at Ballinclamper (MN, JP).

WATERFORD CITY: Kingfisher on St John's River at Waterside (LR).

ANNESTOWN:  Grey Phalarope & adult Little Gull still present (MC).

CLONEA BAY:  Chiffchaff at Ballinard (").

DUNGARVAN:  2 Black Redstarts on sea wall by Abbeyside church then moving towards the pond at Abbeyside (FO'C).



Wednesday, December 30, 2015

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND:  GLOSSY IBIS flying over Lisselan, also Grey Pharope & dark-bellied Brent Goose there (AJ).

ANNESTOWN:  Grey Phalarope, adult Little Gull, Gannet & Great Northern Diver all by the road (MC).

DUNGARVAN:  Grey Phalarope near Ballynacourty pier, 4 SPOONBILLS on the Cunnigar, 20 Great Northern Divers around bay (12 off Ballynacourty pier, 8 inside the Cunnigar) (FO'C).


Tueday, December 29, 2015

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND:  19(!) GLOSSY IBISES at Lisselan (JR per AJ, confirmed from photos).

DUNMORE EAST:  1st-winter Iceland Gull & a Purple Sandpiper (MC).

DUNMORE EAST:  1st-winter Iceland Gull still at pier (MC).

DUNGARVAN: Kingfisher at the quay, Dungarvan town (MC snr).

Sunday, December 27, 2015

BLACKWATER CALLOWS: 117 Whooper Swans - 95 Lismore to Nallyduff, 22 W of Ballyduff (TM).

BALLYLEMON, CAPPAGH: Brambling again present in garden, since yesterday (BL).

DUNMORE EAST: 1st-winter Iceland Gull at outer harbour (PA).

CARRIGANORE area: Green Sandpiper (DS).

NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY DATA CENTRE (nr Waterford city): GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER again present, now confirmed as a male (assuming same bird as original) (MC).

BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR: Drake RING-NECKED DUCK & 5 Crossbills (").

DUNGARVAN: Adult male Long-tailed Duck off the Cunnigar, 7 Shoveler (4 females & 3 males), 4 Pintail (1 male & 3 females) & a 2nd-winter Yellow-legged Gull near pitch & putt course (FO'C).

DUNGARVAN: 5 SPOONBILLS in th Cunnigar, adult dark-bellied Brent Goose at pitch & putt course, female/1st-winter Black Redstart nr Barnawee (shoreline where old railway meets road) (MC).

CLONEA: Merlin at Ballinclamper (").

HELVICK HEAD: Great Skua & female/1st-winter Black Redstart (").

TRAMORE: Ruff & c.450 Black-tailed Godwits by Splashworld at boating lake (PA).

GLENCAIRN, LISMORE: 3 Stock Doves (TM).

NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY DATA CENTRE (Carriganore nr Waterford city): GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER still present (AA).

DUNGARVAN: probable SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF with Common Chiffchaff in reedbed & rushes at Springfield, behind Nissan garage, also 40+ Siskins in alders there; another Common Chiffchaff at Youghal Road / Western Bay; 5 SPOONBILLS roosting on the Cunnigar opposite sports centre; 12 Great Northern Divers around bay (PMW).

DUNGARVAN: 4 SPOONBILLS roosting on the Cunnigar (MC).

HELVICK HEAD: Female/1st-winter Black Redstart (").

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 3 Great Northern Divers (2 close to Saleen, 1 west of spits) (PMW).

NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY DATA CENTRE (nr Waterford city): GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER & male Brambling this afternoon (FO'C).

WIT SPORTS CAMPUS (nr Waterford city): Green Sandpiper in small stream in front of campus (").

Thursday, December 17, 2015

ANNESTOWN: GLOSSY IBIS at east side of flooded field, dead LITTLE AUK on beach (AJ).

DUNGARVAN: Kingfisher at Ballyneety (MC snr).

DUNGARVAN:  Adult Mediterranean Gull at Barnawee (MC snr).

DUNGARVAN: 5 SPOONBILLS at south end of Western Bay, 5 Great Northern Divers off Abbeyside (EB).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Adult Yellow-legged Gull & adult Mediterranean Gull opposite McCarthy Fuels (MC).

BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR: Great Northern Diver on main lake (").

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: Great Northern Diver here also shortly afterwards - same or different bird? (").

Saturday, December 12, 2015

KILMACTHOMAS: Report (call-only?) of a GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER opposite Flahavan's Mill (per irishbirding.com).

Friday, December 11, 2015

DUNGARVAN: 6 Long-tailed Tits me Campus service-station, N25 (EN).

Thursday, December 10, 2015

NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY DATA CENTRE (nr Waterford city): Female GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER again

present (LL, DS, KA, JF, AJ).

BLACKWATER CALLOWS: 6 White-fronted Geese & 103 Whooper Swans (84 Lismore to Ballyduff, 19 W of Ballyduff) (TM).

Nr WHITING BAY: 6 Tree Sparrows at usual bird-feeder nr W end of bay (SDM).

ARDMORE: Mediterranean Gull & Great Northern Diver at Curragh (").

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Short-eared Owl & Merlin (JF, AJ).

Tuesday, December 08, 2015

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Short-eared Owl, female Long-tailed Duck & Great Northern Diver (JF).

DUNGARVAN:  5 SPOONBILLS( (JDP).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND:  2 Short-eared Owls, 2 Goldeneye (m & f/imm), Merlin & Great Northern Diver (JF).

Saturday, December 05, 2015

HELVICK HEAD: 5 'blue' Fulmars (3 dark 'D', 2 intermediate 'L/D') in brief seawatch 15:10-15:45, mainly Fulmar & Kittiwake passage, also a 1st-winter Blak Redstart (CF).

Friday, 06 December, 2015

N25: Pine Marten dead near the Stradbally exit (MC).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Great Northern Diver (AJ).

CARRIGNAGOUR (nr Lismore): 5 Crossbills in garden this morning (ADM).