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).