Nr BALLYSCANLON: Cuckoo calling this evening (LR).

Nr WATERFORD CITY: 2 Dippers (including bird carrying food) at Ballindud roundabout (KB).

BELLE LAKE:  Grasshopper Warbler, 8 Sedge Warblers & 7 Whitethroats (AJ).

Nr JACK MEADE'S;  Wheatear on road (").

EAST WATERFORD:  Buzzard (").

WHITING BAY: Short-eared Owl at east end (MC snr), later flew W over fields towards next car park (MC) (video).

MODELIGO: Cuckoo calling (per MC snr).

KILL: 3 Sedge Warblers & Grasshopper Warbler singing at water treatment plant (JF).

BALLINLOUGH: 7 Sedge Warblers (").

EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard at two locations (")

Nr CLASHMORE VILLAGE: metal-ringed Dipper (MC snr).

DUNGARVAN:  Adult-summer Black Tern near Cunnigar point, then flew towards pitch & putt course (FO'C).

ARAGLIN HILLS:  Dipper at Glouncaol Bridge (PMW).

Nr TALLOW:  Stock Dove (").

WEST WATERFORD:  Buzzard (").

ARDMORE: Spotted Flycatcher along Goat Island road (JAP, BS).

ARDMORE: Yellow Wagtail at stream on Curragh Strand, 13:10 (JAP, BS).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: c500 Dunlin with 30+ Ringed Plover, 2 Cuckoos, 12 Sedge Warblers, Swift, Whitethroat & hirundines all at Lisselan (AJ).

HELVICK HEAD: 2 Spotted Flycatchers & a Wheatear (CF).

BALLYSCANLAN:  Cuckoo in song, Mute Swan pair have hatched 4 cygnets (MC).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND:  Cuckoo heard at Lisselan, 6 a.m. (JF).

KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS:  WHITE-TAILED EAGLE again (ADM).

GREAT NEWTOWN HEAD:  20 Common Scoter E, 3 Manx Shearwaters W & 3 Black Guillemots (AJ).

Nr DUNGARVAN:  Pine Marten dead on road (MC).

Nr ANNESTOWN BOG: Long-eared Owl calling again tonight (MD).

KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS:  WHITE-TAILED EAGLE (young wing-tagged bird) (ADM).

(c) AD Malcolm

Nr CAPPOQUIN:  Jay at Toor/Ardaguna forest (PMW).

BLACKWATER VALLEY:  37 Whimbrel at Clashmore Broads (").

EAST WATERFORD:  2 Buzzards (MC snr).

ANNESTOWN BOG: 5 Sedge Warblers, 1 Grasshopper Warbler singing & Water Rail calling this morning (JF).

Nr ANNESTOWN BOG:  Adult Long-eared Owl calling last night (MD).

GREAT NEWTOWN HEAD:  Adult Pomarine Skua W (AJ).

NEWTOWN GLEN:  Spotted Flycatcher (").

TRAMORE BAY: Spotted Flycatcher in Newtown Glen (JF).

ANNESTOWN BOG:  2 Gadwall, Grasshopper Warbler & 3 Sedge Warblers (RZ).

WATERFORD CITY:  first Swifts in Ferrybank (LR).

CLONEA STRAND:  Adult summer Great Northern Diver, 15 Brent Geese, 8 Whimbrel & 125 Bar-tailed Godwits at Ballinclamper (PMW).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD:

Seawatch 09:30-11:30 (wind 4-5 SW-WSW, vis moderate, PMW):

Pomarine Skua: 2 W (adult & subadult light-phase) @10:50

Storm Petrel: 1 feeding

Red-throated Diver: 1 adult summer W

Arctic Tern: 180+ (including 127 W)

Puffin: 2 W

Manx Shearwater: 4 E, 190 W, 15+ feeding

Fulmar: 1 E, 7 W

Gannet: 5 E, 33 W

Sandwich Tern: 21 W

Whimbrel: 12 W

Kittiwake: 3 E, 80 W

Large auks: 3 E, 33 W

Guillemot: 65+ feeding

Razorbill: 25+ feeding

On land: Swift, male Blackcap, 4 Whitethroats, Chiffchaff & Tree Sparrow.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD:

Seawatch 18:35-19:35 (wind 4-5 W-NW, MAD, PMW)

Pomarine Skua: 1 adult light-phase W

Arctic Tern: 40 W

Sandwich Tern: 25 W

tern sp: 100+ feeding near horizon

Manx Shearwater: 20 W

Gannet: 21 W

Kittiwake: 3 E, 43 W

Razorbill: 1 W

Guillemot: 1E

On land:

Tree Sparrow

DUNGARVAN: 35 Whimbrel at Ballyneety (PMW).

NORTH WATERFORD:  4 Buzzards (FJ).

HELVICK HEAD: 5 adult summer plumaged Black Terns on seawatch (FO'C) - first of year.