WATERFORD CITY:  Black Redstart again on mudflats beside Tower Hotel (LR).

BLACKWATER VALLEY:  Female/immature Hen Harrier (NR).

DUNMORE EAST:  2 Glaucous Gulls (1st-winter & 2nd-winter) (RZ).

DUNMORE EAST: Now 2 Glaucous Gulls - 2nd-winter joined by 1st-winter (MC).

RATHMOYLAN: Female/immature Black Redstart (").

TRAMORE: Black Redstart at the Cove, adult Ring-billed Gull, Kittiwake & 25+ Shoveler at boating lake (").

KILFARRASY:  Black Redstart (").

TRAMORE: Ring-billed Gull at boating lake, 7 Common Scoter in the bay (AJ).

DUNGARVAN: Male Blackcap in garden at Southways, Abbeyside (EB).

ARDMORE: 2 Tree Sparrows. (MC, CF, DW)

CAPPOQUIN: 2 Yellowhammers. (")

NEWPORT: 2 Jays & 3 Red-legged Partridge. (")

TEMPLEMICHAEL: Jay. (")

HELVICK: Black Guillemot. (MC, DW)

DERRIGAL (nr Portlaw):  PINK-FOOTED GOOSE (KA).

TRAMORE:  GLOSSY IBIS at Clohernagh, Ring-billed Gull at boating lake (JAP, BS); PINK-FOOTED GOOSE with 600+ Brent Geese at new wetland between Lisselan and Kilmacleague, female Goldeneye at Pickardstown (AJ), Black Redstart at W end of beach (PA).

BLACKWATER VALLEY:  3 Red-legged Partridge in field behind last house at Newport pier, Jay at Templemichael (MC, CF, DW).

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: Drake RING-NECKED DUCK still present (MC).

DUNGARVAN: Kingfisher at Ballyneety (MC snr).



Thursday, January 08, 2014

LEMYBRIEN:  Woodcock (MC).

KILMACTHOMAS:  Woodcock ("), 6 Long--tailed Tits at Friars Walk, Abbeyside (EB).

TRAMORE:  GLOSSY IBIS at Clohernagh again (RZ), adult Ring-billed Gull, 14 Shoveler & 13 Gadwall at boating lake (JF).

TRAMORE: GLOSSY IBIS again, near Saleen (FO'C, MC snr); male Blackcap, Tramore town (TB).

DUNMORE EAST:  2nd-winter Glaucous Gull (").

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: Drake RING-NECKED DUCK still present (MC).

TRAMORE: Adult Ring-billed Gull at boating lake (").

ARDMORE:  Great Northern Diver in bay (NJB).

DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper at Brickey canal (JAP).

BALLINVELLA (nr Lismore): 3 Yellowhammers (1m, 2 f) (").

Off BALLYVOYLE:  Great Skua seen from fishing boat 1 mile offshore (FO'C).

DUNMORE EAST: 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull (CF).

RATHMOYLAN: 1st-winter male Black Redstart (").

TRAMORE: 6 Shoveler at Lisselan, 12 Shoveler & 20 Gadwall at boating lake (").

DUNMORE EAST: 3CY (2nd winter) Glaucous Gull. (MC)

RATHMOYLAN: Female/immature Black Redstart. (")

CLOHERNAGH: Glossy Ibis. (")

TRAMORE BOATING LAKE: Adult Ring-billed Gull & 12 Shoveler. (")

KNOCKADERRY LAKE: Male Ring-necked Duck. (")

DERRIGAL/PORTLAW: 2 Pink-footed Geese & 1 hybrid goose. (")

DUNGARVAN: 2 Long-tailed Ducks off pitch & putt. 2 Spoonbills on the Cunnigar. 4 Pintail (male & 3 females) & 1 Shoveler @ Western Bay. Whimbrel @ Knockenpower Lower, Ring. (")

Note: From 1st January, records of Buzzard will no longer be published on the Waterford Birds website or blog, but submission of records is still encouraged (precise locations if possible, especially for birds showing breeding evidence) to allow monitoring of the species in the county.  As with Peregrine, the species is now quite widespread in the county but the risk of deliberate persecution remains high.

BLACKWATER VALLEY:  Jay, Stock Dove & 2 Red Squirrels at Newport East (RAW, EAMacL, BS, FO'C, JAP).

Nr WHITING BAY:  Male Blackcap & 6-7 Tree Sparrows (").

OLD PARISH:  Long-eared Owl & Woodcock (").

DUNGARVAN:  2 Long-tailed Ducks off pitch & putt course, Common Sandpiper at Brickey canal, felamel Goldeneye & male Blackcap at Ballyneety (").

ANNESTOWN:  Water Rail (").

TRAMORE:  adult Mediterranean Gull (").

VARIOUS SITES:  Total 95 species for the day (").

TRAMORE:  GLOSSY IBIS at Clohernagh, adult Ring-billed Gull at boating lake (MC), male Blackcap & 2 Chiffchaffs at upper slipway on Tramore beach (PA).

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR:  Male RING-NECKED DUCK, best viewed from high road (MC).

DUNMORE EAST: 2nd-winter (3rd-calendar-year) Glaucous Gull (").

DUNGARVAN:  2 Yellow-legged Gulls (adult & near-adult) at Ballyneety (CF).

DUNGARVAN: Whimbrel at Ballynagaul (JAP), both SPOONBILLS off pitch & putt course (JAP, MC snr).

DUNMORE EAST: 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull (MC).

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: Male RING-NECKED DUCK with 15 Tufted Duck at S end of main lake (CF).

DERRIGAL (nr Portlaw): 1 PINK-FOOTED GOOSE with c75 Greylags (").