TRAMORE BACKSTRAND:  2 Green Sandpipers flew over at Lisselan, circled lake calling & flew N (DS).

CASTLETOWN FEN:  Green Sandpiper, Snipe & great views of a Water Rail (JF).

DUNGARVAN: 100 Swifts over the town this evening, compared with only 35 yesterday (FO'C).

HELVICK HEAD: Few Manx Shearwaters but lots of Storm Petrels, several Arctic Skuas & an adult Roseate Tern this evening (CF).

RAM HEAD: Only 2 further CORY'S SHEARWATERS W 15:50-17:20 (since 39 13:50-15:50), also 2 Storm Petrels W (PMW)

WATERFORD CITY: Another new breeding-season site for Reed Warbler... 

Off HELVICK HEAD: 3 Storm Petrels 5 miles south of Helvick, also 2 Swallows going east low over water seen from boat (FO'C). 

Off HELVICK HEAD: Storm Petrelp 2 miles off Helvick, also 6 Common Scoter & 6 Common Dolphins (FO'C).

Yesterday (29:7) off HELVICK HEAD: 

CASTLETOWN FEN:  Green Sandpiper (MC).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND:  Adult Mediterranean Gull (").

RAM HEAD:  22 Common Scoter W, 20-30 Common Dolphins & a Risso's Dolphin (ADM).


Tuesday, July 26, 2016

CLONEA BAY: Adult Mediterranean Gull, 2 adult Common Terns & 2 Whimbrel at Ballinclamper (JF).


Sunday, July 24, 2016

ARDMORE:  Mediterranean Gull at beach (NJB).

TRAMORE:  2 Common Sandpipers on rocks between pier & beach (AJ).


Saturday, July 23, 2016

CLONEA BAY:  Adult Roseate Tern at Ballinclamper in morning (MC) & east end of Clonea beach, 14:30 (JF).

ARDMORE:  2 Mediterranean Gulls at beach (NJB).

RAM HEAD:  3 Fin Whales due south at 15:30 (").


Thursday, July 21, 2016

HELVICK HEAD:  2 Puffins at 11:30 (NJB).

CASTLETOWN FEN:  Green Sandpiper at the pool this evening (MC).

CLONEA BAY:  3 Arctic Terns & 2 Common Terns at Ballinclamper (FO'C).

DUNGARVAN:  Only up to 25 Swifts in town centre (").

KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS:  Female/immature hen Harrier (ADM).

Nr ARDMORE:  2 recently fledged Long-eared Owls calling & showing well in the early hours (J Proudfoot).


Monday, July 18, 2016

DUNGARVAN: 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls & 3 Common Sandpipers at Ballyneety Bridge, another Common Sandpiper opposite the Park Hotel (PV).

BUNMAHON:  Juvenile Mediterranean Gull in field immediately west of Bunmahon beach (MC).


Sunday, July 17, 2016

ARDMORE:  6 Mediterranean Gulls (adult & 5 2nd-calendar-yrs) at Curragh, also a summer-plumage Black-tailed Godwit there (ADM).

Off MINE HEAD: Sooty Shearwater 2.5 miles SW of Mine Head (FO'C).

KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS:  Female Hen Harrier (").

Nr LISMORE: Crossbills in garden again at Carrignagour (").

DUNGARVAN:  17 Common Sandpipers together at Killongford (EAMacL); Kingfisher at old dump & a Common Sanspiper upriver (PV).


Saturday, July 16, 2016

Nr LISMORE:  3 Crossbills (juvenile & 2 males) in garden at Carrignagour (ADM).

CLONEA BAY:  Adult Mediterranean Gull, 4 adult Roseate terns, adult Common Tern & adult Arctic Tern with Sandwich terns (MC).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND:  6 Common Sandpipers at Lisselan (DS); Mediterranean Gull & 3 Common Sandpipers at Pickardstown (AJ).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD:  10 Storm Petrels mp3-lured overnight (AA, PMW); a dead Greater White-toothed Shrew found on land (PMW), first record for the site apparently though recorded previously arround Tramore Backstrand/