CLONEA: 4 juvenile Arctic Terns @ Ballinclamper. (MC, MC Sr.)

CLONEA: 3 White Wagtails @ Ballinclamper(MC); also 78 Ringed Plover & a Whimbrel (PMW).

BALLYNACOURTY POINT: 9 Arctic Skuas (DC).

ARDMORE: 1 juvenile Arctic Tern & 3 Mediterranean Gulls (2 adults and 1 juvenile) on the beach. (MC)

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Single Great Skua, Arctic Skua & Common Scoter W, 905 Manx Shearwaters W (15E), 115 Fulmars W, 65 Sandwich & 14 Commic Terns W (seawatch 07:50-10:20, wind f.4-5 SW) (PMW).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Balearic Shearwaters with feeding flock of 200+ Manx Shearwaters close inshore (08:30) (PMW).

CLONEA: Arctic Skua offshore & 3 White Wagtails @ Ballinclamper this evening. (MC)

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 650 Manx Shearwaters west in 1 hr (seawatch 18:45-19:45, wind f. 5 WSW-SW), also 80+ Guillemots feeding close inshore including fledglings still being fed by parents (MAD, PMW).

CLONEA STRAND: 5 early Brent Geese (DC).

DUNGARVAN: Ruff and (well inshore) Fulmar at Ballyneety (DC).

DUNGARVAN: Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper @ The Cunnigar. Adult Mediterranean Gull, Green Sandpiper & juvenile Ruff @ Ballyneety. (MC & CF)

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 850 Manx Shearwaters west in half-hour seawatch (13:10-13:40) (MAD, PMW).

BELLE LAKE: 28 Sedge Warblers ringed, 2 Water Rails heard (AA, PMW).

DUNGARVAN: Adult Mediterranean Gull @ Barnawee Bridge. (MC)

DUNGARVAN TOWN: A Mink seen walking down main street around lunchtime (JAP).

HELVICK HEAD: A seawatch 06:50-08:20 noted westward passage of an adult SABINES GULL, 3 Sooty Shearwaters, an unidentified petrel species, 2 Arctic Skuas, juvenile Pomarine Skua , 2 Great Skuas, juv Little Gull, 2 Puffins, Common Scoter, 9000+ Manx Shearwaters (plus c500 on sea), c450 Gannets, c900 Fulmars, c1500 Sandwich Terns & c700 'Commic' Terns. A further Arctic Skua & 2 Great Skuas later in morning.


Tuesday, August 25, 2009

CLONEA STRAND: Adult Pomarine Skua off Ballinclamper tonight (CF, MC, MC Sr).

ARDMORE HARBOUR: 4 Mediterranean Gulls (2 adults, 2 juveniles) - one juv had a green ring, midday today (SH).

MINE HEAD: Estimated 1500 Manx Shearwaters feeding off the head, 7.30 pm (SH).

HELVICK HEAD: 485 Manx Shearwaters W (5 E) in 1 hr (seawatch 18:55-19:55) (PMW).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Seawatch totals (3 hrs 08:55-12:55): 3 Sooty Shearwaters W, 6400 Manx Shearwaters W (75 E), 1 Great Skua E, 1 Arctic or Pomarine Skua W, 3 Common Scoters E & 4 W (PMW).

HELVICK HEAD: 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 3 Puffins, 1 Bonxie west (seawatch 09:15-09:45) (MC).

HELVICK: 3 Storm Petrels west (Seawatch 17:55-18:30). (MC) CLONEA: 7 Roseate Terns (1 Adult at roost & group of 6 later flying west), Adult Mediterranean Gull & 2 Storm Petrels offshore. (MC & MC Sr.)

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Great Skua & 2 Storm Petrels east (seawatch 19:20-20:05, wind 5 S-SSE); also 2 Whimbrel (PMW).

CUNNIGAR: 3 Green Sandpipers & 1 juvenile Curlew Sandpiper. (MC & CF) CLONEA: 40+ Common Terns @ Ballinclamper. (MC & CF) DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper @ Ballyneety. (MC & CF)

BELLE LAKE: 2 juv Reed Warblers & 24 Sedge Warblers ringed this
morning, Water Rail calling (PMW).