CLONEA STRAND: 2 colour-ringed Sandwich Terns & 2 juvenile Arctic Terns at Ballinclamper (MC).

WOODSTOWN: 3 Jays in the woods at south end of beach (DMcG).

DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper @ Ballyneety. (MC) CLONEA: 2 2nd summer Mediterranean Gulls @ Ballinclamper. (MC)

BRICKEY CANAL (nr Dungarvan): Spotted Flycatcher (DC).

BELLE LAKE: 14 Sedge Warblers, a juvenile Reed Warbler & 10 Chiffchaffs ringed, Water Rail heard (PMW).

CLONEA STRAND: 2 White Wagtails at Ballinclamper (MAD, PMW).

DUNGARVAN: 2 Spoonbills @ Killongford. (MC)

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Great Skuas E, 55 Manx E (10 W) & a Porpoise (seawatch 19:00-20:00, wind 3 NW; MAD, PMW).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 2 Green Sandpipers at Clohernagh (@18:00, PMW).

HELVICK HEAD: 130+ Swallows north over the sea (13:30-13:45) & a juv/1st-winter Mediterranean Gull off mouth of Dungarvan bay (MAD, PMW).

DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper @ Ballyneety (MC, CF), later 2 (MC, MAD,PMW). White Wagtail at the Cunnigar (SH).

CLONEA STRAND: 10 White Wagtails at Ballinclamper (MC); later 17+ White Wagtails & 84+ Ringed Plover (MC,PMW).

WEST WATERFORD: Two sightings of Buzzard (MC & SH).



Friday August 27, 2010

DUNGARVAN: 2 SPOONBILLS still at Killongford (SH).

KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Female/immature Hen Harrier (AM).

WEST WATERFORD: 3 Buzzards (Richard Thorney).

CARRIGNAGOUR (nr Lismore): Single Long-eared owlet still squeaking tonight! (AM).

HELVICK HEAD: 1 juvenile Black Tern east @ 19:25, small passage of 'Commic' Terns also (CF).

SEAFIELD (nr Bunmahon): 3 Green Sandpipers & 2 Kingfishers (DW).

HELVICK HEAD: 3 Arctic Skuas, very large feeding flock of c3000 Manx Shearwaters & another 1000+ Manx west (seawatch 19:15-20:30; CF).

CLONEA STRAND: Adult Mediterranean Gull at Ballinclamper (MC).

WHITING BAY: Juvenile Wheatear (SH).

Nr LISMORE: Long-eared Owl chicks/fledglings heard calling again (AM) - click here to listen. CLONEA: Adult Mediterranean Gull, Arctic Tern & 2 Roseate Terns (Adult & Juvenile). (MC, DC)

HELVICK HEAD: Juvenile Black Tern west @ 18:57, 145 Manx W (110 E) (seawatch 18:30-19:30; PMW).

CLONEA STRAND: Another juv Black Tern west c10 mins later past Ballinclamper (MC); Balearic Shearwater feeding with 130+ Manx @ 17:45 (MC, PM

DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper@ Ballyneety. Ruff & 5 Wigeon @ Killongford. (MC)

BELLE LAKE: 3 juvenile Reed Warblers & 25 Sedge Warblers ringed, also 2+ Water Rails heard (1 caught but escaped unringed!) (AA, PMW).

ARDMORE: 2 Mediterranean Gulls, apparently 2nd-summer (DC).

PILTOWN (nr Ardmore): 2 Kingfishers at small stream (DC).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Balearic Shearwater W, 480 Manx W (110 E) with up to 110 feeding close inshore (seawatch 18:55-20:35, wind 5 SW; PMW).