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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

DUNGARVAN: 2 Mediterranean Gulls & a Ruff at Ballyneety (FO'C).

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

KNOCKADERRY RESEERVOIR: 2 female/immature BLUE-WINGED TEAL still at the small lake (JAP, BS).

Nr BUNMAHON: Green Sandpiper at Seafield (DW).

Monday, September 27, 2010

DUNGARVAN TOWN: Crossbill drinking by pumphouse at Silversprings, behind Nissan Garage, also a Redpoll & 5 Chiffchaffs there (DC).

Sunday, September 26, 2010

WATERFORD CITY: Chiffchaff in garden at Francis Street (DS).

DUNGARVAN: Adult Ruff at Ballyneety (MC).

CALISO BAY: Whinchat (Ken Preston) & female Blackcap (MC).

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: 2 female/imature BLUE-WINGED TEAL at the small/backwater lake (Denis O'Sullivan) c18:00, 1 there earlier (PA).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Juvenile BARRED WARBLER still present near south end of main lane, also Grasshopper Warbler at Coolum valley, Spotted Flycatcher, 8 Common Scoter (west), 35+ Lesser Redpolls (28 ringed), 2 Blackcaps, 7 Chiffchaffs, 14+ Red Admirals & a Migrant Hawker dragonfly (MAD, DW, PMW).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Pink-footed Goose at Lisselan (JmP, DW), 60+ Brent Geese off Saleen (DS).

WEST WATERFORD: 2 Buzzards (separately) (MC sr).

Saturday, September 25, 2010

BALLYNEETY: 3 Ruff (Adult & 2 Juveniles), Curlew Sandpiper & 1 Green Sandpiper. (MC, CF)
BALLYSHUNNOCK: Female/1st Winter Blue-winged Teal. (MC, CF)
TRAMORE: Pink-footed Goose @ Lisselan. (MC, CF)
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Barred Warbler, Female Blackcap, 2 Tree Sparrows & 1 Spotted Flycatcher. (MC, CF)

HELVICK: Willow Warbler. (")

KILLONGFORD: Kingfisher. (")

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: BARRED WARBLER seen again 14:20 (DW). Also a female Blackcap (MAD, PMW).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Pink-foot Goose with Mute Swans on mudflats off Lisselan seawall, also 95+ Brent Geese & 270 Mallard there (PMW).
BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR: Female or immature BLUE-WINGED TEAL on the smaller lake (CF, MC) - 2nd county record (1st was a bird shot on the Blackwater Callows in autumn 1994).
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Juvenile BARRED WARBLER along west (wet) ditch of field right of gate halfway down main lane; also good nos of phylloscs(CF, MC).

OLD PARISH: Whinchat (DC).

Friday, September 24, 2010

WHITING BAY: 8 Wheatears (DC).

Thursday, September 23, 2010

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Pink-footed Goose still present at Lisselan (DC, CF, RM).

CLONEA STRAND: Juvenile Ruff at Ballinclamper (MC sr).
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Pink-footed Goose still present at Lisselan (DC, CF, RM).

CLONEA STRAND: Juvenile Ruff at Ballanclamper (MC sr).

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

CLONEA STRAND: Adult Mediterranean Gull & >1000 Black-headed Gulls at Ballinclamper, juvenile Black Tern west at sea (CF).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Pink-footed Goose at Lisselan, on the pool behind seawall at new/planned racecourse (Rick Mundy).

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

ARDMORE: 3 adult Mediterranean Gulls (MC).

WHITING BAY: 2nd-calendar-year Glaucous Gull (MC).

FERRY POINT: Immature Glaucous Gull (Sean Cronin per www.irishbirding.com) - same bird as Whiting Bay?

Monday, September 20, 2010

CLONEA STRAND: Curlew Sandpiper, 45 Sandwich Terns, 4 Arctic Terns, 1 Wheatear & c25 White Wagtails (DC).

DUNGARVAN: Kingfisher at Barnawee (MC sr).

Sunday, September 19, 2010

HELVICK HEAD: Balearic Shearwater W (very dark individual), 8 Bonxies W, 2 Arctic Skuas (1 W + 1 on sea), a juv Arctic Tern & 3 Bottlenose Dolphins (calf + 2 adults) (seawatch 17:45-19:15, MC, PMW).

DUNGARVAN: 6 Curlew Sandpipers at Killongford (MC).

HELVICK HEAD: 24 Bonxies, juv Pomarine Skua, ad dark Arctic Skua & 4 Bottlenose Dolphins, no shearwaters (seawatch 10:20-11:20, CF).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Balearic Shearwater, Sooty Shearwater, 7 Bonxies, 3 Arctic Skuas & 200 Gannets west, no Manx Shearwaters (seawatch 07:50-10:50, 11:05-12:05, wind 5-6 SW, J. Bulfin & PMW).

WHITING BAY: Juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper again at extreme west end, 08:45 (RMcL).

Saturday, September 18, 2010

DUNGARVAN: Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper @ Killongford (MC, CF, FO'C.). Adult
Mediterranean Gull at Ballyneety (PMW).

CLONEA STRAND: 15 White Wagtails & a Wheatear at Ballinclamper (PMW).
HELVICK HEAD: Great Skua E + W, adult summer Red-throated Diver W, 3 Wigeon W & 2 Tufted Duck or Scaup W, no Manx Shearwaters (seawatch 14:20-15:20, wind 5 W, PMW).