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Thursday, February 28, 2013

BALLYSCANLAN:  12 Crossbills (AJ).

FENOR:  48 Redwings at GAA pitch (").

GARRARUS:  7 Common Scoter & 3 Red-throated Divers (").

EAST WATERFORD:  Single Buzzards at 3 locations (MC).
TRAMORE BOATING LAKE:  17 Gadwall (JF).

EAST WATERFORD:  3 Buzzards (").

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 4 Long-tailed Ducks ((AJ).

TRAMORE BAY: 11 Common Scoters (9 male, 1 female & 1 1st-winter)  in NE corner, also 3 Red-throated Divers, a Great Northern Diver &  a Great Crested Grebe (PMW).
DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper at Brickey canal (JAP).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Merlin, 17 Red- throated Divers on sea & 52 adult Guillemots on cliff at Benlea (PMW).

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

EAST WATERFORD:  Buzzard (MC).

COOLFIN / DERRIGAL:  13 Whooper Swans & 4 Greylag Geesee at Derrigal crossroads (PV).

KILMACTHOMAS:  Dipper on Mahon river, underneeath N25 (").

Monday, February 25, 2013

Nr DUNGARVAN: Barn Owl @ 1900 (EB).

DUNGARVAN:  Otter feeding in Quay @ 1300 (").

LISMORE:  2 Dippers swimming below the castle (PV).

BLACKWATER CALLOWS:  Crossbills heard aong the roadway, 63 Whoooper Swans, 250 Wigeon. 150 Teal & 100 Curlew (").
RAM HEAD:  7 Common Scoter on sea (ADM).

COLLIGAN WOODS:  Dipper & Treecreeper (FO'C).

BROWNSWOOD (nr Portlaw):  Long-tailed Tit (FJ).

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

Sunday, February 24, 2013

TRAMORE:  Male Hen Harrier flying east (AJ).
DUNGARVAN:  Slavonian Grebe off Ballynacourty pier, Red-throated Diver & 2 Common Scoter off Ballynacourty lighthouse (MC snr).
DUNGARVAN: Jack Snipe flushed just above Ballyneety bridge (JAP).

Saturday, February 23, 2013

HELVICK:  2nd-winter Glaucous Gull (PV).

BALLYNEVIN (nr Mothel):  3 Jays (JAP, BS, FO'C).

DUNHILL:  Water Rail calling (").

DUNGARVAN:  Slavonian Grebe & 2 Long-tailed Ducks between Gold Coast & Abbeyside, SPOONBILL roosting on Cunnigar opposite pitch & putt course, Merlin at Ballyneety & near Ballynagaul (").
TRAMORE:  Spotted Redshank at backstrand, 2 Great Northern Divers in Bay, Ring-billed Gull, 8 Shoveler & 14 Gadwall at boating lake (DS).
KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: Adult male RING-NECKED DUCK visible from high road (JAP, FO'C, BS).

DUNGARVAN: Slavonian Grebe off Ballynacourty pier (CF).

BALLYVOONEY COVE:  2 Common Scoter (JAO, FO'C, BS), 

WATERFORD CITY: 2 Redpolls on feeder.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

HELVICK HEAD: 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull (PMW) - was Iceland...

DUNGARVAN: 1st-winter Iceland Gull at Ballynagaul pier, 1st-winter Glaucous Gull & 2 Long-tailed Ducks off pitch & putt course, & total 6 Great Northern Divers around bay (3 inside Cunnigar (").

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

EAST WATERFORD:  Buzzard (DS).
WEST WATERFORD:  Buzzard (DC).

Monday, February 18, 2013

TRAMORE BOATING LAKE:  Adult Ring-billed Gull, 8 Shoveler (2m 6f) & 22 Gadwall (DS).

EAST WATERFORD:  Buzzard (DS).
HELVICK:  1st-winter Glaucous Gull (MC snr).

DUNGARVAN:  Slavonian Grebe showing well at Ballynacourty (AJ).

Sunday, February 17, 2013

DERRIGAL: 12 Whooper Swans (GH).
DUNMORE EAST: 7 Purple Sandpipers (Geoff Hunt).