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Friday, February 28, 2014

TRAMORE:  Adult Ring-billed Gull again at boating lake car-park (JAP).

MID WATERFORD:  Buzzards at two locations (2 + 1) (MC).

BALLINARD:  Adult Mediterranean Gull & 2 Red-throated Divers (FO'C).

DUNGARVAN:  1st-winter Mediterranean Gull near pitch & putt course (").
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WHITING BAY: 2 Glaucous and 1 Iceland Gull (SH).

ARDMORE: Red throated Diver off Curragh Beach (").
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

FERRY POINT: also 1st-winter Glaucous Gull & 1st-winter Iceland Gull (ADM).

CALISO BAY:  Adult Glaucous Gull (").

WHITING BAY: 2 adult Glaucous Gulls (").

ARDMORE: Merlin at Curragh (").

WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard (").

CASTLETOWN FEN: Water Rail calling & 2 male Shoveler (JF).
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FERRYPOINT: 2 adult Glaucous Gulls (ADM).
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Sunday, February 23, 2014

TRAMORE: Adult Ring-billed Gull at boating lake (JF).
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HELVICK: 2 adult Glaucous Gulls at pier (RZ).
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HELVICK: Adult Glaucous Gull (MC snr).
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Saturday, February 22, 2014

WATERFORD CITY:  3 Sand Martins flying along River Suir by train station - first of year! (FO'C)

TRAMORE:  Merlin, 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull, 22 Gadwall & 319 Brent Geese at Lisselan (AJ).

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HELVICK: 4 Glaucous Gulls (1st-winter & 3 adults) at pier (MC).
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Friday, February 21, 2014

HELVICK: 2 adult Glaucous Gulls (JAP).

DUNGARVAN: 1st-winter Glaucous Gull at Ballyneety (").
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HELVICK: Adult Glaucous Gull. (MC)
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Thursday, February 20, 2014

FERRY POINT:  Adult Glaucous Gull, Great Northern Diver & 74 Brent Geese (NJB).

WHITING BAY:  Adult Glaucous Gull (").

ARDMORE BAY:  Great Northern Diver (").

RAM HEAD:  38 Brent Geese W (").

HELVICK:  Adult Glaucous Gull (JAP).
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RAM HEAD:  Pomarine Skua (ADM),

FERRY POINT:  Adult Glaucous Gull on Porpoise (").
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WHITING BAY:  2 adult Glaucous Gulls on dead dolphin (ADM).
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

CALISO BAY:  Adult Glaucous Gull (ADM).

FERRY POINT:  2 Glaucous Gulls (adult & 1st-winter - 1st-w on Porpoise carcase) (ADM).
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TRAMORE:  2 Glaucous Gulls (1st-winter & 2nd-winter) at west end of beach (DS).
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

FERRY POINT: Yellow-legged Gull also (ADM).
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FERRY POINT:  3 adult Glaucous Gulls, Great Northern Diver & a Porpoise carcase (ADM).

RAM HEAD:  9 Great Northern Divers & 200 Common Dolphins (").

WATERFORD NATURE PARK (Kilbarry):  Water Rail calling from reedbed (DS).

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Monday, February 17, 2014

Tramore
Adult ICELAND GULL and 1st winter GLAUCOUS GULL on beach near Strand St. Adult RING BILLED GULL near Boating Lake.
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Sunday, February 16, 2014

DUNGARVAN:  Kingfisher & 4 Goldeneye at Ballyneety, 10 Great Northern Divers in harbour area (DC).

CLONEA:  18 Great Northern Divers (").

WATERFORD HARBOUR: 57 Great Crested Grebes off Geneva Strand & 5 off Woodstown (PMW)
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