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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

TRAMORE: Little Gull still present at boating lake, 06:45 (JF).

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

DUNGARVAN: Adult Mediterranean Gull @ the Barnawee. 6 Common Sandpipers @ Killongford & 11 Common Sandpipers @ Ballyneety. (MC)

Monday, July 28, 2014

CLONEA: Adult Mediterranean Gull at Ballinclamper (MC snr).
KNOCKBOY (Waterford city): 2 Green Sandpipers tonight, birds present past week or so (PA).
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: HOBBY at Lisselan, hawking over seawall, ponds & backstrand at 16:45 (AJ); 35 Coot (adults & juveniles), Stock Dove & Wheatear (MC).
PORTLAW VILLAGE: Spotted Flycatcher at bridge (SMH).
TRAMORE: 2nd-calendar-yr Little Gull still on boating lake, 13:20 (CF).
Nr ANNESTOWN: 2-3 Long-eared Owl fledglings calling at 10:30 pm last night (AJ).

Sunday, July 27, 2014

RAM HEAD:  Only 4 Kittiwake chicks (including 1 recent fledgling) in study plots which held 125 occupied nests in June (PMW).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD:  Spotted Flycatcher & Sedge Warbler in main gardens (PMW).
TRAMORE BOATING LAKE:   2nd-calendar-yr Little Gull (JDP, AJ, JF, MC), also 2 Mediterranean Gulls on rooftop (JDP).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND:  Whimbrel at Clohernagh (JDP).

Saturday, July 26, 2014

DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper & 3 Common Sandpipers @ Killongford. (MC)

Friday, July 25, 2014

BUNMAHON: Juvenile Mediterranean Gull (MC).

EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard (").
DUNGARVAN:  2 adult Mediterranean gulls at barnawee (MC snr).
KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS:  Several Grasshopper Warblers reeling (ADM).

Thursday, July 24, 2014

SEAFIELD (nr Bunmahon): 2 Green Sandpipers yesterday (DW).

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND:  Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, White Wagtail & Tufted Duck at Lisselan (AJ).

EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard (SMH).

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

WATERFORD CITY: Spotted Flycatchers by the courthouse grounds (LR).

Monday, July 21, 2014

Nr KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS:  male & female Hen Harrier (MC snr).
DUNGARVAN: 2CY Mediterranean Gull  & 6 Common Sandpipers @ Ballyneety. (MC)

Sunday, July 20, 2014

BLACKWATER ESTUARY:  13 Common Sandpipers at Youghal Bridge (MC snr).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 6 Common Sandpipers & a Stock Dove at Lisselan (AJ).

GREAT NEWTOWN HEAD:  5 Black Guillemots (").