CLONEA: Black Tern, Common Sandpiper & Spotted Flycatcher (DC) & 3 adult Mediterranean Gulls (MC snr) at Ballinclamper (DC); 225 Sandwich Terns, 5 Common Terns, 3 Whimbrel & a Common Sandpiper at Ballinclamper / Ballinard at high tide this morning (PV).

MINE HEAD: Black Tern W 3 miles offshore (FO'C).

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR:  Kingfisher at main lake (MC).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD:  Whitethroat, 3 Willow arblers & 3 Chiffchaffs on land, Porpoise at sea (PMW).

Saturday, August 29, 2015

DUNGARVAN: Juvenile Black Tern feeding inside the Cunnigar, subadult SPOONBILL & juvenile Ruff on the Cunnigar (MC).

DUNGARVAN:   2 adult Mediterranean Gulls at Barnawee, also 34 Little Egrets upriver from Barnawee Bridge, probably a record count for there (MC snr).

CLONEA:  Adult Mediterranean Gull at Ballinclamper ("),

HELVICK HEAD:  3 Great Skuas, 2 Arctic Skuas (adult dark-phase & juvenile) & a Porpoise (seawatch 14:00-16:30, PV).



Thursday, August 27, 2015

BROWNSTOWN HEAD:  3 Balearic Shearwaters, an Arctic Skua & an Arctic Tern (seawatch 18:10-19:35, MC).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD:  3 Arctic Skuas & 4 Arctic terns (evening seawatch, MC).

HELVICK HEAD:  Sooty Shearwater & a few skuas (CF).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Arctic Skua causing mayhem off Saleen, Kingfisher at Lisselan (AJ).

DUNGARVAN: Whimbrel at the Cunnigar (TM).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND:  4 Balearic Shearwaters, Sooty Shearwater, adult Arctic Tern, & a steady stream of Manx Shearwaters W close in (seawatch 18:00-19:45, MC).
 
CLONEA STRAND: 3 Mediterranean Gulls at Ballinclamper (1 ringed, 1 2nd-summer) (MC).

DUNGARVAN: Fulmar well inside harbour around sports centre this morning (").

ARDMORE: 4+ Mediterranean Gulls near Harbour (TM).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND:  23 Little Egrets & Kingfisher at Lisselan, Ruff at Pickardstown (AJ).

DUNGARVAN: 8 Swifts over town, 20:04 (FO'C).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Wood Sandpiper & 21 Snipe at Lisselan (EAMacL), Whimbrel at Clohernagh (JDP).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 'Blue' Fulmar (dark side of 'D' phase) & Sedge Warbler (EAMacL); Migrant Hawker dragonfly (MC).

DUNGARVAN: 3 Swifts over town at 17:00 (FO'C),

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Ruff at Pickardstown, no sign of Little Ringed Plover at Lisselan (AJ).

CARRIGNAGOUR (nr Lismore): c12 Crossbills in garden, mix of moulting adults & juveniles (ADM).

DUNGARVAN: Juvenile Spotted Redshank & adult Yellow-legged Gull at Killongford (CF).

CARRIGNAGOUR (nr Lismore): A late Swift, also a Spotted Flycatcher (ADM).

Friday, August 21, 2015

DUNGARVAN: 5 Ruffs & 8+ Common Sandpipers at Ballyneety (EAMacL).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: c500 each of Dunlin & Ringed Plover at south spit, also 5 Turnstone, a Sanderling & a Wheatear (AJ).

COMERAGH MOUNTAINS: ringtail Hen Harrier (PD).

HELVICK HEAD: CORY 'S SHEARWATER past at 19:15, also 6 Great Skuas, 6 Puffins & light passage of Manx Shearwaters (CF).

RAM HEAD: GREAT SHEARWATER W at 16:15, also  Sooty Shearwater, adult Pomarine Skua, 5 Great Skuas, 2 Puffins & 540 Manx Shearwaters W (seawatch 16:05-18:35, PMW).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Juvenile LITTLE RINGED PLOVER & Wood Sandpiper at Lisselan (AJ).

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

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND:  Juvenile LITTLE RINGED PLOVER still present on small pool at Lisselan, also Ruff still present (PL, AJ, CF), another Ruff at Pickardstown (AJ).

HELVICK HEAD:  GREAT SHEARWATER, 13 Great Skuas, 6 Arctic Skuas & 4 Pomarine Skuas (seawatch 07:20-10:20), also Manx Shearwaters W at 2550/hr (EAMacL).

ARDMORE: 20+ Mediterranean Gulls (8 adults, 10 juveniles & some 1st- & 2nd-summers) & a Common Tern at Curragh rocks this evening; adult Med Gull 'E713' at Ardmore Harbour, last recorded 2014 (ADM).

RAM HEAD: 22 Common Scoter W, 3 Common Dolphins & 3 Porpoises this morning (").

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Juvenile LITTLE RINGED PLOVER still present at Lisselan, also Ruff & a leucistic Grey Heron but no sign of Wood Sandpipers (EAMacL).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Juvenile LITTLE RINGED PLOVER still at Lisselan, also 4 Snipe (PV).

DUNGARVAN: 2 Ruff 2 Ballyneety, SPOONBILL at Cunnigar tip (PV), 2 late Swifts over town (FO'C).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Juvenile LITTLE RINGED PLOVER still present at Lisselan (MC).