Waterford Birds

Waterford Birds

Welcome to the Waterford Birds website, providing up-to-date and archival information on the birds of County Waterford (Ireland), compiled from a range of published and unpublished sources. Some records of migrant or scarcer insect species, cetaceans and less commonly seen mammals etc are also included (see also www.waterfordwildlife.com). See Main menu (left) for list of main contents, and further down this page for latest news, updates, contact details etc.

Recent Reports page: Woodchat Shrike © R McLaughlin

Latest news (see Recent reports & reports blog):

Up to 4 Mediterranean Gulls, Clonea / Dungarvan, late June / early July 2009. CORNCRAKE, east Waterford, 26th May - 28th June. 3 CATTLE EGRETS, Tourig estuary, 20th June (4 on 5th June).

Guide to bird sites in Waterford (click map)

Where to Watch ... Waterford Coast

For a copy of this article, published in the autumn 2008 issue of BirdWatch Ireland's Wings magazine, click below:

wheretowatch

Find a grid reference: See www.gridreference.ie/, zoom & click location on map - useful when reporting sightings.

Online OSi map resource: Click osi to zoom in on 1:50,000 Ordnance Survey maps and satellite images for Ireland.

Rare bird news & photographs from around Ireland: See www.birdsireland.com and www.irishbirding.com.

Irish Rare Birds Committee: Click www.irbc.ie for updated website, including provisional lists of reported rarities for 2007-2009, and full Irish Rare Bird Reports for 2005 and 2006.

Geograph website (photos by 1-km square):

See www.geograph.org.uk or click here to see photos from a selection of 1-km squares in Co Waterford or further afield.

Stop the Poisoning of Eagles in Ireland (SPÉIR) petition: click here to add your name.

Latest updates:

Recent reports to 5 July 2009.

Migrant moths & butterflies to 5 July.

Breeding Atlas - 2009 coverage map updated 6 July.

Winter Atlas - maps added 25 June for Great Northern Diver, Cattle Egret, Water Rail, Common Sandpiper, Black Redstart & Chough.

2009 species list updated 29 June (163 species).

Reports 'blog' added 25 April - for more recent updates or fuller details if available.

BREEDING ATLAS 1st April-31st July: Fieldwork for the fourth breeding season of the Waterford Atlas started on 1st April, also contributing to the second season of the national Breeding Atlas (2008-2011). See the main Breeding Atlas page, and www.birdatlas.net, for preliminary results and further details of how to get involved (Roving Records or Timed Tetrad Visits). All records emailed or texted to Waterford Birds will also be added to the Atlas.

Bird records - request for sightings: The website compilers are always interested in sightings - not just of scarcer migrant or winter visitors, but also counts of commoner species. Of particular value are sightings of uncommon residents like Barn & Long-eared Owls, Red Grouse or Kingfisher (precise breeding locations of sensitive species will not be published online or elsewhere). In addition to any records included on the website, all records will be added to a larger database of Waterford sightings, to help with ongoing assessment of local bird status. Records during 2006-2011 will also contribute to the Breeding Atlas and Winter Atlas.

Please email any sightings (recent or from any year), or digital photos, to the website compilers. Any comments or suggestions re the site would be welcomed. We would also encourage you to submit sign up and contribute records to the online BirdTrack and Bird Atlas 2007-2011 recording schemes covering Ireland and Britain.

See also the website of waterfordwildife for other information on local fauna, and links for other relevant websites.

BirdTrack website - click logo

Website contributors:

Click here for a list of those who have submitted records, photographs or other items since the website went online in September 2004 - many thanks to you all.

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