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The Waterford Breeding Bird Atlas 2006-2011

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This project is funded by the Heritage Council (Wildlife Grant 2008 and 2009, Heritage Grant 2010)

Preliminary species maps
 
Click species names below to see maps showing the recorded distribution of selected species in Co Waterford during April-July of 2006-2009, based on records compiled to date.  Click here for selection of national maps.
 
For some species, only 2008-2009 records are shown, including maps of breeding seabirds in 2008 giving a breakdown of numbers by tetrad.  For combined 2006-2008 maps, only basic distribution (by 2-km tetrad) is shown currently but symbols for proven, probable and possible breeding will be added later.  (Maps below, apart from those of breeding seabirds, also include migrants, non-breeding summer-visitors, and 'fly-over' records.)  Also included for a smaller number of species are maps from winters 2007/08 - 2008/09 Last updated 3 December 2009
 
 
Non-passerines
 
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Whooper Swan  Cygnus cygnus - winter
Light-bellied Brent Goose  Branta bernicla hrota  -  winter
Shelduck  Tadorna tadorna
Mallard  Anas platyrhynchos
Red Grouse  Lagopus lagopus
Red-legged Partridge  Alectoris rufa
Pheasant  Phasianus colchicus
Great Northern Diver  Gavia immer  - winter
Red-throated Diver  Gavia stellata - winter
Little Grebe  Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested Grebe  Podiceps cristatus
Fulmar  Fulmarus glacialis
Cormorant  Phalacrocorax carbo
Shag  Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Little Egret  Egretta garzetta
Cattle Egret  Bubulcus ibis  -  winter
Grey Heron  Ardea cinerea
Hen Harrier  Circus cyaneus
Sparrowhawk  Accipiter nisus
Buzzard  Buteo buteo
Merlin  Falco columbarius - winter
Kestrel  Falco tinnunculus
Water Rail  Rallus aquaticus  - breeding  winter
Coot  Fulica atra
Moorhen  Gallinula chloropus
Oystercatcher  Haematopus ostralegus
Ringed Plover  Charadrius hiaticula
Snipe  Gallinago gallinago
Woodcock  Scolopax rusticola
Curlew  Numenius arquata
Black-tailed Godwit  Limosa limosa  -  winter
Redshank  Tringa totanus - winter
Common Sandpiper  Actitis hypoleucos -  breeding  winter
Lesser Black-backed Gull  Larus fuscus  -  summer  winter
Herring Gull  Larus argentatus  -  breeding  winter
Great Black-backed Gull  Larus marinus
Kittiwake  Rissa tridactyla
Guillemot  Uria aalge
Razorbill  Alca torda
Black Guillemot  Cepphus grylle
Puffin  Fratercula arctica
Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon  Columba livia
Stock Dove  Columba oenas
Woodpigeon  Columba palumbus
Collared Dove  Streptopelia decaocto
Turtle Dove  Streptopelia turtur
Cuckoo  Cuculus canorus
Barn Owl  Tyto alba
Long-eared Owl  Asio otus
Swift  Apus apus
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

Passerines
 
Skylark  Alauda arvensis
Sand Martin  Riparia riparia
Swallow  Hirundo rustica
House Martin  Delichon urbicum
Meadow Pipit  Anthus pratensis
Rock Pipit  Anthus petrosus
Grey Wagtail  Motacilla cinerea
Pied Wagtail  Motacilla alba
Dipper  Cinclus cinclus
Wren  Troglodytes troglodytes
Dunnock  Prunella modularis
Robin  Erithacus rubecula
Stonechat  Saxicola torquata  -  breeding  winter
Wheatear  Oenanthe oenanthe
Black Redstart  Phoenicurus ochruros  -  winter
Blackbird  Turdus merula -  breeding  winter
Song Thrush  Turdus philomelos  -  breeding  winter
Redwing  Turdus iliacus - winter
Mistle Thrush  Turdus viscivorus
Grasshopper Warbler  Locustella naevia
Sedge Warbler  Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Reed Warbler  Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Whitethroat  Sylvia communis
Blackcap  Sylvia communis - breeding  winter
Chiffchaff  Phylloscopus collybita - breeding  winter
Willow Warbler  Phylloscopus trochilus
Goldcrest  Regulus regulus
Spotted Flycatcher  Muscicapa striata
Long-tailed Tit  Aegithalos caudatus
Blue Tit  Cyanistes caeruleusbreeding  winter
Great Tit  Parus major
Coal Tit  Periparus ater
Treecreeper  Certhia familiaris
Jay Garrulus glandarius
Magpie  Pica pica
Chough  Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax  -  breeding  winter
Jackdaw  Corvus monedula
Rook  Corvus frugilegus
Hooded Crow  Corvus cornix
Raven  Corvus corax
Starling  Sturnus vulgaris
House Sparrow  Passer domesticus
Tree Sparrow  Passer montanus
Chaffinch  Fringilla coelebs  -  breeding  winter
Greenfinch  Carduelis chloris
Goldfinch  Carduelis carduelis
Siskin  Carduelis spinus
Linnet  Carduelis cannabina
Lesser Redpoll  Carduelis (flammea) cabaret
Common Crossbill  Loxia curvirostra
Bullfinch  Pyrrhula pyrrhula  -  breeding  winter
Yellowhammer  Emberiza citrinella
Reed Bunting  Emberiza schoeniclus

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