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Species Number Location Date Year Comment
Dark-phase'/'Blue' Fulmar 1 Brownstown Head 24-May 1980
" 1 Brownstown Head 19-Jul 1980
" 1 Brownstown Head 03-Aug 1980
Great Shearwater 1 Brownstown Head 17-May 1981 [spring record]
Sooty Shearwater 2 Brownstown Head 10-May 1980 spring record
" 2 Brownstown Head 28-Sep 1986
" 1 Brownstown Head 01-Oct 1986
" 1 Brownstown Head 27-Aug 1992
Manx Shearwater 1 Brownstown Head 29-Dec 1990 winter record
" 1 Brownstown Head 28-Dec 1993 winter
Balearic Shearwater 1 Brownstown Head 26-Dec 1979
" 1 Brownstown Head 22-Jul 1980
Leach's Petrel 1 Brownstown Head 24-Dec 1989
Green Sandpiper 1 Brownstown Head 14 & 15 Aug 1976
Pomarine Skua 1 Brownstown Head 31-May 1975 [3rd county record]
" 3 Brownstown Head 05-Jun 1975
" 4 Brownstown Head 04-Jun 1975
" 1 Brownstown Head 03-Jun 1976
" 1 Brownstown Head 18-Sep 1977
" 1 Brownstown Head 20-May 1978
" 2 Brownstown Head 05-Jun 1978
" 1 Brownstown Head 17-Jun 1978
" 1 Brownstown Head 08-Jul 1978
" 4 Brownstown Head 09-Jul 1978
" 7 Brownstown & Great Newtown Hds 2-18 June 1979 [several records]
" total of 29 Brownstown Head 10 & 11 May 1980 [27E, 1W 10 May; 1E 11 May]
" adult Brownstown Head 25-May 1985
Arctic Skua 64 flew W Brownstown Head 01-Oct 1977 in 3 hours
" 1 Brownstown Head 30-Dec 1990 winter
Great Skua 1 Brownstown Head 02-Jan 1978 January record
" 43 Brownstown Head 16-Sep 1978
" total of 13 Brownstown Head 13 Apr-31 May 1980
" 1 Brownstown Head 03-Jan 1988 winter records
" 3 Brownstown Head 24/25 Dec 1989 winter
" 2 Brownstown Head 30-Dec 1990 winter
Little Gull imm Brownstown Head 17-Sep 1977
" imm Brownstown Head 30-Sep 1979 [1st-winter]
" imm Brownstown Head 07-Oct 1979 [1st-winter]
Sabine's Gull 2 ads & 1 juv Brownstown Head 19-Sep 1989
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 Brownstown Head 27-Jan 1980 winter record
" 1 Brownstown Head 09-Feb 1980 winter record
Kittiwake probably 20,000+ Annestown-Hook Hd last wk Dec 1985 large numbers
" 1,000 Brownstown Head 29-Dec 1985 large numbers
Black Tern 1 Brownstown Head 15-Aug 1977
" 2 Brownstown Head 27-Sep 1980
" 4 Brownstown Head 23-May 1988
Little Auk 1 Brownstown Head 29-Dec 1990
" 1 Brownstown Head 02-Jan 1992
Turtle Dove 2 together Brownstown Head 21-Jun 1964
" 1 Brownstown Head 29-Sep 1996
" 1 Brownstown Head 29-Sep 1997
Scops Owl 1 found freshly dead Brownstown Head 05-Apr 1998 [1st county record]
Wryneck 1, trapped Brownstown Head 10-13 Oct 1992 [2nd county record]
Skylark 500 Brownstown Head 01-Nov 1975
" about 1000 Brownstown Head 25-Oct 1975
Swallow 1 Brownstown Head 29-Nov 1983 winter record
Tree Pipit 1 Brownstown Head 31-Aug 1981 [1st county record]
" 1 Brownstown Head 03-Aug 1987
" 2 Brownstown Head 27-Aug 1991
" 1st-yr trapped Brownstown Head 01-Sep 1991
" 1 Brownstown Head 27-Sep 1997 [trapped & ringed]
Yellow Wagtail 1st-yr male Brownstown Head 21-Sep 1996 [trapped & ringed]
Black Redstart 6 Brownstown Head 26-Oct 1975
" 12 [approx] Brownstown Head 25-Oct 1996
" 1 Brownstown Head 07-Mar 1997
Redstart 1 Brownstown Head 1-3 Oct 1986
" 2 Brownstown Head 21-Sep 1996
" 1 Brownstown Head 25-Apr 1999
'unstreaked' Acrocephalus 1 Brownstown Head 13-Sep 1981 [1st county record; probably Reed W]
Reed Warbler 1 Brownstown Head 15-Oct 1986
" 1 Brownstown Head 2-10 Oct 1988
" 1 Brownstown Head 26-Aug 1990
" 1, trapped Brownstown Head 15-Sep 1991
" 1 Brownstown Head 1-2 Oct 1993
" total of 3 birds Brownstown Head btw 13 & 22 Oct 1995
" 1 Brownstown Head 15-Sep 1996
" 1st-yr ringed Brownstown Head 22-Sep 1996
" 1st-yr ringed Brownstown Head 26-Oct 1996
" juvenile Brownstown Head 11-Aug 1997
" juvenile Brownstown Head 23-Aug 1997
" juv ringed Brownstown Head 26-Sep 1999
" 1 Brownstown Head 30-Sep 2001 [same as 30 Sept]
" 1 trapped Brownstown Head 03-Oct 2001
Melodious Warbler 1 Brownstown Head 30-Aug 1981
" 1 Brownstown Head 30-Aug 1985
" 1 Brownstown Head 20-Apr 1996 3rd spring, earliest Irish record by 5 days
Icterine Warbler 1 Brownstown Head 20-Aug 1983 [1st county record]
" 1 Brownstown Head 24 Sept-3 Oct 1987
" 1 Brownstown Head 17-18 Sept 1992
" 1 Brownstown Head 17-May 1997 [1st spring record for county]
Barred Warbler immature Brownstown Head 10-Oct 1981 [1st county record]
" immature Brownstown Head 25-26 Oct 1981 [different bird]
" 1st-winter, trapped Brownstown Head 16-Sep 1989
Lesser Whitethroat 1 Brownstown Head 27 & 28 Sept 1980 [1st county record]
" 1 Brownstown Head 20-Aug 1983
" 1 Brownstown Head 15-16 Sept 1984
" 1 Brownstown Head 29-30 Sept 1987
" 1 Brownstown Head 12-21 Oct 1990 trapped
" 2nd bird Brownstown Head 21-Oct 1990 trapped
" 1 Brownstown Head 12-15 Oct 1991
" 1 Brownstown Head 30-Oct 1993
" 1 Brownstown Head 03-Oct 1988
" 1 Brownstown Head 03-May 1994 [1st spring record for Waterford]
" 1 trapped Brownstown Head 23-Sep 1994
" 1 Brownstown Head 14-21 Oct 1995 [trapped & ringed]
Yellow-browed Warbler 2 Brownstown Head 17-Oct 1985
" 2 Brownstown Head 15-Oct 1986
" 1 Brownstown Head 29-30 Sept 1987
" 1, trapped Brownstown Head 05-Oct 1992
" 1 trapped Brownstown Head 03-Oct 1993
" 1 Brownstown Head 14-18 Oct 1995 [different birds; trapped & ringed]
" 1 Brownstown Head 19-Oct 1995 [2nd bird]
" 1 Brownstown Head 21-22 Oct 1995 [3rd bird]
" 1 Brownstown Head 11-18 Nov 1995 [4th bird; trapped & ringed]; latest Irish date
Bonelli's Warbler 1 Brownstown Head 12-18 Sept 1981 [1st county record]
Firecrest 1 Brownstown Head 25-Oct 1975 [1st county record, with Rathmoylan same day]
" 2 Brownstown Head 26-Oct 1975
" 1 Brownstown Head 4 & 5 Oct 1980
" 1 Brownstown Head 31-Oct 1982
" 1 Brownstown Head 30 Sept-3 Oct 1987
" 1, trapped Brownstown Head 14-15 Oct 1988
" 2 Brownstown Head 17-19 Oct 1989 [both trapped & ringed]
" 1 Brownstown Head 15-17 Oct 1990 [trapped & ringed]
" 1 Brownstown Head 04-Oct 1994
" 2 Brownstown Head 09-Oct 1994
" 1 Brownstown Head 12-15 Oct 1995
" 1 Brownstown Head 13-18 Oct 1995
" 1 Brownstown Head 25-Oct 1996
" 1 Brownstown Head 2-3 Apr 1999 [trapped & ringed]
Pied Flycatcher recorded Brownstown Head autumn 1985
" 1 Brownstown Head 30 Sept-4 Oct 1987
" 1 Brownstown Head 27-Sep 1989
" 1 Brownstown Head 20-May 1990
" 1 Brownstown Head 30-31 Aug 1996
" 2 Brownstown Head 21-22 Sept 1996
" 1 Brownstown Head 11-Aug 1997
" 1 Brownstown Head 25-Aug 1997
" 1 Brownstown Head 21-Sep 1997
" 1 Brownstown Head 25-Apr 1999
Red-backed Shrike 1st-yr Brownstown Head 4-8 Oct 1993 1st county record
Woodchat Shrike 1 Brownstown Head 20-May 1993
Tree Sparrow breeding station Brownstown Head 1964
" 10 Brownstown Head 01-Sep 1990
" small flock Brownstown Head 1992
Red-eyed Vireo 1 Brownstown Head 17-Oct 1985 [1st county record]
Brambling [1] Brownstown Head [17 Oct] 1985
Scarlet Rosefinch 1st-yr Brownstown Head 11-Oct 1992 [1st county record]
Yellow Warbler 1st-winter male Brownstown Head 11-12 Oct 1995 1st Irish record
Blackpoll Warbler juvenile Brownstown Head 03-Oct 1993 1st county, 5th Irish record
Lapland Bunting 5 Brownstown Head 18-Oct 1993
" up to 6 Brownstown Head from 24 Dec 1993 to 1 Jan 1994
" 1 Brownstown Head 27-Sep 1998
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