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October 2009
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Sat 31 Oct:
HELVICK HEAD: RED-RUMPED SWALLOW (1st county record), House
Martin, 9 Swallows, 5 female / immature Black Redstarts, 2 Lesser Whitethroats,
3 Chiffchaffs & 2 Tree Sparrows.
DUNGARVAN: 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBES.
ARDMORE: Male Blackcap & 2 Swallows.
BALLYQUIN (nr Ardmore) to GLENCORRIN: 2 Black Redstarts
at Ballyquin; Wheatear, Dipper, 2nd-winter Iceland Gull & 4 Mediterranean
Gulls (1st-w, 2nd-w & 2 adults).
RINCREW: 3 Otters.
BALLYVOONEY COVE: Great Skua & 2 f/imm Black
Redstarts.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Lesser Whitethroat (since
23 Oct), male Ring Ouzel, f/imm
Black Redstart, Great Skua (flew east), Great Northern Diver (east overhead),
3 Blackcaps (female & 2 males), 16 Chiffchaffs, 30+ Skylarks & 5+ Redwings; also 3 Painted Ladies
& a Red Admiral.
WATERFORD CITY: Swallow over King's Channel.
Fri 30 Oct:
Mon 26 Oct:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Merlin, Little Egret, 6 Swallows (flew
E), Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler,
8+ Tree Sparrows, 11 Lesser Redpolls & 4 Siskins.
DUNHILL: 3-4 Water Rails calling from marsh.
BONMAHON: Kingfisher.
CLONEA/BALLINARD: Swallow & 12 Fieldfares at Ballinclamper; Wheatear & Purple Sandpiper
at Clonea; House Martin & 4 Swallows at Ballinard.
DUNGARVAN: Swallow at the Gold Coast.
Sun 25 Oct:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Merlin, Garden Warbler
& 4+ Chiffchaffs; Scarce Bordered Straw & Vestal
moths trapped overnight.
DUNGARVAN: Whimbrel nr Ballynagaul.
Fri 23
Oct:
WATERFORD CITY: Kingfisher inside a cinema building(!) at Poleberry,
beside St John's River.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Yellow-browed Warbler, Lesser
Whitethroat & 2 Lesser Redpolls.
CLONEA STRAND: Black Redstart; also
20 Fieldfares at Ballinclamper.
RAM HEAD: Glaucous or Iceland Gull.
Thurs
22 Oct:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Garden Warbler & male Blackcap.
CLONEA STRAND: 2 Great Northern Divers at Ballinclamper.
Mon 19
Oct:
CLONEA STRAND: Black Redstart, Swallow & 800+ Black-headed
Gulls at Ballinclamper.
BALLYVOYLE BRIDGE: 2 Dippers.
Sun 18 Oct:
LISMORE: Hoopoe in a garden.
HELVICK HEAD: Swallow, female Blackcap & Chiffchaff.
CLONEA STRAND: House Martin, up to 20 Swallows & Chiffchaff at Ballinard.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 555 Brent Geese (very few juveniles - 4 out of 139 or 2.8%) and a Sandwich
Tern.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Merlin, Garden Warbler, female
Blackcap & 4 Lesser Redpolls.
Sat 17 Oct:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Tree Sparrows, Common Sandpiper, Willow
Warbler, Chiffchaff, 5 Siskins & 6 Lesser Redpolls.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Common Sandpiper at Clohernagh.
SOUTH CO KILKENNY: Buzzard.
CLONEA STRAND: 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull & 5 House
Martins at Ballinclamper.
Fri 16 Oct:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Garden Warbler & 90+ Skylarks.
Thurs 15 Oct:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Merlin, Tree Sparrow
(ringed) & 3 Lesser Redpolls.
DUNGARVAN: 1400 Black-tailed Godwits (850 opposite Park Hotel, 550 at Barnawee bridge).
HELVICK HEAD: Whinchat.
Weds 14 Oct:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Common Sandpiper, 4 Tree Sparrows, Garden Warbler, male Blackcap, a late Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaffs & 2 Lesser Redpolls.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 2 male Long-tailed Ducks & 80 Ringed Plover
off Saleen.
CLONEA STRAND:Whimbrel at Ballinclamper.
BRICKEY CANAL (nr Dungarvan): Water Rail.
MINE HEAD: Merlin & several Tree Sparrows.
Tues 13 Oct:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Tree Sparrows, male Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaffs,
3 Lesser Redpolls & a Siskin.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 2 male Long-tailed Ducks, 480 Brent Geese &
42 Little Egrets.
Mon 12 Oct:
BROWNSTOWN
HEAD: Tree Sparrow, Garden Warbler, Whitethroat, 2 Blackcaps, 5
Chiffchaffs, 120 Swallows, 110 Skylarks, 30 Lesser Redpolls (ringed) & 4 Siskins.
Sun 11 Oct:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Female Blackcap, 2 Tree Sparrows, 55 Swallows, 30
Skylarks, 4 Chiffchaffs, a late Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Redpolls & a Migrant Hawker dragonfly.
SOUTH of WATERFORD CITY: Buzzard.
Sat 10 Oct:
HELVICK HEAD: RADDE'S
WARBLER (2nd county record), Yellow-browed Warbler, Firecrest,
female Blackcap, Willow Warbler & 5+ Chiffchaffs.
BALLYVOONEY COVE: Whinchat.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Yellow-browed Warbler (in Coolum valley), Pied Flycatcher, male Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaffs, 5 Lesser Redpolls, 2 Tree Sparrows
& a Common Sandpiper.
Fri 9 Oct:
BALLYVOONEY COVE: Redstart
(probably 1st-winter male).
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 4 Common Scoters
flew east, Common Sandpiper, female Blackcap & 7 Chiffchaffs.
Thurs 8 Oct:
WHITING BAY: 3 Wheatears & 4 Swallows.
BRICKEY CANAL (nr Dungarvan): Green Sandpiper.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 3 Curlew Sandpipers &
>200 Redshank at Ballinattin.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Merlin,
3 Lesser Redpolls & 12 Red Admirals.
Weds 7 Oct:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Male Hen Harrier,
2 Common Scoters (flew W), Tree Sparrow, Garden Warbler, male
Blackcap, 11 Chiffchaffs., 3 Goldcrests, 150 Skylarks, 60 Swallows (flying E) & 9 Lesser Redpolls.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 45 Little Egrets.
BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR: 2 Fieldfares.
CLONEA STRAND: 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull
at Ballinclamper.
Tues 6 Oct:
CLONEA STRAND: Curlew Sandpiper
at Ballinclamper.
DUNGARVAN: 2 Fieldfares (1st
of the autumn).
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Garden Warbler & 2 Chiffchaffs.
Mon 5 Oct:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Spotted Flycatcher, 170+ Swallows
(flying E or NE), male Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaffs, 4 Goldcrests, 3 Lesser Redpolls, a Siskin & 2 Migrant
Hawker dragonflies.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Merlin, adult male Long-tailed Duck, 3 Gadwall & 2 Whimbrel near the spits, also 580
Brent Geese, 42 Little Egrets & 180 Mallard.
Sun 4 Oct:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Chiffchaffs,
Wheatear, 15+ Lesser Redpoll, & a Siskin.
CLONEA STRAND: White Wagtail & Wheatear
at Ballinclamper.
Sat 3 Oct:
WHITING BAY: Buzzard & Merlin.
RAM HEAD: Blackcap.
ARDMORE: 3rd-winter Yellow-legged Gull at
Curragh beach.
KIELY'S CROSS ROADS (Drum Hills): Female / immature Hen
Harrier.
DUNGARVAN: 80+ Little Egrets at Killongford, Whimbrel & 6 Wheatears
at the Cunnigar, 1350 Black-tailed Godwit & 165 Knot at Ballyneety.
BALLINARD: Merlin.
Fri 2 Oct:
WHITING BAY: Adult Mediterranean
Gull & a Wheatear.
CLONEA STRAND: Adult Mediterranean Gull at
Ballinclamper.
Thurs 1 Oct:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Spotted Flycatcher, Wheatear, 6 Chiffchaffs
& 4-5 Goldcrests.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 277 Brent Geese near sandhills (5 young or 2.4%
in a sample of 206).
CLONEA STRAND: Adult Mediterranean Gull at
Ballinclamper.
WHITING BAY: Merlin.
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