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| Tree Pipit © D Weldon |
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| Melodious Warbler © M Cowming |
LATEST HIGHLIGHTS
(see Recent reports & https://twitter.com/watbirds):
TREE PIPIT, Brownstown Head, 9-10 September 2024.
MELODIOUS WARBLER, Brownstown Head, 8-10 September.
PECTORAL SANDPIPER, Dungarvan, 7 September.
OSPREY, Dungarvan, 6 September.
3 CORY’S SHEARWATERS, Helvick Head, 1 September.
TREE PIPIT, Brownstown Head, 31 August.
SABINE’S GULL, Helvick Head, 27 August.
6 CORY’S SHEARWATERS, Ram Head, 25 August.
10 CORY’S SHEARWATERS, Ram Head & 8, Helvick Head, 21 August.
CORY’S SHEARWATER, Helvick Head, 19 August.
2 CORY’S SHEARWATERS, Helvick Head, 13 August.
6 CORY’S SHEARWATERS, Ram
Head, 9 August.
CORY’S SHEARWATER, Tankardstown, 8 August.
15 CORY’S SHEARWATERS, Ram Head, 6 August.
2 CORY’S SHEARWATERS, Helvick Head & 1, Ram Head, 5 August.
OSPREY, West Waterford, 25 July-25 August.
BLACK-THROATED DIVER, Ferry Point, 1 July.
QUAIL, Comeragh Mountains, 16 June.
GOLDEN ORIOLE, Drum Hills., 3 June
HOBBY, east Waterford, 1 June.
HOBBY, Helvick Head, 27 May.
LESSER WHITETHROAT, Waterford Greenway, 19 May.
Yellow Wagtail, Brownstown Head, 17 May.
2 CETTI’S WARBLER’S, undisclosed (new) location, 17 May.
Female MARSH HARRIER, undisclosed location, 17 May.
HOBBY, undisclosed location, 15 May.
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, Tramore Backstrand, 9 May.
HOOPOE, Brownstown Head, 9 May.
BEARDED REEDLING, undisclosed location, 5 May.
First Spotted Flycatcher of year, Annestown, 27 Apr.
BLACK-THROATED DIVER, Clonea Bay, 19-26 Apr.
LESSER SCAUP, Knockaderry Reservoir, 18 Jan to 20 Apr.
First Whitethroat of year, Swines Head, 20 Apr.
Up to 8 CATTLE EGRETS, Ballynaclash, Blackwater Valley, 26 Jan to 19 Apr.
First Reed Warbler of year, Ballyscanlon, 19 Apr.
First Sedge Warbler of year, Lisselan, Tramore, 19 Apr.
OSPREY, Blackwater Valley, 18 Apr.
Yellow Wagtail, Clonea, 18 Apr.
First Cuckoo of year, Brownstown Head, 17 Apr.
GREEN-WINGED TEAL, Bunmahon, 12-17 Apr.
BLACK KITE (1st county record), Lisselan, Tramore, 16 Apr.
First Common Swifts of year, Tramore & Ardmore, 14 Apr.
First Grasshopper Warbler & Arctic Tern of year, 13 Apr.
First House Martins of year, N of Lismore, 7 Apr.
First Willow Warblers of year, Dungarvan & Helvick Head, 27 Mar.
First Swallows of year, Cappoquin, 21 Mar.
First Sand Martins of year, Ballyshunnock Reservoir, 18 March.
Male MARSH HARRIER, West Waterford, 19 Feb to 15 Mar.
First Wheatear of year, Whiting Bay, 11 Mar.
BLACK-THROATED DIVER, Dungarvan / Helvick, 3-7 Mar.
RING-NECKED DUCK, Knockaderry Reservoir, 25 Feb & 7 Mar.
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| Guide to bird sites in Waterford |
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.
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