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February 2010
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Sun 28 Feb:
TRAMORE BOATING LAKE: SMEW still present.
BALLYNACOURTY POINT: Whimbrel at the lighthouse.
DUNGARVAN: Water Rail, 23 Snipe, 2 Kingfishers & male Blackcap at pool behind Nissan
garage on the Youghal Road;
ARDOGINNA (nr Ardmore): Merlin & 2 Fin Whales.
Sat 27 Feb:
DUNGARVAN: 23 Great Crested Grebes off Ballynacourty
pier.
CLONEA STRAND: 12 Great Northern & 17 Red-throated Divers off Ballinclamper.
BALLVOONEY COVE: 1 Great Northern & 33 Red-throated Divers.
BUNMAHON: 2 Great Northern & 22 Red-throted Divers.
KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: 28 Tufted Duck & hybrid Whooper/Mute Swan.
BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR: 27 Whooper Swans & hybrid Whooper/Mute Swan.
COOLFIN/DERRIGAL: Canada Goose, 32 Whooper Swans & 47 Greylag
Geese.
WATERFORD HARBOUR (I-WeBS count): 69 Great Crested Grebes off Geneva & Woodstown,
2 Great Northern Divers off Fornaght, 42 Brent Geese, & an adult Yellow-legged Gull opposite
Cheekpoint (at Great Island on Co Wexford side).
Fri 26 Feb:
MOUNT CONGREVE (R. Suir): Common
Sandpiper.
Thurs 25 Feb:
TRAMORE BOATING LAKE: SMEW
& 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull.
WATERFORD CITY: 2 Blackcaps (male & ringed female), Upper Yellow
Road.
DUNGARVAN: 2 Kingfishers behind Nissan garage on the Youghal Road.
Mon 22 Feb:
WATERFORD CITY: Buzzard flew over.
Sun 21 Feb:
BLACKWATER VALLEY: 2 Green Sandpipers (singly at Camphire
Bridge and Cappoquin), 80 Whooper Swans & an Otter at Dromana House.
Sat 20 Feb:
TRAMORE BOATING LAKE: SMEW.
DUNMORE EAST: 6 Purple Sandpipers.
KILDERMODY: Woodcock.
Fri 19 Feb:
COOLFIN: 150+ Greylag Geese, including neck-banded
individual ("NBX").
PORTLAW: Kingfisher.
FIDDOWN BRIDGE: Kingfisher & Otter.
DUNGARVAN: Male Blackcap at Strandside, Abbeyside, daily since December.
Weds 17 Feb:
BLACKWATER VALLEY: Kingfisher at Cappoquin; Jay & 2 Otters at Dromana Bridge.
Tues 16 Feb:
DUNGARVAN: Kingfisher at Barnawee.
Sun 14 Feb:
DUNGARVAN: BLACK-NECKED GREBE off Ballynacourty Pier.
COOLFIN: Canada Goose with Whooper Swans.
TRAMORE BOATING LAKE: SMEW & 1st-winter Mediterranean
Gull.
WATERFORD CITY: Female Blackcap in garden at Collins Avenue.
Sat 13 Feb:
WATERFORD CITY: Male Blackcap & up to 25 Goldfinches present
daily in garden at Francis Street; another (female) Blackcap in garden at Collins Avenue.
DUNGARVAN: Curlew Sandpiper at Ballyneety, dark-bellied Brent Goose at Cunnigar tip, 800+ Brent Geese inside
Cunnigar, 51 Great Crested Grebes & a Great Northern Diver in bay.
BALLINTLEA (nr Dungarvan): Jay.
BLACKWATER VALLEY: Male Green-winged Teal & 2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull at Villierstown; Buzzard; Yellowhammers at Camphire
(6), Newport East (2) & Ballinvella (1).
BLACKWATER CALLOWS: 3 Shoveler; also a Dipper at Ballynerroon East.
KNOCKADAV (Knockmealdown Mountains): 3 Woodcock & a Red Grouse.
RINCREW: Adult Yellow-legged Gull & 1st-winter Iceland
Gull on Cork side.
Weds 10 Feb:
DUNGARVAN: Kingfisher
at Barnawee.
Mon 8 Feb:
DUNGARVAN: Male Brambling in garden, Abbeyside.
Sat 6 Feb:
TRAMORE: Buzzard & 2 Gadwall
at Boating Lake, another Gadwall off Saleen.
BOATSTRAND: Adult Mediterranean Gull.
BALLYDWAN BAY: 4 Red-throated Divers.
Nr BALLYDWAN: 4 Yellowhammers.
CLONEA STRAND: 30 Red-throated & 16 Great Northern Divers, 4 Purple Sandpipers & 40
Sanderling.
DUNGARVAN: BLACK-NECKED GREBE in the bay, Whooper Swan at Ballyneety.
Fri 5 Feb:
Nr BLACKWATER VALLEY: Buzzard.
Thurs
4 Feb:
WATERFORD CITY: Black Redstart at the Courthouse.
DUNGARVAN: Male Blackcap & 6 Siskins at Abbeyside.
Mon
1 Feb:
DUNGARVAN: Kingfisher at Barnawee.
January 2010
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Sun 31 Jan:
RINCREW (Tourig estuary): 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls.
BLACKWATER VALLEY: Male Brambling near Villierstown school;
Buzzard.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 665+ Brent Geese, 4 Shoveler, 200 Mallard, 1st-winter Mediterranean
Gull (at boating lake) & 165 Lesser Black-backed Gulls.
EAST WATERFORD: 2 Buzzards south of Waterford city.
Sat 30 Jan:
DUNGARVAN: Otter feeding in the harbour, last four days.
Thurs 28 Jan:
Off DUNMORE EAST: 4 Fin Whales and associated
feeding seabirds including 60 Gannets & 100+ Guillemots.
Weds 27 Jan:
DUNGARVAN: 1st-winter Glaucous Gull at the Cunnigar.
Sun 24 Jan:
VILLIERSTOWN: Brambling just below Villierstown school (& for
past week).
DUNGARVAN: BLACK-NECKED GREBE & Common Scoter in the bay; BLACK BRANT & Merlin at Ballyneety; Curlew
Sandpiper opposite the Park Hotel; Brambling in garden at Clonea Road (& for past
week).
TRAMORE BOATING LAKE: Female/immature SMEW& 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull.
Sat 23 Jan:
BLACKWATER VALLEY: Merlin
at Newport.
DUNGARVAN: BLACK-NECKED GREBE & Common Scoter in the bay, 2
Jack Snipe at the Cunnigar.
TRAMORE BOATING LAKE: Female/immature SMEW, 2 Gadwall
(male + female) & 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull.
Fri 22 Jan:
BRIDE / LOWER BLACKWATER: 76 Whooper Swans at
a new site in field c1 km west of the usual Camphire site, missed on last weekends counts.
Mon 18 Jan:
BLACKWATER VALLEY: Green-winged Teal
at Villierstown Quay.
Sat-Sun 16-17 Jan:
WHOOPER SWAN SURVEY: Total of 217 Whoopers at sites within
Co Waterford, plus a further 88 at adjacent sites in Cos Kilkenny or Cork - further details below.
Sun 17 Jan:
KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Hen Harrier;
8 Crossbills at Knockaunabulloga near the Vee; Woodcock & Dipper at Boggaghdaun.
BLACKWATER CALLOWS: Total of 192 Whooper Swans at four locations with Co Waterford section
of the Callows (54 Glencarin Abbey, 4 Flowerhill, 6 just west of Ballyduff, & 128 at Ballyneroone). [Also 33
birds at Careysville on the Co Cork section.]
BRIDE / LOWER BLACKWATER: Only 2 Whooper Swans at Camphire (126 there on 28 Dec 2009); 4 Whoopers
west of Tallowbridge.
DUNGARVAN: Pochard.
BALLYNABOOLA (nr Halfway House): 3 Whooper Swans in flooded field, a new site for the
species.
Sat 16 Jan:
TRAMORE BOATING LAKE: Female/immature SMEW
& adult Mediterranean Gull.
CORBALLYMORE WOOD: 220 Woodpigeon.
DERRIGAL / PORTNASCULLY: 15 Greylag Geese, 5 Whooper Swans & 2 Greenshank.
COOLFIN: 93 Greylag Geese & 11 Whooper Swanss.
FIDDOWN BRIDGE: 198 Teal.
TIBBERAGHNY BOG (Co Kilkenny): 180 Greylag Geese & 55 Whooper Swans.
BLACKWATER CALLOWS: 100 Whooper Swans & 4+ Shoveler upriver from Lismore.
RINCREW: 1st-winter Iceland Gull,
adult Yellow-legged Gull & 2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull (green
darvic ring on left leg).
Fri 15 Jan:
CLONEA STRAND: 9 Great Northern Divers.
BUNMAHON: 2 Kingfishers at River
Mahon.
Nr PORTLAW: 19 Greylag Geese
& 9 Whooper Swans.
Thurs 14 Jan:
Mon 11 Jan:
DUNGARVAN: BLACK-NECKED GREBE
& 11 Shoveler off Pitch & Putt Course.
Sun 10 Jan:
DUNGARVAN: BLACK-NECKED GREBE
off the Sports Centre, 12 Shoveler off the Pitch & Putt Course, adult BLACK BRANT in
fields at Western Bay, male Gadwall at Ballyneety Bridge, male Pochard between pond and Dungarvan
castle.
WATERFORD CITY: 2 male Blackcaps , 9 Redwings & a Fieldfare
at Francis Street.
Sat 9 Jan:
FERRY POINT: 3 female/immature Black
Redstarts.
Nr WHITING BAY: 12+ Tree Sparrows at Springhill Lower.
DUNGARVAN: 3 Barnacle Geese
at Duckspool, Abbeyside; 4 Tufted Duck & 2 Great Northern Divers off Abbeyside Church; 4 Shoveler at Killongford;
1st-winter male Common Scoter off Gold Coast Hotel; female Blackcap, 10+ Redwings & 2 Fieldfares
at Southways, Abbeyside; 2 Blackcaps (male & female), 10-20 Redwings & a Fieldfare
at another garden in town.
CLONEA STRAND: 2+ Whimbrel & 7 Purple Sandpiper at Ballinclamper.
WATERFORD CITY: 12 Redwings & a Fieldfare in garden at Collins Avenue; 10-12 Redwings
in garden at King's Channel.
Fri 8 Jan:
DUNGARVAN: Black Redstart
at GlaxoSmithKline.
WATERFORD CITY: 2 Blackcaps (male & female) & 13 Redwings
in garden at Upper Yellow Road; male Blackcap in garden at King's Channel (also on 6-7 Jan).
VARIOUS SITES: Obvious arrival of Redwings into gardens today (also including c6 at Abbeyside,
Dungarvan, 7 at Francis Street and 1 at Collins Avenue,Waterford city) and in recent days (including Tramore on 5th and St
Herblain Park, Waterford City on 7th Jan).
Thurs 7 Jan:
RAM HEAD: 3+ Fin Whales & 20 Common
Dolphins.
HELVICK HEAD: 60 Common Dolphins, 4 Red-throated Divers
& an unidentified large falcon.
DUNGARVAN: Apparently the same large falcon as at Helvick, also seen at Clonea Road;
male & female Blackcap at Strandside, Abbeyside.
TRAMORE: Several Blackcaps daily since 18th December.
WATERFORD CITY: Female Blackcap still present
at St Herblain Park.
Tues 5 Jan:
DUNGARVAN: Male & female Blackcap daily
at Strandside, Abbeyside.
Mon
4 Jan:
DUNGARVAN: BLACK-NECKED GREBE off Ballynacourty Pier.
CROHAUN: Long-eared Owl.
Sun
3 Jan:
WATERFORD CITY: Blackcap & Lesser Redpoll in garden, Francis
Street, and up to 3 Blackcaps at bird-table there daily for the last 3 weeks.
TRAMORE BOATING LAKE: 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull.
DUNGARVAN: Colour-ringed Black-headed Gull ("238B", yellow, left leg) at Gold Coast, ringed
at Lough Mask, Co Mayo in 2007) (previously seen at Ballinclamper, Clonea in July 2009). Also a colour-ringed Bar-tailed Godwit
at same location, ringed at De Richel, the Netherlands, 30 July 2003.
ARDMORE: Adult Mediterranean Gull on beach.
WHITING BAY: Common Scoter flew east; up to 30 Tree Sparrows at
Ballysallagh.
FERRY POINT: 3 Black Redstarts.
Sat
2 Jan:
DUNGARVAN: BLACK BRANT & 3 Barnacle
Geese at Ballyneety; Common Scoter the bay; Kingfisher
& Green Sandpiper on the River Brickey at Kilongford; Whimbrel
at Knockanpower Lower, Ring.
CLONEA STRAND: Purple Sandpiper at Ballinclamper, 6 Red-throated Divers offshore.
Fri
1 Jan:
WHITING BAY: Black Redstart.
BRICKEY RIVER: Dipper near Two-mile Bridge.
DUNGARVAN: BLACK BRANT, 3 Barnacle Geese
& female Merlin at Ballyneety; BLACK-NECKED GREBE in the bay; male
Blackcap at Strandside, Abbeyside; Whimbrel & white darvic-ringed
Oystercatcher ("N57") at Knockanpower Lower, Ring. The Oystercatcher had been ringed as chick on the roof of Aberdeen Cricket
Club, NE Scotland on 31 May 2007.
WATERFORD CITY: Male Blackcap in garden at King's Channel.
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