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The two streams running down to Ballymacaw Cove each form steep-sided, well-wooded, scrubby glens, with breeding species including Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and occasionally Blackcap.  Small passerines find plenty of shelter and feeding here at migration times, but because there is so much dense, tall cover, they can be difficult to see.  However, the easternmost glen can be viewed from the roadside above and flitting shapes in the branches can be gradually picked out.  Most will be tits, Willow/Chiffs or Goldcrests, but Garden and Melodious Warblers, Yellow-browed Warbler, Firecrests and Pied Flycatchers have all occurred.  Although Brownstown Head has been more productive in recent years, partly because of greater coverage, the glens at Ballymacaw are always worth a visit at migration seasons and merit improved coverage.  Gardens in the village itself are also worth checking.