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Breeding Atlas 10-km square summaries 2008-2009

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The tables below summarises the breeding status of known or potential breeding species in Co Waterford during the 2008 and 2009 Atlas seasons, by 10-km square. For the national Bird Atlas project (two further seasons 2010 & 2011 to complete), the aim will be to fill in the gaps and also upgrade the majority of species/squares to confirmed breeding. Only squares with the majority of their land in Co Waterford are listed below - fieldwork is also underway in other squares along the Co Waterford border. Species not considered to be currently breeding in Co Waterford are excluded, as are records of Peregrine; additional records are  available for local atlas purposes from 2006 or 2007 but these will not be used for the national atlas.
 
CONF = confirmed breeding (nest, food for young, fledged young etc);  PROB = probably breeding (pair, territory, display, building etc);  poss = possibled breeding (bird in suitable havitat or singing male); unsp = unspecified status; fly = direct over-flight only; summ = summering non-breeder; migr = migrant or late winterer.

Species (map-link)

R90

S00

S10

S20

S21

S30

S31

S40

S41

S50

S60

X08

X09

X17

X18

X19

X27

X28

X29

X38

X39

X49

X59

X69

Barn Owl 

 

poss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

poss

 

poss

 

 

unsp

 

 

poss

 

 

 

PROB

 

Black Guillemot 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

poss

poss

 

poss

PROB

Blackbird 

CONF

PROB

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

 

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

Blackcap 

poss

poss

PROB

poss

PROB

PROB

PROB

PROB

PROB

PROB

poss

PROB

CONF

poss

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

poss

migr

poss

poss

 

poss

Blue Tit 

CONF

PROB

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

poss

PROB

CONF

poss

CONF

CONF

Bullfinch 

PROB

PROB

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

PROB

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

poss

 

PROB

PROB

PROB

CONF

Buzzard 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

poss

poss

poss

poss

poss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chaffinch 

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

poss

poss

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

Chiffchaff 

CONF

poss

PROB

PROB

CONF

PROB

poss

CONF

CONF

PROB

PROB

CONF

PROB

PROB

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

poss

migr

poss

PROB

poss

PROB

Chough

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONF

PROB

summ

 

 

CONF

 

 

 

PROB

 

PROB

CONF

PROB

PROB

CONF

Coal Tit 

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

Collared Dove 

 

PROB

poss

poss

 

CONF

poss

PROB

PROB

PROB

PROB

CONF

poss

PROB

CONF

poss

 

PROB

poss

 

PROB

PROB

PROB

PROB

Common Crossbill

PROB

poss

poss

 

poss

poss

 

 

 

 

 

poss

 

 

 

poss

 

poss

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Sandpiper 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

summ

 

poss

migr

 

 

 

migr

migr

 

migr

migr

 

migr

Coot 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

poss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cormorant 

 

 

 

 

 

summ

fly

summ

poss

summ

summ

poss

summ

CONF

summ

summ

summ

CONF

summ

summ

CONF

CONF

CONF

summ

Corncrake 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cuckoo 

poss

poss

poss

poss

poss

 

 

poss

poss

poss

poss

poss

 

 

 

 

 

poss

 

 

 

 

 

poss

Curlew 

 

poss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

poss

migr

summ

migr

summ

summ

 

 

poss

summ

 

 

summ

migr

migr

Species

R90

S00

S10

S20

S21

S30

S31

S40

S41

S50

S60

X08

X09

X17

X18

X19

X27

X28

X29

X38

X39

X49

X59

X69

Dipper 

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

poss

CONF

CONF

poss

 

CONF

 

CONF

 

 

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

 

 

 

Dunnock 

CONF

PROB

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

 

CONF

poss

CONF

PROB

PROB

CONF

CONF

Fulmar 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONF

 

 

CONF

fly

 

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

Goldcrest 

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

poss

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

poss

 

CONF

poss

poss

CONF

Goldfinch 

PROB

PROB

PROB

PROB

PROB

CONF

PROB

PROB

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

 

CONF

poss

PROB

CONF

CONF

PROB

PROB

Grasshopper Warbler 

PROB

poss

poss

PROB

 

poss

poss

poss

 

PROB

PROB

poss

 

migr

 

poss

 

poss

poss

migr

 

poss

migr

migr

Great Black-backed Gull 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fly

 

summ

summ

CONF

summ

 

CONF

summ

 

summ

CONF

summ

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

summ

Great Crested Grebe 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

poss

summ

 

 

 

 

migr

Great Tit 

CONF

CONF

CONF

poss

poss

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

poss

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

Greenfinch 

poss

PROB

PROB

poss

CONF

PROB

poss

PROB

PROB

CONF

CONF

PROB

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

 

PROB

CONF

PROB

CONF

poss

CONF

PROB

Grey Heron 

poss

 

poss

poss

 

poss

poss

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

poss

poss

poss

 

CONF

poss

summ

summ

poss

summ

summ

Grey Wagtail 

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

poss

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

PROB

poss

CONF

Guillemot 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

summ

 

CONF

CONF

summ

 

CONF

Hen Harrier

poss

poss

 

 

PROB

fly

 

 

 

 

 

poss

poss

 

 

fly

 

 

 

 

summ

 

 

 

Herring Gull 

 

 

 

 

summ

summ

 

summ

summ

poss

CONF

summ

 

CONF

summ

 

CONF

CONF

summ

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

Hooded Crow 

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

poss

CONF

poss

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

House Martin 

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

poss

CONF

poss

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

House Sparrow 

CONF

poss

PROB

CONF

poss

CONF

poss

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

poss

CONF

Jackdaw 

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

poss

CONF

poss

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

Jay 

poss

poss

poss

 

PROB

 

 

 

poss

 

 

poss

CONF

 

 

CONF

 

 

poss

 

 

 

 

 

Species

R90

S00

S10

S20

S21

S30

S31

S40

S41

S50

S60

X08

X09

X17

X18

X19

X27

X28

X29

X38

X39

X49

X59

X69

Kestrel 

PROB

poss

CONF

 

poss

poss

poss

CONF

poss

poss

poss

poss

CONF

poss

PROB

PROB

 

poss

poss

 

poss

CONF

CONF

PROB

Kingfisher 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROB

 

poss

poss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kittiwake 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

summ

CONF

 

 

CONF

 

 

CONF

summ

 

CONF

summ

summ

summ

CONF

Lesser Redpoll 

PROB

PROB

poss

poss

PROB

PROB

poss

PROB

PROB

poss

poss

CONF

PROB

 

PROB

poss

 

CONF

poss

 

PROB

 

poss

 

Linnet 

PROB

PROB

PROB

poss

PROB

CONF

PROB

PROB

PROB

CONF

CONF

PROB

PROB

CONF

CONF

PROB

poss

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

Little Egret 

 

 

 

poss

 

 

 

poss

CONF

poss

CONF

CONF

CONF

poss

poss

poss

 

CONF

poss

 

 

poss

 

summ

Little Grebe 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONF

poss

CONF

 

 

 

 

 

CONF

 

poss

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-eared Owl 

 

CONF

 

 

 

poss

 

 

 

CONF

 

 

unsp

CONF

 

CONF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-tailed Tit 

CONF

poss

CONF

CONF

CONF

poss

poss

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

PROB

 

CONF

 

 

PROB

Magpie 

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

poss

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

Mallard 

 

 

PROB

PROB

poss

poss

 

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

 

poss

poss

 

poss

PROB

PROB

PROB

Meadow Pipit 

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

poss

 

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

Merlin 

poss

 

 

 

poss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

migr

migr

 

 

 

migr

 

migr

 

 

migr

Mistle Thrush 

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

poss

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

poss

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

poss

 

CONF

poss

CONF

CONF

Moorhen 

 

 

CONF

 

 

PROB

 

CONF

CONF

PROB

poss

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

 

poss

poss

 

 

poss

 

 

Mute Swan 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROB

PROB

CONF

CONF

 

PROB

poss

 

poss

 

PROB

poss

 

 

PROB

 

 

Oystercatcher 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

migr

summ

 

 

poss

summ

 

 

poss

summ

summ

summ

summ

summ

summ

Pheasant 

PROB

poss

poss

PROB

poss

poss

PROB

poss

poss

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

PROB

PROB

poss

 

CONF

poss

 

poss

poss

CONF

poss

Pied Flycatcher 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

migr

Pied/White Wagtail 

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

Species

R90

S00

S10

S20

S21

S30

S31

S40

S41

S50

S60

X08

X09

X17

X18

X19

X27

X28

X29

X38

X39

X49

X59

X69

Raven 

PROB

CONF

PROB

PROB

PROB

PROB

poss

summ

 

poss

PROB

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

poss

 

poss

 

 

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

Razorbill 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONF

 

 

summ

 

 

 

 

 

CONF

CONF

summ

summ

CONF

Red Grouse 

poss

poss

poss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reed Bunting 

PROB

PROB

PROB

poss

poss

PROB

poss

PROB

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

poss

poss

poss

CONF

PROB

 

PROB

PROB

poss

CONF

Reed Warbler 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

poss

 

poss

 

poss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

migr

Ring Ouzel 

 

 

 

 

poss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ringed Plover 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROB

 

 

CONF

 

 

 

 

unsp

 

poss

PROB

 

 

Robin 

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

poss

poss

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon 

poss

 

 

poss

 

PROB

 

PROB

poss

poss

PROB

CONF

PROB

CONF

summ

 

poss

PROB

 

poss

poss

PROB

poss

PROB

Rock Pipit 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONF

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

poss

 

CONF

CONF

 

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

Rook 

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

poss

CONF

CONF

CONF

poss

poss

Sand Martin 

CONF

PROB

poss

 

 

 

 

poss

 

 

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

poss

unsp

 

CONF

poss

 

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

Sedge Warbler 

PROB

 

CONF

poss

 

PROB

 

PROB

poss

poss

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

poss

 

PROB

PROB

migr

poss

CONF

 

poss

Shag 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONF

 

 

CONF

 

 

summ

summ

 

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

Shelduck 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROB

CONF

PROB

 

CONF

PROB

 

 

PROB

poss

 

PROB

PROB

PROB

PROB

Siskin 

PROB

poss

PROB

PROB

poss

PROB

 

 

poss

poss

migr

CONF

 

PROB

PROB

PROB

 

poss

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skylark 

CONF

poss

PROB

CONF

PROB

PROB

 

poss

poss

poss

CONF

PROB

 

PROB

poss

 

PROB

CONF

poss

poss

poss

CONF

PROB

CONF

Snipe 

poss

PROB

 

PROB

PROB

 

poss

PROB

poss

PROB

 

PROB

 

poss

poss

poss

 

 

unsp

 

 

 

poss

fly

Song Thrush 

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

PROB

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

PROB

poss

PROB

CONF

PROB

CONF

Sparrowhawk 

CONF

 

 

PROB

poss

PROB

poss

poss

CONF

poss

poss

poss

poss

poss

poss

CONF

 

poss

poss

 

poss

poss

 

poss

Spotted Flycatcher 

PROB

PROB

poss

 

poss

PROB

poss

poss

poss

poss

migr

poss

PROB

PROB

poss

CONF

 

PROB

PROB

migr

PROB

migr

 

migr

Starling 

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

Stock Dove 

poss

 

 

PROB

 

poss

 

poss

poss

poss

poss

CONF

CONF

CONF

poss

poss

summ

PROB

unsp

 

 

 

 

 

Stonechat 

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

Swallow 

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

CONF

poss

PROB

PROB

CONF

CONF

Swift 

poss

PROB

summ

summ

summ

summ

 

PROB

poss

poss

poss

summ

CONF

CONF

summ

CONF

 

fly

CONF

fly

poss

poss

summ

summ

Species

R90

S00

S10

S20

S21

S30

S31

S40

S41

S50

S60

X08

X09

X17

X18

X19

X27

X28

X29

X38

X39

X49

X59

X69

Teal 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROB

 

 

 

 

migr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tree Sparrow 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROB

 

 

CONF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONF

Treecreeper 

 

 

 

 

poss

poss

 

poss

poss

PROB

poss

poss

CONF

 

CONF

PROB

 

CONF

poss

 

 

 

 

 

Tufted Duck 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROB

 

 

 

 

unsp

 

 

migr

 

 

summ

 

 

 

 

 

Water Rail 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

poss

PROB

poss

poss

 

 

 

 

 

poss

 

 

 

 

 

Wheatear 

 

CONF

 

poss

CONF

PROB

 

migr

 

migr

migr

 

 

migr

migr

 

migr

poss

CONF

migr

poss

 

poss

migr

Whitethroat 

poss

poss

poss

poss

poss

poss

PROB

CONF

poss

PROB

poss

poss

poss

CONF

CONF

CONF

poss

CONF

poss

poss

poss

CONF

CONF

CONF

Willow Warbler 

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

poss

CONF

PROB

PROB

PROB

PROB

PROB

CONF

poss

poss

PROB

PROB

 

CONF

poss

poss

poss

poss

poss

PROB

Woodcock 

PROB

PROB

PROB

PROB

poss

poss

poss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROB

PROB

 

 

 

 

 

Woodpigeon 

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

PROB

PROB

poss

PROB

PROB

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

poss

PROB

PROB

PROB

PROB

PROB

Wren 

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

PROB

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

 

CONF

CONF

poss

CONF

CONF

CONF

CONF

Yellowhammer 

 

 

 

 

 

poss

 

PROB

 

CONF

PROB

CONF

PROB

poss

CONF

CONF

 

poss

 

 

 

 

poss

poss

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