Bird reports August-September 2006

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Bird records August-September 2006

Waterford bird records, August-September 2006

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See migrant lepidoptera page also (highlights below)

September 2006

Sat 30 Sept:

DUNGARVAN: Hoopoe still present at the Cunnigar.

BALLYVOYLE COVE: Another Hoopoe found, also a juvenile Black Tern.

HELVICK HEAD: 2 Pied Flycatchers & a Garden Warbler.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Pied Flycatcher, also 5 Delicate moths.

Fri 29 Sept:

ARDMORE BAY: Bottled-nosed Dolphin.

RAM HEAD: Fin Whale less than 1 km offshore.

Weds 27 Sept:

DUNGARVAN: Hoopoe still present at the Cunnigar.

HELVICK HEAD: 2 Great Skuas flew east, 6 Common Scoters, a Sooty Shearwater & a Great Northern Diver west during a 1-hr seawatch (1220-1320 hrs); on land, a Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, 3 Pied Flycatchers & 2 Spotted Flycatchers.

Tues 26 Sept:

DUNGARVAN: Adult HOBBY at Abbeyside.

ARDMORE: Little Auk, also good numbers of Spotted Flycatchers.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Scarce Bordered Straw and 3 Delicate moths.

Mon 25 Sept:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Pied Flycatchers, 4 Blackcaps, c.16 Chiffchaffs.

GLENDALOUGHIN (Comeraghs): Convolvulus Hawk-moth.

Sun 24 Sept:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 4 (update!) Reed Warblers (in main garden), Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear, 4 Pied Flycatchers, Whinchat, Whitethroat & 4 Willow Warblers; also a Vestal moth.

TRAMORE TOWN: Migrant moths included an Old World Webworm (Hellula undulalis) & Antigastra catalaunalis.

DUNGARVAN: Hoopoe still present at the Cunnigar.

KNOCKANPOWER LOWER, RING: Pied Flycatcher.

HELVICK HEAD: Whinchat, Garden Warbler, 4 Pied Flycatchers, also small numbers of Whitethroats & Spotted Flycatchers.

HACKETSTOWN, nr Mine Head: Pied Flycatcher.

CROBALLY LOWER: Pied Flycatcher.

Sat 23 Sept:

HELVICK HEAD: Juvenile LONG-TAILED SKUA, 3 Arctic Skuas, Great Skua, juv Black Tern, juv Roseate Tern, c.5 Pied Flycatchers, c.5 Spotted Flycatchers, Whinchat, Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler & up to 6 Whitethroats.

DUNGARVAN: Juvenile SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, Hoopoe & 2 Pied Flycatchers at the Cunnigar.

AGLISH: An early Fieldfare.

PASSAGE EAST: Hummingbird Hawk-moth.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Reed Warbler, 3 Whitethroats, 7 Willow Warblers, 4 Chiffchaffs, 3 Pied Flycatchers, 1 Wheatear, also a Bar-tailed Godwit overhead; migrant moths included a Delicate, 2 Scarce Bordered Straw and a Palpita vitrealis.

Fri 22 Sept:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Migrant moths included a Scarce Bordered Straw & 6 Delicate.

Thurs 21 Sept:

HELVICK HEAD: Leach's Petrel (killed by a Peregrine), 6 Storm Petrels (at least one also killed by Peregrine), Red-throated Diver, Balearic Shearwater, 2 Great Skuas, Arctic Skua & Pomarine Skua.

CLONEA STRAND: 3 Curlew Sandpipers and a stint species (unidentified) vat Ballinclamper.

Weds 20 Sept:

HELVICK HEAD: A 2nd-summer-type LONG-TAILED SKUA, 4 Arctic Skuas, 220 Manx Shearwaters & 3 Storm Petrels flew west during a 2-hr seawatch (1135-1335 hrs).

LOWER BLACKWATER: Little Auk off Kilnaclash Quay.

Mon 18 Sept:

HELVICK HEAD: 2 Arctic Skuas, Great Skua & 2 Whitethroats.

Sun 17 Sept:

DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper at Ballyneety.

CLONEA STRAND: Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper at Ballinclamper.

BALLYLEMON, CAPPAGH: Hummingbird Hawk-moth.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Female/immature Hen Harrier, 2 Wheatears, 3 Chiffchaffs.

Sat 16 Sept:

BELLE LAKE: Juvenile Reed Warbler & 10 Sedge Warblers ringed.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Wheatears, female Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaffs; migrant moths included a Vestal and 6 Delicate.

TRAMORE BAY: Arctic Skua, 60 Sandwich Terns and 1+ Arctic Tern.

KILBRIDE, Tramore: White Wagtail.

Fri 15 Sept:

VILLIERSTOWN: Juvenile HOBBY flew up the River Blackwater.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Migrant moths included a Nutmeg, 6 Delicate, 2 Scarce Bordered Straw & a Convolvulus Hawk-moth.

Weds 13 Sept:

CLONEA STRAND: Juvenile BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER at Ballinclamper (3rd county record).

DUNGARVAN: 2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull at Barnawee.

Sun 10 Sept:

ARDMORE: 4 Mediterranean Gulls (1st-winter & 3 adults) & 2 Arctic Skuas.

CROBALLY LOWER: Redstart, Pied Flycatcher & 4 Spotted Flycatchers.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Pied Flycatcher, Grasshopper Warbler, female Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaffs & 3 Willow Warblers; also 340 Silver Y moths.

Sat 9 Sept:

ARDMORE: 2 Mediterranean Gulls (1st-winter + adult), 5 Arctic Skuas; also 3 Hummingbird Hawk-moths (+ 2 elsewhere in west Waterford).

CROBALLY (W of Mine Head): Pied Flycatcher & Spotted Flycatcher.

WEST WATERFORD: Auks calling close inshore at various locations; a juvenile Razorbill stranded on the Cunnigar, Dungarvan, was put back to sea, and two young auks were seen being preyed on by Great Black-backed Gulls.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Migrant moths included a Convolvulus Hawk-moth, a Cosmopolitan, 3 Delicate & a Scarce Bordered Straw.

Weds 6 Sept:

DUNGARVAN: 2 juvenile Curlew Sandpipers at the Cunnigar.

RAM HEAD: Bordered Straw moth.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: c.8 Chiffchaffs.

Tues 5 Sept:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: *Greenish Warbler refound.

c.5 Sept:

Nr DUNMORE EAST: Hoopoe.

Mon 4 Sept:

CLONEA STRAND: Juvenile Mediterranean Gull at Ballinclamper.

DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper at Ballyneety.

Sun 3 Sept:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: *GREENISH WARBLER (2nd county record), 5 Willow Warblers.

Near TRAMORE: Barn Owl.

Sat 2 Sept:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Spotted Flycatchers.

August 2006

Thurs 31 Aug:

HELVICK HEAD: 3 Balearic Shearwaters (2 close inshore with feeding flock, 1 flew west), also 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 6 Storm Petrels, 3 Common Scoters, 3 Arctic Skuas, a Pomarine Skua & 4 Great Skuas.

CLONEA STRAND: Mediterranean Gull at Ballinclamper.

ARDMORE: Storm Petrel & 3 Mediterranean Gulls; Pied Flycatcher nr St Declan's Well, Ardmore Head.

Weds 30 Aug:

HELVICK HEAD: Balearic Shearwater close inshore with a seabird feeding flock; also 2-3 Storm Petrels, 2 Spotted Flycatchers.

Mon 28 Aug:

BELLE LAKE: Reed Warbler & 12 Sedge Warblers ringed; also a Water Rail & Blackcap.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Spotted Flycatcher & 5 Willow Warblers.

DUNGARVAN: Shoveler at the Cunnigar.

Sun 27 Aug:

DUNGARVAN: *Booted Warbler refound on the Cunnigar.

BELLE LAKE: Reed Warbler & 26 Sedge Warblers ringed; also a Blackcap, Whimbrel & 2 Water Rails.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Spotted Flycatcher; migrant moths included a Scarce Bordered Straw.

Sat 26 Aug:

DUNGARVAN: *BOOTED WARBLER found on the Cunnigar (4th Irish record).

HELVICK HEAD: Pomarine Skua.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Spotted Flycatcher, Wheatear & 4 Willow Warblers.

Fri 25 Aug:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Migrant moths included a Delicate.

Sun 20 Aug:

DUNGARVAN: Buzzard over town, Green Sandpiper at Ballyneety.

Nr GRACEDIEU (Tramore road): 2 Buzzards.

BELLE LAKE: 2 juvenile Reed Warblers & 11 Sedge Warblers ringed; also a Green Sandpiper, Greenshank & Water Rail.

Sat 19 Aug:

DUNGARVAN: Kingfisher at Ballyneety.

BALLINARD/CLONEA STRAND: Arctic Skua.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 8 Willow Warblers; migrant moths included 2 Gems.

Weds 16 Aug:

TRAMORE: Ni Moth.

Mon 14 Aug:

nr BALLYSCANLAN LOUGH: Buzzard.

KNOCKBRACK QUARRY, nr Clashmore: Dragonflies here included many Emperors.

Sun 13 Aug:

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 52 Little Egrets at high-tide roosts.

BELLE LAKE: 18 Sedge Warblers ringed.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Sedge Warbler, 3 Willow Warblers, 3 Clouded Yellows & a Migrant Hawker dragonfly.

RATHMOYLAN: 2 Yellowhammers, 3 Clouded Yellows & a Migrant Hawker.

Sat 12 Aug

COUNTY WATERFORD: Total 91 bird species seen in a 'big day' today.

ARDMORE: 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls.

KILMEADEN POOLS: 2 Green Sandpipers.

Nr PORTLAW: Pine Marten road-casualty.

BELLE LAKE: 2 juvenile Reed Warblers & 13 Sedge Warblers ringed, also a Water Rail.

TRAMORE TOWN: Ni Moth.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Swift, 4 Wheatears, Sedge Warbler, 3 Willow Warblers, & 6 Clouded Yellows.

Tues 8 Aug:

DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper at Ballyneety.

TRAMORE: Ni Moth.

Mon 7 Aug:

RAM HEAD & KNOCKBRACK QUARRY: 8+ Clouded Yellows.

SALEEN: 3 Clouded Yellows.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Spotted Flycatcher.

BELLE LAKE: 15 Sedge Warblers & a Blackcap ringed.

Sun 6 Aug:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Flock of 24 Choughs; migrant moths included a high total of 173 Dark Sword-grass.

Sat 5 Aug:

BRICKEY RIVER, Dungarvan: Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher & a Clouded Yellow.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Wheatears, 2 Willow Warblers.

BELLE LAKE: 13 Sedge Warblers & 2 Blackcaps ringed.

Fri 4 Aug:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Migrant moths included a Bordered Straw.

Thurs 3 Aug:

TRAMORE: Ni Moth [1st county record].

Weds 2 Aug:

Nr LISMORE: Female or immature Hen Harrier.

RAM HEAD: Total of 96 large or recently-fledged Kittiwake chicks at study plots that held 136 occupied nests on 14 June - 0.7 chicks per nest, much higher than usual here (though numbers of nests severely declined).

ARDMORE HEAD: Hummingbird Hawk-moth.

Tues 1 Aug:

Nr LISMORE: Male Hen Harrier.

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Note: Sightings listed here are reports, not necessarily authenticated records. * = species for which the Irish Rare Birds Committee currently requires substantiating descriptions or photographs. Records are regularly updated, and older records added or amended where necessary . Many thanks to observers who provided records above - any further records (current or older) would be appreciated.

Please email any sightings, or text details of scarcer species to 0861701599; to report sightings of rarities to the national Birds of Ireland News Service (BINS), phone 01-8307364.

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