Recent reports

October 2009

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Sat 31 Oct:

HELVICK HEAD: RED-RUMPED SWALLOW (1st county record), House Martin, 9 Swallows, 5 female / immature Black Redstarts, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 3 Chiffchaffs & 2 Tree Sparrows.

DUNGARVAN: 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBES.

ARDMORE: Male Blackcap & 2 Swallows.

BALLYQUIN (nr Ardmore) to GLENCORRIN: 2 Black Redstarts at Ballyquin; Wheatear, Dipper, 2nd-winter Iceland Gull & 4 Mediterranean Gulls (1st-w, 2nd-w & 2 adults).

RINCREW: 3 Otters.

BALLYVOONEY COVE: Great Skua & 2 f/imm Black Redstarts.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Lesser Whitethroat (since 23 Oct), male Ring Ouzel, f/imm Black Redstart, Great Skua (flew east), Great Northern Diver (east overhead), 3 Blackcaps (female & 2 males), 16 Chiffchaffs, 30+ Skylarks & 5+ Redwings; also 3 Painted Ladies & a Red Admiral.

Fri 30 Oct:

ARDMORE: 6 Swallow.

Mon 26 Oct:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Merlin, Little Egret, 6 Swallows (flew E), Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 8+ Tree Sparrows, 11 Lesser Redpolls & 4 Siskins.

DUNHILL: 3-4 Water Rails calling from marsh.

BONMAHON: Kingfisher.

CLONEA/BALLINARD: Swallow & 12 Fieldfares at Ballinclamper; Wheatear & Purple Sandpiper at Clonea; House Martin & 4 Swallows at Ballinard.

DUNGARVAN: Swallow at the Gold Coast.

Sun 25 Oct:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Merlin, Garden Warbler & 4+ Chiffchaffs; Scarce Bordered Straw & Vestal moths trapped overnight.

DUNGARVAN: Whimbrel nr Ballynagaul.

Fri 23 Oct:

WATERFORD CITY: Kingfisher inside a cinema building(!) at Poleberry, beside St John's River.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Yellow-browed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat & 2 Lesser Redpolls.

CLONEA STRAND: Black Redstart; also 20 Fieldfares at Ballinclamper.

RAM HEAD: Glaucous or Iceland Gull.

Thurs 22 Oct:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Garden Warbler & male Blackcap.

CLONEA STRAND: 2 Great Northern Divers at Ballinclamper.

Mon 19 Oct:

CLONEA STRAND: Black Redstart, Swallow & 800+ Black-headed Gulls at Ballinclamper.

BALLYVOYLE BRIDGE: 2 Dippers.

Sun 18 Oct:

LISMORE: Hoopoe in a garden.

HELVICK HEAD: Swallow, female Blackcap & Chiffchaff.

CLONEA STRAND: House Martin, up to 20 Swallows & Chiffchaff at Ballinard.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 555 Brent Geese (very few juveniles - 4 out of 139 or 2.8%) and a Sandwich Tern.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Merlin, Garden Warbler, female Blackcap & 4 Lesser Redpolls.

Sat 17 Oct:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Tree Sparrows, Common Sandpiper, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 5 Siskins & 6 Lesser Redpolls.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Common Sandpiper at Clohernagh.

SOUTH CO KILKENNY: Buzzard.

CLONEA STRAND: 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull & 5 House Martins at Ballinclamper.

Fri 16 Oct:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Garden Warbler & 90+ Skylarks.

Thurs 15 Oct:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Merlin, Tree Sparrow (ringed) & 3 Lesser Redpolls.

DUNGARVAN: 1400 Black-tailed Godwits (850 opposite Park Hotel, 550 at Barnawee bridge).

HELVICK HEAD: Whinchat.

Weds 14 Oct:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Common Sandpiper, 4 Tree Sparrows, Garden Warbler, male Blackcap, a late Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaffs & 2 Lesser Redpolls.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 2 male Long-tailed Ducks & 80 Ringed Plover off Saleen.

CLONEA STRAND:Whimbrel at Ballinclamper.

BRICKEY CANAL (nr Dungarvan): Water Rail.

MINE HEAD: Merlin & several Tree Sparrows.

Tues 13 Oct:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Tree Sparrows, male Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaffs, 3 Lesser Redpolls & a Siskin.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 2 male Long-tailed Ducks, 480 Brent Geese & 42 Little Egrets.

Mon 12 Oct:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Tree Sparrow, Garden Warbler, Whitethroat, 2 Blackcaps, 5 Chiffchaffs, 120 Swallows, 110 Skylarks, 30 Lesser Redpolls (ringed) & 4 Siskins.

Sun 11 Oct:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Female Blackcap, 2 Tree Sparrows, 55 Swallows, 30 Skylarks, 4 Chiffchaffs, a late Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Redpolls & a Migrant Hawker dragonfly.

SOUTH of WATERFORD CITY: Buzzard.

Sat 10 Oct:

HELVICK HEAD: RADDE'S WARBLER (2nd county record), Yellow-browed Warbler, Firecrest, female Blackcap, Willow Warbler & 5+ Chiffchaffs.

BALLYVOONEY COVE: Whinchat.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Yellow-browed Warbler (in Coolum valley), Pied Flycatcher, male Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaffs, 5 Lesser Redpolls, 2 Tree Sparrows & a Common Sandpiper.

Fri 9 Oct:

BALLYVOONEY COVE: Redstart (probably 1st-winter male).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 4 Common Scoters flew east, Common Sandpiper, female Blackcap & 7 Chiffchaffs.

Thurs 8 Oct:

WHITING BAY: 3 Wheatears & 4 Swallows.

BRICKEY CANAL (nr Dungarvan): Green Sandpiper.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 3 Curlew Sandpipers & >200 Redshank at Ballinattin.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Merlin, 3 Lesser Redpolls & 12 Red Admirals.

Weds 7 Oct:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Male Hen Harrier, 2 Common Scoters (flew W), Tree Sparrow, Garden Warbler, male Blackcap, 11 Chiffchaffs., 3 Goldcrests, 150 Skylarks, 60 Swallows (flying E) & 9 Lesser Redpolls.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 45 Little Egrets.

BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR: 2 Fieldfares.

CLONEA STRAND: 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull at Ballinclamper.

Tues 6 Oct:

CLONEA STRAND: Curlew Sandpiper at Ballinclamper.

DUNGARVAN: 2 Fieldfares (1st of the autumn).

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Garden Warbler & 2 Chiffchaffs.

Mon 5 Oct:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Spotted Flycatcher, 170+ Swallows (flying E or NE), male Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaffs, 4 Goldcrests, 3 Lesser Redpolls, a Siskin & 2 Migrant Hawker dragonflies.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Merlin, adult male Long-tailed Duck, 3 Gadwall & 2 Whimbrel near the spits, also 580 Brent Geese, 42 Little Egrets & 180 Mallard.

Sun 4 Oct:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Chiffchaffs, Wheatear, 15+ Lesser Redpoll, & a Siskin.

CLONEA STRAND: White Wagtail & Wheatear at Ballinclamper.

Sat 3 Oct:

WHITING BAY: Buzzard & Merlin.

RAM HEAD: Blackcap.

ARDMORE: 3rd-winter Yellow-legged Gull at Curragh beach.

KIELY'S CROSS ROADS (Drum Hills): Female / immature Hen Harrier.

DUNGARVAN: 80+ Little Egrets at Killongford, Whimbrel & 6 Wheatears at the Cunnigar, 1350 Black-tailed Godwit & 165 Knot at Ballyneety.

BALLINARD: Merlin.

Fri 2 Oct:

WHITING BAY: Adult Mediterranean Gull & a Wheatear.

CLONEA STRAND: Adult Mediterranean Gull at Ballinclamper.

Thurs 1 Oct:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Spotted Flycatcher, Wheatear, 6 Chiffchaffs & 4-5 Goldcrests.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 277 Brent Geese near sandhills (5 young or 2.4% in a sample of 206).

CLONEA STRAND: Adult Mediterranean Gull at Ballinclamper.

WHITING BAY: Merlin.