Bird reports April 2012 Co Waterford

April 2012

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Sun 29 Apr

DUNGARVAN: Swift near hospital.

Sat 28 Apr

ANNESTOWN: Common Sandpiper (1st of year), Whitethroat (1st of year) & 2 Grasshopper Warblers.

DUNHILL: House Martin & 6 Wheatears.

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: 2 Common Sandpipers, a Swift & 3 House Martins.

BALLINLOUGH: Common Sandpiper, Sedge Warbler & Grasshopper Warbler.

SEAFIELD/BUNMAHON: 20+ Wheatears & 8 Blackcaps.

BALLYVOONEY: 17 Common Scoter.

BALLYVOYLE: 2 Common Sandpipers.

BALLYNACOURTY POINT: 100+ Whimbrel & 9 Wheatears at Gold Coast golf-course.

HELVICK HEAD: Blackcap & Wheatear.

CROHAUN: Long-eared Owl.

ARAGLIN HILLS: Crossbill at Knockadoonlea, Grasshopper Warbler at Knocknaglogh, Red Squirrel nr Kingston Bridge.

Fri 27 Apr:

BALLINLOUGH: Cuckoo & 2nd-calendar-yr Iceland Gull.

SEAFIELD: Swift.

Thurs 26 Apr:

DUNGARVAN: Swift (1st of year) over Clonea road.

LICKY RIVER: Water Rail & c10 Blackcaps nr Ballyheeny bridge.

WHITING BAY: 3 House Martins.

MONATRAY WEST: 17 Whimbrel.

Weds 25 Apr:

DUNGARVAN: 11 White Wagtails at the Cunnigar.

HELVICK HEAD: Blackcap.

Sun 22 Apr:

ARDMORE: 23 Whimbrel & 2nd-winter Iceland Gull at Curragh strand.
CLONEA STRAND: Great Skua W, 4 Great Northern Divers, 104 Whimbrel & 5 White Wagtails at Ballinclamper.
KILFARRASY: 95 Whimbrel W.
Nr FENOR: 16 Chough E of Fenor Bog, Grasshopper Warbler north of Islandtarnsey.
DUAGH (nr Tramore Rd): Dipper.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 6+ Whimbrel W & 2 Tree Sparrows.

Sat 21 Apr:
Nr TALLOW: 7 Crossbills (including pair with 3 juvs) & 2 Jays, Coolbeggan forest.

BLACKWATER/TALLOW FORESTS: Male Hen Harrier.

WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard at two locations.

Nr WHITING BAY: 4 Tree Sparrows at Ballysallagh.

BALLYMACART LOWER: Sedge Warbler .

CLONEA STRAND: Common Scoter, 23 Whimbrel & 3 White Wagtails at Ballinclamper.

CASTLETOWN / BALLYKINSELLA: Cuckoo.
MONAMITRA BOG: Water Rail.

Fri 20 Apr:

CARRIGNAGOUR / MONEYGORM: Grasshopper Warblers more widespread today.

Thurs 19 Apr:
BUNMAHON: PURPLE HERON still present.

CARRIGNAGOUR / MONEYGORM (N of Lismore): 4+ Grasshopper Warblers singing (1st confirmed of year).

Weds 18 Apr:
SEAFIELD / BUNMAHON: PURPLE HERON.

ARDMORE: 9 Whimbrel at Curragh.

Tues 17 Apr:
SEAFIELD / BUNMAHON: PURPLE HERON again present (last seen 1st April, if same bird).

MONEYGORM (nr Lismore): Woodcock & Jay.

Sun 15 Apr:
SEAFIELD: Sedge Warbler singing (1st of year) & House Martin.

DUNGARVAN: Adult Ring-billed Gull at Ballyneety.

DRUM HILLS: 2 Crossbills (adult male & female) at Coolroe.
COMERAGH MOUNTAINS: Crossbills singly nr Knockatedaun and (singing male) nr Barravakeen.

RAM HEAD: 6 Basking Sharks.

Sat 14 Apr:
NIER VALLEY: Drumming Snipe nr Castlereagh.
BLACKWATER VALLEY: Sandwich Tern (slightly upriver) at Newport East, also 2 Holly Blue butterflies.

Nr CLASHMORE: Dipper at Licky Bridge.
WHITING BAY: 2 1st-yr Iceland Gulls (").
ARDMORE: Whimbrel.
COMERAGH MOUNTAINS: Male Hen Harrier.

MONAVULLAGH MOUNTAINS: Female/imm Hen Harrier.
CLONEA STRAND: 7 Whimbrel & 8 White Wagtails at Ballinclamper.

BOATSTRAND: 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 2 Blackcaps, 2 Wheatears & 2 Tree Sparrows.

EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

Fri 13 Apr:

Nr FEWS: Long-eared Owl.

Weds 11 Apr:

Nr VILLIERSTOWN: Cuckoo (1st of year).

ARDMORE: 2nd-winter Iceland Gull at Curragh strand.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Long-tailed Duck.

Tues 10 Apr:

DUNGARVAN: Greylag Goose at Ballyneety.

Mon 9 Apr:

HELVICK: Jay.

Sun 8 Apr:

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: Female RING-NECKED DUCK.

WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

BOATSTRAND: Glaucous Gull.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 'SIBERIAN' CHIFFCHAFF still present, Tree Sparrow & 16 Willow Warblers.

BELLE LAKE: Water Rail.

Sat 7 Apr:

Nr TALLOW: 6 Crossbills.

WHITING BAY: 1st-year Iceland Gull & White Wagtail.

Fri 6 Apr:

VARIOUS SITES: Swallows fairly widespread today, including Aglish (1), Boatstrand (2) Knockaderry Reservoir (3) and Riverstown, Tramore (1). Sandwich Terns, Wheatears, Willow Warblers, Chiffchaffs and probably Blackcaps & Sand Martins also fairly widespread (as migrants or on territory) by now; House Martins still scarce.

DRUM HILLS: 7 Crossbills & 11+ singing Willow Warblers, near Barranastook (east of Aglish).

BLACKWATER VALLEY: Blackcap singing at Clashmore broads.

WHITING BAY: 1st-winter Iceland Gull.

ARDMORE: Female Hen Harrier.

CLONEA STRAND: 5 Great Northern Divers & 2 Whimbrel.

BOATSTRAND: 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull.

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: Female RING-NECKED DUCK, also 3 newly-hatched Little Grebe chicks (very early).

EAST WATERFORD: 3 Buzzards.

Thurs 5 Apr:

ARDMORE: 1st-winter Iceland Gull & 6 Sand Martins at Curragh beach, Swallow & Wheatear at Ballyquin.

EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 10+ Gadwall at Pickardstown.

Tues 3 Apr:

EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard at two locations.

BALLYMACARBRY: Blackcaps singing.

Mon 2 Apr:

CLONEA STRAND: High count of 26+ Black Guillemots off Ballinard.

DUNGARVAN: Kingfisher at the Colligan.

RAM HEAD: 2nd-winter Iceland Gull, 4 Manx Shearwaters (1st of year), 4 Great Northern Divers & 6 Basking Sharks.

CAPPOQUIN: Otter & 4 Sand Martins.

Sun 1 Apr:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 'SIBERIAN' CHIFFCHAFF still present (1st-summer, ringed today) (video), 3 Willow Warblers, female Ring Ouzel (video & here), Black Redstart & Merlin.

BUNMAHON / SEAFIELD: PURPLE HERON still present.

WATERFORD HARBOUR: Swallow at Woodstown.

RIVER BLACKWATER: 3 young Otters at Lismore.