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August 2012
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Fri 31 Aug:
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Juvenile Black Tern & 60+ Brent Geese at Lisselan.
CLONEA STRAND: 2 Roseate Terns (juvenile & adult), 3 adult Mediterranean
Gulls (including green darvic 'R27R') & 40 White Wagtails at Ballinclamper.
DUNGARVAN: Swift over town, 2 White Wagtails at Killongford, 7 Brent Geese at the Cunnigar.
HELVICK HEAD: Spotted Flycatcher.
Thurs 30 Aug:
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Juvenile Black Tern at Lisselan.
CLONEA STRAND: 5 White Wagtails at Ballinclamper.
Weds 29 Aug:
WATERFORD CITY: A late Swift over Doyle Street.
DUNGARVAN: Another Swift here.
Tues 28 Aug:
HELVICK HEAD: 1st-summer Little
Gull & 2 Arctic Skuas.
DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper
at Killongford.
Mon 27 Aug:
BUNMAHON: 2 Great Skuas (W
& E).
DUNGARVAN: 3 adult Mediterranean Gulls at Barnawee, 5 Green
Sandpipers at Killongford.
Sun 26 Aug:
CROHAUN: Merlin.
DUNGARVAN:
Adult Curlew Sandpiper at Killongford, juvenile Ruff at Barnawee.
RAM HEAD: 1000+ Manx Shearwaters west, 3 Sooty Shearwaters, 3 'large'
shearwaters, Great Skua, Pomarine Skua & Arctic Skua.
WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard.
BALLYMACART:
Spotted Flycatcher.
Sat 25 Aug:
DUNGARVAN: HOBBY (flew SW) & Green Sandpiper at Ballyneety,
moulting adult Curlew Sandpiper at Killongford, Ruff and 2 White
Wagtails at the Cunnigar, 2 Swifts over town, & total 10 Mediterranean Gulls (4 adults
at Ballyneety, adult opposite Park Hotel, adult at Barnawee, 4 at Killongford).
HELVICK HEAD: Pied
Flycatcher.
ARDMORE: Adult Mediterranean Gull.
WHITING BAY: Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper & adult Mediterranean Gull.
WEST WATERFORD:
Buzzard.
Fri 24 Aug:
DUNGARVAN: 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (adult & subadult) at Ballyneety.
SEAFIELD: Kingfisher & 30 Snipe.
Thurs 23 Aug:
DUNGARVAN: Kingfisher at Ballyneety.
CLONEA STRAND: 141 Sandwich Terns at Ballinclamper.
Weds 22 Aug:
DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpipers & adult Mediterranean
Gull at Ballyneety; 10 Swifts over town.
CLONEA STRAND: 2 Ruffs at Ballinclamper.
Tues 21 Aug:
DUNGARVAN: 2 Swifts over town.
Mon 20 Aug:
KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS (Co Tipperary side): Several small flocks of Crossbills, also 7 species of dragonfly including Black Darter.
Sun 19 Aug:
FERRYPOINT: Adult Mediterranean Gull.
ARDMORE: Common Sandpiper & 13 Mediterranean Gulls (4 adults, 4 2nd-summers & 5 juveniles; 6 Bottlenose Dolphins
off Balllyquin.
DUNGARVAN: 5 Mediterranean Gulls (3 adults, 2nd-summer & juvenile),
Green Sandpiper, 7 Common Sandpipers & a Kingfisher at Ballyneety;
4 Mediterranean Gulls (3 adults including white darvic 3H97 & 2nd-summer) & a Common Sandpiper at
Barnawee.
CLONEA STRAND: 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls at Ballinclamper.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 4 Common Sandpipers at Clohernagh.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Great Skua
& Common Scoter W (seawatch 08:30-09:30); 2 Pied Flycatchers, Garden Warbler
& a Hummingbird Hawk-moth.
BELLE LAKE: 3 Water Rails.
Sat 18 Aug:
HELVICK HEAD: 3 Pied Flycatchers, 3 Blackcaps and 50+ phylloscs.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Arctic Skua & Great Skua W, 2 Common Scoters
E (seawatch 07:15-10:15); Garden Warbler & Pied Flycatcher.
Fri 17 Aug:
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Garden Warbler & 3 Pied Flycatchers.
SEAFIELD: Common Sandpiper & 3 Green Sandpipers.
DUNGARVAN: 5 Common Sandpipers
at Killongford, 6 Common Sandpipers & an adult Mediterranean Gull at Ballyneety.
HELVICK HEAD: Storm Petrel W & Arctic Skua on sea (seawatch 19:20-19:50); Pied
Flycatcher.
ARDMORE: 5 Mediterranean Gulls at harbour, 6 Tree Sparrows
along Goat Island road.
Thurs 16 Aug:
BUNMAHON: Leatherback Turtle.
SEAFIELD: 3 Green Sandpipers.
HELVICK HEAD: 3 Storm Petrels W
(seawatch 10:40-11:40) & a Pied Flycatcher.
Weds 15 Aug:
HELVICK HEAD: Balearic Shearwater, 2 Sooty
Shearwaters, 27+ Storm Petrels, 2 Pomarine Skuas, 3 Arctic Skuas & 14 Great Skuas, adult Roseate
Tern & juvenile Black Tern W, 4 Swifts S (seawatches 12:35-17:35 & 18:15-20:45).
DUNGARVAN: 3 Green Sandpipers at Killongford, 2 Swifts in town.
Tues 14 Aug:
ARDMORE: 3 Mediterranean Gulls (juvenile & 2 2nd-summers).
COMERAGH MOUNTAINS: Adult male Hen Harrier.
CLONEA STRAND: 3rd-calendar-yr Mediterranean Gull (green darvic
'R27R') at Ballinclamper.
CASTLETOWN FEN: Green Sandpiper at pool.
EAST WATERFORD: 3 Buzzards.
Mon 13 Aug:
DUNGARVAN: Adult Mediterranean Gull at Barnawee.
Nr BUNMAHON: Barn Owl at 22:30.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 2 Common Sandpipers at Lisselan.
Sun 12 Aug:
DUNGARVAN: Sub-adult Yellow-legged Gull, Green
Sandpiper & Common Sandpiper at Ballyneety; Green Sandpiper & Common Sandpiper
at Killongford.
BUNMAHON: Green Sandpiper & adult Mediterranean
Gull.
Sat 11 Aug:
HELVICK HEAD: Puffin & Arctic Tern W, Mute Swan on the
rocks.
DUNGARVAN: Juvenile Ruff, 4 Green Sandpipers, 7 Common
Sandpipers & 2 Mediterranean Gulls (adult & 3rd-calendar-yr) at Ballyneety; 5 Common
Sandpipers at Killongford;1st-summer Mediterranean Gull & 3 Green
Sandpipers at the Cunnigar.
CLONEA STRAND: 2 Arctic Terns.
ANNESTOWN: Female Emperor dragonfly ovipositing
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 3 Common Sandpipers at Clohernagh.
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Sooty Shearwater, 1065 Manx Shearwaters, Storm
Petrel, 1140 Gannets, Great Skua, Arctic Skua, Tufted Duck &
2 Puffins E, 9 Common Scoter E (2 W), & a Swift flew out to sea ( seawatch 07:00-09:00).
WATERFORD CITY: Young Otter in St John's River.
HELVICK HEAD: 240 Manx Shearwaters W ( seawatch 20:00-20:30).
KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: 12-15+ Keeled Skimmer dragonflies on Co Tipperary side of the
Vee.
DUNGARVAN: 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (adult & sub-adult), 2 adult Mediterranean
Gulls & 4 Green Sandpipers at Ballyneety.
TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 10 Common Sandpipers at Lisselan.
HELVICK HEAD: Sooty Shearwater E & W, Great Skua
E, 3 Arctic Skuas (2 W), 10 Common Scoter E & 3 W ( seawatch 12:00-15:30).
DUNGARVAN: 3 Green Sandpipers & 8 Common Sandpipers at Ballyneety, 5 Common
Sandpipers at Killongford bridge, & 6+ Mediterranean Gulls (juvenile, adult & 2nd summer
at Barnawee, up to 5 at Barnawee including 3+ adults & 1+ 2nd-summer).
CASTLETOWN FEN: Green Sandpiper at new pool.
Mon 6 Aug:
CLONEA STRAND: Common Sandpiper & Cuckoo at Ballinclamper.
DUNGARVAN: WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER still present near tip of the Cunnigar, 4 Green Sandpipers at Ballyneety, 7 Mediterranean Gulls (5 adults including
green darvic ring R27R & 2 1st-summers) at Barnawee, Brent Goose off sports centre.
CASTLETOWN FEN: 2 Green Sandpipers at newly constructed pool.
EAST WATERFORD: Buzzards at two locations.
Sun 5 Aug:
CLONEA STRAND: Adult-summer SPOTTED SANDPIPER (4th county record) &
6 Common Sandpipers at Ballinclamper, Dipper at Ballyvoyle.
DUNGARVAN: WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER ( video) & 2nd-summer Mediterranean Gull near Cunnigar tip, Kingfisher
& 4 Green Sandpipers at Ballyneety bridge. BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Hummingbird Hawk-moth.
DUNGARVAN: WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (age unknown, 3rd county record) at the
Cunnigar, also 2 Brent Geese, 2 Little Terns, a Purple Sandpiper, 7 Common Sandpipers, 3rd-calendar-yr
Iceland Gull & 4 Mediterranean Gulls (3 adults & a
1st-summer) there; 4 Green Sandpipers & 4 Common Sandpipers at Ballyneety.
RAM HEAD: 2 Great Skuas & a Pomarine Skua W, 540 Manx
Shearwaters W (380 E, up to 200 milling), Sunfish E ( seawatch 17:15-20:15). BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Great Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, Great Skua & Puffin W, Pomarine Skua E, 7 Common
Scoter W (2 E), 1170 Manx Shearwaters E & 1190 W ( seawatch 06:45-09:45), also 25 Common Scoter W (seawatch 19:15-20:15) & 2 Tree Sparrows.
HELVICK HEAD: Great Shearwater, 3 CORY'S SHEARWATERS,
2 Sooty Shearwaters, 12 Storm Petrels, 13 Common Scoter, Arctic
Skua, 2 Great Skuas, 2 Roseate Terns, 8+ Arctic
Terns & 37 Puffins W, 2 Pomarine Skuas E &
1 W ( seawatches 12:00-12:30 & 19:00-20:15), 980 Manx Shearwaters W (19:30-21:15).
HELVICK HEAD: 150+ CORY'S SHEARWATERS (highest ever count for Co Waterford), 1
Balearic Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 7 Pomarine
Skuas & 2 Great Skuas ( seawatch 18:40-21:05).
RAM HEAD: 105 CORY'S SHEARWATERS, 4 Great Shearwaters, Great Skua & Arctic Skua W ( seawatch 16:45-19:45).
DUNGARVAN: 2 Little Terns at Cunnigar tip, also 2 Brent Geese at the Cunnigar.
BUNMAHON: 11 Pomarine Skuas & 3 Arctic Skuas W, Common Scoter E (seawatch 07:10-08:50).
CHEEKPOINT: c10 Crossbills.
TANKARDSTOWN: Arctic Skua W ( seawatch 10:05-10:55). BUNMAHON: Balearic Shearwater & 7 Storm Petrels
W ( seawatch 07:40-08:55). CLONEA STRAND: Juvenile Mediterranean Gull, Whimbrel & Common Sandpiper
at Ballinclamper.
DUNGARVAN: 2 Little Terns ( photos). ARDMORE: Little Gull & 5 Mediterranean Gulls (adult &
4 1st-summers) at Curragh.
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.click below for larger images,
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| Emperor dragonfly, male, Annestown bog, 26 Aug 2012 © J Hearne |
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| Wheatear, Ram Head, 26 Aug 2012 © AD Malcolm |
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| Pied Flycatcher, juvenile/1st-winter, Brownstown Head, 19 Aug 2012 © PM Walsh |
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| white 'step' on tertial tips (between broad outer & narrow inner fringe) indicates young bird |
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| Mediterranean Gull, juvenile, Ardmore, 14 Aug 2012 © AD Malcolm |
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| Yellow-legged Gull, sub-adult, Ballyneety, Dungarvan, 12 Aug 2012 © M Cowming |
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| Green Sandpiper, Ballyneety, Dungarvan, 12 Aug 2012 © D Clarke |
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| Ruff, juvenile, Ballyneety, Dungarvan, 11 Aug 2012 © D Clarke |
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| Ruff with Black-tailed Godwit, Ballyneety, 11 Aug 2012 © D Clarke |
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| Emperor dragonfly, female ovipositing, Annnestown, 11 Aug 2012 © J Hearne |
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| Keeled Skimmers, pair mating, Knockmealdown Mountains (Co Tipperary), 9 Aug 2012 © AD Malcolm |
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| Yellow-leggged Gull, sub-adult (top centre), Ballyneety, Dungarvan, 8 Aug 2012 © M Cowming |
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| Yellowhammer, male, Kilmanahan, 8 Aug 2012 © D Clarke |
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| Cuckoo, Ballinclamper, Clonea Strand, 7 Aug 2012 © D Clarke |
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| Buzzard, east Waterford, 6 Aug 2012 © P Archer |
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| White-rumped Sandpiper, adult, Cunnigar, Dungarvan, 5 Aug 2012 © M Cowming |
video of White-rumped Sandpiper (MC)
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| Spotted Sandpiper, adult-summer, Ballinclamper, Clonea Strand, 5 Aug 2012 © P Veale |
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| (phone-shots of original images - main images to follow) |
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| Sunfish, Ram Head, 4 Aug 2012 © AD Malcolm |
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| Little Tern, adult, Dungarvan, 2 Aug 2012 © D Clarke |
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| Little Tern, juvenile, Dungarvan, 2 Aug 2012 © D Clarke |
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| Black-tailed Godwits, Cheekpoint, 1 Aug 2012 © J Maher |
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