Waterford Birds August 2013 reports

AUGUST 2013:

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Sat 31 Aug:

CARRIGNAGOUR (nr Lismore): Hummingbird Hawk-moth.

CALISO BAY: Spotted Flycatcher.

HELVICK HEAD: 2nd-summer Glaucous Gull.

DUNGARVAN: Little Stint at the Cunnigar, Ruff at Ballyneety, Green Sandpiper at Brickey canal & 8 Common Sandpipers at Killongford.

CLONEA STRAND: White Wagtail at Ballinclamper.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Whinchat.

BELLE LAKE: Water Rail.

EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

Fri 30 Aug:

DUNGARVAN: Spotted Redshank at the Cunnigar (then flew W), Green Sandpiper & Common Sandpiper at Ballyneety.

Thurs 29 Aug:

DUNGARVAN: Adult-winter Spotted Redshank & juvenile Little Stint at the Cunnigar.

Weds 28 Aug:

Nr WHITING BAY: 2 Tree Sparrows at Moord.

ARDMORE: 10+ Mediterranean Gulls.

HELVICK HEAD: 2nd-summer Glaucous Gull.

Mon 26 Aug:

RAM HEAD: 2 Sooty Shearwaters, Minke Whale, 10 Bottlenose Dolphins & 4 Porpoises.

DUNGARVAN: Juvenile Ruff, 2 juvenile Little Stints, adult Curlew Sandpiper & 5 Whimbrel at the Cunnigar, Ruff at Ballyneety.

BALLYVOYLE Dipper & 23+ Choughs.

Sun 25 Aug:

TRAMORE TOWN: Convolvulus Hawk-moth.

KILMEADEN POOLS: White Wagtail & juvenile Cuckoo.

RAM HEAD: 1020 Manx Shearwaters W & a Great Skua (seawatch 09:35-11:35).

Sat 24 Aug:

DUNGARVAN: Juvenile Little Stint (video), 2 juvenile Curlew Sandpipers & adult Mediterranean Gull at the Cunnigar.

Thurs 22 Aug:

ARDMORE: 4 Spotted Flycatchers at Dysert.

HELVICK HEAD: LESSER WHITETHROAT.

DUNGARVAN: 3 Little Terns (adult & 2 juveniles) & Arctic Tern at the Cunnigar, Common Sandpiper at Barnawee bridge.

CLONEA STRAND: Juvenile Mediterranean Gull at Ballinclamper, Common Sandpiper & 4 Whimbrel.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Kingfisher at Clohernagh.

Weds 21 Aug:

RAM HEAD: Juvenile/1st-winter Black Tern & 3 Great Skuas (seawatch 18:45-20:15).

DUNGARVAN: Adult Ruff & 2 Little Terns at the Cunnigar.

Nr WATERFORD CITY: Barn Owl.

Tues 20 Aug:

RAM HEAD: Sooty Shearwater & 15 Puffins W, Great Skua E (seawatch 10:45-14:45 & 15:10-17:10).

ARDMORE: 3-4 adult Mediterranean Gulls at Curragh strand.

TRAMORE: adult Mediterranean Gull at boating lake.

Mon 19 Aug:

DUNGARVAN: Adult Mediterranean Gull at Barnawee.

Sun 18 Aug:

DUNGARVAN: 2nd-summer Glaucous Gull & adult Mediterranean Gull at Ballyneety.

Sat 17 Aug:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: GREAT SHEARWATER, Storm Petrel, 2 Great Skuas & 562 Manx Shearwaters W (seawatch 07:10-09:10).

HELVICK HEAD: 3 GREAT SHEARWATERS, Balearic Shearwater, 9 Sooty Shearwaters, 3 Storm Petrels, 12 Great Skuas, immature Little Gull & 25+ Puffins.

RAM HEAD: Sooty Shearwater.

Thurs 15 Aug:

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 4 Common Sandpipers & an Otter.

IDA Park: 2 Spotted Flycatchers.

Tues 13 Aug:

IDA Park (nr Waterford city): Spotted Flycatcher pair feeding 2-3 juveniles.

Mon 12 Aug:

DUNGARVAN: 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls at Barnawee.

Sun 11 Aug:

DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper at Ballyneety.

Sat 10 Aug:

DUNGARVAN: Juvenile Ruff (flew E) & juvenile Mediterranean Gull at the Cunnigar.

BALLYNACOURTY POINT: c6-8 Bottlenose Dolphins at the lighthouse - video.

ARDMORE: 4 Mediterranean Gulls (1st-summer & 3 adults) at Curragh.

RAM HEAD: 4 Great Skuas.

Fri 9 Aug:

WEST WATERFORD PELAGIC (Youghal to south of Ram & Mine Heads): 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 10+ Storm Petrels, 5+ Puffins, an Arctic Tern & 2 Porpoises (09:00-17:00).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND; Kingfisher & 2 Common Sandpipers.

Thurs 8 Aug:

HELVICK HEAD: 2 Great Skuas.

Weds 7 Aug:

Off HELVICK HEAD: 15 Storm Petrels, 3 Pomarine Skuas, 3 Great Skuas, 4 Puffins & 8 Arctic Terns from fishing boat 8 miles south of Helvick (11:30-17:00).

Tues 6 Aug:

SEAFIELD (nr Bunmahon): Kingfisher.

POULDREW (nr Kilmeaden): Kingfisher at bridge.

PORTLAW TOWN: Another Kingfisher on Clodiagh River.

GREAT NEWTOWN HEAD: 9 Common Sandpipers E.

EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

Mon 5 Aug:

DUNGARVAN: 8 Common Sandpipers, 12 Whimbrel, c200 Sanderling & c200 Ringed Plover among other waders on the Cunnigar.

TRAMORE: 2 Common Sandpipers & 9 Coot at boating lake.

Sun 4 Aug:

RAM HEAD: 2 Sooty Shearwaters, Great Skua, Puffin & 3 Arctic Terns W, 3 Common Scoter E & a Minke Whale (seawatch 16:30-19:00); also a Common Lizard.
ARDMORE: 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls.
HELVICK: 2nd-summer Glaucous Gull.
DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper & 3 Mediterranean Gulls (2nd-summer & 2 adults including '3H97') at Ballyneety.

Sat 3 Aug:

RAM HEAD: Balearic Shearwater, Great Skua & 57 Common Scoter W (seawatch 06:45-09:45).

ARDMORE: 6 Mediterranean Gulls (4 2nd-summer & 2 adult including white-ringed '666'), & 5 Common Sandpipers at Curragh.

DUNGARVAN: 6 Mediterranean Gulls - 3 adults at Barnawee, 2nd-summer & 2 adults at Ballyneety (including returning white-ringed '3H97').

CLONEA STRAND: 2 adult Roseate Terns at Ballinclamper.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 3 Common Sandpipers at Clohernagh.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Great Skua W & 35 Common Scoter W (3 E) (seawatch 06:60-09:50).

Fri 2 Aug:

DUNGARVAN: Adult Mediterranean Gull over town.

Thurs 1 Aug:

HELVICK HEAD: SABINE'S GULL & 13 Puffins (seawatch 19:00-20:40); Great Skua, adult Mediterranean Gull & c27 Common Scoter (seawatch 13:45-14:45).