Waterford Birds February 2013 reports

FEBRUARY 2013

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Thurs 28 Feb:

TRAMORE: 17 Gadwall at boating lake.

BALLYSCANLAN: 12 Crossbills.

GARRARUS: 7 Common Scoter & 3 Red-throated Divers.

EAST WATERFORD: 6 Buzzards at 4 locations.

Weds 27 Feb:

TRAMORE: 4 Long-tailed Ducks in Backstrand, 11 Common Scoter & 3 Red-throated Divers in Bay.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 17 Red-throated Divers on sea & Merlin.

DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper at Brickey canal.

Tues 26 Feb:

COOLFIN / DERRIGAL: 13 Whooper Swans & 4 Greylag Geese at Derrigal cross.

EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

KILMACTHOMAS: Dipper.

Mon 25 Feb:

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: Male RING-NECKED DUCK still present.

Nr DUNGARVAN: Barn Owl.

DUNGARVAN: Otter at town quay.

COLLIGAN WOOD: Dipper.

RAM HEAD: 7 Common Scoter on sea.

LISMORE: 2 Dippers.

BLACKWATER CALLOWS: Crossbills heard along roadway, 63 Whooper Swans.

Sun 24 Feb:

DUNGARVAN: Jack Snipe at Ballyneety, Slavonian Grebe off Ballynacourty pier, 2 Common Scoter off Ballynacourty lighthouse.

TRAMORE: Male Hen Harrier.

Sat 23 Feb:

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR: Male RING-NECKED DUCK.

TRAMORE: Spotted Redshank at Backstrand, Ring-billed Gull, 8 Shoveler & 14 Gadwall at boating lake.

DUNHILL: Water Rail.

BALLYNEVIN (nr Mothel): 3 Jays.

BALLYVOONEY COVE: 2 Common Scoter.

DUNGARVAN: Slavonian Grebe & 2 Long-tailed Ducks off Gold Coast, SPOONBILL roosting on Cunnigar opposite pitch & putt course, Merlins at Ballyneety & near Ballynagaul.

HELVICK HEAD: 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull.

Thurs 21 Feb:

DUNGARVAN: 1st-winter Iceland Gull at Ballynagaul, 1st-winter Glaucous Gull & 2 Long-tailed Ducks off pitch & putt course, 6 Great Northern Divers around bay.

HELVICK HEAD: 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull.

Tues 19 Feb:

WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

Mon 18 Feb:

TRAMORE: Adult Ring-billed Gull, 8 Shoveler & 22 Gadwall at boating lake.
EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

DUNGARVAN: Slavonian Grebe at Ballynacourty.
HELVICK: 1st-winter Glaucous Gull.

Sun 17 Feb:
DUNMORE EAST: 7 Purple Sandpipers.

COOLFIN / DERIGAL: 12 Whooper Swans.

WHITING BAY: Glaucous Gull.

Sat 16 Feb:

BALLYSCANLAN: 12 Crossbills.

MONAVULLAGH MOUNTAINS: 12 Stock Doves & 15-20 Ravens at Coumaraglinmountain.

Fri 15 Feb:

TRAMORE: Ring-billed Gull at boating lake.

EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard at two locations.
Nr KILMACTHOMAS: Tree Sparrow (rare inland in Co Waterford).

WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

Thurs 14 Feb:

DUNGARVAN: Male Hen Harrier.

Weds 13 Feb:

TRAMORE: Adult Ring-billed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, 3 Shoveler & 14 Gadwall at boating lake, Long-tailed Duck at Backstrand.

Tues 12 Feb:

DUNGARVAN: Slavonian Grebe & 2 Long-tailed Ducks off Ballinacourty pier.

RAM HEAD: Fin Whale & c15 Common Dolphins.

BLACKWATER VALLEY: 2 Green Sandpipers at Dromana Bridge.

Mon 11 Feb:

TRAMORE: Spotted Redshank, 3 Long-tailed Duck, 28 Red-breasted Mergansers & 64 Ringed Plover at Backstrand.
BALLYVOYLE HEAD: Fin Whale.
Nr DRUM HILLS: Male Hen Harrier.

Sun 10 Feb:

HELVICK HEAD: 2 2nd-winter Iceland Gulls.

Sat 9 Feb:

DUNMORE EAST: 1st-winter CASPIAN GULL & 1st-winter Iceland Gull.
CLOHERNAGH / CORBALLY: 8 Crossbills.
TRAMORE: Merlin, Water Rail & Small Tortoiseshell butterfly at Lisselan, total 1100 Brent Geese at Backstrand, 4 Shoveler & 31 Gadwall at boating lake.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD / TRAMORE BAY: Total 235 Red-throated Divers (a record county total) - 160 on sea SE of the head (east to Benlea) & 75 in Tramore Bay; also 4 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Porpoises & 10+ Common Dolphins in bay.
DERRIGAL: 13 Whooper Swans, 250+ Greylag Geese & a Brent Goose (first ever inland record for Co Waterford?).
BALLYVOONEY: 5 Red-throated Divers.
DUNGARVAN: Slavonian Grebe & 3 Long-tailed Ducks off Ballinacourty, SPOONBILL at Killongford.
HELVICK HEAD: 2nd-winter Iceland Gull.

Fri 8 Feb:

DUNGARVAN: Long-tailed Duck off Ballynacourty pier.

Thurs 7 Feb:

KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Hen Harrier.

WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

Weds 6 Feb:

ARDMORE: 3+ Mediterranean Gulls including colour-ringed 2nd-winter 'E666' - ringed in Antwerp, Belgium, in June 2011.

Tues 5 Feb:

DUNGARVAN: SPOONBILL & 2 Long-tailed Ducks at the Cunnigar, Brambling, Blackcap & 17 Siskins at Strandside.

VILLIERSTOWN: Long-eared Owl.
LISMORE: Kingfisher.
WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

Mon 4 Feb:

DUNGARVAN: Male Brambling at Clonea Road.

Sun 3 Feb:

BLACKWATER CALLOWS: 158 Whooper Swans.

HELVICK HEAD: 3 Iceland Gulls (2nd-winter & 2 1st-winters) moving between here and the Cunnigar, Dungarvan.

DUNGARVAN: 2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull at Killongford.

DUNMORE EAST: 3 1st-winter Glaucous Gulls & a 2nd-winter Iceland Gull.

Sat 2 Feb:

DUNMORE EAST: 1st-winter CASPIAN GULL, Little Gull, 2 Iceland Gulls (2nd-winter & 3rd-winter) & 2nd-winter Glaucous Gull, also 5+ Fin Whales & 100+ Common Dolphins offshore.

WATERFORD CITY: c10 Waxwings at Ardkeen village.

TRAMORE: Short-eared Owl & Kingfisher at Lisselan.

CLONEA STRAND: Merlin at Ballinclamper.

DUNGARVAN: SPOONBILL off pitch & putt course, Black Redstart at Abbeyside Promenade, 2 male Crossbills at Ballynacourty, Slavonian Grebe off Ballynacourty pier, Water Rail at Killongford, & Kingfisher at Brickey canal.

ARDMORE: 5 Red-throated Divers W off bay, Otter at Curragh strand.

RAM HEAD: Porpoise & 60+ Common Dolphins.
WHITING BAY: 65 Sanderling & 4 Red-throated Divers.

TALLOW: Dipper on River Bride
Nr CAPPOQUIN: Otter at Kitchen Hole on Blackwater.

LISMORE: Kingfisher at canal, Jay & 2 Treecreepers.

Fri 1 Feb:

LISMORE: 2 Kingfishers at canal.

WEST WATERFORD: 2 Buzzards.

DUNGARVAN: 3 Long-tailed Ducks & 8 Great Northern Divers inside Cunnigar.

SEAFIELD (nr Bunmahon): 3 Green Sandpipers.
EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.