Bird reports June-July 2014

JULY 2014:

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Weds 30 July:

CLONEA/BALLYNACOURTY: 2 Clouded Yellows.

TRAMORE: 2nd-calendar-year Little Gull still present at boating lake.

Tues 29 July:

DUNGARVAN: Adult Mediterranean Gulls at Barnawee, 17 Common Sandpipers (6 at Killongford, 11 at Ballyneety),

CLONEA/BALLYNACOURTY: Clouded Yellow butterfly.

Mon 28 July:

TRAMORE: HOBBY & 35 Coot at Lisselan, 2nd-calendar-year Little Gull at boating lake.

KNOCKBOY (Waterford city): 2 Green Sandpipers.

PORTLAW: Spotted Flycatcher.

Nr ANNESTOWN: 2 or 3 Long-eared Owl fledglings calling tonight.

CLONEA: Adult Mediterranean Gull at Ballinclamper.

Sun 27 July:

TRAMORE: 2nd-calendar-year Little Gull & 2 Mediterranean Gulls at boating lake.

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Spotted Flycatcher & Sedge Warbler.

RAM HEAD: Only 4 Kittiwake chicks in study plots that held 125 occupied nests in June.

Sat 26 July:

DUNGARVAN: Green Sandpiper & 3 Common Sandpipers at Killongford.

Fri 25 July:

DUNGARVAN: 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls at Barnawee.

BUNMAHON: Juvenile Mediterranean Gull.

KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Several Grasshopper warblers reeling.

Weds 23 July:

SEAFIELD (nr Bunmahon): 2 Green Sandpipers.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper & White Wagtail at lisselan.

EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

Tues 22 July:

WATERFORD CITY: Spotted Flycatchers by courthouse grounds.

Mon 21 July:

Nr KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Male & female Hen Harrier.

DUNGARVAN: 2nd-calendar-yr Mediterranean Gull & 6 Common Sandpipers at Ballyneety.

Sun 20 July:

BLACKWATER ESTUARY: 13 Common Sandpipers at Youghal Bridge.

TRAMORE: 6 Common Sandpipers at Lisselan.

Sat 19 July:

Nr YOUGHAL: Barn Owl (not long dead) on road.

DUNGARVAN: 9 Mediterranean Gulls (3adults at Barnawee, 2 adults at Duckspool, 2 juveniles & a 2nd-cal-yr at Killongford), 21 Common Sandpipers (5 at Barnawee, 10 at Killongford, 6 at Ballyneety) & 2 Green Sandpipers at Killongford.

Nr KILL: 2 Jays in wood south of Kill.

Fri 18 July:

TRAMORE: 3 adult Mediterranean Gulls (t 3 boating lake.

CLONEA: Adult Mediterranean Gull at Ballinclamper.

DUNGARVAN: Adult Mediterranean Gull at Barnawee.

Thurs 17 July:

CARRIGAVRANTRY: 2 Crossbills.

TRAMORE: Adult Mediterranean Gull at backstrand, 21 adult Coot (& multiple juveniles) at Lisselan.

Sun 13 July:

CLONEA: 4 adult Mediterranean Gulls (including '3H97') at Ballinclamper.

COMERAGH MOUNTAINS: Cuckoo & reeling Grasshopper Warbler near Mahon Falls.

TRAMORE: Adult Mediterranean Gull at Lisselan & at boating lake.

Sat 12 July:

BLACKWATER VALLEY: Reed Warbler singing at Raheen Quay, Clashmore Broads.

ARDMORE: 3 Mediterranean Gulls at Curragh & 3 at Ardmore harbour (including white ring 'E666').

DUNGARVAN: 4 adult Mediterranean Gulls (including '3H97') at Barnawee, 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls & 3 Common Sandpipers at Killongford, 12 Common Sandpipers at Ballyneety.

CLONEA: 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls & a Common Sandpiper at Ballinclamper.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 3 Common Sandpipers at Lisselan.

EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

Fri 11 July:

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Juvenile Cuckoo, 5 Common Sandpipers & Coot with 4 chicks at Lisselan (new breeding site for Coot).

Thurs 10 July:

Nr Dungarvan: Barn Owl calling just before midnight.

DUNGARVAN: 4 Common Sandpipers at Killongford.

Weds 9 July:

ARDMORE: 4 Mediterranean Gulls at Ardmore harbour & an adult at Curragh.

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Juvenile Cuckoo & a Common Sandpiper at Lisselan.

IDA PARK (nr Waterford city): Emperor dragonfly.

EAST WATERFORD: 2 Buzzards.

Tues 8 July:

BUNMAHON: Common Sandpiper.

Mon 7 July:

HELVICK HEAD: Puffin.

ARDMORE: 4 adult Mediterranean Gulls at harbour, Emperor dragonfly at Curragh stream.

RAM HEAD: 3 Mediterranean Gulls & 20 Common Scoter,

KNOCKBRACK QUARRY: Another Emperor dragonfly.

Sun 6 July:

KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Male Hen Harrier Petrel (possibly 2) carrying food.

DUNGARVAN: 2 Mediterranean Gulls (adult & 2nd-calendar-yr) at Ballyneety.

Sat 5 July:

DUNGARVAN: 3 adult Mediterranean Gulls (including 'E603' & '3H97' white darvic-ringed birds) at Ballyneety.

Fri 4 July:

DUNGARVAN: 2 Common Sandpipers at Ballyneety.

Weds 2 July:

DUNGARVAN: 2 Mediterranean Gulls at Barnawee.

Tues 1 July:

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: Eclipse-plumage male GARGANEYG at Lisselan on main pool, also 3 Shoveler.

Nr LISMORE: Green Sandpiper.

JUNE 2014:

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Mon 30 June:

CLONEA: Adult Mediterranean Gull at Ballinclamper.

DUNGARVAN: Adult Mediterranean Gull (white darvic ring '3H97') at Barnawee.

Sun 29 June:

RAM HEAD: Several Storm Petrels from boat offshore, 7 Common Scoter past; 125 occupied Kittiwakes nests in study plots (19% increase compared with last year), colony total 131-136 occupied nests.

DRUM HILLS: Green Hairstreak butterfly.

Nr DUNGARVAN: Barn Owl just after midnight.

R SUIR nr MT CONGREVE: 2 Common Sandpipers.

Sat 28 June:

CLONEA: 2nd-calendar-yr Mediterranean Gull at Ballinclamper.

EAST WATERFORD: 3 Buzzards.

Weds 25 June:

CLONEA: 3 adult Mediterranean Gulls (including white darvic ring 'E603') at Ballinclamper.

Nr LISMORE: Barn Owl hunting.

Mon 23 June:

CARRIGAVRANTRY: 6 Snipe displaying & 3 Crossbills.

ANNESTOWN BOG: Reed Warbler & 2 Long-eared Owl chicks calling.

Nr KILMEADAN: Dead Jay c2km east of bypass roundabout.

Sun 22 June:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Tree Sparrow feeding young at nest-hole.

COMERAGH MOUNTAINS: Cuckoo & 2 Grasshopper Warblers near Coumtay.

NORTH WATERFORD: 2 Buzzards.

Sat 21 June:

GREAT NEWTOWNHEAD: 2 Grasshopper Warblers near Metal Man.

DUNABRATTIN HEAD: Minke Whale & 4 Bottlenose Dolphins.

LISMORE: Pair of Kingfishers & pair of Spotted Flycatchers at Blackwater.

Fri 20 June:

CARRIGNAGOUR (nr Lismore): Hummingbird Hawk-moth.

Thurs 19 June:

NORTH WATERFORD: Up to 2 Buzzards regularly over last 10 days.

Tues 17 June:

BROWNSTOWN HEAD: Tree Sparrow carrying food.

Sun 15 June:

ANNESTOWN BOG: 2 Grasshopper Warblers reeling.

Sat 14 June:

Off MINE HEAD: 3 Great Skuas from boat 3 miles W.

Off HELVICK HEAD: 4 Puffins (1 carrying food).

Weds 11 June:

WATERFORD CITY: Treecreeper in People's Park.

EAST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard.

Mon 9 June:

Nr MAHON BRIDGE: Freshly dead Pine Marten on R676 at Coolnahorna.

BALLYSCANLON: 2 Spotted Flycatchers.

EAST WATERFORD: 2 Cuckoos.

Thurs 5 June:

IDA PARK (nr Waterford city): 8 Emperor Dragonflies.

Weds 4 June:

BALLYSCANLON: 5 Spotted Flycatchers.

Tues 3 June:

DUNGARVAN: Turtle Dove in garden at Shandon.

COMERAGH MOUNTAINS: 2 Cuckoos at Kilclooney Wood, 2 Red Grouse.

KILFARRASY: Merlin.

BALLYSCANLON: 4 Crossbills.

Mon 2 June:

BLACKWATER VALLEY: Reed Warbler at Raheen Quay, Clashmore Broads; 2 Jays & 3 Red-legged Partridge at Ballybrack.

Nr WHITING BAY: 2 Tree Sparrows at Moord.

WEST WATERFORD: Buzzard.