Waterford seawatch summaries 2012

Thurs 16 Aug - Helvick Head:

Seawatch 10:40-11:40 (PMW):
Storm Petrel: 3 W
Manx Shearwater: 288 W

Fulmar: 60 W

large auk sp: 1 W

Gannet, Kittiwake, Sandwich Tern, 'commic' Tern: not counted

Weds 15 Aug - Helvick Head:

Seawatch 18:15-20:45 (CF, MC):
Sooty Shearwater: 2 W
Storm Petrel: 20+ W
Arctic Skua: 1 W
Great Skua: 5 W
Roseate Tern: 1 W (adult)
Black Tern: 1 W (juvenile)

Seawatch 12:35-17:35 (DW, JAP, MC snr):
Balearic Shearwater: 1 W
Storm Petrel: 7 W
Pomarine Skua: 2 W
Arctic Skua: 2 W
Great Skua: 9 W
Black Guillemot: 1 E (juvenile)
Swift: 4 S

Sat 11 Aug - Helvick Head:

Seawatch 20 mins, afternoon (MC):

Arctic Tern: 1 W

Puffin: 1 W

Manx Shearwater: few

Sat 11 Aug - Brownstown Head:

Seawatch 07:00-09:00 (4-5 SE, vis moderate/good, PMW)
Sooty Shearwater: 1 E
Manx Shearwater: 1065 E, 16 W, 80 feeding
Storm Petrel: 1 E
Gannet: 1140 E, 24 W
Common Scoter: 9 E, 2 W
Tufted Duck: 1 E (male with 4 Scoter)
Mallard: 2 E
Great Skua: 1 E (& on sea)
Arctic Skua: 1 E
Kittiwake: 23 E, 5 W
Common/Arctic Tern: 18 E
Sandwich Tern: 5 E, 3 W
Puffin: 2 E
Black Guillemot: 1 E (juvenile)
Swift: 1 flew out to sea

Fri 10 Aug - Helvick Head:

Seawatch 20:00-20:30 (wind 3-4 SE, vis excellent, MAD, PMW):

Manx Shearwater: 90 E, 240 W

Fulmar: 3 E, 7 W (14:00-15:30)

Gannet, Kittiwake: not counted

Tues 7 Aug - Helvick Head:

Seawatch 12:00-15:30 (wind 4 SE decreasing 1-2 SSW, vis variable, PA, CF, JAP, PV, PMW, DW):
Sooty Shearwater: 1 E, 1 W

Manx Shearwater: 315 E, 50 W (14:00-15:30)
Fulmar: 4 E, 27 W (14:00-15:30)
Common Scoter: 10 E, 3 W

Great Skua: 1 E

Arctic Skua: 3 - 2 W (juv/imm + dark adult), light adult chasing Kittiwake.

Gannet, Kittiwake, Sandwich Tern: not counted

Common/Arctic Tern: 1 W

Sat 4 Aug - Ram Head:

Seawatch 17:15-20:15 (1-2 SW, vis 20 km, ADM, AT):
Manx Shearwater :380 E, 540 W, up to 200 milling

Fulmar: 45 W
Pomarine Skua: 2 W

Great Skua: 2 W
Sandwich Tern: 13 W
Ocean Sunfish: 1 E

Sat 4 Aug - Brownstown Head:

Seawatch 19:15-20:15 (MAD, PMW):
Manx Shearwater: 370 E, 156 W, 200 feeding
Common Scoter: 25 W
Dunlin: 6 E
Fulmar, Gannet, Kittiwake, Sandwich Tern: not counted
Seawatch 06:45-09:45 (3-4 S-SSE, vis excellent, PMW):
Great Shearwater: 1 W @ 07:55 (only 2nd or 3rd site record)
Sooty Shearwater: 2 W
Manx Shearwater : 1170 E, 1190 W, 80+ feeding
Fulmar: 10 E, 86 W
Common Scoter: 2 E, 7 W
Mallard: 1 W
Pomarine Skua: 1 E
Great Skua: 1 W
Sandwich Tern: 2 E, 20 W
Puffin: 1 W
Large auks: 0
Gannet, Kittiwake: not counted
Swift: 1 W over sea

Fri 3 Aug - Helvick Head:

Seawatch 19:00-21:15 (MC, MC snr, CF, DW, MAD, PMW):
CORY'S SHEARWATER: 3 W singly (all 20:44-21:15)
Great Shearwater: 1 W (21:00)
Manx Shearwater: 40 E, 980 W (19:30-21:15)
Sooty Shearwater: 2 W (1,1)
Fulmar: 1 E, 105 W (19:30-21:15)
Storm Petrel: 10 W
Common Scoter: 13 W
Great Skua: 2 W (1,1)
Pomarine Skua: 2 E, 3 W
Roseate Tern: 2 adults W
Arctic Tern: 8+ W
Common Tern: 5+ W
Unid Common/Arctic Tern: 7+ W (prob mainly Arctic)
Puffin: 35 W
Gannet, Kittiwake, large auks: not counted

Porpoise: 2
Seawatch 12:00-12:30 (CF):
Storm Petrel: 2 W
Arctic Skua: 1
Puffin: 2

Thurs 2 Aug - Helvick Head:

Seawatch 18:40-21:05 (MC, MC snr, CF, DW)

CORY'S SHEARWATER: 150+ (highest ever Co Waterford count)

Balearic Shearwater: 1 W

Sooty Shearwater: 1 W

Great Skua: 2 W

Pomarine Skua: 7 W

Black Guillemot: 2

Thurs 2 Aug - Ram Head:

Seawatch 16:45-19:45 (wind 3-4 SW, vis moderate to good, PMW)

CORY'S SHEARWATER: 105 W (passage started @17:35; some feeding while passing)

Great Shearwater: 4 W (also feeding)

Man Shearwater: 40 E, 135 W

Fulmar: 3 E, 208 W

Great Skua: 1 W

Arctic Skua: 1W (adult light-phase)

Sandwich Tern: 4 W

Gannet, Kittiwake, large auks: not counted

Thurs 2 Aug - Bunmahon:

Seawatch 07:10-08:50 (DW)

Pomarine Skua: 11 W

Arctic Skua: 3 W

Common Scoter: 1 E

Tues 31 July - Helvick Head:

Seawatch 19:15-20:30 (MC, MC snr, CF):
Sooty Shearwater: 1 W.

Great Skua: 1 W

Arctic Skua: 1 W

Puffin: 28 W

Weds 25 July - Ram Head:

Seawatch 18:50-19:20:
Manx Shearwater: 63 E, 157 W

Sandwich Tern: 21 W

Puffin: 22 W

Fulmar, Gannet, Kittiwake, large auks: small numbers

Mon 23 July - Helvick Head:

Seawatch 08:30-14:00 (CF):
Manx Shearwater: c270 W/hr, total c20 E.

Great Skua: 1 W

Pomarine Skua: 3 adults W

Arctic Skua: 2 W (dark adult + 2nd-summer)

Puffin: total 85 - 83 W (5-6 off sea) & 2 juveniles on sea close inshore (non-flying or poorly flying)

Sun 22 July - Helvick Head:

Seawatch 19:30-21:00 (CF):
Manx Shearwater: 1E, c270 W

Arctic Skua: 3 W

Common Tern: 1 W

Puffin: 2 W

Seawatch 17:35-18:35 (4 SW, vis moderate/poor, some drizzle; PMW):
Manx Shearwater: 71 W
Fulmar: 4 E, 12 W

Storm Petrel: 1 W
Gannet: 1 E, 13 W
Arctic/Pomarine Skua: 1 W
Kittiwake: 5 E, 22 W
Sandwich Tern: 2 feeding

Puffin: 1 E, 15 W
Razorbill: 2 W

Guillemot: 3 W

unidentified large auk: 1 W

Seawatch 14:35-16:05(MC):
Common Scoter: 10-15 W

Pomarine Skua: 1 W

Puffin: 1 E, 56 W

Common Tern: 1 W

Sun 22 July - Bunmahon:
(DW)
Storm Petrel: 1 W

Sun 22 July - Brownstown Head:

Seawatch 06:40-09:40 (wind 5 S, vis good/excellent; JB, PMW):
Manx Shearwater: 41 E, 865 W
Fulmar: 6 E, 39 W
Gannet: 28 E, 37 W
Common Scoter: 41 E (8, 4, 10, 1, 12, 2, 4), 12 W
Arctic Skua: 6 E (1, 6)
Arctic/Pomarine Skua: 2 W
Great Skua: 1 E
Kittiwake: 59 E, 22 W
Sandwich Tern: 2 E, 5 W
Common/Arctic Tern: 4 E, 3 W
Puffin: 5 W
Razorbill: 7 W, 3 sea
Guillemot: 7 W, 5 sea
unidentified large auk: 2 E, 26 W

Sat 21 July - Brownstown Head:

Seawatch 18:45-19:45 (wind 2 SW, vis excellent; PMW):
Manx Shearwater: 620 E, 11 W
Fulmar, Gannet, Kittiwake: not counted

Sandwich Tern: 2 feeding

Guillemot: 4 E

Sat 21 July - Ram Head:

Seawatch 06:30-08:30 (wind 2 NW, visibility 20 km, ADM)
Sooty Shearwater: 3 feeding, 2 W

Manx Shearwater: 98 E, 530 W, up to 131 feeding

Fulmar: 10 E

Gannet: 8 E, 45 W

Great Skua: 1 W

Kittiwake: up to 20 feeding

Guillemot: 25 W

Razorbill: 20 feeding

Unidentified Guillemot/Razorbill: 32

HUMPBACK WHALE: 1 (after 08:30)

Fri 20 July - Ram Head:

(ADM)
Balearic Shearwater: 1

Sooty Shearwater: 1

Manx Shearwater: 500+

Common Scoter: 23 W, 9 on sea

Minke Whale: 2

Bottlenose Dolphin: 2

Porpoise: 3

Thurs 19 July - Helvick Head:

(MC)
Puffin: 1 W

Thurs 19 July - Tankardstown:

Seawatch 15:10-15:40 (DS)

Great Skua: 1 E

Manx Shearwater: 117 E

Tues 17 July - Helvick Head:

Seawatch 19:40-20:15 (PMW, MC)
Balearic Shearwater: 1 W @ 19:30

Manx Shearwater: 350W, 4 E (18:40-19:40), later mainly feeding/milling
SABINE'S GULL: 1 2nd-summer W @ 19:15

Common Tern: 6 W

Puffin: 1 W

Black Guillemot: 3 at buoy

Fulmar, Gannet, Kittiwake, large auks: not counted.

Tues 17 July - Bunmahon:

Seawatch 09:40-11:40 (DW):
Storm Petrel: 5 W
Pomarine Skua: 1 W
Great Skua: 3 W

Evening seawatch (DW):

Pomarine Skua: 1 W (adult light-phase)

Great Northern Diver: 1 on sea (non-breeding plumage)