BRICKEY RIVER: Kingfisher at Two Mile Bridge (MC snr).
CLONEA STRAND: Adult Mediterranean Gull at Ballinclamper (").
WHITING BAY: 15 White Wagtails & 5 Wheatears this morning (SH).
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
Nr KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Male Hen Harrier (AM).
RAM HEAD: Dark-phase Arctic Skua (being chased by Sandwich Terns), 2 Great Skuas & 6 Common Dolphins; very few Manx Shearwates, few flying auks (").
DUNGARVAN: Juvenile Ruff at Ballyneety, 3 adult Mediterranean Gulls at Barnawee (CF, FO'C, DW.)
CLONEA STRAND: Adult & 2 juvenile Roseate Terns at Ballinclamper (").
RAM HEAD: Dark-phase Arctic Skua (being chased by Sandwich Terns), 2 Great Skuas & 6 Common Dolphins; very few Manx Shearwates, few flying auks (").
DUNGARVAN: Juvenile Ruff at Ballyneety, 3 adult Mediterranean Gulls at Barnawee (CF, FO'C, DW.)
CLONEA STRAND: Adult & 2 juvenile Roseate Terns at Ballinclamper (").
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Sightings of a Red Grouse and what sounds from the description like the albino Hen Harrier seen earlier in the summer (Brian Simpson).
PORTLAW: Kingfisher & Common Sandpiper (DC).
DUNGARVAN: 3 Common Sandpipers, 2 Green Sandpipers & 1 juvenile Mediterranean Gull (White darvic ring E336) @ Ballyneety. (MC)
PORTLAW: Kingfisher & Common Sandpiper (DC).
DUNGARVAN: 3 Common Sandpipers, 2 Green Sandpipers & 1 juvenile Mediterranean Gull (White darvic ring E336) @ Ballyneety. (MC)
Thursday, August 25, 2011
KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAINS: Cuckoo near the Vee (AM).
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Nr BALLYLANEEN: Long-eared Owl (DW).
BUNMAHON: Kingfisher (JH) - video.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Nr BALLYLANEEN: Long-eared Owl (DW).
BUNMAHON: Kingfisher (JH) - video.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
DUNGARVAN: Juvenile SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER still present on the Cunnigar @ 12:20, just beyond sanddune, on shoreline on inside (MC, CF, DW) - video (MC).
Saturday, August 20, 2011
RAM HEAD: Sooty Shearwater & 350 Manx Shearwaters W (6 E, 3 on sea) (seawatch 14:50-15:50, wind 2-3 SW- W, MAD, PMW).
DUNGARVAN: Juvenile stint species near Cunnigar tip (FO'C), now confirmed as Semipalmated Sandpiper - video (DW).
DUNGARVAN: Juvenile stint species near Cunnigar tip (FO'C), now confirmed as Semipalmated Sandpiper - video (DW).
Friday, August 19, 2011
RAM HEAD: OSPREY (Mark Ryan per www.irishbirding.com).
DUNGARVAN: Adult SPERM WHALE live-stranded on sandbanks at the Cunnigar; also 3 Pomarine Skuas on sandbanks there (FO'C) & a Yellow-legged Gull (DW) & female/imm Shoveler (CF) at Killongford.
HELVICK HEAD: Sub-adult Pomarine Skua, Great Skua, 2 Puffins & small numbers of Manx Shearwaters (seawatch 19:45-20:15, CF).
DUNGARVAN: Adult SPERM WHALE live-stranded on sandbanks at the Cunnigar; also 3 Pomarine Skuas on sandbanks there (FO'C) & a Yellow-legged Gull (DW) & female/imm Shoveler (CF) at Killongford.
HELVICK HEAD: Sub-adult Pomarine Skua, Great Skua, 2 Puffins & small numbers of Manx Shearwaters (seawatch 19:45-20:15, CF).
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
WEST WATERFORD PELAGIC: Boat-trip from Youghal to c5 miles off Ram Head (9-5) produced 2+ Balearic Shearwaters, 4+ Sooty Shearwaters, 4+ Bonxies, 8+ Stormies, a juvenile Puffin, 500+ feeding Manxies & 4+ Common Dolphins - subject to any later corrections (hard to exclude duplication for some species), also an ad or subadult Mediterranean Gull closer inshore (Paul Archer, Mark Carmody, Declan Clarke, Mark Foley, Owen Foley, Andrew Kelly, Andrew Malcolm, Ronan McLoughlin, Gerry Power, John Power, Ann Trimble, Paul Walsh, Daniel Weldon & boatman Martin Colfer www.charterangling.ie, wind 2-3 E to NE).
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Monday, August 08, 2011
Sunday, August 07, 2011
Saturday, August 06, 2011
BROWNSTOWN HEAD: 4 Common Scoter E, 2 Black Guillemots E (ad + juv separately), 3 Whimbrel W, 134 Manx Shearwaters E (54 W), 20 Fulmars W (6 E), 300 Gannets E (177 W), 37 Kittiwakes W (28 E), 28 Sandwich Terns W (26 E), 2 Razorbills E, 2 large auks W & a Porpoise (seawatch 06:50-09:50, wind 1 W); on land, a Tree Sparrow (PMW).
Friday, August 05, 2011
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Monday, August 01, 2011
KILMEADEN POOLS: Wood Sandpiper still present, also an Emperor dragonfly (PA).
DUNGARVAN: 2 Common Sandpipers at Killongford bridge & 1 at the Cunnigar (PV).
CLONEA STRAND: 3 adult & 2 juvenile Sandwich Terns, 1 of juvs with yellow ring including "ECL" on right leg ("), & adult Mediterranean Gull at Ballinclamper (MC snr).
COLLIGAN WOOD: Dipper & a brood of fledged Spotted Flycatchers (DMcG).
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Nr AGLISH: Barn Owl at 22:20 (MF).
KILMEADEN POOLS: Wood Sandpiper still present (DS, PV).
DUNGARVAN: 2 Common Sandpipers at Killongford bridge & 1 at the Cunnigar (PV).
CLONEA STRAND: 3 adult & 2 juvenile Sandwich Terns, 1 of juvs with yellow ring including "ECL" on right leg ("), & adult Mediterranean Gull at Ballinclamper (MC snr).
COLLIGAN WOOD: Dipper & a brood of fledged Spotted Flycatchers (DMcG).
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Nr AGLISH: Barn Owl at 22:20 (MF).
KILMEADEN POOLS: Wood Sandpiper still present (DS, PV).
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