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Saturday, April 27, 2013

BALLYSCANLAN: Crossbills (PV, DCr, JBo); Water Rail squealing, Sedge Warbler singing & Mute Swan in nest at Ballyscanlan Lake (AA, JF, AJ, PMW).

TRAMORE BACKSTRAND: 2 (feral?) Greylag Geese at Lisselan, Whitethroat singing at Pickardstown, Sedge Warbler singing at Saleen, Stock Dove displaying nr Corballymore Wood ( AA, JF, AJ, PMW).

FENOR BOG: 2 Sedge Warblers singing (").

DUNMORE EAST: 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull (").

WOODSTOWN BOG: 2 Water Rails squealing & 2-3 occupied Grey Heron nests (").

KILL: Grasshopper Warbler & Sedge Warbler singing at waste treatment works (").

BALLINLOUGH: Cuckoo calling & Sedge Warbler singing (").

BALLYVOYLE: Dipper carrying food to chicks in nest (").

CLONEA STRAND: 85 Whimbrel, 135 Bar-tailed Godwits & a Great Northern Diver (").

DUNGARVAN: 40+ Whimbrel, Barnawee / Cunnigar ("), Spotted Redshank off pitch & putt course (JAP, FO'C, BS, RAW).

KNOCKADERRY RESERVOIR:  Shoveler & singing Sedge Warbler (JAP, FO'C, BS, RAW).

BALLYSHUNNOCK RESERVOIR:  Great Crested Grebe (").

CLASHMORE BROADS:  Reed Warbler (first of year).



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