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28 01 2009

Read all about the Little Egret inWaterford in the forthcoming issue of Waterford Today (04 02 2009)

 

Image ack. to Paddy Dwan
20 01 2009

 

Recently seen near Belle Lake, a Short-eared Owl

 

Ack. to MichaelQuinn

Image ack. to www.utahbirds.org
18 01 2009
Just published in Bulletin No. 32 of the Irish Biogeographical Society at the National Museum of Ireland (Natural History), seven papers containing Waterford information diverse species including Ants, Beetles, Spiders and anthropod biodiversity in such places as Great Newtown Head, Lismore, near Dungrvan and Kilmactomas.
03 01 2009

 

 

Seen in Tramore on new year's day, a Blackbird with a touch of albinism.

 

 

 

Ack. to Paddy Tubbrit
21 12 2008
Read all about the Christmas Robin in the current issue of Waterford Today
02 12 2008

The latest edition to the Fauna of Waterford Series (No. 11)

The Mayflies of Waterford

is now available as a PDF download. See Home Page for details.
25 01 2010

Ardmore Tidy Towns Committee has organised a a slide show on the Birds of Ireland to be given by Sean Hogan, BirdWatch Ireland, at St. Declan's Hall in Ardmore at 7.30pm on Friday, 29th January, 2010.

ALL ARE WELCOME

 

Image ack. to Paddy Dwan
26 11 2008

 

 

Up to 55 Choughs were about Tramore Pier yesterday.

 

 

Ack. to Paddy Tubbritt
16 11 2008

Seen at a Waterford City feeder today, a male Blackcap

 
02 11 2008

The latest edition to the Fauna of Waterford Series (No. 10)

The Snails and Slugs of Waterford

is now available as a PDF download. See Home Page for details.
24 11 2009

Stradbally Tidy Towns Committee

Broadcaster and auther Don Conroy will give a wildlife-drawing workshop to children (6+) at the GAA Hall in Stradbally on Saturday 28 Nov. at 3-4.30pm. This will be followed by an illustrated talk on local biodiversity at 5pm and all are welcome.

 
28 04 2009

 

Click on Hare for further details
30 10 2008

The latest edition of the Irish Naturalists' Journal (29. No.1) gives new information for Waterford in a number of papers

New Hymanoptera species from Portlaw and Passage East

Details of Dolphins at Tramore and Ardmore

Details of the Carpenter Bee new to Ireland from Waterfotd City

Carpenter Bee
28 10 2008
A late Small Tortoseshell on winter Chrysanthemum in a Waterford City garden yesterday.
22 10 2008

The latest edition to the Fauna of Waterford Series (No. 9)

The Beetles of Waterford City & County

is now available as a PDF download. See Home Page for details.

Updated with new data, 17th November 2008
08 10 2008

 

 

Seen near Annestown over the past few days, a female and juvenile Hen Harrier.

 

 

Ack to Tony Hennessyy
06 10 2008

It is now confirmed that a a small beetle found near Bunmahon in April 2008 is a species new to Ireland, the Spindrift Beetle, Octhebius poweri

Example of Octhobius
30 09 2008

A Robin with one leg phoographed at Fenor Bog a few days ago.

 

 

Image ack. to Paddy Tubbritt
18 05 2009

National Biodiversity Data Centre ....... Beechfield House ... ....,,...................,,......... WIT West Campus, Carriganore..... Waterford .........................................

The NBDC is hosting a programme of workshops at the WIT West Campus, to improve at the identification and field skills of biological groups and raise standards of data collection.

Identifying Bumblebees in the field with Andrew Byrne, 23rd May ... An introduction to Irish Spiders with Myles Nolan, 30th May.... Solitary Bee Identification with Colm Roynane, 06th June....... Butterfly identification and Recording with David Nash, 20th June ... Recording of Priority Invasive Species with Colette Flynn, 18th July. Beginners Guide to Slugs and Snails with Roy Anderson, 25th July

Field identification of Fungi with Maria Cullen, 12th September.

There is a €20 fee for each course. Places are limited so advanced booking and payment is essential. For further information, please contact

051 306240 or by Email to info@biodiversityireland.ie

AND MORE ................................

Young Nature Detectives 2009

A training course in the collection, identification and documentation of Ireland's freshwater mini-beasts for 10-15 yr. olds, will take place on Friday, 21st August, 0945hrs - 1400hr. WIT Main Campus.

Places are limited so booking is essential. For further details and a booking form, click HERE
11 09 2008

 

A Gold Spot moth recently photographed at Whiting Bay.

Ack. to Kevin Collins
06 09 2008

Amongst birds seen at Helvick Head on Wednesday, 03rd. September was a single Puffin.

Ack to www. Waterford Birds

Image. ack. to Stephen Metildi

 

30 07 2008

A note for your diary - Forthcoming events ...............

'Ireland's flora - documenting , tracking and protecting'. 26th and 27th August 2008.

'Young Nature Detective' aimed at 10-15 year olds (as part of the main event)

Numbers are restricted so advance booking is essential. Further information, invitations and booking forms may be had from Maria Walsh at info@biodiversityireland.ie or by telephone on 051 306 240

 

Another note for your diary......................

National Whale Watch Day will take place on the 23th August at Ram Head near Ardmore, 2-5pm, for a great day-out for the whole family. For further details, ring

Andrew Malcolm on 087 795 061
27 04 2009

Golden Eagle image ack. to www.virginmedia.com

Golden Eagles and White-tailed Eagles were shot and poisioned to extinction in Waterford in the late 19th century. Now, the Golden Eagle Trust has organised an online petition to show support for the reintroduction of Golden Eagles, White-tailed Eagles and Red Kites in Ireland and for efforts to stop illegal poisoning. If as many people as possible could take a minute to sign the petition and to forward it on to a couple of people who thay think might consider signing it, we could have a significant impact. Why should a nation be punished for the activities of a small few misguident farmers? The recent poisoning of such magnificent birds is impacting on Ireland's image abroad and may prevent source-countries from contributing nestlings to the reintroduction scheme.

Click on Golden Eagle Trust above for the petition

Many Thanks!
18 08 2008

 

At least Garden Snails Helix aspera are enjoying the wet weather at present!

 

 

Image ack. to Paddy Tubbritt
01 08 2008

 

 

Soldier Beetles mating near Bunmahon

 

Ack. to Thomas Gee, Waterford Camera Club

 

 
29 07 2008

 

 

Recently photographed on the Waterford coast - a roosting female Kestrel.

 

 

Ack. to Thomas Gee, Waterford Camera Club
15 07 2008
Accidentally brought back in luggage from Lanzorote this weekend, German Cockroches, Blatella germanica

ON HOLD

 

 

 

09 07 2009

 

The National Biodiversity Data Centre has now produced a dataset with interactive maps of the Butterflies of County Waterford. This is now available on its website.

Navigating the site to get to the interactive species- maps and interacting with them can be frustrating when doing it for the first first and the enclosed instructions might help.

This is the first map specifically for a county and as such is still being improved. Some maps may be a bit slow at times but they will come. If you zoom to a high resolution you will see satellite views of the habitat.

 

Note

This facility was later removed from the site for technical reasons

http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/

Click on link above to get to the site. Click on Map on home page. Click on Browse Datasets (If this page is too large for your screen, reduce the size to 75%). Click on Butterflies of County Waterford. Click on Species (Metadata Links LH side). Click on 'insect-butterfly'. Choose butterfly species and click on it. Click on Map. Accept Terms and Conditions - click on box and Agree. Ailing map by dragging with cursor. Goto Zoom In (first top LH icon). Click on map until desired size is achieved (when you can see 2km squares). Goto Hand icon and align map.

**Goto Information icon (i). Click on desired 2km square for record details. Click on Designation (+) sign on RH menu for details. Click on Designation (-) to close details. Repeat for all Designations as desired.

To changes species................ Goto Layers. Click on Red X to delete previous species. Click on Green (+) at Species Layers. Type in name of desired species. Click on Green (+) icon. Repeat from ** above as desired.
20 06 2008

 

 

Grey Squirells near Ferrybank in Waterford City - will they cross the river?

Ack. to John Breen
13 06 2008

 

 

A Fenor Bog Lizard.

 

 

 

Ack. to Paddy Tubbrit
29 05 2008

Now flying in small numbers, first brood

Common Blue butterflies
16 05 2008
At Knockaderry today, many Common Blue Damselflies
07 05 2008

Butterflies flying in Waterford City today, Red Admiral, Holly Blue, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock and the three Whites, Large, Small and Green-veined.

 

Holly Blue
28 04 2008

Strange birds recently seen, a Bluethroat (eastern and northern Europe) at Tramore and a Psittacidae, a large white parrot - possibly a Cockatoo, flying in the Osier Park area of Waterford City on the 27th April.

 

Bluethroat image ack. to P. Power
23 04 2008

 

A fish-eating Osprey has been about the Blackwater for the past few days.

 

See www. Waterford Birds for more details.
09 04 2008

Seen off Ram Head this morning, 9 Harbour Porpoises, 40+ Dolphins, 1 Minke Whale and 9 Basking Sharks.

 

Record ack. to Andrew Malcolm. Basking Shark image ack. to Jamie Malone.
04 04 2008
Flying at Knockaderry backwater this morning, 5 early Orange Tip and two Small Tortoiceshell butterflies
25 03 2008

Seen on Easter Monday, many Swifts about Kilcohan in Waterford City - first of the year. Also. two Red Grouse in the Knockmealdowns.

Ack. to Brian Simpson

Swift Image ack. to Meteor 2017
22 03 2008

 

Just seen off Ballyvooney, an early Leatherback Turtle. These normally occur later in the year

 

Ack. to John Joe Cahill and Paul Walsh

Image ack. to P. J. Evans
17 03 2008

 

The first Sand Martins of the year were seen at Ballynacourty and Clonea Strand on Saturday 15th March.

Ack. to www. Waterford Birds ... Image ack. to RSPB
07 03 2008
Seen standing on fence poles near the municipal golf course on the outer ring road in Waterfird City, two mornings this week, two Buzzards.
27 02 2008

 

 

 

This Otter was just killed at Sallypark in Waterford City - the first report of an otter road kill this year.

 

 

Ack. to John and Celine Tierney.
13 02 2008

Seen in strong sunshine yesterday, the Small Tortoiseshell butterfly at Boatstrand and in Waterford City.

 

 

Image ack. to Paddy Tubbrit
11 02 2008

Just published in the journal of the Irish Biogeological Society (Bulletin No.31) (NMI, Dublin), details of Waterford distribution of ......

20 Amphipods species

5 Donacine Beetles species

A Diving Beetle new to Ireland

2 Sawfly species and

29 species of Cranefly

 

Cranefly image ack. to Stefan Buczacki
31 01 2008

Reports of sightings of a "Black Panther" in the Comeragh and Knockmealdown Mountains were broadcast in the national media today.

Bear in mind that similiar reports of "Large Cats" roaming the mountains also occurred in the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's - but these were never confirmed in any way.
28 01 2007

 

 

3-footed deer seen in the Knockmealdown Mountains at the weekend.

 

Ack. to Andrew Malcolm and Ann Trimble
15 01 2008
A juvenile Robin ringed in a Watrford City garden on the 21st June 2004 was again trapped in the same place today.

205 12 2007

A 6m round log (possibly part of an old ship's mast) washed ashore at Tramore Strand on Christmas Day, was festooned with in excess of 1,000 Goose Barnacles. In bygone days, theses barnacles were thought to be the eggs of black and white geese that were then named after them - the Barnacle Goose and the Brent Goose, Branta bernicla. These were then thought to be the male and female of the same species.

Image ack. to Andrew Quinn
26 11 2007

At Pouldrew yesterday, 200 Greylag Geese and a single Grenland Whie-fronted Goose

 

Ack to www. Waterford Birds
10 11 2007
A number of recent reports are in of butterflies flying in houses or seemingly dead on window sills. These are hibernating Small Tortoiseshells confused by strong sunlight and heat from radiators into thinking that the Spring has sprung! These are not dead. Take them gently and put into a dark safe place (behind a wardrobe or under the bed). They will emerge when natural conditions are amenable and will fly away.
08 06 2007

 

This Red Squirrel was photographed scampering up a fir tree at Ballyscanlan Lake yerterday.

 

Image ack. to Noel Brown, Waterford Camera Club

01 06 2007

An amazing 35 Basking Sharks were recorded off Ram Head on the 31st May

Record ack. to Andrew Malcolm. Image ack. to Jamie Malone
23 05 2007

 

Recent road kills include 2 Foxes on the outer ring road at Kilbarry/ Ballindud and near Williamstown Golf Course; a further Fox on John's Hill (near St, John's Collage) in Waterford City and a Red Squirrel at Templemichael on the Blackwater just north of Youghal.

 

Red Squirrel image ack. to Tom Kennedy
17 05 2007

A note for your diary..........

Sunday, 20th May: National Dawn Chorus Day. A joint event by the local chapters of Birdwatch Ireland and the Irish Wildlife Trust will take place with a woodland walk in the Ballyscanlan Hills near Tramore and then to Fenor Bog. Meeting place is the entrance to the waterworks on the upper Ballyscanlan/Carrickavantry road from 0430am onwards. All are welcome. Further details from Paul Walsh on 086 170 1599 or by e-mail - info@waterfordbirds.com
............................ ... Nesting Blackbirds in the Slievekeale area of Waterford City. ......................................................... Images ack. to Grainne & Mathew Daly
15 05 2007

28 April 2007. Sitting on eggs

29 April 2007. 5 eggs

30 April-14 May. The waiting game!
02 05 2007

Photographed in a Waterford City Garden today, early newly hatched Garden Cross Spiders. These will be distributed by the wind to the surrounding area.

Each of these spiderlings is 2-3mm in size. They will grow into one of the largest spiders you are likely to encounter in Ireland.
21 06 2007

Recenly reported from Ram Head near Ardmore, an early Basking Shark

 

Basking Shark image. Ack. to Jamie Malone
18 04 1007

Flying in a Waterford City Garden today, the

Large Red Damselfly
12 04 2007

.. 7-Spot Ladybird .............. 10-Spot ladybird

Unusually large numbers of Ladybird beetle species have been reported from several parts of the City and County over the past few days.
11 04 2007
Flying for the past few days with the butterflies below, in Waterford City and Passage East

Small White .................................Large White Ack. to N. Van Dokkum .......... Speckled Wood
08 04 2007

Now on the wing in Waterford City,

the Holly Blue butterfly.
07 04 2007
Flying at the Kilbarry Bog in Waterfoird City yesterday, early Orange Tip butterflies.
21 03 2007

Have you seen the Primroses yet?

Slow down - there's more to life than work!
25 02 2006

 

 

A new bird for the Waterford List - an immature Caspian Gull seen at Kinsalebeg on the 24th of February is the first record for the county. See www. Waterford Birds rfor more details,r

Adult Caspian Gull
18 01 2007

The Waterford Branch of the Irish Wildlife Trust invite you to join them for a walk at Tramore Back Strand on Sunday 21st January to observe the wintering birds. Meet outside the TBaySurf Centre at 1.30pm. All are welcome.

 

A typical wading bird of Tramore Back Strand, the Common Redshank
03 06 2006

Just reported from the Clashmore area - the Four Spotted Chaser shown here and the Emporor Dragonfly. Both are extensions to the known range of these insects in Waterford.

 

Details ack. to Andrew Malcolm
05 06 2006

Waterford's newest mammal, a Bank Vole was found in a stunned condition on the Vee road outside Lismore at the weekend. It was carefully moved to roadside vegetation where it later recovered.

 

Image and details ack. to Andrew Malcolm
16 06 2006
Still on the wing in Waterford, the Cockchafer Beetle or Common Maybug recently photographed by John Hennessy of the East Cork Camera Group.
03 10 2006
Seen at Ardmore Bay on the first of the month, a Fin Whale about 1km from shore, and a Bottlenose Dolphin. See details of this on http://iwdg.ie
11 07 2006
Flying in goods numbers in Waterford City today, the Common Blue butterfly.
19 07 2006

 

 

Read all about Watrford Turtles in the Waterford Wildlife column in the Features section of today's

Waterford Today

 

LeLeatherback image ack. to P. EvensP
22 07 2006

 

Now on the wing in the Clashmore area, the

Silver-washed Fritillary

 

 

 

Image ack. to Andrew Malcolm
03 08 2006

 

Recently seen in the Collin's Avenue area of Waterford City, the

Gatekeeper

butterfly.
09 08 2006

 

 

 

The Emerald Damsel, recerntly photographed in West Waterford

 

 

 

Image ack. to Andrew Malcolm
11 08 2006

On the wing in the Commeragh Mountains on the Bank Holiday. from L to R, the Large White, Red Admiral and the Peacock butterflies

 

Images ack to Neil van Dokkum.
28 09 2006
Eventhough its the end of September, migrant Red Admirals are still flying south in good numbers throughout the City and County
10 10 2006

CloudedYellows continue to fly between the showers in the areas of Ardmore and Clashmore.

One also seen in Waterford City on the 11th.

 

 

 

Image ack. to Andrew Makcolm
24 10 2006

This extremely late Humming-bird Hawk Moth was photographed today near the Ursuline Convent in Waterford City.

 

 

Image ack. to Noel Browne.

I regret that this site and associated e-mail have been offline for the past three weeks, compliments of the very insecure American domain-name supplier who insisted on having a noterised letter of indemnity stating that these would not be used to incite people to attack America! All OK now - I think!

02 11 2006

 

Another late butterfly, a Peacock flying in a Waterford City Garden today.
14 11 2006

 

Two of 24 Choughs recently seen at Whiting Bay .

 

 

Image ack. to Andrew Malcolm
18 11 2006

Thousands of By the Wind Sailors Velella velella, have been reported washed ashore all along the Waterford coast from Whiting Bay (shown here) to Tramore over the past week.

 

Image ack. to Andrew Malcolm.
09 12 2006
In the Bulletin of the Irish Bigeographical Soceity (No. 30) just published, are details of a new Fly found at the Blackwater; details of Otters in Waterford City, Kilmacthomas, Ballyduff, the Mahon River, Dunmore East , Tallow, Tallow Bridge and Cappoquin and a map showing that 80 species of Hoverfly have now been recorded in Waterford City and County.
24 12 2006
Netted in Waterford City this morning for ringing purposes, this female Goldfinch was already ringed with a closed ring used by illegal trappers. These rings are used on young wild birds when in the nest so that when 'harvested' for cages, they can claim that it was bred in captivity.

01 10 2004

Just published,

A Miscellany of Waterford Wildlife

An e-book in CD-ROM format offering 135 diverse articles with pictures and illustrations on local wildlife in the City, County, in your garden, in your house and even in your bed!

The production of this was sponsored by the Heritage Council and Waterford Today. Copies may be had by contacting Waterford Wildlife c/o Waterford Today, Mayor's Walk Waterford (A4 SAE/P&P € 1- more if you can!) It can also be obtained at the Waterford Today office.

Complimentory copies have been distributed to all education providers in Waterford. This distribution is supported by AOL and Waterford Combined Credit Unions.

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