Waterford Wildlife

Since 1999

The Wildlife of Waterford City & County

Black Redstart

Credit to John Roche


			

				
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Recently seen at Brownstown Head –  a female Black Redstart

	

	
	

		
	



					



	

		
Wheatears

		
Credit to Sinead & John Roach
	

					

			

				
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One of six migrant Wheaters recently seen at Brownstown Head.

	

	
	

		
	



					



	

		
Clouded Yellow Butterfly

		
Credit to John A. Roche
	

					

			

				
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Recently seen at Brownstown Head, the migrant Clouded Yellow butterfly.

	

	
	

		
	



					



	

		
Kestrel Near Brownstown Head

		
Credit to Sinead Flynn Roche
	

					

			

				
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A hovering Kestrel near Brownstown Head.

	

	
	

		
	



					



	

		
Wheatear at Brownstown Head

		
Credit to John A. Roche
	

					

			

				
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An incoming Wheatear at Brownstown Head.

	

	
	

		
	



					



	

		
Fin Whale at Brownstown Head

		
Credit to Maurice Flynn
	

					

			

				
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A Fin Whale seen off Brownstown Head by Maurice Flynn.

	

	
	

		
	



					



	

		
Desert Wheatear

		
Credit to Maurice Flynn
	

					

			

				
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A rare Desert Wheatear recently seen at Brownstown Head.

	

	
	

		
	



					



	

		
Sand Martins Seen at Brownstown

		
Credit to Paddy Dwan
	

					

			

				
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One of two Sand Martins seen at Brownstown yesterday.

	

	
	

		
	



					



	

		
Ireland’s Largest Migrant Moths

		
Credit to Paul Walsh
	

	
	

		
Ireland’s two largest migrant moths recently trapped at Brownstown Head, The Convolvulous Hawk Moth and the Death’s Head Hawk Moth.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrius_convolvuli


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death%27s-head_hawkmoth


 

	

	

			
                 
		    
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Soprano Pipistrelle Bat

		
Credit to P. M. Walsh
	

					

			

				
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A probable Soprano Pipistrelle bat recently trapped at Brownstown Head.