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ER 76 Birds in southwest I made this trip as a tourleader of the dutch travel agency SNP-Natuurreizen.

Short description of the visited areas :

Killarney area : small town. Nearby the NP was visited. This is the biggest forested area in Ireland. We went to the on the shores of Lough Leane and walked to the next day. area : small village on southcoast of Kerry. We stayed 2 km west of town and made walks between and Sneem. The area is quite open with bogs. Waterville area : village on west coast of Kerry. There are some stone-beaches, islands in a bay and a big lake (Lough Currane) east of the village. Skelly islands : two rocky islands off the coast of Kerry. It takes one hour to get there from . The inaccessible Little Skelly is one huge Gannet colony (25.000 bp). There is a trail on great Skelly to an old monastry. Atlantic puffins can be seen very well on this island. : one dayhike was made on the southern part if this island which is connected with the mainland by a bridge. On the southwest coast are some spectacular cliffs. The northeast coast is a protected bay where some shorebirds and 2 Black guillemots were seen. : small town. Some birds were seen in the park. area : we stayed near Dingle village. Short morningwalks were made along the Dingle bay. Other walks were made between and Dunmore Head, on the 3 sisters (big cliffs on the north coast) and on the northern slopes of Mount Brandon.

List of mammals :

- Red Deer, Cervus elaphus : 13 ex, (9,4), Killarney area - Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus : 2 ex, Sneem - Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes : 1 ex, dead, Dingle, 3 sisters area - Grey Seal, Halichoerus grypus : 4 ex (3), Waterville bay - Dolphin spec : 3 ex - 2 ex, boat Skelly islands - 1ex, Dingle bay

Number of species : 78 Observer : Frank van Groen Number of visits : 7 Nic. de Roeverstraat 20 Number of visitdays : 17 1093 KK Amsterdam Period : 30-7-98 / 9-8-98 Tel : 020 - 7762160

Visits - Killarney area : 30-7-98 / 31-7-98 , 2 Day(s) - Sneem area : 1-8-98 / 3-8-98 , 3 Day(s) - Skelly islands : 2-8-98 / 2-8-98 , 1 Day(s) - Waterville area : 2-8-98 / 5-8-98 , 4 Day(s) - Valentia island : 4-8-98 / 4-8-98 , 1 Day(s) - Tralee : 5-8-98 / 5-8-98 , 1 Day(s) - Dingle area : 5-8-98 / 9-8-98 , 5 Day(s)

Species List Numbers between brackets refer to day totals

- Northern Fulmar , Fulmarus glacialis : 381 ex 100 ex , Skelly islands , 2-8-98 150 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 131 ex , (100, 30) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Manx Shearwater , Puffinus puffinus : 21 ex 20 ex , Skelly islands , boat , 2-8-98 1 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 - Northern Gannet , Sula bassana : 5385 ex 5000 ex , Skelly islands , 2-8-98 5 ex , Sneem area , Caherdaniel , 3-8-98 200 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 180 ex , (150) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Great Cormorant , Phalacrocorax carbo : 34 ex 27 ex , Killarney area lakes , 31-7-98 4 ex , (2) , Waterville area , 3-8-98 3 ex , (2) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 2

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- European Shag , Phalacrocorax aristotelis : 174 ex 2 ex , Sneem area , Caherdaniel , 1-8-98 130 ex , (55, 50) , Waterville area , 2-8-98 25 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 17 ex , (10, 3) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Grey Heron , Ardea cinerea : 16 ex 7 ex , (6) , Killarney area , 30-7-98 4 ex , (3) , Waterville area , 3-8-98 5 ex , (3) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Mute Swan , Cygnus olor : 22 ex 15 ex , Killarney area , Lough Leane , 30-7-98 7 ex , Dingle area north coast , 7-8-98 - Mallard , Anas platyrhynchos : 83 ex 80 ex , Killarney area , Lough Leane , 30-7-98 2 ex , Sneem area , Caherdaniel , 1-8-98 1 ex , Dingle area Dingle bay , 6-8-98 - Black Scoter , Melanitta nigra : 200 ex 200 ex , Skelly islands , boat , 2-8-98 - Sparrowhawk , Accipiter nisus : 1 ex 1 ex , Sneem area , 1-8-98 - Kestrel , Falco tinnunculus : 4 ex 2 ex , (1) , Sneem area , 1-8-98 2 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 - Pheasant , Phasianus colchicus : 1 ex 1 ex , Sneem area , 2-8-98 - Common Coot , Fulica atra : 2 ex 2 ex , Killarney area , Lough Leane , 30-7-98 - Oystercatcher , Haematopus ostralegus : 154 ex 62 ex , (30, 20) , Waterville area , 2-8-98 40 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 52 ex , (40) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Ringed Plover , Charadrius hiaticula : 136 ex 1 ex , Waterville area , 4-8-98 30 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 105 ex , (80) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Curlew , Numenius arquata : 21 ex 10 ex , (6) , Waterville area , 2-8-98 7 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 4 ex , (2) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Common Sandpiper , Actitis hypoleucos : 5 ex 1 ex , Waterville area , 3-8-98 4 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 - Ruddy Turnstone , Arenaria interpres : 4 ex 4 ex , Dingle area , 7-8-98 - Dunlin , Calidris alpina : 2 ex 2 ex , Dingle area , 7-8-98 - Common Gull , Larus canus : 27 ex 5 ex , Sneem area , Caherdaniel , 1-8-98 1 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 1 ex , Waterville area , 5-8-98 20 ex , (10) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Herring Gull , Larus argentatus : 151 ex 30 ex , Skelly islands , 2-8-98 55 ex , (20) , Waterville area , 2-8-98 25 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 41 ex , (20) , Dingle area , 5-8-98 - Lesser Black-backed Gull , Larus fuscus : 111 ex 1 ex , Killarney area , 31-7-98 82 ex , (40) , Waterville area , 2-8-98 15 ex , Skelly islands , 2-8-98 13 ex , (10) , Dingle area , 5-8-98 - Great Black-backed Gull , Larus marinus : 129 ex 6 ex , (5) , Sneem area , 1-8-98 48 ex , (40) , Waterville area , 2-8-98 10 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 65 ex , (50) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Black-headed Gull , Larus ridibundus : 413 ex 3 ex , Killarney area , Kenmare , 31-7-98 300 ex , (150, 100) , Waterville area , 2-8-98 5 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 105 ex , (60) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Kittiwake , Rissa tridactyla : 172 ex 150 ex , Skelly islands , Great Skelly , 2-8-98 20 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 2 ex , (1) , Dingle area , 5-8-98 - Common Tern , Sterna hirundo : 26 ex 4

1 ex , Sneem area , Caherdaniel , 1-8-98 25 ex , Waterville area , 4-8-98 - Sandwich Tern , Thalasseus sandvicensis : 9 ex 2 ex , Sneem area , Caherdaniel , 1-8-98 4 ex , Waterville area , 4-8-98 3 ex , (2) , Dingle area Dingle bay , 6-8-98 - Razorbill , Alca torda : 2 ex 2 ex , Skelly islands , boat , 2-8-98 - Common Guillemot , Uria aalge : 43 ex 40 ex , Skelly islands , 2-8-98 3 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 - Black Guillemot , Cepphus grylle : 2 ex 2 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 - Atlantic Puffin , Fratercula arctica : 500 ex 500 ex , Skelly islands , Great Skelly , 2-8-98 - Rock Dove , Columba livia : 12 ex 12 ex , (5) , Dingle area , 5-8-98 - Stock Dove , Columba oenas : 2 ex 1 ex , Killarney area , 31-7-98 1 ex , Tralee , 5-8-98 - Wood Pigeon , Columba palumbus : 34 ex 23 ex , (18) , Killarney area , 30-7-98 4 ex , Sneem area , Caherdaniel , 1-8-98 6 ex , Tralee , 5-8-98 1 ex , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Common Swift , Apus apus : 42 ex 25 ex , (20) , Killarney area , 30-7-98 2 ex , Tralee , 5-8-98 15 ex , (10) , Dingle area , 5-8-98 - Eurasian Skylark , Alauda arvensis : 7 ex 3 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 4 ex , (3) , Dingle area , 7-8-98 - Sand Martin , Riparia riparia : 11 ex 1 ex , Sneem area , 1-8-98 10 ex , (8) , Waterville area , 3-8-98 - Barn Swallow , Hirundo rustica : 130 ex 22 ex , (20) , Killarney area , 30-7-98 40 ex , (30) , Sneem area , 1-8-98 4 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 2 ex , Waterville area , 4-8-98 6 ex , Tralee , 5-8-98 56 ex , (15) , Dingle area , 5-8-98 - House Martin , Delichon urbicum : 8 ex 2 ex , Killarney area , Kenmare , 31-7-98 2 ex , Sneem area , 1-8-98 4 ex , (2) , Dingle area , 5-8-98 - Grey Wagtail , Motacilla cinerea : 8 ex 1 ex , Killarney area , 31-7-98 3 ex , Sneem area , 1-8-98 1 ex , Waterville area , 4-8-98 3 ex , Dingle area Brandon , 8-8-98 - White Wagtail , Motacilla alba : 80 ex 4 ex , Killarney area ssp yarrellii , 31-7-98 2 ex , Sneem area ssp yarrellii , 1-8-98 63 ex , (40) , Waterville area ssp yarrellii , 3-8-98 11 ex , (8) , Dingle area , 5-8-98 - Meadow Pipit , Anthus pratensis : 192 ex 3 ex , Killarney area , 31-7-98 60 ex , (30) , Sneem area , 1-8-98 50 ex , (40) , Waterville area , 4-8-98 30 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 49 ex , (20) , Dingle area , 5-8-98 - Rock Pipit , Anthus petrosus : 34 ex 5 ex , Sneem area , Caherdaniel , 1-8-98 7 ex , Skelly islands , Great Skelly , 2-8-98 12 ex , (5) , Waterville area , 2-8-98 7 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 3 ex , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - White-throated Dipper , Cinclus cinclus : 2 ex 2 ex , Waterville area juv , 4-8-98 - Wren , Troglodytes troglodytes : 57 ex 6 ex , Killarney area , 31-7-98 11 ex , (8) , Sneem area , 1-8-98 4 ex , (3) , Waterville area , 4-8-98 3 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 8 ex , Tralee , 5-8-98 5

25 ex , (15) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Dunnock , Prunella modularis : 3 ex 2 ex , Sneem area , 1-8-98 1 ex , Dingle area , 7-8-98 - Robin , Erithacus rubecula : 82 ex 11 ex , (6) , Killarney area , 30-7-98 27 ex , (20) , Sneem area , 1-8-98 7 ex , (5) , Waterville area , 4-8-98 5 ex , Tralee , 5-8-98 32 ex , (20) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Stonechat , Saxicola torquatus : 9 ex 1 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 8 ex , (4) , Dingle area , 7-8-98 - Wheatear , Oenanthe oenanthe : 41 ex 2 ex , Sneem area , 1-8-98 25 ex , (15) , Waterville area , 2-8-98 7 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 7 ex , (2) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Common Blackbird , Turdus merula : 29 ex 3 ex , Killarney area , 31-7-98 8 ex , Sneem area , 1-8-98 6 ex , (5) , Waterville area , 4-8-98 1 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 1 ex , Tralee , 5-8-98 10 ex , (6) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Song Thrush , Turdus philomelos : 10 ex 1 ex , Killarney area , 31-7-98 3 ex , Sneem area , 1-8-98 5 ex , Waterville area , 4-8-98 1 ex , Dingle area Brandon , 8-8-98 - Mistle Thrush , Turdus viscivorus : 2 ex 2 ex , (1) , Dingle area , 5-8-98 - Grasshopper Warbler , Locustella naevia : 3 ex 1 ex , Killarney area , 31-7-98 2 ex , Waterville area , 4-8-98 - Sedge Warbler , Acrocephalus schoenobaenus : 1 ex 1 ex , Dingle area , 7-8-98 - Willow Warbler , Phylloscopus trochilus : 14 ex 1 ex , Killarney area , 31-7-98 11 ex , (8, 2) , Sneem area , 1-8-98 2 ex , Waterville area , 4-8-98 - Goldcrest , Regulus regulus : 24 ex 8 ex , Killarney area , 31-7-98 10 ex , Sneem area , 1-8-98 6 ex , Tralee , 5-8-98 - Spotted Flycatcher , Muscicapa striata : 3 ex 3 ex , Tralee , 5-8-98 - Coal Tit , Parus ater : 26 ex 4 ex , Killarney area , 31-7-98 10 ex , Sneem area , 1-8-98 12 ex , Tralee , 5-8-98 - Great Tit , Parus major : 15 ex 6 ex , Killarney area , 31-7-98 1 ex , Waterville area , 4-8-98 3 ex , Tralee , 5-8-98 5 ex , (3) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Blue Tit , Parus caeruleus : 10 ex 4 ex , Killarney area , 31-7-98 1 ex , Sneem area , 1-8-98 1 ex , Waterville area , 3-8-98 3 ex , Tralee , 5-8-98 1 ex , Dingle area , 7-8-98 - Treecreeper , Certhia familiaris : 2 ex 2 ex , Tralee , 5-8-98 - Reed Bunting , Emberiza schoeniclus : 1 ex 1 ex , Dingle area , 7-8-98 - Chaffinch , Fringilla coelebs : 13 ex 6 ex , (4) , Killarney area , 30-7-98 4 ex , (3) , Sneem area , 1-8-98 3 ex , Tralee , 5-8-98 - European Greenfinch , Chloris chloris : 5 ex 2 ex , Killarney area , 31-7-98 3 ex , Tralee , 5-8-98 - Eurasian Siskin , Carduelis spinus : 1 ex 1 ex , Killarney area , 30-7-98 - European Goldfinch , Carduelis carduelis : 6 ex 6

2 ex , Killarney area , 31-7-98 2 ex , Sneem area , 1-8-98 2 ex , Dingle area , 9-8-98 - Lesser Redpoll , Carduelis cabaret : 6 ex 6 ex , (5) , Sneem area , 1-8-98 - Common Linnet , Carduelis cannabina : 36 ex 2 ex , Sneem area , Caherdaniel , 1-8-98 4 ex , Waterville area , 4-8-98 30 ex , (15) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Common Crossbill , Loxia curvirostra : 1 ex 1 ex , Sneem area , 1-8-98 - Bullfinch , Pyrrhula pyrrhula : 1 ex 1 ex , Killarney area , 31-7-98 - House Sparrow , Passer domesticus : 29 ex 3 ex , Sneem area , 1-8-98 11 ex , (6, 4) , Waterville area , 3-8-98 15 ex , (6) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Starling , Sturnus vulgaris : 262 ex 107 ex , (80, 20) , Waterville area , 2-8-98 155 ex , (100, 50) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Magpie , Pica pica : 18 ex 1 ex , Killarney area , Kenmare , 31-7-98 4 ex , (3) , Sneem area , 1-8-98 1 ex , Tralee , 5-8-98 12 ex , (6) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Red-billed Chough , Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax : 21 ex 6 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 15 ex , (8) , Dingle area , 6-8-98 - Jackdaw , Corvus monedula : 165 ex 70 ex , (50) , Killarney area , 30-7-98 50 ex , (20) , Waterville area , 2-8-98 5 ex , Tralee , 5-8-98 40 ex , (20) , Dingle area , 5-8-98 - Rook , Corvus frugilegus : 119 ex 22 ex , (20) , Killarney area , 30-7-98 2 ex , Sneem area , 2-8-98 2 ex , Waterville area , 4-8-98 25 ex , Tralee , 5-8-98 68 ex , (60) , Dingle area , 5-8-98 - Hooded Crow , Corvus cornix : 63 ex 17 ex , (10) , Killarney area ssp cornix , 30-7-98 13 ex , (8) , Sneem area ssp cornix , 1-8-98 3 ex , (2) , Waterville area ssp cornix , 4-8-98 5 ex , Tralee ssp cornix , 5-8-98 25 ex , (10) , Dingle area ssp cornix , 6-8-98 - Raven , Corvus corax : 27 ex 1 ex , Killarney area , 30-7-98 5 ex , Sneem area , 1-8-98 2 ex , Skelly islands , Great Skelly , 2-8-98 4 ex , Valentia island , 4-8-98 15 ex , (10) , Dingle area , 6-8-98