184 The h'ish Naturalist. August, 1909. 



Turtle Doves in Co. Waterford. 



1.S82 — I\Iay 22, one shot at vSeaview by INIr. Gerald Fitzgerald. 



,, " During summer " one seen several times at Curraghmore. 

 1SS3 — ^June 17, one seen Portlaw woods. Rev. \V. W. Flemyng. 

 1S84— September 15, one seen at Seaview. G. Fitzgerald. 

 1SS6 — INIay 9, one seen near Seaview. G. Fitzgerald, 



„ ,, one seen at Summerville. Calthorpe Gardiner. 



1SS7 — ISIay, one seen at Summerville. Calthorpe Gardiner. 

 1S88 — ]\Iay or June, one seen at Seaview. G. Fitzgerald. 



,, ., one seen at Gardenmorris feeding with fowl. 



1889 — May and June, four seen separately in district round Cappag h. 

 1890 — April 4, one seen in district round Cappagh. 

 1S92 — May 3, one seen at Cappagh. 



„ May 12, one seen at Cappagh. R. J. I'ssher. 

 1S93 — INIay 21, one seen at Carriglea. W. Odell. 

 1894 — ]\Iay 15, one seen at Cappagh. 



„ September 13, one in immature plumage, shot at Shandon, seen 

 by R. J. I'ssher. 

 1895 — July 6 and 7, two seen near Carriglea. \V. Odell. 

 1897 — May 21, one seen near Glenshelaue. R. J. Ussher. 



,, June 9-20, one seen several times near Carriglea. W. Odell. 

 1899— May 31, 



1900 — September 8 or 9, one shot near Waterford, by Mr. J. T. White. 

 Since 1900, about June, one seen at Belleville Park. A. J. P. Wise. 

 1903 — ]May 12, one seen near Carrigtea. W. Odell. 



,, June 6, one seen near Clonea. R. Warren and R.J. I'ssher. 

 1904 — May 20, 21, one seen near Cappagh House. R. J. I'ssher. 

 1907 — May 26, „ ,, „ ,, „ 



1908 — June 3, two seen between this and Cappoquin. J. Power. 



,, June 9, two seen near Ardmore, I\Ir. F. Keane. 

 1909 — May 14, three seen between this and Dungarvan. R. J. Ussher 

 and J. Power. 

 „ Karly in May, two seen at Monea, Ardmore. Captain and I\Irs. 

 Wm. O'Dell. (One of these must have been killed by a 

 hawk ; its feathers were brought to me.) 

 ,, ^fay 19, one seen at Lissaroe, north of Ardmore. Captain and 



Mrs. Wm. Odell. 

 ., June (early part), one seen near Dungarvan for four or five days. 

 Dr. R. Williams. 

 From the above it may be concluded that the Turtle Dove is an 

 increasing annual visitor to the Co. Waterford, and it appears to visit 

 Co. Cork in the same way. It is not, however, known to remain through 

 the summer, nor has it been found with nest or young. Still, its many 

 occurrences lead one to expect that it may breed here eventually, if it 

 has not already done so. This beautiful and harmless bird should be 

 protected. 



R. J. Ussher. 

 Cappagh, Co. Waterford. 



