The juvenile Northern Harrier remains present at Inch, Donegal this morning (Jamie Bliss). Still present from viewing platform early afternoon (John Spottiswood).
A Long-tailed Duck was in Ballygally Bay at midday (Robert Scott).
Great White Egret still at Derrytrasna, Lough Neagh (Dave Allen).
White-tailed Eagle over Downhill beach heading towards Lough Foyle at 1340 (Dean Jones).
52 Red Throated Diver, 9 female/juv Common Scoter, 2 Slavonian Grebes off Macedon Point, 2 Long Tailed Duck, a female type and a juvenile were off Whiteabbey Green also roughly 2500 Eider and 400 Great Crested Grebes only one Goldeneye noted (Stuart McKee).
Swallow in Antrim town centre at the river (Mark Smyth).
Late news from Monday of a Snow Bunting at Runkerry Strand, Portballintae (David Hannan).
9 Greenland Whitefronts over Rathlin also 2 Snow Buntings, Whimbrel and Merlin (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
Snow Bunting in the Mournes (Brendan O’Connor).
Northern Harrier, Kevin McLaughlin:
The Northern Harrier was again on show off the Platform at Inch, Donegal. A Great White Egret was also off the Tready Hide (Searlas Anderson)
A ring-tail Hen Harrier was at Portmore this morning (Nigel Moore)
A Great White Egret was also seen at Portmore (Conor Roddy)
Two Black-throated Divers were at Carnlough. 7 Common Scoter were at Glenarm (Gerard McGeehan)
A Goosander was at Ballycarry Bridge, Larne Lough (Cameron Moore)
The long staying / returning leucistic Great Black Backed Gull was at Ardglass today (David Nixon)
Northern Harrier, Rod Gillan:
Great White Egret still distantly from Croaghan hide at Oxford Island NNR. Ringtail Hen Harrier showing well at Portmore Lough (Ewan McKenzie).
Black-throated Diver, Slavonian Grebe and 2 redhead Goosander off Glynn (Michael Latham/Shane Brighton).
2 Black-throated, 3 Red-throated & Great Northern Dover at Carnlough (Michael Latham).
Snow Bunting heard over Kelly's Wood, St John's Pt 1145 (Chris Murphy).
Chough at Torr Head (Stephen Dunbar).
Goosander and Long-tailed Duck at Ballycarry Bridge (Cameron Moore).
Siberian Chiffchaff and possible nominate Chiffchaff Curlew Cottage Bar Hall Bay also Grey Plover. Swallow at Kearney (Garry Armstrong/Stuart McKee/David Steele/Hal McCullough). Heard originally in morning and sonogram taken which confirms ID (Richard Weyl).
c20 Twite, 2+ Snow Bunting, Blackcap at Copeland BO (David Stirling).
2 Jack Snipe including one near Templecooey (Richard Weyl).
2 Swallow Sandy Bay, Larne (Ivan Quail).
Juvenile Northern Harrier Inch, first for Donegal (Michael Huggins).
3 Ring-necked Parakeet at Waterworks (Ian Enlander).
10+ Mediterranean Gulls south end Cloughey beach (Bob Watts).
2 Pink-footed Goose and Grey Plover at the Bann Estuary (John Spottiswood).
A boat trip from Bangor to Whiteabbey included Slavonian Grebe, 11 Common Scoter and 20 Red-throated Divers (Anthony McGeehan, Jim Wells et al).
Yellow Wagtail on Tory, Donegal (probably Western) (Theo Campbell/Chris Ingram et al).
Russian White-fronted Goose and White-rumped Sandpiper still at Myroe (Kevin McLaughlin).
Northern Harrier, Searlas Anderson:
Northern Harrier, Derek Brennan:
Siberian Chiffchaff, Stuart McKee:
Goosander and Long-tailed Duck, Cameron Moore:
A Snow Bunting is at West Town, Tory (Anton Meenan)
At least one Snow Bunting is at Ramore Head, Portrush (Dylan Thomas)
A Russian White-front and a Merlin were at Myroe (Ian Dickey).
A Siberian Chiffchaff was on Tory Island (Derek Brennan)
A Great White Egret was off the Croghan Hide, Oxford Island (Kevin Rice)
Two Pink-footed Geese were off Torr Road, Co Antrim (Stephen Farquhar)
A Short-eared Owl, Brambling and Blackcap were the best on CBO today. (David Stirling)
Today's river Bann/Lough Beg boat trip had 8 Glossy Ibises (seen very briefly), 3 Green Sandpipers, a Hen Harrier, Great Northern Diver and one Great White Egret. (Jim Wells)
Russian White-fronted Goose, Ian Dickey:
Siberian Chiffchaff, Derek Brennan:
Curlew Sandpiper still at Myroe (Ian Dickey).
Commic Tern and Kestrel at Belfast Lough WoW (Ronnie Doggart).
Late Sedge Warbler on Tory, Donegal (Anton Meenan).
Dead Barn Owl found by dog walker on outskirts of Antrim (Andrea Owers per Mark Smyth).
Great White Egret at Kilmore Quay, Upper Lough Erne with a possible second at Corradillar Quay. Also a ringtail Hen Harrier Knockninny Marina and 2 Woodcock at A4 near Maguiresbridge (Colin Bell).
Lesser Scaup reported in a pool off Portmore Road, Portstewart (Sean Hickey).
Commic Tern, Ronnie Doggart:
A ring-tail Hen Harrier was at Ballykelly (John Spottiswood)
The Curlew Sandpiper was still present, at Myroe, Co Derry. A Snow Bunting was also heard. (Paul McCarron / Theo Campbell)
The best on Tory today are 3 Snow Bunting, 3 Brambling and a Woodcock (Anton Meenan)
The two White-rumped Sandpipers were still at Myroe although they can be elusive (Dermot Hughes)
A Waxwing was at Glenveigh National Park, near the visitor centre, below the lookout point at the bus stop. Feeding on Rowan (Ian Young)
2 Black-throated Divers were in Carnlough Bay (Jeff Larkin)
At least 34 Snow Bunting were at the est end of the sand dunes at Magheroarty, Donegal (Robert Vaughan / Ian Young)
Waxwing, Ian Young:
Snow Buntings, Ian Young:
A Black Redstart was on the roof of the shops, Clandeboye Rd, Bangor at 8:30 am (Billy Miskelly)
A Snow Bunting was heard over Ardglass Golf Club (Chris Murphy)
A Snow Bunting and a Lapland Bunting were at Ballykelly. Also 7 Red-throated Divers, 7 Common Scoter, 5 Med Gulls and 4 Grey Plover (David Steele et al)
Two Long-tailed Duck were in Rathlin Harbour (Ric Else / Hazel Watson)
The 2 White-rumped Sandpipers were at Myroe. (Searlas Anderson, Michael Latham, Nathan Gilbert). A third bird was found later (Stuart McKee et al) and then a fourth (Searlas Anderson). Also at Myroe were a 30 Twite fly past flock, 15 Slavonian Grebe and a single Ruff, (Stuart McKee, Davy Steele and Garry Armstrong).
A juvenile Baird's Sandpiper and Curlew Sandpiper also at Myroe. (Jeff Larkin)
A Snow Bunting is on a beach 500m north of Kearney Village (Daniel Newton)
An adult Hobby was seen briefly at Barr Hall Bay, Outer Ards (Billy Miskelly)
The ring-tailed Hen Harrier was still at Portmore (Stevie Brennan)
1:30 to 15:30 at Magilligan Point had a Great Skua, 2 Little Gulls, numerous Red-throated Divers and one Great Northern Diver. (Michael Latham / Nathan Gilbert)
A late Wheatear was 1km north of Kearney (Richard Weyl)
Two White-tailed Eagles were at the Acton Estate, Co Fermanagh (Roman Bober)
Two Spotted Redshank were at Dundrum (Sarah McCann)
An adult Mediterranean Gull was at the Promenade, Larne (Jason Bain)
A Great White Egret was at the Watermill, Lisnaskea. Another was at the Knockninny Refuge, Co. Fermanagh (John Cusack)
A Long-tailed Duck, Slavonian Grebe and Goosander were at Glynn (Gerard McGeehan)
White-rumped Sandpipers, Michael Latham:
Baird’s Sandpiper, David Steele:
Grey Plover, Castle Espie, Richard Caves:
Great White Egret, John Cusack:
