The first winter drake Harlequin Duck was still present at Curranport north west Donegal (Derek Brennan)
The Great White Egret remains at Owen Roe Flat, Oxford Island (Ed O’Hara)
The Lesser Yellowlegs remains on Rathlin.
Bird News Monday 15th December 2025
The Harlequin Duck is still at Trà na gLoch in Donegal. (Tony Culley)
The Taiga Bean Geese are still with Pinkfeet at Blanket Nook in Donegal. Yesterday 4 Pinkfeet and a Lapland Bunting were at Donnybrewer Levels, Derry. (Jon Biddle).
A single Crossbill was near Clabby in Co. Fermanagh. (Colin Bell).
A Great White Egret was near Carrybridge in Co. Fermanagh. (Steven Fyffe).
Bird News Sunday 14th December 2025
Long-tailed Duck in Ballycastle harbour (Patrick Barton).
Crossbill heard at Glenarrif Forest Park (Chris Hamilton).
Single Whimbrel At Ballymacormack Point (Simon Morton).
Slavonian Grebe at Glynn (Michael Latham).
Lesser Scaup and ringtail Hen Harrier at Portmore Lough (Daniel Newton / Garry Armstrong).
Bird News Saturday 13th December 2025
The best at Portavogie was a Grey Plover and 6+ Purple Sandpipers but no sign of the Black Redstart in half hour search (Bob Watts)
An adult Little Gull was at Red Bay (David Steele)
A Common Gull showing some features of the hybrid was at Millisle. 6 Purple Sandpiper were at Donaghadee (Bob Watts)
2 Green Sandpiper were in the flooded area adjacent to Newry Canal towpath, 0.9 km north of Madden Bridge (between Tandragee and Gilford), Co. Armagh (David Knight)
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Hillsborough Park Lake this morning (Dougie Gamble)
Two Great White Egret were at Lough Ross on the Monaghan / Armagh border (John Cusack)
Common Gull, Bob Watts:
Bird News Friday 12th December 2025
The Harlequin Duck is still present at Trá na gCloch, Donegal. (Michael Cowning).
A Cattle Egret was seen from the train in a field near Gilford. (Stuart Cossey).
Corbet Lough outside Banbridge now has 2 Green Sandpipers, a Common Sandpiper and a male Goosander. (David McCreedy)
The Bittern was seen in flight at Inch in Donegal. (Daniel Weldon).
A Great White Egret was at Portmore. (Chris Hamilton).
The Lesser Yellowlegs was still on Rathlin. (Jon Biddle).
Green Sandpipers, David McCreedy.
Bird News Thursday 11th December 2025
Red Kite yesterday on Rathlin (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
Long tailed Duck flew by Portstewart Head this morning (Stephen Riddell).
2 Black-throated Divers Carnlough Bay. Barn Swallow feeding over the coast at Galboly. 3 Black-throated Divers in Red Bay from O’Kanes lay-by (David Steele).
Great Spotted Woodpecker on feeders at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW Reserve (Derek Polley).
Merlin at Ramore (Ian Dickey).
Merlin, Ian Dickey:
Bird News Wednesday 10th December 2025
The Green Sandpiper and a drake Goosander were at Corbet Lough, Banbridge (David McCreedy)
A juvenile/ 1st-w White-rumped Sandpiper was with Dunlin at the south end of Lough Beg. A Little Stint was also present. Unusually a Shag was on the lake (presumably blown in by yesterday’s storm) and also three Great Northern Divers. No sign of the Snow Goose (David Steele)
The Lesser Yellowlegs and a Red Kite were on Rathlin today (Jon Biddle)
Bird News Tuesday 9th December 2025
A Bittern was seen again at Inch in Donegal. (Theo Campbell, Chris Ingram).
The Lesser Yellowlegs is still on Rathlin. (Jon Biddle).
Bird News Monday 8th December 2025
1w drake Harlequin still present 8.50am 50m out on surf line with small gull flock @ the Tra na gCloch pin drop, Donegal (Andy Young).
Bittern at 0815 Inch, Donegal (Steve Millar).
2 Great Northern Divers off Owen Roe at the back of the Discovery Centre, Oxford Island NNR. Also adult Peregrine and Great White Egret at Kinnegoe Bay (Ed O’Hara).
Green Sandpiper still at Corbet Lough this morning (David McCreedy).
Red Kite at Rush Hall, near Limavady (John Pudney).
7 Purple Sandpipers and a Merlin at Portrush Coastal Zone (Mel O’Hagan).
Blue phase Snow Goose with 2 Greylags, ringtail Hen Harrier and 2+ Great White Egrets at south end of Lough Beg this morning (Dermot Hughes).
Great White Egret at Reedy Flats this afternoon (John Spratt).
Red Kite, John Pudney:
Bird News Sunday 7th December 2025
One of the Bittern showed this morning off the platform hide at Inch (Jon Biddle)
The first winter drake Harlequin was showing this morning off north west Donegal at: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6Fo5vjRq6uCc4h8e7?g_st=ipc
The Green Sandpiper and a Common Sandpiper were at Corbet Lough, Banbridge (John Spottiswood)
At least 9 Taiga Beans were still with the Pinkfoot flock in fields behind Blanket Nook lake near blue containers). Donegal (Jon Biddle)
The Lesser Yellowlegs was seen yesterday on Rathlin by RSPB volunteers.
At Dunfanaghy New Lake, Co. Donegal: 2 Richardson’s Cackling were still with Barnacles. 2 Pink-feet were also present. 2 female Ring-necked Ducks and a male hybrid Ring-necked x Tufted (Aidan Kelly)
A Snow Bunting was on the beach at Warren Road north of Donaghadee this morning (Richard Weyl)
A drake and female Goosander were at Mill Bay, Larne Lough (Cameron Moore)
Bird News Saturday 6th December 2025
Male & female Ring Necked Ducks, plus the 2 Cackling Geese & 2 Pinkfeets at New Lake, Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal. (Jon Biddle).
One Great Northern Diver was still in Kinnegoe Bay at Oxford Island, 8 Greater Scaup were off Croaghan hide. (Garry Armstrong).
Adult Little Gull again off Galboly, also three Great Northern Divers. (David Steele).
The Bittern was seen again in flight at Inch in Donegal. (Anne Gordon).
6+ Taiga Bean Geese at Blanket Nook in Donegal. (Chris Ingram, Michael Latham).
A Green Sandpiper is at Lough Corbet, north east of the Lough. (Leia Getty).
The Red Kite is still present in the Myroe area. (Rev Rhys Jones).
The Harlequin Duck was at Meenaclady Beach, Donegal. (Searlas Anderson & Kevin McLaughlin)
An adult Bonaparte's Gull is at Sandy Bay, Larne. (Ivan Quail).
A Chiffchaff was with Goldcrests in Lagan Meadows this afternoon. (Mel O'Hagan).
A Ring tailed Hen Harrier was at Portmore. (Leia Getty).
A Black Redstart was at the Giants Causeway. (Stefano Miceli)
A Great White Egret was at Portmore. (Stefano Miceli).
A White-tailed Eagle was on the shore of Lough Neagh at Gawleys Gate.
Bonaparte's Gull, Ivan Quail.
Bird News Friday 5th December 2025
1w drake Harlequin feeding just offshore at Curranport, Donegal (Jon Biddle).
Merlin and Great Northern Diver on Rathlin also Chiffchaff still present yesterday (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
10+ Taiga Bean Geese still amongst the Pinkfeet flock at Blanket Nook, Donegal (Chris Ingram).
Adult Little Gull with a feeding flock off Galboly / Garron Point (David Steele).
Bittern again at Inch, Donegal late afternoon after a 6 hour wait (Ian Young).
No sign of the 2 Taiga Bean Geese at New Lake, Dunfanaghy in poor conditions this afternoon, but the 2 Cackling Geese with Barnacles, 2 Pinkfeet with Greylags & just over 100 Greenland WFs including 4 or so juvs (Jon Biddle).
Red Kite still present at Myroe (Rev Rhys Jones).
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