The Avocet and the Iceland Gull were both at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve this morning. (Gerard McGeehan).
The Black Redstart is still at Killough. (Chris Murphy).
A Great White Egret was in a field with a number of herons on the Plumbridge Road, near St Eugene's Church just outside Newtownstewart. (Ben McCook).
A 1st winter Mediterranean Gull was at Carnlough. (David Steele).
The drake Ring-necked Duck is still at Craigavon Balancing Lakes with c40 Pochard (Ed O’Hara / Richard Caves).
Black Redstart still at Killough on beach below path (Theo Campbell / Martin Deehan).
Avocet still at Belfast Lough WoW Reserve (Stuart McKee).
140 Greenfinch went to roost at 1645 behind Downeshire Hospital, Ardglass Road (Chris Murphy).
Ring-necked Duck, Richard Caves:
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The Avocet was still at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve this morning. A Mediterranean Gull was following the Stena ferry but there was no sign of the Iceland Gull. (Bob Watts).
A Black-necked Grebe and a Great White Egret were at Reedy Flats. (Clifford Sharpe).
A male Ring-necked Duck is on Craigavon Lakes. (Noreen Foster).
A Green Sandpiper was along River Maine at Slaght outside Ballymena this evening, two female Goosanders were also present. (David Steele).
Ring-necked Duck, Stephen Foster.
Adult Iceland Gull at Belfast Lough WoW Reserve (Michael Latham). Avocet again mid afternoon (Daniel Newton).
1st winter Glaucous Gull at Portstewart promenade this morning (Stephen & Donna Riddell).
Drake Red-crested Pochard still at Lurgan Park Lake (Steven Fyffe).
No sign of White-billed Diver 0930-1500 Galboly (Garry Armstrong et al).
Whimbrel still wintering on Rathlin also 8 Purple Sandpipers (Ric Else).
Glaucous Gull, Donna Riddell:
The Avocet remains at Belfast RSPB WoW Reserve. Adult Iceland Gull flew onto reserve and still present 1121 at least then foraging behind ferry Belfast Harbour late afternoon (David McCreedy / Kevin Maguire / Stuart Cossey).
4 Great White Egrets, Spotted Redshank, 2 Ruff and 36 Pintail at Lough Beg (David Steele).
The leucistic Great Black-backed Gull is still at Ardglass Harbour (Chris Murphy).
Iceland Gull, David McCreedy:
The White-billed Diver was seen again close inshore from the layby at Galboly this afternoon. (David Steele).
The Avocet was at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve again this morning. (Laura Kerr).
The Black Redstart is still around the bandstand in Portstewart this morning. (John Spottiswood).
An adult Iceland Gull was feeding with Black-headed Gulls at the Stena terminal in Belfast Lough. (Dermot Hughes).
The Great White Egret was at Portmore Lough RSPB reserve. (Zach & Alastair Prentice).
White-billed Diver, David Steele.
Avocet, Laura Kerr.
The Black Redstart was still present at Killough c11am (Warren Fowles).
Drake Red-crested Pochard remains at Lurgan Park Lake (Jim Wells).
Drake Smew still at ToddsCorner, near Ardmore on the southern shore of Lough Neagh (Jim Wells).
Avocet again at Belfast Lough WoW RSPB Reserve this afternoon (Scott Boyd /Gerard McGeehan).
6+ Goosander (2m 4f) along River Maine at Slaght near Ballymena (David Steele).
The Black Redstart is still at Portstewart this morning. (Stephen Riddell).
One of the Black Redstarts was showing well on the beach at the south end of Killough. There is the possibility that the second bird could also have been present. (David Nixon, Anne Feltham).
The Great White Egret was at Portmore Lough RSPB this afternoon. (Jim Wells).
Black Redstart, Stephen Riddell.
Drake Smew still at Todd’s Corner, Ardmore on the south shore of Lough Neagh (Aaron Long).
The Black Redstart is still at Portstewart this morning. Merlin at Magheracross. (Stephen Riddell).
2 Slavonian Grebes off Kinnegar Shore (Daniel Newton).
Drake Smew off Todd’s Corner, Ardmore Point. Stock Dove and female Merlin at Reedy Flats (Michael Latham).
Drake Red-crested Pochard still at Lurgan Park Lake (Richard Maxwell).
Mediterranean Gull Groomsport (Bob Watts).
Adult Mediterranean Gull at the north end of Donaghadee Beach (David Nixon).
Female Ring-necked Duck still Corbally Reservoir (Aaron Long).
Great Spotted Woodpecker at Shandon Park Golf Club, Belfast (Philip Cullen).
Slavonian Grebes, Daniel Newton:
