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Bird News Saturday 23rd September
Baltimore Oriole
Bird News Friday 22nd September
Little Gull, Magilligan, Donna Riddell:
Bird News Thursday 21st September
The two Pectoral Sandpipers were still in the stubble field at Myroe, a single Pink-footed Goose was also present. (Martin Deehan).
The Lesser Yellowlegs, American Golden Plover, 4 Curlew Sandpipers and 5 Ruff were at Blanket Nook in Donegal this morning. (Chris Ingram).
Two Common Sandpipers were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve and a Raven flew over. (Jonathan Cooke, Derek Polley).
Three Ruffs and an adult Mediterranean Gull were in a flooded field in Ards Airfield, North Strangford Lough. (David Nixon).
The Bonaparte's Gull was still on Kinnegar shore this morning. (Derek Polley)
Gareth Platt is looking for any good pictures of a Cormorant with an orange darvic ring that has been seen around Belfast Lough.
Thanks to Jason Bain for the picture of the Wheatear and to Jonathan Cooke for the picture of the Common Sandpiper:
Bird News Wednesday 20th September
A Red-throated Diver was at Foyle Port Marina in L'Derry. (Mike Savage, John Spottiswood).
A Curlew Sandpiper, Ruff and Common Sandpiper were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve this morning. (Gerard McGeehan).
The Bonaparte's Gull was at Kinnegar shore again. (Aaron Long).
The Lesser Yellowlegs and American Golden Plover are both still at Blanket Nook in Donegal. (Band).
Thanks to Juliet Fleming for the picture of the Brent Goose and to Terry Hanna for the picture of the Wheatear
Bird News Tuesday 19th September
The adult Bonaparte’s Gull again on Kinnegar Shore. Also 2 Curlew Sandpipers at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW Reserve (Daniel Newton). Also Common Sandpiper still (Stuart McKee). Bonaparte’s Gull still present 1815 (Michael Latham).
Juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs at Inch Marshes, Co Donegal (BAND).
Adult American Golden Plover still at Blanket Nook, Co Donegal (BAND).
Bonaparte’s Gull, Michael Latham, Daniel Newton, David Weir & Jonathan Cooke:
Bird News Monday 18th September
Two Ruff and a Common Sandpiper were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve this morning. (Bob Watts).
A Black Tern is at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve and a winter plumaged Mediterranean Gull at Whitehouse Lagoon. (Tony Dodds).
Adult and juvenile Sabine's Gulls were off the harbour in Rathlin this morning. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson).
The Lesser Yellowlegs remains at Blanket Nook in Donegal.
A Mediterranean Gull was at Antrim Marina, it is likely to be the same bird that was there at the end of August. (Gareth Platt).
A flock of 4 Wheatear were along the coastal path at Whitehead. (Conor McCoy).
Thanks to Tony Dodds for the picture of the Black Tern and to John McClean for the picture of the Manx Shearwater which was found in the backyard of a house in Bangor:
Bird News Sunday 17th September
Buff-breasted Sandpiper and 8 Ruff flushed by a Peregrine at Myroe and headed towards Binevenagh, also the Spotted Redshank still present. 2 Pectoral Sandpipers in the stubble field nearest the Roe Estuary at Myroe. 4 Mediterranean Gulls Ballykelly (Stuart McKee & Garry Armstrong).
2 Pink-footed Geese, 3 Ruff and 4+ Mediterranean Gulls at Myroe (Donna & Stephen Riddell).
Juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs still at the Pumphouse end and adult American Golden Plover still at Blanket Nook, Co Donegal (Derek Brennan).
Black Tern off Kinnegar Shore (Birdguides).
7 Curlew Sandpipers and juvenile Little Stint at the Bann Estuary (Dean Jones).
Lesser Yellowlegs & American Golden Plover, Derek Brennan:
Bird News Saturday 16th September
Bird News Friday 15th September
Birds News Thursday 14th September
Arctic Skua this morning at Magilligan Point (Donna & Stephen Riddell).
Female type Merlin at Ballykelly (Bob Watts).
Single Common Sandpiper and Ruff at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW Reserve, also still 12+ Common Tern (Derek Polley & John Fraser). 4 Ruff this evening (Daniel Newton).
An Osprey, 2 Garganey and a Great White Egret at Lough Beg (David Steele).
Bar-tailed Godwit, Donna Riddell:
Common Sandpiper, John Fraser:
Little Egret, Stephen Maxwell:
Bird News Wednesday 13th September
Three Ruff were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve this morning. There was no sign of the Curlew Sandpipers at Kinnegar pool or shore although the tide was right out so they may still be present. (Daniel Newton). Two Wheatear were on Kinnegar shore this afternoon. (Paul Hunter)
A single Curlew Sandpiper was with Dunlin on Kinnegar shore this afternoon. (Stuart McKee).
A White-tailed Eagle has been fishing around Carlingford Lough.
Thanks to Terry Hanna for the picture of the Knot and to Paul Hunter for the picture of the Wheatear: