3+ Arctic Skuas Magilligan Point (2 dark phase/1 pale phase) early afternoon (Bob Watts).
3 Ruff at Belfast Lough WoW Reserve and single Arctic Tern at Kinnegar Shore (Ivan Maggini).
Green Sandpiper and Arctic Tern at Lough Beg this evening (David Steele).
Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper at Myroe (Matthew Tickner).
Ramore Head was very quiet this morning with the most noteworthy sightings being 4 Arctic Tern, 6 Pintail, Great Northern and 6 Red-throated Divers (Matthew Tickner).
Juvenile Sabine’s Gull Copeland in with raft of Kittiwakes (Tomas Miller et al).
Juvenile Common Redstart on Tory Island, Co Donegal (Anton Meenan).
43 Pink-footed Geese over Rathlin this morning the earliest by 3 days (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
Arctic Skua, Jonny Rosborough:
Knot, Ian Enlander:
7 Sooty Shearwaters and a Great Skua were off Rathlin this morning. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson).
Copeland this morning had 2 Great Skua, 2 Arctic Skua, 3 Red-throated Diver and 2 Whimbrel. A Sooty Shearwater passed this afternoon. (Thomas Miller et al).
Seawatching at Ramore Head over the day had 5 juvenile Sabine's Gulls, 11 Leaches Petrels, 1 Storm Petrel, 6 Great Skua, 15 Arctic Skua, 1,100 Manx Shearwaters, 9 Sooty Shearwater, 15 Fulmar, 1 Great Northern Diver, 4 Red-throated Diver, 3 Whimbrel, 4 Puffin, 30 Kittiwakes, 250 Gannets, 2 Common Scoter, 2 Pintail, 68 Brent, 15 Commic Terns and 55 Arctic Terns. (Stuart McKee, Matthew Tickner).
A Great Shearwater and a Sooty Shearwater passed Fanad in Donegal. (Simon Robinson).
Late news from yesterday of an hours seawatch from East Light, Rathlin yielding an adult Sabine’s Gull, 42 Sooty Shearwaters, 2 Arctic Skuas and an Arctic Tern (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
Leach’s Petrel, Arctic Skua, Great Northern Diver and Red Kite flew past Mullaghboy, SE of Larne this morning. Yesterday 17 Sooty Shearwaters, 2 Arctic Skuas (Thomas Miller & Oxford University Group).
This afternoon and evening off Copeland highlights were single Pomarine and Arctic Skuas, Black-throated Diver and Whimbrel (Thomas Miller et al).
Arctic Skua at Magilligan this morning (Stephen Dunbar).
Falcon species possibly Eleonoras from moving car over the Brambles of Jordanstown heading towards Carrickfergus, in Kockagh/Woodburn direction reported at 1430. Bird sporting reddish trousers but observer considered too large for Hobby with long-winged appearance and flight style less dashing and more reminiscent of a skua (Kevin Rice).
Juvenile Wood Sandpiper feeding actively on the mud at far side from the hide at Quoile Pondage, also 2/3 Ruff and a Common Sandpiper (David Nixon).
11 Whimbrel flew over Bangor, close to Brompton Bay at 3pm (Sean Wensley).
3 Ruff at Belfast Lough WoW Reserve (Nathan Gilbert).
10+ Sooty Shearwaters, Great Skua and Great Northern Diver off Rathlin this morning (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
A boat trip of Magilligan had 2 Arctic Skuas and 2 Great Northern Divers. (Jim Wells).
The Long-billed Dowitcher was still off the hide at the Quoile this afternoon. (Chris Murphy, David Stirling).
A Green Sandpiper was at Lough Beg this evening. (David Steele).
A Black-necked Grebe was on Portmore this evening. (Garry Armstrong).
Arctic Skuas, William Smiton.
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The Slavonian Grebe remains this morning off Croaghan hide in the Coot flock at Oxford Island NNR (Ed O’Hara).
Arctic Skua hanging around Portstewart this morning (Stephen Riddell).
Little Ringed Plover juvenile briefly at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW Reserve this morning but no sign of juvenile Little Stint. Also 5 Ruff, Sanderling briefly, Arctic Tern (Derek Polley).
Curlew Sandpiper still at the Bann Estuary this afternoon (Stephen Riddell).
Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper at Myroe Levels (John Spottiswood).
There will be a boat trip from Portstewart to Magilligan Point tomorrow morning at 9am returning 1pm (Friday 6th September). Taking in Mussenden Temple, sailing down the Bann to look for the Ospreys and sitting off Magilligan for skuas, petrels etc… Contact Jim Wells on 07856 232144. £40. lift offered.
Stephen Riddell, Arctic Skua:
Stephen Riddell, Curlew Sandpiper:
John Fraser, Ruff:
A light phase Arctic Skua was at Magilligan (Ian Dickey)
The Little stint, Little Ringed Plover and 5 Ruff were at RSPB WoW (Gerard McGeehan)
At least one Osprey was still at the Bann Estuary this morning.
The Slavonian Grebe is off Croaghan hide at Oxford Island again. (Ed O'Hara)
A dark phase Arctic Skua was off the Barmouth (John Spottiswood)
The Long-billed Dowitcher was still at The Quoile, directly across from the Castle Island Hide. Two Ruff were also present. A Hen Harrier was also seen at The Burn Road, Ballygowan (Dave Weir)
4 Arctic Skua were at Magilligan this afternoon (Stephen Riddell)
The Little Stint was at RSPB WoW this afternoon (Bob Watts / Stuart McKee)
Lady Bay, Lough Neagh this evening had 2 Ruff, a 1st year Med Gull and 2 Common Sandpipers (Garry Armstrong)
A juvenile Sabines Gull was seen off Rathlin’s East Light on Monday 2nd (Ric Else)
100+ Cory's Shearwater, a Swift and Bluefin Tuna were of interest off Rossan Point, Malin More, Donegal this morning (James O'Neill)
An Osprey is at the Barmouth this morning. (Ian Dickey).
The Little Ringed Plover, the Little Stint and 3 Sanderling were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve this morning, there was no sign of the American Golden Plover. (Kevin Kirkham). The Little Stint and 5 Ruff were still present this evening but there was no sign of the Little Ringed Plover. (Dave Weir).
A Curlew Sandpiper and a Mediterranean Gull were at the Barmouth. (John Clarke, John Spottiswood).
The Red-footed Falcon was still near Ards Friary in Donegal. (Andy Ellard).
A Barn Owl was seen last night off Ballyduggan Road outside Downpatrick. (Ivan Cullen).
Several Whimbrel were at Portstewart this afternoon. (John Clarke).
An hours sea watch at Ramore Head in light west northwest winds produced a Leach's Petrel, 15 Sooty Shearwaters, 300 Manx Shearwaters, 1 Great Skua, 3 Arctic Skuas, 300 Gannet and 20 Fulmar. (Stuart McKee).
There was no sign of the Long-billed Dowitcher at the Quoile but a Ruff, 4 Dunlin and 2 Reed Warblers were present. (Aaron Long).
Curlew Sandpiper, John Clarke.
Mediterranean Gull, John Clarke.
