Bird News Monday 21st February

The Ring-necked Duck was still at Lough Cowey, Co. Down (James Robinson)
An adult Iceland, second year Glaucous and a presumed Glaucous x Herring Gull hybrid were at Enniskillen Tip (Brad Robson).
The 5 Pink-footed Geese were still at the Creagh near Toome. They were with 50 Greylag and 300 Whooper Swan. 100 Tree Sparrow were at Mullagh (David Steele).
13 Sandwich Tern were at Portaferry Marina (Irish Birding).

8 Brambling were at Balloo Road Bangor today (Colin Cardy)
Up to 100 Tree Sparrow (unprecedented for this locality) have been visiting a garden in Co. Down (Craig Nash)

Tree Sparrows in the rain - Craig Nash