Bird News Sunday 4th December

The Cattle Egret left the roost at Hillsborough Island lake at 8:20am (Frank Carroll)
Two male Goosander were at Waterfoot (Brenda Campbell)

Goosander, Waterfoot - Brenda Ca

The adult Ring-billed Gull was still at Kiltonga, Newtownards (Stephen Maxwell)

Ring-billed Gull, Kiltonga - Stephen Maxwell

A Brambling was visiting a garden at Islandmagee (Robert McDowell)

Male Brambling - Robert McDowell

Brambling - Robert McDowell

An adult winter Mediterranean Gull was in Donaghadee harbour this afternoon (James Robinson

25 Crossbills were in Woodburn Forest, Co. Antrim today (Neal Warnock)

The female Long-tailed Duck was still at Lagan Weir (Philip West)

A juvenile Marsh Harrier, 13 Greenland White-fronted Geese and a Pink-footed Goose were at Lough Beg (David Steele).
A first winter Mediterranean Gull was at Whitehouse Lagoon in Belfast and a Great Northern Diver off Loughshore Park (Stuart McKee).
The Long-tailed Duck was still at Oxford Island (Garry Armstrong)
In Donegal, the white phase Snow Goose was still at Inch levels along with 5 Tundra Bean Geese (Tim Murphy)