Bird News Friday 10th February


The Snowy Owl, has again been seen today at Altikeeragh (Mervyn Guthrie)

A 1st winter Iceland Gull was on Boomers Reservoir, Lisburn. (T.Rolston)

<8 Iceland and an adult Yellow-legged Gull were at Enniskillen Tip but there was no sign of the Thayer's Gull (Brad Robson, Matthew Tickner).

In Donegal the white morph Snow Goose, 150 Greenland White-fronted Geese, 140 Greylag, 300 Golden Plover and 25 Dunlin were at Big Isl

e. A Black-throated Diver, 15 Pale-bellied Brent, 25 Bar-tailed Godwit and a Greenshank were at Blanket Nook. 2 male Smew, 250 Whooper Swan, 5 Canada Geese, 25 Goldeneye, a Scaup and 2 Greenshank were at Inch (C Stewart).
Our thanks to Stephen Maxwell who sent in this image of 3 Snipe from the RSPB Harbour Reserve.

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