An adult summer Little Gull and 9 Common Sandpiper were at Quoile Pondage (Tim Murphy).
Along the north coast a Cuckoo and 12 Wheatear were at Torr Head. A Great Northern Diver (coming into summer plumage) and 9 Common Sandpiper were at the north end of Cushendun Bay (Colin Guy).
The second-summer Ring-billed Gull was still at Groomsport (George Gordon)
Today at the Giant's Causeway - 2 Wheatear (pair) an a House martin. Carrick-a-rede had a 1 Whitethroat. (Richard Donaghey)
The Bar Mouth at the Bann had 70 Shelduck, 55 Ringed Plover, 60 Curlew
and a Gadwall (Ian Enlander)
Reas Wood and Loughshore Antrim had a Whooper Swan, 20 House Martin and 8 Blackcap (John Loughlin)
Late news was of a Short-eared Owl at Inishroosk at Upper Lough Erne in Fermanagh on Wednesday (Giles Knight).
Thanks to John Clarke for the picture of the young Dipper and to Christine Cassidy for the pic of a feeding adult. The female Blackcap is from Tom McCreery:
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