Bird News Saturday 6th July

The drake Ring-necked Duck was still at Kinnego Bay and two Little Gull at Lady's Bay, Lough Neagh (Birdguides).

2 Common Sandpiper were at Belfast Harbour Lagoon (Andy Elliott).

A single Common Sandpiper and good numbers of Common Blue butterflies were at Orlock, Co. Down, this afternoon. (James Robinson). 

Thanks to Zach McCreery for the picture of a juvenile Reed Warbler at Oxford Island and the Linnet, to Ed O'Hara for the Ring-necked Duck also at Oxford Island, to Alistair Prentice for the picture of the young Tree-creepers, to Tony Donaldson for the picture of the Chiffchaff and to Lindsay Hodges for the picture of the Goldfinch .