Bird News Wednesday 17th July

The only news today is from Donegal where a Cory's Shearwater passed Melmore Head at 7.30p.m. also seen were a Sooty Shearwater, 250 Manx Shearwaters and 20 Puffins. (Oscar Campbell, Eric Randall).

Thanks to today's photographers, to Alistair Prentice for the Spotted Flycatcher with lunch, to Ian Jackson for the picture of the Swift, to William Smiton for the picture of the Sandwich Tern, to Lilian Cummings for the picture of the Swallow and to Lindsay Hodges for the picture of the Grey Heron taking a dip to cool off. You can see more NI bird pictures at www.nibirdpics.blogspot.co.uk