Bird News for Tuesday 25th February

An adult Mediterranean Gull (with nearly a full hood) was at Glynn and 3 Red-throated Diver, a Great Northern and 3 Purple Sandpiper at Whitehead (Cameron Moore).

3 Great Northern Divers were at Ballycastle Harbour – two of them in the the Inner Marina – one of them

has a deformed lower mandible.  Another Great Northern was at  Marconi’s outfall nearby. At Portrush a Black-throated Diver was off the East Strand near the Arcadia. The Ring Billed and Glaucous are still present. (Colin Guy)

Thanks to Christine Cassidy for the Treecreeper pic and Mark Killops for the Kittiwake: