Bird News Thursday 3rd December

A Sandwich Tern and two Red-throated Divers were at Groomsport (Colin Davies)

An unseasonable Swallow was flying around Bangor Marina (Ken Davis)

The adult Mediterranean Gull was at the north end of Newcastle promenade. Yesterday 2 Great Northern Diver were off the harbour (Leonard Charles)

A female Pheasant was amongst 24 species at RSPB Belfast Harbour Reserve this morning. (Jim Mckeown)

For those interested, the American Bittern has reappeared at Castlefreke Lake, Co Cork.

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Thanks to Cecil Smith for this pic of three Little Egrets and a Grey Heron: