Bird News Friday 1st January.

A Red Kite was seen along the M1 motorway near the Oxford Island turn-off this morning.(Clive Mellon)

8 Twite where at the marina in Glenarm Co Antrim, there was also a Great Northern Diver and a Med Gull.(Paul Tout)

6 Great Northern Diver and a Red-throated Diver where at the mouth of the Glenarm river.(Pauline Majury)

A female Brambling was visiting a garden in Antrim.(Mark Smyth)

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was seen at Oxford Island Co Armagh.(Irishbirding)

A Common Sandpiper and 100 Siskin were on the Down side of the Lagan in Belfast at McConnells Weir. 2 pairs of Sparrowhawk were also noted displaying over Belfast (John Pyper).

A stunning male Smew was on Inch Lake Co Donegal (Annette Elkin) see pic below.

Med Gull - Paul Tout.

Jay - Christine Cassidy.

Twite - Cameron Moore.