Bird News Friday 29th January

A Brambling was visiting a garden in Spa, Co Down. (David Nixon).

A Carrion Crow and the Ring-billed Gull were at Carrickfergus harbour. (Paul McCullough).

A second year Mediterranean Gull was at Sandy Bay in Larne and a Herring Gull with a yellow ring, 3T:W, was at Whitehead. (Cameron Moore).

5 Little Egret were at Castle Espie and 500 Knot, 100 Dunlin, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 500 Oystercatcher and 250 Shelduck off the Brent hide (Toni Costello).

An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Cove Bay in Groomsport (George Gordon).

Yesterday a Sandwich Tern was at Sandeel Bay, Groomsport. (Geoff Jones).

Thanks to David Nixon for the picture of the Brambling and to Cameron Moore for the pictures of the Mediterranean Gull and the ringed Herring Gull: