Bird News Tuesday 5th January

A Mealy Redpoll was in a garden at Richhill, Co Armagh today (Andrew Poots)

A Little Auk was found in a work yard in Dundonald, Co.Down today. It was alive and well and released to Belfast Lough. (Paul McCullough)

A Woodcock flew across the road at Blahole, Whitehead at 5pm (Adam McClure)

Ardglass had 2 1st winter Iceland Gulls; Killough, 5 Great Northern Divers,1500 Lapwings and500 Golden Plover (Chris Murphy)

A different first winter Iceland Gull was at the Round O, Enniskillen (Brad Robson)

Thanks to Paul McCulloch for the pic of the Little Auk and Andrew Poots for the Mealy Redpoll: