Bird News Tuesday 14th August

A Spotted Redshank was at the Peoples Park in Ballymena this afternoon. (David Morrow).

Lough Beg this evening had a juvenile Spotted Redshank, eight Garganey and an Osprey (David Steele)

Yesterday a Roseate Tern and a Ruff were at RSPB WOW (Noeni Bryars) and this afternoon both birds were still there (Colin Mayes)

On Rathlin, the juvenile male Hen Harrier was still present today. 3 Sooty Shearwaters, 1 Arctic Skua, 7 Great Skuas, a Common Scoter and a rather late Puffin were seen offshore from the West Light. (Ric Else and Hazel Watson)

Thanks to David Hill for this pic of Black-tailed Godwits in flight: