Bird News Monday 16th September.

The Spotted Redshank and a Curlew Sandpiper are still present at the RSPB WoW reserve.(Jonathan Clark)

A Whimbrel and several Carrion Crow where at Ballyquinton Point.(Mark Elliott)

Grey Point late afternoon / early evening had a Long-tailed Skua, four Arctic Skua, three Bonxies, 5 Roseate Terns, three Mediterranean Gulls and the leucistic Herring or Lesser Black-backed Gull. (Paul McCullough / Stuart McKee / Wilton Farrelly)

Our thanks to Jonathan Clark for the photo of the Curlew Sandpiper(left) and the Spotted Redshank in the same shot. Also to Mark Elliott for the Sparrowhawk.

Long-tailed Skua - Paul McCullough