Bird News Thursday 5th September

Yesterday Rocky Point, Malin Beg, Co Donegal had 85 Great Skua, 15 Arctic Skua, 2 Pomarine Skua, 14 Leach's Petrel, 13 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Sabine's Gull (juvs) and 2 Grey Phalarope. There were 11 Chough in the area and a Ruff was feeding on the headland (Stephen Foster)

A Cattle Egret was at the south end of Lough Beg this evening, it was mobile over the area but settled for a while in the southwest corner, associating quite closely with two Little Egrets. A Garganey was also seen. (David Steele)

Two Curlew Sandpipers were at RSPB WoW (Stephen Maxwell / Ian Enlander)

50 Brent Geese were seen between Castle Espie and Island hill this afternoon (Ross McIlrath)

Black Tern - Mervyn Campbell

Leaches Petrel - Mervyn Campbell

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