Bird News Saturday 21st December

The Ring-billed Gull was still at Carrickfergus Harbour this morning (Richard Hunter)

A female Black Redstart was at Bangor lifeboat station, Belfast Lough (Paul McCullough)

The female King Eider and Red-necked Grebe were 500m north west of the point at Hazelbank Park, Whiteabbey both in the large 2000+ Eider flock.

Two Slavonian Grebes were off Macedon in Belfast Lough, five Common Scoter were also distantly offshore. The Red-necked Grebe was off Loughshore Park, drifting down the lough, feeding as it went. (Stuart McKee).

100+ Whooper Swans were in a stubble field between Newtownards and Comber. (Stephen Maxwell).

Two Red-throated divers were in the River Bann this afternoon. (John Clarke).

Thanks to Stephen Maxwell for the picture of the Whooper Swans, to Stuart McKee for the picture of the Slavonian Grebes, to John Clarke for the picture of the Red-throated Diver, to Ronnie Doggart for the picture of the male Sparrowhawk and to Jeff Higgott for the picture of the Ring-billed Gull:






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