Bird News Tuesday 3rd March

Approximately 20 Waxwings were in a garden, on a Rowan tree (now without berries) at Drumbeg Road, Dunmurry. (Martie Singleton)

13 Waxwings were in Waterfoot, Glenariff today. They were feeding on a low berry hedge (Dick Glasgow)

A female Great Spotted Woodpecker was in Rowallane Gardens (Philip Ferguson)

This afternoon a Great spotted Woodpecker was heard calling from the canopy of Garvagh Forest near the Main Street carpark and a female Brambling and five Crossbills were spotted foraging close to the beech trees along the river pathway (Ken Perry)

Waxwings, Dick Glasgow: