Bird News Saturday 22nd August

 Lough Beg this morning had 4 Ruff, a Garganey, 2 Pintail and 7 Gadwall. (Richard Hunter).

A 1 hour seawatch at Fanad Head in Donegal had 110 Sooty Shearwaters, 4 Storm Petrels, 3 Great Skua and an Arctic Skua. A Curlew Sandpiper was on the beach at the fish facvtory. (Wilton Farrelly).

Belfast WOW reserve this morning had a single Roseate Tern, 2 Ruff, a Whimbrel and 2 Knot. (Garry Armstrong, Ed O'Hara, Daniel Newton).

Seawatching from the Rue on Rathlin this morning produced 1 adult Pomarine Skua, 2 Arctic Skuas, 2 Great Skuas and 5 Storm Petrels. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson).

A Yellow-legged Gull was at the bottom of Bay Road in Larne. (Ed Simpson).

3 Great Northern Divers were off Newcastle promenade this afternoon, a Sanderling was also present. (Kevin Kirkham).

Laby Bay, Lough Neagh had 6 Ruff and 3 Common Sandpiper. (Michael Latham).

Along the north coast Myroe had 2 Curlew Sandpipers and a Ruff, the Barmouth had 2 Ruff and Ramore Head had 2 Arctic Skua's and a Bonxie. (Neal Warnock).

Thanks to Michael Latham for the picture of the Ruff and to Neal Warnock for the pictures of the Curlew Sandpipers and the Ruff:





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