Bird News Thursday 20th August

At RSPB WoW, still present were the Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, Sanderling and 18 Knot (Gerard McGeehan / Shirley Dunlop / Derek Polley)

3 Red-throated Divers, 40-50 Manx shearwaters, and a Great Northern Diver were at Portmuck, Islandmagee (Cameron Moore)

In an exceptionally strong movement of seabirds off St John’s Pt many thousands of Manx Shearwaters passed all day peaking at 5,000 an hour between 1pm and 2pm. Also seen: 1 Great Skua and 1 Roseate Tern (Chris Murphy)

Sparrowhawk, Cameron Moore:

No comments:

Post a Comment