Bird News Saturday 26th September

14 Pink-footed Geese were at Kearney,  2 Wheatear were along the shore.  (Billy Miskelly, Garry Armstrong)

A Yellow-browed Warbler was seen and heard in a garden in Comber, near the Ballygowan Road (Chris Shaw)

A first winter Glaucous Gull and 3 Barnacle Geese were seen at Fanad Head this morning (Wilton Farrelly).

Two ring-tailed Hen Harriers were in the Antrim hills. (Kenny Moore, Michael Latham).

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was at the Ecos Park in Ballymena. (John Parkinson).

Dargan Bay in Belfast Lough today had 6 Common Scoter, 2 Red-Breasted Mergansers, a Red-throated Diver, 5 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 6 Bar-tailed Godwits, a Curlew Sandpiper, a Greenshank, a 1cy Mediterranean Gull and a 1cy Peregrine flew over. (Kevin Kirkham).

4 Ruff were at Belfast Lough WOW reserve. (Stuart McKee).

10 Pink-footed Geese and a Red Kite were seen over Fairhead. (Jeff Larkin).

At St John’s Point visible migration from 8am to 10am produced 1 Pinkfooted Goose, 1 Merlin, c. 500 Skylarks, 300 Linnets, 30 Siskins, 10 Redpolls, 4 White Wagtails, 5 Goldcrests, and 30 Golden Plover (Chris Murphy).

Thanks to John Parkinson for the picture of the Great Spotted Woodpecker, to Thomas Campbell for the pictures of the Razorbill and the Gannet and to Michael Latham for the picture of the Hen Harrier:






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