Red Kites at Avoca and Glendalough, Saturday 18 September 2021
A coach trip to Avoca, Wicklow to see Red kites will take
place on Saturday 18 September. The coach will leave Sprucefield at 9am. Dr Marc Ruddock, who manages the Wicklow Red
Kite project, will meet the coach at Avoca. The cost of the trip is £30. For
more information, please contact John Mason at johncmason@btinternet.com
A Rosy Starling was visiting a garden in the Lower Newmills area of Coleraine (Donna and Stephen Riddell)
Ten Ruff and 40+ Dunlin were present at RSPB WoW (Tom Ennis, Richard Gray, Derek Polley). A Sanderling was also present.
A Roseate Tern was present at Kinnegar Shore (Richard Gray)
An immature Dotterel was in the hills above Swatragh (Clive Mellon)
A juvenile Spotted Redshank was at Portmore (Richard Caves)
Rosy Starling, Stephen Riddell:
At least 8 Ruff were at RSPB Wow (Tom Ennis \ Ray Bennett)
Red Kite, Dromara, Tim Jess:
Richard Caves, Spotted Flycatcher:
At least 2 Med. Gulls where at Loughshore, Co. Antrim.(David Stirling)
Our thanks to David Stirling for the photo of a Med Gull.
Two Great Spotted Woodpeckers were in Castlewellan Forest Park. (Tim Jess)
Thanks to Tim Jess for the pictures of the Red Kite and the Great Spotted Woodpecker:
The two Ruff were still at Belfast Lough WoW reserve along with four Dunlin. Three Sanderling were on Kinnegar shore. (Derek Polley).
6 Ruff were in the south west corner of Lough Beg this afternoon (Richard Hunter)
A first winter Mediterranean Gull was at Whitehead (Cameron Moore)
Thanks to Tim Jess for the picture of the Red Kite:
A Sanderling was at Kinnegar shore. Circa 40 Dunlin were present, but no sign of the Little Stint (Bob Watts)
12 Whooper Swans were seen flying over Clabby, Co Fermanagh (David Hetherington)
Long Point, Lough Beg this morning had 2 Ruff, 2 Greenshank, 2 Wigeon and a Great Spotted Woodpecker. 18 Whoopers were also present, including 5 cygnets (Richard Gray)
There was no sign of the juvenile Little Gulls at Lough Beg but the 2nd calendar year Little Gull was still present along with a juvenile Arctic Tern, 3 Sanderling and 16 Ruff. (David Steele).
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Warrenpoint Golf Course (Mike McLaughlin)
Thanks to Cameron Moore for this excellent video of the Black Tern from last Sunday:
Belfast WoW reserve had circa 200 Curlews; similar numbers of Black-tailed Godwits; Circa 45 Bar-tailed Godwits; 1 Knot, 3 Ringed Plover; 1 juvenile Dunlin. (Tom Ennis/Tony Dodds).
Two Mediterranean Gulls and a Black-tailed Godwit were at the Ballyholme end of Ballymacormick Point. (James Andrew).
Two Mediterranean Gulls were at the Ballyholme entrance to Ballymacormick Point this morning. (James Andrew).
An adult Mediterranean Gull moulting into winter plumage was on the roof of the water treatment works at Kinnegar. (Kevin Kirkham)
A Common Sandpiper and 5 Greenshank were at Glynn (Gerard McGeehan / Shirley Dunlop).
A single Brent Goose, a Mediterranean Gull and a Greenshank were at Ballykelly marsh. Nine Greylags were in the fields by the marsh. (Martin Deehan).
A summer plumaged Knot was roosting with the Curlews and Godwits at RSPB WoW reserve this morning. (Garry Armstrong).
The Glaucous Gull was on the River Bann at Strand Road in Coleraine this afternoon. (Stephen Riddell)
Malin Head on the Inishowen peninsula in Donegal had 2 Peregrine, a Merlin, Kestrel, 2 Buzzard and 8 Chough. (Christine Cassidy, Dermot McLaughlin).
Thanks to David Steele for the picture of the Little Gull from Lough Beg and to Stephen Riddell for the picture of the Glaucous Gull:
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (17 volumes) £750
Academic Press: Birds of Africa (8 volumes but volume 4 is missing) £140
Handbook of the Mammals of the World (8 volumes) £600
This is a fantastic opportunity for keen ornithologists and naturalists.
Visit the bookshop on Church Rd, Holywood, or contact via the Facebook site.
No fresh news today.
Our thanks to Mike McLaughlin for this photo of Oystercatchers.
A Sanderling was with Dunlin at Kinnegar shore this morning. (Bob Watts).
The 1st summer Little Gull is still at Lough Beg, an eclipse male Garganey was in the south west corner. A Green Sandpiper was at Paddy's Dub. (David Steele).
A Roseate Tern was seen from the boat between Copeland Island and Bangor this afternoon. (Kevin Kirkham).
