Bird News Monday 13th February

 A 1st winter Iceland Gull was at the river outflow on Newcastle beach. (Dermot Hughes).

The Spotted Redshank was still at Ballycarry Bridge in Larne Lough. (James Andrew).

Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve this morning had 60+ Snipe. One of the adult Mediterranean Gulls was still at Kinnegar shore. A second adult Mediterranean Gull, a new bird, was on Kinnegar pool. (Bob Watts).

The seven Russian Whitefronts, two Barnacles and a Peregrine were at Todd's Corner, Ardmore on the south shore of Lough Neagh. (Ed O'Hara).

The male Smew was 200 metres west of Emerson's sand quay before moving further west to Todd's Corner, at Ardmore on the south shore of Lough Neagh. (Ed O'Hara).

The adult Ring-billed Gull is still at the Round O in Enniskillen. (Jeff Larkin).

A ringtail Hen Harrier was at Portmore Lough RSPB reserve. (Gerry Judge).

At Lough Beg today a male Green-winged Teal was at Church Island and the two Ring-necked Ducks were still at the south end of the lake. Also seen over the day were two Great Egrets, ten Ruff, 70 Northern Pintail, 85 Northern Shovelers and 1,800 Eurasian Teal. (David Steele).

Thanks to Gerry Judge for the picture of the Hen Harrier, to David Steele for the pictures of the Green-winged Teal and Ring-necked Ducks and to David McCreedy for the pictures of the Russian Whitefronts and the Barnacles:







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