Bird News Sunday 18th February

The Lesser Scaup remains with the Tufted Duck flock at Kinnegoe marina, Oxford Island NNR. Also a Great White Egret from Croaghan hide (Garry Armstrong / Ed O’Hara).

10 Waxwings at the Lisburn Leisure Centre in the Lower Car Park, Warren Street entrance (Chris Veale / Mark Elliot).

Black-necked Grebe at Todd’s Corner, Ardmore (Garry Armstrong).

Great White Egret at Reedy Flats (Garry Armstrong).

Male Smew did a flyby at Todd’s Corner (Aaron Long).

10 Waxwing Ballynahatty Road, Belfast flew towards Shaw Bridge (David Allen).

3 Waxwings still on the Connswater Greenway behind the Glens ground (Kevin Kirkham).

4 Waxwings in Victoria Park on the Shorts side (Kevin Kirkham).

Waxwings at Donaghadee (Birdguides).

Long-tailed Duck still in channel at Myroe (Tom Garner).

At Lough Beg this morning 1st winter Little Gull, 2 Spotted Redshanks, Grey Plover, 13 Ruff, 6 Great White Egrets and a high count of 100+ Little Egrets including up to 85 at Paddy’s Dub (David Steele).

Pair of Velvet Scoter off Magilligan Point at 2pm (William Smiton / Roger Woodward).

Cattle Egrets still at Brankins Island Road (Juliet Fleming).

Red Kite at Dessie’s Feeding station in Ballycarton Wood (Desmond Loughery per Richard Donaghey).

Ring-necked Duck at Lough Fern, Co Donegal (BAND).

212 Pink-footed Geese at Blanket Nook in field behind lake (Chris Ingram).

The Spotted Redshank is still on the wader scrape at Castle Espie (Dave & Amy Weir).

Waxwing, Mark Elliot:

Waxwings, Chris Veale:


Waxwings, Juliet Fleming:



Waxwing, Richard Caves:



Waxwing, Rachel McIlroy:


Cattle Egret, Richard Caves:


Lesser Scaup, Michael Latham:


Spotted Redshank, Amy Weir:








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