Bird News Sunday 3rd March

The drake Lesser Scaup is back at Kinnego Marina, Oxford Island, this morning (Garry Armstrong)

The Black Redstart was still at the Promenade, Newcastle (Daniel Newton)

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was visiting a garden at Lord Wardens, Bangor (John Thompson)

The Great White Egret was still at Portmore (Michael Latham)

The drake Smew is off the Bayshore car park, Ardmore, Lough Neagh (Garry Armstrong)

A red head Smew and Great White Egret were at the east end of Reedy Flats (Garry Armstrong)

13 Waxwings were at 9 Ballymacash Road, Lisburn (Walter Veale)

A White-tailed Eagle was in the Antrim Hills (Gerard McGeehan)

95 Purple Sandpiper and 2 Sanderling were on rocks at the Coastal Zone Portrush (Adrian Fox)

A Green Sandpiper was at the stream bed at Stonebridge Roundabout, Richhill, Co Armagh (Andrew Poots)

The Cattle Egret was still at Brankins Road, Lough Neagh (Michael Latham)

5 Long-tailed Duck were off Greenisland (Gerard McGeehan / Shirley Dunlop)

Around 10 Snow Buntings were on the summit of Slieve Commedagh in the Mournes (Margaret McLachlan)

An adult winter Ring-billed Gull and a winter plumaged Common Tern were at Ballyronan Marina today. (David Morrow)

Many thanks to everyone who contributes bird news and pictures. It is greatly appreciated.

Black Redstart, Daniel Newton:

Cattle Egret, Michael Latham:

More local bird pics are at: https://nibirdpics.blogspot.com/

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