Bird News Friday 30th August

American Golden Plover still at Belfast Lough WoW Reserve this morning (Daniel Newton). AGP still present mid afternoon also 2 Ruff, Common Sandpiper (Stuart McKee). Juvenile Little Ringed Plover this evening and AGP flew off at 1810 but returned 1817 (Garry Armstrong).

The long-staying Whimbrel remains on Rathlin (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).

A couple of hours seawatching at Fanad, Co Donegal yesterday included 2 Pomarine Skuas and Sabines Gull as well as Great, Cory’s and Sooty Shearwaters, Arctic Skua and Choughs (Stephen Riddell).

Fanad Head 0730-0845: 23 Great, 16 Cory’s, 35 Sooty Shearwaters, 2 Storm Petrel, Arctic Skua (Wilton Farrelly).

Red Kite over Larchfield, near Hillsborough (Garry Wilkinson).

Buff-breasted Sandpiper still at Myroe 200m past the level crossing in the field past Wigeon Lodge (Clifford Sharpe / David McCreedy). Still showing well this evening also Curlew Sandpiper (Ivan Quail). Still present 730pm though flighty at times (John Spottiswood).

Red Kite near Sheepsbridge, Newry (Ryan Holgate).

3 dark phase Arctic Skua from the 5pm Larne to Cairnryan sailing (Tom Garner).

An Osprey was at the Bann Estuary late afternoon (David O’Neill)

Pomarine Skua, Stephen Riddell:


Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Mervyn Guthrie:




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