Bird News Saturday 31st August

A Slavonian Grebe was off Croaghan hide at Oxford Island. (Garry Armstrong). An Osprey and a juvenile Marsh Harrier were also off Croaghan before flying towards Kinnegoe Bay. (Ed O'Hara, Clifford Sharpe).

2 Swift were over Kinnegar in Belfast. The American Golden Plover was still at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve, there was no sign of the Little Ringed Plover. (Stuart Cossey). The American Golden Plover and the Little Ringed Plover were both present this afternoon. (Stuart McKee).

A leucistic Swallow was on Slievetrue Road in Carrickfergus. (George Stewart).

The Buff-breasted Sandpiper and 2 Curlew Sandpipers are still present at the south end of Myroe. 2 Great Skua,  4 or 5 Arctic Skua and a Curlew Sandpiper were at Magilligan. (John Clarke).

A Black Brant was with 2000 Brent was on the mudflats at the north end of Strangford Lough, seen from the Floodgates path. No young birds were seen among the Brent suggesting a poor breeding season. A Red Kite was over a garden in Spa outside Ballynahinch. (David Nixon).

A pelagic off north Donegal had at least 200 Great Shearwaters, 40 Corys Shearwaters, 30 Sooty Shearwaters, 2 Wilson's Petrels, 4 Great Skua, 1 Pomarine Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 4 Arctic Terns and 2 Purple Sandpipers.

22 Sanderlings were at White Park Bay. (Tim Davis).

Curlew Sandpiper, John Clarke.



Leucistic Swallow, George Stewart.


Black Brant, David Nixon.




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