Bird News Sunday 18th August

A Green Sandpiper was over Ballyculter, near Castle Ward (David Stirling)

A Ruff was at Portmore and a Common Sandpiper at Lady’s Bay (Michael Latham)

A seawatch at Bloody Foreland, Donegal, 6.15-11 in a wind W6 had Sooty Shear 221, Great Shear 295, Cory’s 128, Storm petrel 3, Sabines 4, Bonxie 2, Arctic Skua 5, Pom Skua 17, Whimbrel 14, grey phalarope 1 (Theo Campbell, Derek Brennan and Chris Ingram)

The Little Stint was still at Lady’s Bay (Michael Latham)

12 Ruff and 8 Whimbrel were at Lough Beg (Gerard McGeehan)

A Green Sandpiper was seen at Dundrinne Hill, Castlewellan on a small pool before flying off north (Andrew Crory)

3 Ruff were at RSPB WoW (Wilton Farrelly)

This morning Fanad Head had Cory Shearwater 25, Sooties 150, GreatShear 45, Bonixe 7 and Arctic Skuas 7 (Stephen Dunbar)

Little Stint, Michael Latham:

Little stint, Richard Caves:


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