Bird News Saturday 21st September

The adult Whiskered Tern remains at Lough Beg this morning from Longpoint Wood viewpoint albeit distant. Park at Church Island car park and use the boardwalk (Dean Jones). Still present 5pm (David Steele).

Great White Egret and ringtail Hen Harrier at Lough Beg this evening (Graham Mitchell).

Black Tern from Croaghan Hide, Oxford Island this morning (Garry Armstrong). Marsh Harrier (Clifford Sharpe).

5 Fieldfare flew over Fosses Road near Killaght roundabout (Kevin Rice).

Short-toed Lark still on Tory Island, Co Donegal (Brian McCloskey). Also Garden Warbler, 4 Lapland Bunting, 2 Corncrake, 15 Cory’s Shearwater, Sooty Shearwater (Vic Caschera et al).

3 Red Kite by Killough Road just south of Downpatrick (Bob Watts).

St John’s Point: Short-eared Owl, 2 Whimbrel, 12+ mostly Greenland Wheatear, 10+ White Wagtail (Bob Watts).

150+ Pink-footed Geese over Ballyculter in two flocks (David Stirling). Also heard over Killough (Chris Murphy).

Green Sandpiper still in Blackstaff Creek, Dundrum (Bob Watts).

2 Ruff at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW Reserve (Daniel Newton).

57 Twite on Rathlin a record count (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).

Short-toed Lark, Derek Brennan:



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