Bird News Sunday 27th October

The Rough-legged Buzzard has been refound this morning by Aaron Long / Mel O’Hagan and Sean Gibson, just south of Glenarm. At 9:35 the bird had drifted south of Ballygalley (Ivan Quail)

At 9:55 the bird headed south east out over the sea. (Brian McCloskey). It is worthwhile checking Islandmagee for it. As of 11:50, the bird has not been seen again today. However it is felt that it could still be in the Islandmagee \ Whitehead area.

Rough-legged Buzzard, Aaron Long:

Rough-legged Buzzard, Ivan Quail:

A Gyr Falcon (of likely captive origin?) was seen on the road at Glenwherry, near Ballymena, this morning (per Dennis Weir)

A Great Egret was at Paddys Dubh, and 4 Pinkfeet and 3 flyover Greenland White-fronts at Church Island, Lough Beg. A further 2 Great Egrets were at the Mullagh along with a Cattle Egret at the Cormorant roost (Richard Gray)

Two Black-throated Divers were still off Carnlough (Aaron Long)

A Red Kite was just north of the Rathfriland exit on the A1 (Mark Stewart)

The Bonaparte’s Gull was at Drains Bay at 12:45 (Aaron Long)

The Slavonian Grebe was off Glynn (Aaron Long)

Mediteranean Gulls were widely reported today at Drains Bay, Killard, Millisle and Cloghey.