The Lesser Yellowlegs remains on Rathlin (Jon Biddle)
40 Purple Sandpiper were at the Coastal Zone, Portrush. A flock of 30 Twite were also present. (Rod Gillan)
The first winter drake Harlequin Duck was seen again at Curransport, north west Donegal, this morning. Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/y8ZN3eJ2VH12A9Fm9?g_st=ipc
A Snow Bunting was feeding on the tide line at Whitepark Bay (Patrick Barton)
Purple Sandpipers, Rod Gillan:
A female Brambling was at the Magheradartin Road, about 500m before the Comber Road, Hillsborough (Garry Wilkinson)
Two drake Ring-necked Duck are on Lough Fern, Co Donegal (Jamie Bliss)
The Lesser Yellowlegs was on Rathlin this morning along with a Snow Bunting and 35 Purple Sands (Jon Biddle)
The flock of Purple Sandpiper remain at the Coastal Zone, Portrush (Leia Getty)
A Red Kite was in the Antrim Hills (Michael Latham)
Two Cackling Geese were at the east end of Falcarragh Beach with the Barnacle Geese (Jamie Bliss)
Three Goosander were on Lough Begney near Dromara (David Nixon)
A Common Sandpiper was seen at the Governors Bridge, Stranmillis, Belfast (Stuart Cossey)
A Purple Sandpiper and a Red-throated Diver were seen at Whitehead Bay. A Barnacle Goose was at Larne Lough with a flock of 70 Greylags (Cameron Moore)
The Harlequin Duck was looked for at Port Arthur beach this morning, without success. A Grey Phalarope was however present. A female Ring-necked Duck was at Inch (Andrew McMillan)
6 Purple Sandpipers at Dunseverick Pools (Patrick Barton).
Female or immature Black Redstart from Memorial Garden, Fisherman's Row, Killough (Ann Feltham).
2 Great White Egret off Croaghan Island, Oxford Island NNR (Ed O’Hara).
Adult Mediterranean Gull at Whitehead (Gerard McGeehan).
2 Snow Buntings on Rathlin (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
4 Woodcock were seen at the Rectory, Drumquin Road, Limavady (Rev Rhys Jones)
14 Purple Sandpiper were on Rathlin (Hazel Watson / Ric Else)
Goosander at the mouth of River Bush Portballintrae (Stephen Riddell).
11 Taiga Bean Geese among large flock of Pinkfeet at new location behind Blanket Nook, Donegal (Chris Ingram et al).
Goosander, Stephen Riddell:
A ring-tail Hen Harrier was at Portmore Lough RSPB (Kenny Moore)
The Harlequin Duck was seen yesterday at Port Arthur. However this morning there was no sign of it, north of there to Glassagh. A Black-throated Diver was present (Robert Vaughan)
The Great Northern Diver is still in Portrush Harbour. 50 Purple Sandpiper were also near The Coastal Zone (Juliet Fleming)
Two Great White Egret and a ring tail Hen Harrier were at Oxford Island (Ed O’Hara)
A Snow Bunting was heard flying over The Moors, Castlerock (John Spottiswood)
A boat trip on Belfast Lough today had 5 Slavonian Grebe, 4 Common Scoter, circa 50 Red-throated Diver and 14 Great Northern Diver (Stuart McKee)
2 Chiffchaff were on Rathlin (Hazel Watson)
Great Northern Dover at Portrush Harbour (Donna Riddell).
Snow Bunting at the far end of Ballycastle Beach (Conor McCoy).
2 Snow Buntings yesterday on Rathlin (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
Great Northern Diver, Donna Riddell:
4 Pinkfeet with Greylags in field N of Greyabbey (Aaron Long et al).
10+ Mediterranean Gulls Kirkiston (Philip West et al).
Male Black Redstart Portavogie along shoreline also Grey Plover and 12 Purple Sandpipers (Wilton Farrelly et al).
2 Bitterns still at Inch, Donegal (Martin Deehan / John Biddle). Also 11 Taiga Bean Geese and 2 Pinkfeet behind Burt GAA club (Hugh Delaney).
Snow Bunting, Jack Snipe, 4 Grey Plover Ballyqintin Point (Bob Watts et al).
Female Scaup from Waddells Hill (Road by Castle Espie) (Stuart Cossey).
Female Marsh Harrier at Portmore Lough (Michael Latham).
Female Marsh Harrier, Lough Cowey (Bob Watts et al)
Snow Bunting, Aaron Long:
Female Marsh Harrier at Croaghan Island, Oxford Island NNR (Ed O’Hara).
The long-staying hybrid Ring-billed x Common Gull remains at Millisle (Aaron Long).
Male Black Redstart still present on the rocks near the New Quays pub, Portavogie (Aaron Long).
The morning NIOC boat-trip on Lough Beg had 2 Great Northern Divers, female type Long-tailed Duck, ringtail Hen Harrier, Ruff and a Green Sandpiper which was on the river north of the A6 road bridge (Richard Gray /Jim Wells et al).
No sign of the Taiga Bean Geese this morning in Inch, Donegal but a Russian Whitefront, a Pinkfoot, and 9 Barnacle Geese on the road to Farland. Also 800 Whitefront, and single Barnacle and 2 Brent Geese at Drumardagh (Chris Ingram).
2 Red-throated Divers close in at Glenarm Bay (David Gillespie).
Siberian Chiffchaff at Runkerry (Matthew Tickner).
White-rumped Sandpiper, Gerry Bond:
Yesterday both Hen and Marsh Harrier at Portmore Lough RSPB (Arnie Livingston).
The 1st winter drake Harlequin was again at Port Arthur seen from near the picnic table then flew north but had returned by 1415 (Mike McLaughlin).
A single male Black Redstart still at Portavogie on the rocks (Jonathan Clark).
Harlequin, Mike McLaughlin:
Tory Island had two Pink-footed Geese and a male Brambling. Yesterday an immature male Ring-necked Duck was also present. (Anton Meenan)
A ring tail Hen Harrier was seen on Divis Mountain (Gerry Judge)
A female Great Spotted Woodpecker was in a garden near Hillsborough (Juliet Fleming)
A male Black Redstart was on the rocks at Portavogie Harbour (Justin Childs)
On Rathlin, the Lesser Yellowlegs was with Redshank south of Doon Bay a Chiffchaff was seen near the church (Dermot Hughes)
Two Snow Bunting were heard on Rathlin (Hazel Watson)
There was negative news on the Harlequin Duck today.
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Juliet Fleming:
The 6 Ruddy Shelduck remain at Kiltonga NR (David Bowman).
The Spotted Redshank is still at Dundrum South Inner Bay and a male Merlin at Nutgrove (Swan site) at Seaforde (David Nixon).
7 Purple Sandpipers on Rathlin (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
Kestrel, Stevie Brennan:
19 Snow Bunting flew south over Church Harbour, Rathlin (Ric Else / Hazel Watson)
A female Brambling was in a garden near Hillsborough. A Great Spotted Woodpecker was at the Quoile (Garry Wilkinson)
The Bittern was seen again from the platform at Inch, Donegal (Mike McLaughlin/ David McCreedy)
Two Snow Bunting were in Runkerry sand dunes this afternoon (Matthew Tickner). Another Snow Bunting was seen in the Sperrins (Robert Vaughan)
The Lesser Yellowlegs was seen again on Rathlin (Paul Quinn)
A Glossy Ibis and a Goosander were at Ballycarry (Cameron Moore)
On Saturday a Brambling was in a garden in Antrim (Mark Smyth)
Bittern, Mike McLaughlin:
Snow Bunting, Robert Vaughan:
This Chiffchaff was seen on Rathlin yesterday and appears to show some tristis features:
2 White-fronted Geese south past Killard also 2 Black-throated Divers on sea (Stuart Cossey).
Brambling, 3 Sandwich Tern and female Blackcap at Bar Hall Bay (Bob Watts).
Jack Snipe at Ballyquintin Point, 2 Blackcap Bar Hall Bay (Richard Weyl).
Merlin at Templecowey (Bob Watts).
Pinkfoot with Greylag flock N of Greyabbey (Richard Weyl).
2 Great White Egret Oxford Island NNR (Ed O’Hara).
Bittern again at Inch from the platform (Donegal Birding).
2 Slavonian Grebes at Glynn (Michael Latham).
On Rathlin 6 Snow Buntings, 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcap (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
Drake Goosander in Larne Bay (Leia Getty).
A Whimbrel and approximately 1000 Kittiwake in a mixed feeding flock Isle of Muck (Ian Enlander).
1w Common Tern Portstewart Strand (Martin Clift).
2 Red Kites in the Antrim Hills (Michael Latham).
A Snow Bunting at Myroe this morning (Mervyn Guthrie).
The 6 Ruddy Shelduck of unknown origin remain at Kiltonga NR (Colin Bell).
Just 3 Mediterranean Gulls at Cloghy Beach (Bob Watts).
American Golden Plover in stubble field SE of lake and Long-tailed Duck at Inch, Donegal (Matthew Tickner).
Merlin hunting over grassland behind Pitt’s area (Robert Plant).
12 Mediterranean Gulls (mostly adult) at east end of Ballyholme Bay this morning (Anthony McGeehan).
Great White Egret at Hillhead Road, Co Derry (Rodrigo Ferronato).
Goosander, Leia Getty:
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The Lesser Yellowlegs was still on Rathlin. A Snow Bunting, Woodcock and 11 Purple Sandpipers were also present (Ric Else / Hazel Watson)
The Ruddy Shelduck remain at Kiltonga, Newtownards (Michael Latham)
15+ Mediterranean Gulls were at Cloughey (Bob Watts)
Two Grey Plover were at Barr Hall Bay, Co Down (Bob Watts). Another Grey Plover was at Dundrum Inner Bay (Mel O’Hagan)
Two Great Northern Diver were at Newcastle Harbour (Chris Rankin)
A Merlin was at Rinagree, Portstewart (Richard Donaghey)
The first winter Harlequin Duck remains at Port Arthur beach, north west Donegal.
Ruddy Shelduck, Michael Latham:
The Lesser Yellowlegs is still on Rathlin near the Rue Pont lighthouse (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
The 1w Drake Harlequin is still at Port Arthur, Donegal (Tom Garner).
The 6 Ruddy Shelduck are still present near the weir at Kiltonga NR, near Newtownards and present since at least Sunday 9th November (Juliet Fleming).
Ruddy Shelducks, Garry Wilkinson (1 & 2), Juliet Fleming (3), Stephen Maxwell (4):
The six Ruddy Shelducks are still at Kiltonga outside Newtownards. (Bob Watts).
The six Ruddy Shelducks are still at the weir at Kiltonga outside Newtownards. (Aaron Long).
The Glossy Ibis and 200+ Bar-tailed Godwits were at Myroe. (Ian Dickey).
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was near the bridge in Victoria Park. (Bernard Parniewicz).
Four Slavonian Grebes, a Long-tailed Duck and two female Common Scoter were off Macedon Point in Belfast Lough. Another Slavonian Grebe was off Whiteabbey. (Dermot Hughes, John O'Boyle).
The Harlequin Duck was still north of Port Arthur in Donegal. (Declan Murphy).
Two Purple Sandpipers and a Sandwich Tern were at Donaghadee. (Bob Watts).
A juvenile American Golden Plover was at Inch in Donegal. (Theo Campbell).
A male Brambling was at the beach near Killard. (David Stirling).
Two White-rumped Sandpipers were still at Myroe. (John Spratt).
Great White Egret seen along the shore at Ardmore Point from the Croghan Hide at Oxford Island. (Steven Fyffe).
A Snow Bunting, Merlin and 5 Purple Sandpipers were on Rathlin. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson).
The 6 Ruddy Shelducks are still at Kiltonga outside Newtownards this morning. (Ian Young).
The Harlequin Duck is still at Port Arthur in Donegal. (Chris Murphy).
A Swift species was seen at Dunseverick Pool at 8.30-45 this morning then lost flying east towards Dunseverick Harbour (Patrick Barton)
The Harlequin Duck was still around the pier at Port Arthur in Donegal. (Brian Haslam).
The Brambling was seen again this morning in a garden near Annahilt. (Garry Wilkinson).
The Brambling was still at Oxford Island this morning. (Stevie Brennan).
There was no sign of the Barred Warbler at Kearney. (David Stirling).
Six presumed escaped or released Ruddy Shelducks were at Kiltonga. (Alastair McLean).
The Marsh Harrier was at Portmore. (Mel O'Hagan).
A late Arctic Tern and a Woodcock were on Rathlin. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson).
Brambling on feeders in a garden near Annahilt (Garry Wilkinson).
2 Taiga Bean with Greylag Geese at Dooey, Donegal (Trevor Ellery).
Barred Warbler still at Kearney in the willows / brambles 20 feet from the P parking arrow on the right (Chris Veale).
Harlequin still just south of Port Arthur Pier showing very well (Paul Lynch).
Great White Egret at Inch but no sign of Bitterns this morning (Mark Stewart). Bittern again from platform mid afternoon (Leia Getty).
Drake Mandarin at Broadwater, Moira (Andrew Upton).
3 Pinkfeet, a ringtail Hen Harrier and a Great White Egret at Lough Beg (Godfrey McRoberts).
Brambling on bird table in Bangor garden (David Miller).
3 Waxwings at Churchfield Road, Ballycastle (J. Friers).
Snow Bunting still present at Rinagree (Richard Donaghey).
Glossy Ibis at Islandmagee (Ricky Clarke).
Glossy Ibis still at Myroe Levels (Mervyn Guthrie).
The Long-tailed Duck was still in Victoria Park. (Paul Hunter).
The Great White Egret was still at Dundrum Bay North along with 1,500 Golden Plover. (Maurice McNeely, Andy Carden).
Snow Bunting, Rodney Gillan:
Yesterday on Rathlin, there was no sign of the Lesser Yellowlegs or the Bonapartes Gull. A few Chiffchaff were present. (Stuart McKee)
The Snow Bunting was still at Rinagree, Portstewart this morning. (Stephen Riddell)
The first winter drake Harlequin Duck is still present at the north end of Port Arthur Beach, Derrybeg, Co Donegal (Kieran Fahy)
A Marsh Harrier and a Hen Harrier were at Portmore RSPB (Michael Latham)
A Bittern was pictured from the platform at Inch, Donegal (Malcolm Riddell) Update: there are now two Bitterns at Inch per Serlas Anderson, Kevin McLaughlin and Malcolm Riddell. One of the Bitterns was seen again late afternoon (John Cusack)
The Spotted Redshank was still at Dundrum Inner Bay (Mark Getty)
The drake Lesser Scaup and a drake Red-crested Pochard are at Portmore (Garry Armstrong)
A Barred Warbler was at Kearney Co Down. The bird was in the brambles / willows on the right hand side before reaching the toilet block (Wilton Farrelly)
A Great White Egret was at the Quoile (Pual Megaghy)
4 Pink-feet were with Greylags just north of Greyabbey (Wilton Farrelly)
A Glossy Ibis and one White-rumped Sandpiper were at Myroe (Richard Donaghey)
As well as the Bittern, Inch also had a Lesser Yellowlegs, American Golden Plover and a Great White Egret (Derek Brennan)
At least 10 Curlew Sandpiper were at the Ardilea wader roost, Dundrum Bay (David Nixon)
Bittern, Malcolm Riddell:
Barred Warbler, Wilton Farrelly:
Snow Bunting, Stephen Riddell:
Glossy Ibis, Richard Donaghey:
The Snow Bunting is still at Binevenagh, approximately 200 metres before the lake. Another Snow Bunting is outside Portstewart. (John Clarke).
70 - 80 Bar-tailed Godwits and 10 Knot were at Myroe, yesterday up to 200 Bar-tailed Godwits were present. (Ian Dickey).
A White-rumped Sandpiper and Curlew Sandpiper at the Bann Estuary from the hide. (John Spottiswood).
Snow Bunting, John Clarke.
Adult White-rumped Sandpiper still north end of Myroe Levels (John Spottiswood ).
Great White Egret from Croaghan Hide and Brambling still at Oxford Island NNR (Bob Watts).
Pallid Swift Shore Road, Dundalk then flew towards Soldiers Point (Fergal Stanley / Brian McCloskey).
Ring Ouzel on Rathlin, in scrub behind the Manor House. Also Crossbill, Hen Harrier, Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaffs (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
Harlequin still just north of Port Arthur, Donegal (Brian Porter et al).
2 Taiga Bean and 3 Pinkfeet at Dooey, Donegal (Brian Porter et al).
29 Sandwich Tern at Portaferry including a juvenile (Hugh Thurgate).
Late Swallow at Downpatrick (Chris Murphy).
2 Black-throated Divers still at Carnlough (ad and imm), also steady movement of Kittiwakes south (Dermot Hughes).
Snow Bunting on Binivenagh on the rough track to the lake on top (Jimmy Christie).
The Harlequin Duck was still north of the pier at Port Arthur in Donegal. (Sean Pierce).
A White-rumped Sandpiper and a Cattle Egret were at Lough Beg this afternoon. The Slavonian Grebe and Great Northern Diver are also still present. (David Steele).
The two Taiga Bean Geese were still at Dooey between Dungloe and Portnoo in Donegal. (Robert Vaughan)
A Brambling was seen again at Oxford Island. (Mark Magee).
A Chiffchaff was on Rathlin. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson).
A Barn Owl was seen over the dual carriageway at Cloughmills. (John Clarke).
A Russian white-fronted Goose was at Inch, Donegal. 100 Pink-feet and 5 Ruff were also present. (Theo Campbell / Chris Ingram)
The Lesser Yellowlegs was still present on Rathlin (Ric Else / Hazel Watson)
Two Snow Bunting were at Ramore Head (John Clarke)
18 Mediterranean Gulls were at Cloughy beach. The best at Barr Hall Bay were 3 Goldcrest (Bob Watts)
The Bonapartes Gull was still on Rathlin (Ric Else)
A single Cattle Egret was at Malin Beg, Donegal (Andy Ellard)
Unusually a Whooper Swan as at Lurgan Park lake (Garry Wilkinson)
The Long-tailed Duck was still in Victoria Park this afternoon (Alan Fitzsimmons)
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Snow Bunting, John Clarke:
Long-tailed Duck, Alan Fitzsimmons:
The Long-tailed Duck remains at Victoria Park, Belfast (Mel O’Hagan).
The Bonaparte’s Gull remains on Rathlin also a Chiffchaff (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
The Lesser Yellowlegs is still on Rathlin. 10 Purple Sandpiper were also present (Ric Else / Hazel Watson)
Two Great White Egret, a female Greater Scaup and Arctic Tern were off the Croaghan Hide, Oxford Island (Garry Armstrong)
5 Curlew Sandpiper were off Ardilea, Co Down. There has been no sign of the Black-crowned Night Heron this morning (Ivan Quail / Nicky Lynn)
A Long-tailed Duck is at Victoria Park, Belfast (Bernard Pariewicz) The bird was showing from the bridge at the north east end this afternoon.
The immature male Harlequin Duck is still off Port Arthur Beach, north west Donegal (Juliet Huggins)
Two American Golden Plover and two White-rumped Sandpiper were at Myroe (John Clarke)
A Snow Bunting was along the road to the fish factory at Rinnore, Fanad (Daniel Maloney)
A Hen Harrier and Peregrine were at Portmore (Kenny Moore)
A Greenland White-front flew past Ramore Head 30+ Purple Sandpiper were also present (Jonny Rosborough)
A second winter Yellow-legged Gull was on Newcastle beach (Mel O’Hagan)
The Bonapartes Gull was seen again today on Rathlin (Ric Else)
A Spotted Redshank was in the channel at Dundrum Inner Bay South (David McCreedy/ Clifford Sharpe / David Nixon)
A ring-tailed Hen Harrier was at Lough Beg (Warren McConnaughie)
Wintering Blackcaps have been reported from a number of locations today.
Greenland White-front, Jonny Rosborough:
Yellow-legged Gull, Mel O’Hagan:
Long-tailed Duck, Michael Latham:
Spotted Redshank, David McCreedy:
No sign of the juvenile Night Heron this morning at Ardilea (Sean Gibson / Aaron Long). Negative early afternoon (Stuart Cossey).
The Harlequin is still north of Port Arthur Beach, Donegal (Stuart McKee).
Brambling at Oxford Island NNR (Stevie Brennan).
Female Marsh Harrier from the Castle Island Hide, Quoile (Ewan McKenzie).
Female Hen Harrier at Portmore Lough (Jim Wells).
Great White Egret at Lough Beg (Jim Wells).
Long-tailed Duck with merganser at Green Island, Dundrum (Stuart Cossey).
15 Pinkfeet with Whooper Swans by the A6 at Toome (David Steele).
Pinkfoot and 3 White-Rumped Sandpipers at Myroe (Jonny Rosborough / Mervyn Campbell).
4 White-rumped Sandpipers at Myroe in drainage ditch; 3adults and a juvenile (Patrick Barton).
Great Spotted Woodpecker at Castlewellan Forest Park (Anne-Marie Smyth).
Brambling, Stevie Brennan:
The juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron was still around the pond along the coastal path at Ardilea. (David Stirling). The bird was still showing up to midday. (Richard Caves, David Nixon).
Three Pomarine Skuas went south past St John's Point at 2.30 this afternoon. (Chris Murphy).
The male Goosander was at the Inver River in Larne Lough. (Cameron Moore).
Yesterday the two White-rumped Sandpipers were still in the channel at Myroe. (Birdguides).
Black-crowned Night Heron, Richard Caves.
Goosander, Cameron Moore.
