Bird News Saturday 6th September 2025

Seawatch at Ballyquintin point 0820-0950: Dark phase Arctic Skua, 450+ Sandwich Terns, 3 Common Scoter (Wilton Farrelly / Bob Watts).

Curlew Sandpiper at Belfast Lough WoW Reserve, also 2 Common Scoter off Concentrix cap park (Daniel Newton).

4 Curlew Sandpiper Myroe (Michael Latham).

14 Ruff at Lady Bay (Garry Armstrong).

Wood Sandpiper roosting with Redshank Kinnegar Pools (Stuart Cossey). Moved to Kinnegar Shore early afternoon (Gerard McGeehan / Shirley Dunlop et al).

2 Arctic Skuas off Portstewart Strand (Stephen Dunbar).

A few Arctic Skuas chasing Sandwich Terns Magilligan Point (Michael Latham).

Glossy Ibis in front of the hide Bann Estuary (John Clarke). It is worth noting that today there has been a large influx of Glossy Ibis into Ireland.

4 Arctic Skua were off Grey Point (Richard Weyl)

Garron Point this afternoon up until 7pm had an adult Sabine’s Gull (with a feeding flock offshore), two Leach’s Petrels (both after 6pm), 100+ Storm Petrels, 17 Sooties, 6,000+ Manx Shearwaters, five Arctic Skuas, one Great Skua, 15 Arctic Terns, five Red-throated Divers and three Common Scoter (David Steele)

Common Scoter, William Smiton:


Glossy Ibis, John Clarke:


Curlew Sandpipers, Michael Latham:



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