Bird News Thursday 11th September 2025

Juvenile Bairds Sandpiper still present at flooded field Myroe also 14 Curlew Sandpipers and a Glossy Ibis flew over (Martin Deehan / Pat Hull). Also 2 Little Stints (Tony Dodds). No sign of the Bairds Sandpiper in the afternoon (Richard Donaghey). Bairds Sandpiper again this evening also a Buff-breasted Sandpiper and 4 Glossy Ibis (Daniel Newton et al).

17 Glossy Ibis at Lough Beg this morning, flew off in direction of Church Island about 820am (Mark Getty).

Fly-over of 7 Glossy Ibis 2 miles East of Banbridge earlier this morning heading South West(ish) Towards Loughbrickland /Poyntzpass direction. Checked Loughbrickland lake but no sign (Mike McLaughlin).

6 Curlew Sandpiper at Dundrum Inner Bay (David Clarke).

Swift at Aghanloo, Limavady (Paula Campbell).

At least 27 Glossy Ibis at Lough Beg this morning, also 2 Black Terns, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Redshank and Garganey (David Steele).

A Balearic Shearwater was seen from the ferry half way between Belfast and Cairnryan. (John Spottiswood).

A pale Arctic Skua and immature Black Tern were off Swinely Point, Carnalea this afternoon. (Philip Watson).

Osprey this afternoon just north of Ballyhenry Bay / Portaferry (Jonny Andrews).

Little Stint at Kinnegar Shore (Jim Wells). Also a juvenile Black Tern and Bonaparte's Gull this evening (Stuart Cossey).

Adult Roseate Tern Portaferry, Strangford Lough (Hugh Thurgate).

8 juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper 2 Black Tailed Godwit and 12 Dunlin were at Lough Mourne near Carrickfergus (Stuart McKee).

Short-eared Owl still at the Bann Estuary (Stephen Riddell).

Osprey, Jonny Andrews:

Curlew Sandpipers, David Clarke & Stuart McKee:



Short-eared Owl, Stephen Riddell:







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