Bird News Tuesday 21st October 2025

 A Little Stint is in Mill Bay on Rathlin. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson).

One of the Taiga Bean Geese is still with Greylags at Inch in Donegal. Another 7 Taiga Beans have dropped into Inch. (Brian McCloskey).

A juvenile American Golden Plover, 3 White-rumped Sandpipers and the Glossy Ibis were at Myroe. (Ian Dickey). A Curlew Sandpiper was also present. (David Hill).

The Harlequin Duck is still off the north end of Port Arthur beach in Donegal. (Birdguides).

The Black Tern and juvenile Arctic Tern are still in Kinnegoe Bay at Oxford Island. (Ed O'Hara).

The Rough-legged Buzzard is still near Kinramer on Rathlin today. (Bob Watts).

An adult Bonaparte's Gull was at Mill Bay on Rathlin. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson).

15 Pinkfeet were on the fields at Lough Beg. (David Steele).

In Donegal Malinbeg had a male Blackcap; Malinmore had a Golden Eagle, Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Blackcaps, 1 Chiffchaff, quite a few Redwing and a Fieldfare; the path to Rocky Point had a Snow Bunting; a 45 minute seawatch had 4 Sooty Shearwaters 10+ Manx Shearwaters 3 Arctic Skua and100+ Kittiwakes. (Dermot Hughes)

2 Goosanders were at Glynn, 16 Pinkfeet were at Larne Lough, a Barnacle Goose was at Church Bay and 2 Curlew Sandpipers were with 70+ Dunlin at Ballycarry Bridge. (Cameron Moore).

American Golden Plover, Ian Dickey.



Black Tern, Ed O'Hara.



G|oosanders, Cameron Moore.


Glossy Ibis, David Hill.



White-rumped Sandpiper, David Hill.




Curlew Sandpiper, David Hill.



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