Bird News Boxing Day 2025

Great Northern Diver still in the harbour at Portrush with another one on the Ramore Head side of the harbour wall on sea (Aaron Long). 2 Great Northern Divers still in Portrush harbour mid afternoon (Tim Davis).

Great Northern Diver in flight over Newcastle bay (Bob Watts).

2 Great White Egrets at Oxford Island NNR (Ed O’Hara).

The 1st winter drake Harlequin is still at Tra na gCloch, Curranport, Donegal. Bittern again at Inch, Donegal seen twice in flight. 220 Pinkfeet at Blanket Nook (Garry Armstrong / Wilton Farrelly / Philip West / David Steele).

Lesser Yellowlegs still on Rathlin into its 9th week also Great Northern Diver and two flocks of Purple Sandpipers (Ric Else / Hazel Watson / Leia Getty).

2 Green Sandpipers and 1 Common Sandpiper still at Corbet Lough this morning (David McCreedy).

2 Red Kites (untagged) still in Antrim Hills (Michael Latham).

Great White Egret at the south end of Lough Beg (Steven Fyffe).

Pair of Mandarin Duck along the River Maine, Ballymena (Jonny Rosborough).

Great White Egret still Lough Ross Co Armagh this afternoon (John Spottiswood).

Great Spotted Woodpecker at Cregagh Wood (Ian Enlander).

Great White Egret at Quoile (Liam O’Hara).

5 Pinkfeet in with Whitefronts and geese at Myroe (Dylan Thomas).

Adult Iceland Gull at Enniskillen dump and a 1st winter Mediterranean Gull at the Round O (Ronan Owens).

3 Ring-necked Duck (m & 2 fem) also hybrid Ring-necked x Tufted at Dunfanaghy New Lakes (Wilton Farrelly / David Steele / Garry Armstrong / Philip West).

Male and female  Goosander at Ballycarry Bridge also Purple Sandpipers at Whtehead (Cameron Moore).

Lesser Yellowlegs, Ric Else.


Red Kite, Michael Latham.



Great Northern Diver, James Armour.



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