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Bird News Sunday 8th February 2026

A Little Gull was off Kinnegar in Belfast Lough. A Slavonian Grebe and Great Northern Diver were also present. (Stuart Cossey).

The Black Redstart is still at the mouth of the Shimna river, Newcastle. (Chris Veale).

A Merlin along the road to Portrush by Juniper Hill caravan park. (Chris Hamilton).

The Harlequin Duck still in usual spot at Tra na gCloch, Co. Donegal. (Jeff Larkin). A Pacific Diver is just offshore at Tra na gCloch, with the Harlequin Duck (Jeff Larkin).

A Great White Egret was at Reedy Flats. (Michael Latham). Another Great White Egret was east of Emersons sand quay at Ardmore an a ringtail Hen Harrier at Reedy Flats. (Ed O'Hara).

Two Great White Egrets were at Portmore. (Ivan Quail, Nicky Lynn, Daniel Newton).

The adult Ring-billed Gull was still at the Round O in Enniskillen. (Colin Bell). The 1st winter Ring-billed Gull was also present. (Ronan Owens).

A White-tailed Eagle was in the Antrim Hills. (Kenny Moore).

The 2 Russian White-fronts were with 200+ Greylags in the field on left heading to Inch Reserve in Donegal. (Jeff Larkin).

Two male Brambling were in a garden in Antrim. (Mark Smyth)

15 Velvet Scoter far out off Lough Shore Park in Belfast Lough. (Stuart McKee).

The White-fronted Goose was with Greylags off the Portmuck Road, behind the farm at Portmuck Harbour.  A Red-throated Diver and 2 Great Northern Divers were off Muck Island. (Kevin Kirkham).

Two Pinkfeet were with Greylags in a pond along the road to Fair Head carpark, two more Pinkfeet were with Greylags nearby. A Red-throated Diver was in Red Bay. (Philip Johnson).

A Great White Egret this afternoon at Bunnahesco, Upper Lough Erne, Co Fermanagh. it was in a field at the waters edge, before flying to Robinsons Island out of view. (Colin Bell)

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was drumming in Ormeau Park in Belfast this morning. (Jonathan Clark). 

A Slavonian Grebe was on the south Balancing Lake in Craigavon. (Colin Kennedy).

Great White Egret.

Robert Boyle

Robert Boyle

Michael Latham


Slavonian Grebe, Colin Kennedy.




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