Bird News Sunday 15th March 2026

A Oriental Turtle Dove was reported yesterday in Lisburn, in the Harmony Hill / Belsize Road area (per Chris Rankin)  The bird has been looked for today but so far, without success. This would be a first record for Ireland.

The Lesser Yellowlegs was still on Rathlin (Ric Else)

A female Greater Scaup was at Oxford Island (Garry Armstrong)

The Harlequin Duck was again at Magheroarty (Robert Vaughan)

A Merlin was hunting pipits around the pier at Portballintrae (Simon Morton)

4 Snow Bunting were seen up Slieve Commedagh, the Mournes yesterday (per Stuart Cossey)

The adult Ring-billed Gull was again at the Round O, Enniskillen (Matthew Dean)

A Purple Sandpiper was at Macedon Point, Belfast Lough (Margaret Woodward)

Two Mediterranean Gulls were at WOW RSPB Belfast (Paul Hunter)

Oriental Turtle Dove (26th February):


Oriental Turtle Dove (12th March):



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