A second year Little Gull was at Inch (Chris Ingram)
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Bird News Friday 1st May 2026
A Tree Pipit and two Crossbills were at Kinramer on Rathlin. A second Tree Pipit was over Kebble. A Corncrake was heard near Church Bay this morning by Nick Richards. Nick also saw the White-tailed Eagle again yesterday evening. A Pinkfoot was also present. (Ric Else).
Drake Ring Necked Duck was still present at Magheredrumman Lough, Fanad, in Donegal early this morning.
A Reed Warbler was at Harbour Meadows this morning. No sign of Spoonbill or Little Gull at WoW. 14 Common Terns at WoW. (Stuart Cossey).
A Mediterranean Gull was on the island by Farland Bank, Inch Lake in Donegal this morning. (Searlas Anderson).
4 Cuckoo were at Altikeeragh this morning. (John Clarke).
The Cetti’s Warbler is still at Lough Cowey. 4 Ruff were on flooded fields north of Kirkiston. (Richard Weyl).
9 Glossy Ibis flew east over Portmore. (Madeleine Mills).
Common Sandpiper, 26 Whimbrels, 365 Dunlins, 85 Sanderlings and 20 Ringed Plovers Bann Estuary this afternoon. (John Spottiswood).
The Little Gull is at the Quoile seen from the hide. A Ruff coming into summer plumage is at the yacht club end. (David Nixon).
1st-summer (2CY) American Golden Plover at Lough Beg this evening, also two Wood Sandpipers. The American Golden Plover dropped in at 19.10 and flew out again calling at 19.40, looked to be on the move. (David Steele).
The Chough was still on Copeland. (Holly McCormack).
A Whimbrel was at Larne Promenade. (David Gillespie).
6 Swifts were over Shaftesbury Square in Belfast this evening. (Jim Bowman).