Bird News Wednesday 16th September 2026

Semipalmated and Baird’s Sandpiper still at Moyle end of Blanketnook (Chris Ingram).

Eclipse male Ring-necked Duck, McGrath's end, Inch (Theo Campbell, Peter McCarron).

In 3 hours off Melmore Head this morning a close Sabine's Gull, 4 Arctic Terns, 1500 Manx Shearwaters, 220 Sooty Shearwaters, 8 Leach's Petrels, 21 Great Skua, 5 Arctic Skua, 1 Pomarine Skua and 2 Puffins (Oscar Campbell).

Lough Beg still had an Osprey, Glossy Ibis, 4 Great White Egrets, 2 Spotted Redshank and 4 Turnstone. 5 pairs of Whooper Swans with young were also present. (Chris Murphy)

1cy Caspian Gull briefly on beach at Newcastle from Dutch ringing scheme with yellow ring H:D on right tibia (Mel O’Hagan).

Caspian Gull, Mel O’Hagan:



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