Wednesday 31st March

Merlin - 1, Lough Beg, Co. Londonderry
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 12, Lough Beg, Co. Londonderry
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1. Galgorm Estate, Ballymena, Co. Antrim
Swallow - 60, Lough Beg, Co. Londonderry
Swallow - 2, Dundrum, Co. Down (beside cricket pitch)
Sandmartin - 120 - Lough Beg, Co. londonderry
Willow Warbler - 1, Long Pt.
Chiff-chaff - 3, Long Pt.
Fieldfare - 1, Belvoir Park, Belfast
Siskin - 10, Belvoir Park, Belfast



Republic of Ireland

Pied-billed Grebe - 1, Lough Gur, Co. Limerick

Tuesday 30th May News

The weather today was atrocious. The only bird news was:

Yellowhammer - 7 Visiting a garden in Rasharkin

Monday 29th March News

Manx Shearwater - 18, Kearney Point, Co. Down

Gannet - 100, Kearney Pt., Co. Down

There are over 300 wildlife photos on this blog!

Sunday 28th March

Ring-necked Duck - 1, male. Derrywarragh, Lough Neagh, Co. Armagh
Scaup - 300, Dargan Bay, Co.Antrim

Pintail - 2, Dargan Bay, Co. Antrim

Long-tailed Duck - 2, Dargan Bay, Co. Antrim
Goosander - 1, female, Lough Island Reavy, Co. Down
Manx Shearwater - 1, Burial Island, Co. Down

Little Egret - 1, Lough Beg, Co. Londonderry

Little Egret - 2, Murlough NNR, Co. Down
Hen Harrier - 1, female/ immature, Crossgar / Killyleagh, Co. Down
Buzzard - 1, Sion Mills, Co. Tyrone

Purple Sandpiper - 8, Sand Eel Bay, Co. Down
Purple Sandpiper - 9, Newcastle Rock Pool, Co. Down
Turnstone - 102, Newcastle Rock Pool, Co. Down
Greenshank - 2, Lough Beg, Co. Londonderry

Black-tailed Godwit - 150, Lough Beg, Co. Londonderry

Hybrid Ring-billed x Common Gull - 1, Millisle, Co. Down

Sandwich Tern - 4, Cockle Island, Co. Down
Sandwich Tern - 2, Sand Eel Bay, Co. Down

Razorbill - 6, Sand Eel Bay, Co. Down
Guillemot -1000, Burial Island , Co. Down

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1, Downpatrick, Co. Down
Swallow - 50,Lough Beg, Co. Londonderry
Swallow - 1, Sion Mills, Co. Tyrone
Stonechat - 1, female, Sand Eel Bay, Co. Down
Wheatear - 1, Knocklayd, Co. Antrim
Blackcap - Doneygore, Co. Antrim
Chiff-chaff - 1, Magheramourne, Co. Antrim
White Wagtail - 1, Lisnevin, Co. Down 
Water Pipit - 1, Millisle, Co. Down

Brambling - 1, Whitehead, Co. Antrim

Republic of Ireland
Pacific Diver - 1, Finvarra Pt., Co. Clare

Saturday 27th March News

Sparrowhawk - Killard Pt., Co. Down
Purple Sandpiper - 2, Ballywalter, Co. Down
Turnstone - 20, Ballywalter, Co. Down
Golden Plover - 1000, Ballykelly, Lough Foyle, Co. Londonderry
Black Guillemot - 34, Bangor Marina, Co. Down
Kingfisher - 1, Kiltonga, Newtonards, Co. Down
Swallow - 5, Church Island, Lough Beg, Co. Londonderry
Sandmartin - 50, Church Island, Lough Beg, Co. Londonderry
Housemartin - 1, Church Island, Lough Beg, Co. Londonderry
Willow Warbler - 1, Islands Park, Newcastle, Co. Down
Chiff-chaff - 2, Islands Park, Newcastle Co. Down
Chiff-chaff - 1, Murlough NNR, Co. Down
Chiff-chaff - 1, Kiltonaga, Newtonards, Co. Down
Wheatear - 3, Tyrella Beach, Co. Down
Wheatear - 1, Groomsport, Co. Down
Tree Sparrow - 6, Ardilea, Co. Down
Water Pipit - 1, North end, Cushendun Beach, Co. Antrim  (Very flighty).
Scandinavian Rock Pipit - 1, Cushendun Beach, Co. Antrim.
Yellowhammer - 6, Ardilea, Co. Down
Linnet - 135, Killard Pt., Co. Down



Republic of Ireland

Pied-billed Grebe - 1, Corofin, Co. Clare

Forster's Tern - 1, Nimmo's Pier, Co. Galway

Friday 26th March

Whooper Swan - 1, Glynn Halt, Larne Lough, Co. Antrim
Hybrid Tufted Duck x Scaup, Dargan Bay, Co. Antrim
Long-tailed Duck - 1, female, Dargan Bay, Co. Antrim
Greenshank - 2, Glynn Halt, Larne Lough, Co. Antrim
Mediterranean Gull - 1, 2nd winter, Kinnegar Shore, Co. Down
Sandwich Tern - 1, Sandy Bay, Larne Lough, Co. Antrim
Wheatear - 1, Ballygally, Co. Antrim
Brambling - 1, private garden, Whitehead, Co.Antrim

Republic of Ireland
Pacific Diver, Finvarra Pt., Clare
Pied-billed Grebe - 1, Corofin, Clare

Thursday 25th March News

Little Egret - 3, Ballykelly, Co. Londonderry
Buzzard - 16, Lough Beg, Co. Londonderry
Buzzard - 3, Lough Shark, Co. Down
Black-tailed Godwit - 160, Lough Beg, Co. Londonderry
Swallow - 3, Broughshane, Co. Antrim
Swallow - 3, Lough Beg, Co. Londonderry
Swallow - 1, Moneymore, Co. Tyrone
Swallow - 1, Donaghadee, Co.Down
Swallow - 1, Lough Shark, Co. Down
Willow Warbler - 1, Lough Shark, Co. Down
Chiff-chaff - 1, Lough Shark, Co. Down
Chiff-chaff - 1, Islands Park, Newcastle, Co. Down



Republic of Ireland
Smew - 1, drake, Inch, Donegal.

Wednesday 24th March

Red Kite - 1, Levallyreagh, Rostrevor, Co. Down
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1, Donard Forest, Newcastle, Co. Down


There are now over 250 wildlife photographs on this blog!

The recent 'parvipes' Canada Goose at Trawbega Bay, Co. Donegal by Dave Allen.

Tuesday 23rd March News

Scaup - 1, Ballykelly, Co. Londonderry
Slavonian Grebe - 3 Faughanvale, Lough Foyle, Castlederg
Little egret - 1, Myroe, Co. Londonderry
Little egret - 2, Roe Estuary, Co. Londonderry
Long-eared Owl - 1, Boho, Co. Fermanagh
Swallow - 1, Castlederg, Co. Tyrone
Sandmartin - 2, Oxford Island, Co. Armagh
Wheatear - 2, Lough Foyle, Co. Londonderry



Republic of Ireland
Green-winged Teal - 1, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford
Spoonbill - 2, Timoleague, Co. Cork
Glossy Ibis - 1, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford
Alpine Swift - 1, Drogheda, Co. Louth

2nd Winter Ring-billed Gull Donegal Town

Monday 22nd March

Scaup - 28, Gawley's Gate, Co. Armagh
Sandmartin - 3, Drumahoe, Co. Londonderry
Willow Warbler - 1, Oxford Island NNR, Co. Armagh
Chiff-chaff -1, Drumahoe, Co. Londonderry
Tree Sparrow - 5, private garden, Castlerock
Siskin - 4, private garden, Castlerock
Lesser Redpoll - 4, private garden - Castlerock

Tree Sparrow/ Reed Bunting / Chaffinch - 500 (mixed flock) - Portmore Lough, Co. Antrim


Republic Of Ireland
An Alpine Swift has been reported from Drogheda today.

Sunday 21st March

Long-tailed Duck -1, female, Ballyhalbert, Co. Down
Ruddy Duck - single bird, lake, Co. Down
Red Kite - 1, Tollymore Forest Park, Co. Down
Little Egret - 4, Mill Bay, Carlingford Lough
Little Egret - 1, Greyabbey, Co. Down
Greenshank - 11, Dundrum Inner Bay South, Co. Down
Mediterranean Gull -1, 2nd winter, Greyabbey, Co. Down
Mediterranean Gull - 1, Annalong, Co. Down
Brambling - 3, private garden, Whitehead, Co. Antrim
Crossbill - 9, Keady, Co. Armagh

Saturday 20th March

Ferruginous Duck - Lurgan Park, Co. Armagh
Smew - Redhead, Portmore Lough, Co. Antrim
Black-throated Diver - 1, Herring Bay, Strangford Lough
Slavonian Grebe - 8, Greyabbey Bay South, Strangford Lough
Ring-billed Gull - 2nd w, Antrim Town
Black Redstart - 1, Newcastle Beach, Co. Down
Water Pipit - 1km south of Millisle, Co. Down
Brambling - 1, female, Whitehead, Co. Antrim

Friday 19th March

Ferruginous Duck - 1, Lurgan Park Lake, Co. Armagh
Goosander - pair, Lough Island Reavy, Co. Down
Ruddy Duck - 19, Oxford Island, Co. Armagh
Ring-billed Gull - 1, adult, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim
Swallow - 1, Templepatrick, Co. Antrim
Housemartin - 1, Belfast Lough
Black Redstart - 1, male, Newcastle Beach, Co. Down
Black Redstart - 1, Killough Harbour, Co. Down
Wheatear - 1, Newcastle Beach, Co. Down
Crossbill - 2, Castlewellan Forest Park, Co. Down

Thursday 18th March

Wednesday 17th March

Goosander - pair, Lough Island Reavy, Co Down
Mandarin Duck - 1 Braid Water, Antrim, Co. Antrim
Slavonian Grebe - 5, Greyabbey Bay South, Co. Down
 Little Egret - 1, Drumfad Bay, Millisle, Co .Down
Golden Plover - 1000, Bann Estuary, Co. Londonderry
Sanderling - 52, Bann Estuary, Co. Londonderry
Purple Sandpiper - Newcastle Rock Pool, Co. Down
Purple Sandpiper - 9, Portrush, Co. Antrim
Jack Snipe - 1, Ballyfrench, Co. Down
Mediterranean Gull - 1, 2nd winter, Cloghy Bay, Co. Down
Mediterranean Gull - 1, 1st winter, Annalong, Co. Down 
Glaucous Gull - 1, 1st winter, Annalong, Co. Down
Sandwich Tern - 4, Portaferry, Co. Down
Sandmartin - 1, Castlerock, Co. Londonderry
Black Redstart - 1, male, Newcastle Beach, Co. Down 
Water Pipit - 1, Drumfad Bay, Millisle, Co. Down

Tuesday 16th March

Pink-footed Goose - 3, Lough Beg, Co. Londonderry
Long-tailed Duck - 2, Fisherman's Pier, Co. Antrim
Red-throated Diver - 3, Grey Pt., Co. Down
Ruff - 4, Lough Beg, Co. Londonderry
Whimbrel - 1, Ballymacormick Pt., Co. Down
Mediterranean Gull - 1, summer plumaged, Newtonards Sailing Club, Co. Down
Ring-billed Gull - 1, 2nd Winter, Antrim, Co. Antrim
Yellowhammer - 2, Millisle, Co. Down