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Bird News Saturday 4th January 2025
Bird News Friday 3rd January 2025
2 Bramblings still at junction of Edederry / Ballynahatty roads (Aaron Long).
80-90 Greenfinches at 4pm pre roost gathering in trees behind KFC at Lisburn Omniplex yesterday (Leia Giesel).
Goosander at mouth of River Carnlough. Slavonian Grebe at Glynn. Twite at Sandy Bay. Black-throated Diver still from Carnlough. 2 Great Northern Divers and 25 Purple Sandpipers from Portrush (Martin Deehan).
Great White Egret Ardmore Road shoreline, Lough Neagh 100m east of Emerson’s sand quarry (Clifford Sharpe).
Female type Ring-necked Duck back on Corbally Res (John Clarke).
2000+ Golden Plover at Newtownards Floodgates in field near flying club (Bob Watts).
Ring-necked Duck, John Clarke:
Bird News Thursday 2nd January 2025
Bird News Wednesday 1st January 2025
Bird News Tuesday 31st December 2024
Late news from Sunday of a Swallow along the beach at Groomsport east of the harbour (Tom Ennis).
Cattle Egret still viewable from the A6 at Toome at the same site as yesterday (Dave Weir).
Adult Bonaparte’s Gull and 1st winter Iceland Gull present at Tweeds Port this afternoon at high tide (Ian Young).
Drake Ring-necked Duck with the Tufted Duck flock this afternoon at Lough Beg (David Steele).
Chiffchaff in Bangor West killed by a cat (Richard Weyl).
Drake Goosander and a Red Kites at Corbet Lough this afternoon (Jeff Higgott).
Bird News Monday 30th December 2024
The Spotted Redshank was still at Dundrum Inner Bay. Newcastle Harbour had 5 Purple Sandpiper, 4 Red-throated Diver and only 20 Common Scoter (Michael Latham)
A Cattle Egret was viewable from the A6 at Toome, from this location (Steven Farquhar): https://maps.app.goo.gl/1bph9kgu8LLMU5Qg8
A Red Kite was at Tullymurry, between Clough and Downpatrick (Hugh Thurgate)
The Green Sandpiper was again at Creightons Green Reservoir in the Holywood Hills. Portmore Lough - had 2 Pinkfeet & 5 Barnacles with the Greylags, the Great Egret & an impressive Starling murmuration this evening. (Jeff Higgott)
Spotted Redshank and Greenshank, Michael Latham:
Bird News Sunday 29th December 2024
Bird News Saturday 28th December 2024
Late news from yesterday of Hen Harrier and Merlin at Portmore Lough RSPB (Sean Gibson).
Female Ring-necked Duck showing well with Pochards by causeway to Inch Island, Co Donegal at Bank End. Also Great White Egret from Tready hide (John Spottiswood).
Black-throated Diver and Great Northern Diver from Carnlough Harbour. 3 Great Northern Divers from Madman’s Window car park south of Glenarm (Steven Farquhar).
Drake Goosander still at Corbet Lough but no sign of Green Sandpiper (Richard Gray).
Great Northern Diver Portrush Harbour and 43 Purple Sandpipers at Portrush Coastal Zone (Aaron Long).
3 Pinkfeet still with the Greylags flock just east of Creighton Green Reservoir, Hollywood Hills but no sign of Green Sandpiper (Jeff Higgott / Gilly Irwin).
Bird News Friday 27th December 2024
Bird News Thursday 26th December 2024
Bird News Wednesday 25th December 2024
MERRY CHRISTMAS
2 Swallows remain along the Ropewalk at Killough (John Scovell / Jill Sampson).
Crossbills at Killylane Reservor (Paul Tout).
Hybrid Ring-billed x Common Gull Still at Millisle (Gareth Platt).
Hybrid Ring-billed x Common Gull, Gareth Platt:
Bird News Tuesday 24th December 2024
Bird News Monday 23rd December 2024
Bird News Sunday 22nd December 2024
Adult Bonaparte’s Gull and 1st winter Iceland Gull at Carnfunnock Bay. Hybrid Ring-billed x Common Gull yesterday at Millisle (Jeff Higgott).
2 Woodcock in woodland near Belfast City Airport (Stuart Cossey).
2 Green Sandpipers at Myroe (Gerry Bond).
Common Chiffchaff at Bishops Gate, Downhill Demesne (John Spottiswood).
Iceland Gull, Jeff Higgott:
Bird News Saturday 21st December 2024
Bird News Friday 20th December 2024
The 2 Swallows are still present at the Ropewalk in Killough. (John Scovell, Joanie Stephenson, Chris Murphy).
Bird News Thursday 19th December 2024
The Snow Goose still viewable in the Barnacle Goose flock at Dunfanaghy New Lake, Co Donegal (Andy Ellard).
Male Merlin on the edge of Coleraine (Richard Donaghy).
1000 Golden Plover in Comber Estuary with another 400 off Ringnell Road off Nendrum (David Clarke).
2 Red Kites and 12 Buzzard feeding in field along Gall Bog Road outside Banbridge (David McCreedy).
Male Ruff with c1000 Lapwings & Golden Plovers in field opposite McNabbs, Killough but no sign of the Swallows (Chris Murphy).
Great Spotted Woodpecker at Lagan Meadows (Mel O’Hagan).
Male Great Spotted Woodpecker in a garden near Hillsborough (Garry Wilkinson).
Bird News Wednesday 18th December 2024
Bird News Tuesday 17th December 2024
Two Swallows were still around the Ropewalk at St Anne's church in Killough. (Chris Murphy).
A Brambling was at Oxford Island. (Glen Calvert)
A Red-throated and a Great Northern Diver were at Magilligan, 60 Whooper and 300 Brent were at Myroe. (Dylan Thomas).
Ring-necked Duck, Juliet Fleming.
Buzzard, Juliet Fleming.
Brambling, Glen Calvert.
Greenshank, Dylan Thomas.
Whoopers, Dylan Thomas.
Bird News Monday 16th December 2024
Crossbill west over David Lloyd gym, Dundonald 1030 (Bob Watts).
No sign of recent redhead Goosander along Kinnegar shoreline from car park to Dirty Duck at high tide (Bob Watts).
20 Fieldfares feeding in hawthorn at Ecos Centre, Ballymena (Rod Gillan).
Female Great Spotted Woodpecker in garden near Hillsborough (Garry Wilkinson).
Woodcock, John McClean:









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