Desertas/Feas Petrel from Melmore Head, Co Donegal at 8am and a further sighting at 840 possibly a second bird. Also 20 Sooty Shearwaters in a 5 hour seawatch (Oscar Campbell).
Ringtail Hen Harrier at Portmore Lough (Richard Gray).
Ruff, Common Sandpiper and 43 Dunlin at Belfast Lough WoW Reserve (Gerard McGeehan).
13 species of wader Bann Estuary this evening included 4 Common Sandpipers, Whimbrel, 9 Knots, 21 Bar-tailed Godwits and Greenshank. 60+ small waders. (John Spottiswood).
A Chough and 2 Twite were at Torr Head. (Derek Brennan).
Melmore Head in Donegal this morning had 2 Cory's Shearwaters, 1 Sooty and 1200 Manx Shearwater, plus Puffin, 2 Arctic and 3 Great Skua and singles of Great Northern and Red-throated Divers. (Oscar Campbell).
A Mediterranean Gull was at the East Strand carpark in Portrush. (John Clarke).
An Osprey was at Portmore this afternoon. (Richard Caves).
The Black-headed or Grey-headed Yellow Wagtail was again off the platform at Inch in Donegal. Distant, so no calls heard. (Derek Brennan).
A Cory's Shearwater was close in off Fanad Head in Donegal. (Oscar Campbell).
A juvenile Wheatear was near the quarry below Slieve Donard in the Mournes. (Roger Woodward).
A Ruff was at Dargan this morning. (Suzanne Belshaw)
Mediterranean Gull, John Clarke.
Ruff, Suzanne Belshaw.
Golden Plover, Pauline Johnson.
A small fall of warblers including 8 Chiffchaff, a Whitethroat and an unstreaked acro were in the trees leading down the path to the hide at RSPB WoW. A Ruff and Common Sandpiper were also present (Stuart McKee)
A ringtail Hen Harrier was at Portmore RSPB (Shane Brighton / Dermot Hughes)
The immature Marsh Harrier was on the rocks at Oxford Island (Shane Brighton)
Two Common Sandpiper were along the river Lagan this evening (Mel O’Hagan)
First year Herring Gull, Mel O’Hagan:
An immature Marsh Harrier was at Todd’s Point, Ardmore, Lough Neagh. The bird subsequently moved to Reedy Flats (Garry Armstrong) A Whimbrel was also there (Oscar Campbell)
Melmore Head Donegal in 2 hrs this morning had 14 Cory's, 7 Sooty, c3000 Manx, 1 Bonxie, 1 Arctic Skua, 9 Whimbrel & 2 Great Northern Diver (Eric Randall)
An Osprey was at Carnmore Viewpoint / Kimran Lough, near Fivemiletown this afternoon (Colin Bell)
A Green Sandpiper was at Blanketnook (Derek Brennan)
Yesterday an Osprey was at Lowrys Lake, Armagh (John Anderson)
3 Cory’s Shearwater and a Sabines Gull were seen from Fanad Head today (Michael Latham / Nathan Gilbert)
A Glaucous Gull was on the slipway at Killybeggs (Aaron Long / Stephen Dunbar)
Glaucous Gull, Aaron Long:
An immature Marsh Harrier was at Starbog Road in the Antrim hills, heading west. (Clive Mellon).
A Chough was at the Bann Estuary. (Tomas Hand).
An Osprey was at Castle Island hide at the Quoile. (Ann-narie Smyth).
A Mediterranean Gull was at McDonald's at Sprucefield outside Lisburn at lunchtime. (Suzanne Belshaw).
A juvenile Wood Sandpiper and six Common Sandpipers were at Lady Bay. (Garry Armstrong).
A Whimbrel was at Orlock Point. (Jonathan Fallows).
A pelagic from Teelin in Donegal 8am to 3pm: approximate totals, 30 Cory’s, 4 Sooty, 17 Great Shearwaters, 100+ European Storm Pet8, 3 Wilsons Petrels, 4 Great Skuas, an Arctic Skua. Also 2 Minke Whales, Common Dolphins and 2 Sunfish. (Wilton Farrelly et al).
Osprey, Ann-marie Smyth.
Mediterranean Gull, Suzanne Belshaw.
Male Wheatear at Penny Burn, Lough Foyle shore, Derry (John Spottiswood).
Spotted Redshank still at north end Lough Mourne with 2 Greenshank, 1 Redshank and 1 Common Sandpiper - a nice Tringa-fest. Also 12 Clouded Yellow (Dermot Hughes / Ian Enlander).
An Osprey flew over the Ormeau Road, Belfast this morning (Stuart Cossey)
3 Ruff were at Inch, Co Donegal (Chris Ingram)
The juvenile Spotted Redshank was still at Lough Mourne, Carrickfergus (Ivan Quail)
A juvenile Wood Sandpiper was at Lough Beg (David Steele)
A Green Sandpiper was in Killough Harbour this evening (Chris Murphy)
An Osprey was at the Quoile (Paul Megahey)
The Peregrine breeding season is winding down. It was not an outstanding one but we are aware of 53 pairs fledging 116 young. The Sperrins and Fermanagh did well but it was a poor year in Down and Armagh. The dominance of quarries continued with no fewer than 37 successful nests. That compared to 8 coastal sites with young and another 8 successful natural inland cliffs. Three persecution incidents (all in quarries) were identified. If you have details on any breeding you can forward to Jim Wells at 07856 235144.
An Osprey was at Lough Muck near Omagh. (Mary Arundell).
Yesterday the Little Ringed Plover was still present on Rathlin. (Ric Else).
A Whimbrel was showing well at the Barmouth hide this morning. The Osprey was not seen. (Rev Rhys Jones).
A Kestrel was at Garry Bog near Ballymoney. (James Armour)
Kestrel, James Armour.
2 calling Quail still at Myroe, one from Carrowclare Road. Also 2 juvenile Wheatears, 7 Mediterranean Gulls and probable Green Sandpiper (Theo Campbell / Paul McSwiggan).
Single distant Osprey at Bann Estuary this morning (Ian Dickey).
Osprey flew over Altnahinch Dam, North Antrim but didn’t appear to hang around (David Steele).
Storm Petrel off St John’s Point this morning (Daniel Bailie).
Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpipers, Mediterranean Gull and winter plumaged Bar-tailed Godwit on the Bann Estuary. Wader numbers still reasonable but much reduced compared to yesterday (John Spottiswood).
Osprey over Islandmagee heading SW over Belfast Lough towards Donaghadee (Kevin Kirkham).
2 Whimbrel at Lady Bay this afternoon (Richard Caves).
Whimbrel, Richard Caves:
A Balearic Shearwater went west past Fanad Head this morning (Wilton Farrelly)
A juvenile Little Ringed Plover was in the harbour at Rathlin. (Ric Else)
Two Osprey are at the Bann Estuary (John Clarke)
The Bann Estuary also had a good passage of waders including 12 Whimbrel (John Spottiswood)
Two Wheatear were at Killard Point (Dermot Hughes)
A juvenile Spotted Redshank and two Green Sandpiper were at Lough Mourne, Co Anyrim (Ivan Quail)
A Wood Sandpiper and a Mediterranean Gull were at the Bann Estuary this afternoon (Matthew Tickner)
A possible Lesser Yellowlegs was reported from the Quoile (Michael Stevenson)
Little Ringed Plover, Ric Else:
