A ring-tail Hen Harrier was off the viewing platform at Inch, Donegal (Theo Campbell)
The Osprey was still at the Quoile this morning (David Stirling)
Two Green Sandpipers were at Blackstaff River and a Stock Dove at Ardilea, Dundrum Bay, this morning. The Osprey was in flight, at the Yacht club end of Quoile Pondage at lunchtime. (David Nixon / Philip McHaffie)
Common Sandpiper at Traad Point. 12 adult Whooper Swan with one young south of Traad Point (Mark Smyth).
Marsh Harrier at Todd’s Corner, Ardmore. Single Ruff at the east end of Reedy Flats and 4 more Ruff at the west end (Garry Armstrong, Oscar Campbell).
3 Ruff at Lady Bay (David Clarke, John Pyper).
3 dark and a single phase Arctic Skuas chasing Sandwich Terns and at least 2 Little Gulls of which one an adult at Magilligan Point. Also porpoises and bottle nose dolphins (Michael Latham, Nathan Gilbert).
Osprey at Lough Beg 1220 perched up on a big willow tree at the north end, also Great White Egret (David Steele). Still at north end of Lough Beg this evening. Very distant but still viewable from Long Wood (Aaron Long, Daniel Newton, Ian Young).
Wheatear at Ramore Head (Chris Hamilton).
At least one Green Sandpiper still at Seagahan Dam Co Armagh still with Common Sandpiper (John Spottiswood).
Ruff, David Clarke:
Magilligan had 2 adult Little Gulls, an Arctic Skua, Kestrel and 3 Common Scoter. The best at the Barmouth was a single Ruff and Whimbrel and an adult Med Gull.(Garry Armstrong / David Steele)
An Arctic Skua was at Briggs Rocks, Co Down this morning (Richard Weyl)
Two Red Kites were in the Antrim Hills. Also seen were a Hen Harrier, Kestrel, Wheatear and a high count of 48 Raven (Stephen Farquhar)
Kinnegar Shore had an adult Mediterranean Gull (Daniel Newton)
2 Green Sandpiper and a Common Sandpiper were at Seagahan Resevoir, south of Markethill (Clifford Sharpe)
A Ruff was at Lady’s Bay, and a Common Sandpiper at Bartins Bay, Lough Neagh (Richard Caves)
Two Osprey were seen east of Emerson’s Sand-pit. A Garganey was at Reedy Flats (Oscar Campbell)
Ruff, Lady’s Bay, unfortunately with extensive blue green algae (Richard Caves)
Last night a Ruff was at Myroe (Martin Deehan)
Today Myroe had a Little Stint and two Ruff (Martin Deehan)
Two Whimbrel were at Ballycarry Bridge (Ian Enlander)
A juvenile Little Gull was at Long Point, Lough Beg (David Steele)
A juvenile Mediterranean Gull and two Whimbrel were at the Bann Estuary (John Spottiswood)
A juvenile Cuckoo was at Ballyquinton Point (Hugh Thurgate)
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.
