Ten Slavonian Grebes were on Lough Foyle, seen from Myroe. (Martin Deehan).
A male Brambling was seen again in a garden in Antrim. (Mark Smyth).
Bird News Wednesday 11th February 2026
The Harlequin Duck is still at Trá na gCloch in Donegal. (Birdguides).
Bird News Tuesday 10th February 2026
The drake Harlequin duck was off the outflow and the Pacific Diver distantly to the west from Trà na gCloch, Donegal this morning (Robert Vaughan / Richard Caves)
The Slavonian Grebe was still at Craigavon South Lake (Ed O’Hara)
Inch, Donegal had a Great White Egret and two Russian White-fronts this morning (Ciaran Cronin)
A Long-tailed Duck was at Glynn (Gerard McGeehan / Shirley Dunlop)
A male Brambling was in a garden in Antrim (Mark Smyth)
Harlequin Duck, Richard Caves:
Bird News Monday 9th February 2026
Pacific Diver from west side of bay and Harlequin from beach still off Tra na gCloch, Donegal (Mike Hoit).
Black Redstart still at mouth of Shimna River, Newcastle on rocks to right of pedestrian bridge (Steve Brennan).
A Great Spotted Woodpecker yesterday in Stormont Park near the Boardwalk (Donna Darlington).
Drake Ferruginous Duck still at Ballysaggart Lough this evening (Ciarin Cronin).
Harlequin, Richard Caves:
Black Redstart, Steve Brennan:
Bird News Sunday 8th February 2026
A Little Gull was off Kinnegar in Belfast Lough. A Slavonian Grebe and Great Northern Diver were also present. (Stuart Cossey).
Slavonian Grebe, Colin Kennedy.
The Black Redstart is still at the mouth of the Shimna river, Newcastle. (Chris Veale).
A Merlin along the road to Portrush by Juniper Hill caravan park. (Chris Hamilton).
The Harlequin Duck still in usual spot at Tra na gCloch, Co. Donegal. (Jeff Larkin). A Pacific Diver is just offshore at Tra na gCloch, with the Harlequin Duck (Jeff Larkin).
A Great White Egret was at Reedy Flats. (Michael Latham). Another Great White Egret was east of Emersons sand quay at Ardmore an a ringtail Hen Harrier at Reedy Flats. (Ed O'Hara).
Two Great White Egrets were at Portmore. (Ivan Quail, Nicky Lynn, Daniel Newton).
The adult Ring-billed Gull was still at the Round O in Enniskillen. (Colin Bell). The 1st winter Ring-billed Gull was also present. (Ronan Owens).
A White-tailed Eagle was in the Antrim Hills. (Kenny Moore).
The 2 Russian White-fronts were with 200+ Greylags in the field on left heading to Inch Reserve in Donegal. (Jeff Larkin).
Two male Brambling were in a garden in Antrim. (Mark Smyth)
15 Velvet Scoter far out off Lough Shore Park in Belfast Lough. (Stuart McKee).
The White-fronted Goose was with Greylags off the Portmuck Road, behind the farm at Portmuck Harbour. A Red-throated Diver and 2 Great Northern Divers were off Muck Island. (Kevin Kirkham).
Two Pinkfeet were with Greylags in a pond along the road to Fair Head carpark, two more Pinkfeet were with Greylags nearby. A Red-throated Diver was in Red Bay. (Philip Johnson).
A Great White Egret this afternoon at Bunnahesco, Upper Lough Erne, Co Fermanagh. it was in a field at the waters edge, before flying to Robinsons Island out of view. (Colin Bell)
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was drumming in Ormeau Park in Belfast this morning. (Jonathan Clark).
A Slavonian Grebe was on the south Balancing Lake in Craigavon. (Colin Kennedy).
Great White Egret.
Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle
Michael Latham
Bird news Saturday, 7th February 2026
A pair of Slavonian Grebes were off Kinnegar from the Concentrix carpark ( Daniel Newton)
A male Brambling was in a garden in Antrim (Mark Smyth)
The Black Redstart was still at the Shimna River, Newcastle (Andrew Crory)
An adult little gull was at Briggs rocks County down (Richard Weyl)
A Slavonian Grebe is in Groomsport Bay (Katy Bell)
An adult Little Gull and a Mediterranean Gull were in flooded fields at Toome. A Great White Egret was behind Nicholl’s Garage (David Steele)
Three Great Northern Diver were off Runkerry and one off Portballintrae (Simon Morton)
The Harlequin Duck was still at Trá na gCloch today (Dakota Reid and Martin Clift). A diver was also seen and this is now believed to be a Pacific Diver.
A Slavonian Grebe, two Great Northern Divers and another three Great White Egrets were at Lough Beg (David Steele)
The two Ring-billed Gulls were at the Round O Enniskillen. Great White Egrets were at The Watermill and near Belle Isle. Three Ring necked Ducks were seen with two female off Drumcon Road and a drake near Belle Isle (John Cusack)
The Lesser Yellowlegs was still on Rathlin (Ric Else)
Two pairs of Long Eared Owl were at Ulster University (John Clarke).
The Ferruginous Duck was looked for today without success.
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Drumkeeragh Forest Park this morning (Sean Thompson)
Great White Egret, Inch, Gerry Bond:
Pacific Diver, Curranport, Co Donegal, Dakota Reid / Martin Clift:
Bird News Friday 6th February 2026
The Bittern is still at Inch in Donegal. (Ray Glynn).
The Harlequin Duck is still at Trá na Gloch in Donegal. (Birdguides).
A male Goosander was on Lough Island Reavey. (Ewan McKenzie)
The adult and 1st winter Ring-billed Gulls were still at the Round "O" in Enniskillen. (Robert Vaughan).
The Ferruginous Duck was in the north east corner of Ballysaggart Lough. (Tom Kavanagh, Gary White).
The Whitefront is still with Greylags at Steele's Point on Islandmagee. The Purple Sandpiper was still at Whitehead seafront. (David Clarke, John Pyper, Cameron Moore).
Whitefront, Cameron Moore.
Bird News Thursday 5th February 2026
A Great White Egret was off the Platform Hide at Inch, Donegal (Searlas Anderson)
The Ferruginous Duck was present this morning in the north east corner of Ballysaggart Lough, Dungannon. It was later on the east side (David McCreedy / Mike McLaughlin / Dermot Hughes)
Three Great White Egrets, a Peregrine and a male Garganey (seen from the stables) were at Portmore Lough (Alan Dickson)
A first winter Ring-billed Gull was at the Round 'O', Enniskillen today along with the adult Ring-billed Gull. (Ronan Owens)
Bird News Wednesday 4th February 2026
The Ferruginous Duck was back in the north east corner of Ballysaggart Lough this morning. (Neal Warnock).
The Bittern was seen briefly in flight from the causeway looking towards the platform at Inch in Donegal. A Great White Egret was in front of the platform and both Russian Whitefronts were in field opposite Calaghan Tyres first thing. (Robert Vaughan).
The Black Redstart was at the leeward side of the footbridge at the Shimna River in Newcastle this afternoon. (Maurice McNeely).
An adult Polish ringed Mediterranean Gull was at Antrim Marina today. Ringed as a chick in June 2022, previous sightings were on the Bann Estuary in July 2025 (John Clarke) and Southampton in March 2023. (Gareth Platt).
The Curlew Sandpiper was seen again at Myroe. (Birdguides).
A Whitefront was at Steele's Point on Islandmagee. (Cameron Moore).
Mediterranean Gull, Gareth Platt.
Great White Egret, Robert Boyle.
Bird News Tuesday 3rd February 2026
A Bittern was seen in flight off the Tready Hide, Inch, Donegal this morning (Chris Ingram)
A Red Kite was at Burnpipe Lane, Ballinahinch (Garry Wilkinson)
A Spotted Redshank was roosting at high tide at Castle Espie with 80 Redshank and 20 Greenshank (Chris Murphy)
A Curlew Sandpiper was in the channel at Myroe (John Clarke)
Curlew Sandpiper, John Clarke:
Bird News Monday 2nd February 2026
The Harlequin Duck was still at Tra na gcloch in Donegal. (Robert Vaughan).
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A Red-throated Diver was in Glenarm harbour. (Mervyn Campbell).
A possible Great White Egret was seen in a flooded field at Bunnahesco, Upper Lough Erne. Also a Woodcock yesterday at dusk crossing the A4 near Enniskillen. (Colin Bell).
The Pipit was seen again at Portmore and appeared to be a Water Pipit. (David Steele).
Red-throated Diver, Mervyn Campbell.
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Bird News Sunday 1st February 2026
A probable American Pipit is at Portmore RSPB reserve (Garry Armstrong). There was no sign of the bird this afternoon.
The drake Harlequin Duck was still at the river outflow at Trá na gClocha, Curranport, Donegal this mornimg (Mark Carmody)
At least 4 Goosander were at Lough Island Reavy (David Stirling / Chris Murphy)
The Black Redstart was at the mouth of the Shimna River, Newcastle (Chris Murphy / Liam O’Hara)
Two Russian White-fronted Geese were in the fields opposite Callaghans Tyres, Burt, Co Donegal (Derek Brennan)
A Spotted Redshank is at Castle Espie (Stuart Cossey)
The male Black Redstart was still at Portavogie (Stuart Cossey)
A Great White Egret and Peregrine were seen at Portmore Lough (Andrew Upton)
Killybeggs had one Glaucous Gull and three Iceland Gull (Dermot Hughes / Chris Ingram)
A Black-throated Diver was seen from Kircubbin Car Park (David Stirling)
The Lesser Yellowlegs was still on Rathlin (Ric Else)
Two Woodcock were at Galgorm Golf Course. A pair of Mandarin were close by on the River Braid (Richard Gray)
A drake Goosander was at Cushendun (Tomás Hand)
The Ring-billed Gull was seen again at the Round O, Enniskillen today. This bird was recently ringed in Cork! (Ronan Owens)
A drake Ring-necked Duck was at Crom, Fermanagh. A Great White Egret was at The Watermill (John Cusack)
The Ferruginous Duck was looked for today without success.
Russian White-fronted Geese, Derek Brennan:
Probable American Pipit, Portmore by Michael Latham:
Black Redstart, Liam O’Hara:
Goosander, Tomás Hand:
Ring-billed Gull, Enniskillen, Ronan Owens:
Bird News Saturday 31st January 2026
The Ferruginous Duck was still at Ballysagggart Lough. (Mark Getty).
The Black-throated Diver was still in Church Bay on Rathlin along with 5 Great Northern Divers and a Red-throated Diver. (Ric Else).
The Harlequin Duck is still at Trá na Gloch in Donegal. (Searlas Anderson).
A female or juvenile Hen Harrier heading north near Charlestown road, north of Portadown at 11am. (Sean Thompson).
Ringtail Hen Harrier, male Pintail and Great Egret at Portmore. (Stuart Cossey).
2 Great White Egrets in flooded fields a mile from Oxford Island. (Michael Latham).
A Merlin was at Reedy Flats. (Michael Latham).
Black Redstart still at Newcastle - on the rocks between the Tropicana and the beach. (Chris Rankin).
A dark-bellied Brent was in Killough Harbour, seen from Station Road. (Chris Murphy).
Ferruginous Duck:
David Knight
David McCreedy
Michael Latham
Merlin, Michael Latham.
Great Northern Diver, Robert Boyle.
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