Cattle Egret at Moyle end of Blanket Nook, Co Donegal in field with cattle (Chris Ingram).
Spoonbill actively feeding this morning at Belfast Lough WoW also Little Ringed Plover and Ruff still, also 5+ Common Sandpipers, 2 Little Gulls (Laura Kerr / Jake Grant).
Wader flocks are building up with increased numbers of commoner waders including Dunlin and Greenshank reported.
Arctic Tern, Michael Latham:
Marsh Harrier still Inch, Co Donegal (Theo Campbell).
Spoonbill, Little Ringed Plover, Ruff still at Belfast Lough WoW also 5 Common Sandpipers (Gerard McGeehan). Also a Little Gull (Jake Grant). 3 Little Gulls this evening (Wilton Farrelly).
A White Stork spent most of the Wellington Rec v Crusaders game yesterday in Larne on top of the floodlights (Thomas Fulton). One reported in flight over Whitehead this afternoon (per Adam McClure).
A Red Kite over Annsborough, Co Down at 3pm being chased by gulls (Ann-Marie Smyth).
5 Mediterranean Gulls at the Bann Estuary this evening (adult, 2 2nd cy, 2 juvs) (John Spottiswood).
White Stork, Thomas Fulton:
Late news from yesterday of 6 Whimbrel and c50 Swift heading south from Copeland Bird Observatory (David Stirling).
Yellowhammer singing near Bright, Co Down (David Clarke).
Female Great Spotted Woodpecker on feeder in garden near Hillsborough (Juliet Fleming). Another at Silent Valley car park (Ann-Marie Smyth).
Spoonbill, Little Ringed Plover, Ruff, 2cy Little Gull, 3 Common Sandpipers still at Belfast Lough WoW (Bob Watts).
Mediterranean Gull with PKPA ring also a Whimbrel in the Bann Estuary (John Clarke).
Juvenile Cuckoo and Great Skua Rathlin (James McDowell).
60+ Swifts at Lough Mourne, Carrickfergus (Ian Enlander).
A Whimbrel at Kearney this afternoon (Graham McElwaine).
Cuckoo, James McDowell:
Great Skua, James McDowell:
Yellowhammer, David Clarke:
The White-rumped Sandpiper remains at the Bann Estuary, at the Barmouth on the Castlerock side. The bird is alone. (Richard Donaghey).
Great Spotted Woodpeckers at Murlough House, Dundrum (Conor Mansell) and in garden on peanut feeder Lambeg (Noeni Bryars).
The Little Ringed Plover, 2 Little Gulls, Ruff and 5 Common Sandpipers were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve this morning, the Spoonbill wasn't seen. (Jake Grant). The Spoonbill reappeared at 12.15. (Derek Polley).
Three Red Grouse were at Jenkin Forest in Co. Fermanagh. (Colin Bell).
A Whooper Swan was at Stoneyford Reservoir this afternoon. (Ivan Cullen).
Dark-bellied Brent, Juliet Fleming.
There was no sign of the Green Sandpiper at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve this morning, the Spoonbill, Ruff, Little Ringed Plover and a Little Gull were present, another Little Gull was at Kinnegar shore. (Daniel Newton Sean Gibson). The Green Sandpiper is showing again at 11.45. (Gerard McGeehan). Seven Common Sandpipers were present this afternoon. (Bob Watts).
The WoW reserve this evening had the Spoonbill, Little Ringed Plover, Ruff, 3 Little Gulls, and 4 Mediterranean Gulls, 3 adults and a 2nd year. There was no sign of the Green Sandpiper. Two adult Mediterranean Gulls were also at Kinnegar shore. (Philip West).
The Marsh Harrier is still at Inch in Donegal. (Theo Campbell).
Two Great Northern Divers were seen on a boat trip off Portballintrae and a Great Skua off Portrush. (John Clarke).
A 1st year Mediterranean Gull was at Magilligan. (Stephen Riddell).
A Brent Goose was at Bushfoot near Portballintrae. (Juliet Fleming).
Two Red Kites were in the Antrim Hills. (Michael Latham).
Spoonbill, Little Ringed Plover and Ruff at Belfast Lough WoW (Adam McClure/Daniel Newton). All still present this evening plus a Common Sandpiper and a Knot (Michael Latham). Green Sandpiper late evening (Daniel Newton).
Osprey seen flying over Bann Estuary with fish 0830 (Stephen Riddell).
Osprey and 5 male Ruff at Lough Beg (David Steele).
A Little Tern from the train near Kinnego (Garry Wilkinson).
Summer-plumaged Great Northern Diver off Briggs Point, Groomsport (Jeff Silver).
Summer-plumaged Great Northern Diver at Glenarm (Gerard McGeehan / Shirley Dunlop).
2 Adult Mediterranean Gulls Bann Estuary (John Spottiswood).
Great Northern Diver, Jeff Silver:
Ruff, Daniel Newton:
A White-tailed Eagle was seen again in the Antrim Hills. (Kenny Moore, Ian Dickey).
The Spoonbill, a Mediterranean Gull and 2 Common Sandpipers were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve. (Jake Grant). There were also 3 Little Gulls present this evening. (Wilton Farrelly).
A Yellowhammer was singing in fields at the back of Billy Neill Country Park in Belfast. (Bob Watts).
White-tailed Eagle, Sandra McDowell.
