Saturday 17th April

Manx Shearwater - 15, St. John's Pt., Co. Down
Little Egret - 5, Dundrum Inner Bay South, Co. Down
Little Egret - 2, Quoile Pondage, Co. Down
Red Kite - 4, Castlewellan Forest Park, Co. Down
Common Sandpiper - 1, Belfast RSPB
Purple Sandpiper - 30, Ramore Head, Co.Antrim
Whimbrel - 16, Ramore Head, Co.Antrim
Whimbrel - 7, Belfast RSPB
Ruff - 1 (male), Belfast RSPB
Ring-billed Gull - 2 (both 2nd Winter), Belfast RSPB
Glaucous Gull - 1 (3rd summer), Millisle, Co. Down
Little Gull - 1(adult), Quoile Pondage, Co.Down
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 (female), Co.Down
Cuckoo - 1, Ballyregan Road, Dundonald, Co. Down
Reed Warbler - 1, Ballyherly Lough, Co. Down
Willow Warbler - 7, Kelly's Wood, Co. Down
Chiff-chaff - 2 - Kelly's Pt., Co. Down
Crossbill - 20, Ballyboley Forest, Co. Antrim

Above: Hen Harrier, today, Co. Antrim by Mark Killops

Above: Great Crested Grebes by Mark Killops, today, Oxford Island



Moths on the Wing

Twin-spotted Quaker Orthosia munda

Flight Period: early March to beginning of May


Israel shots added to Trip Photos gallery (here)


There are now over 500 photos on this blog!