Tuesday 20th April

Purple Sandpiper - 5, Sandy Bay, Larne, Co. Antrim

Mediterranean Gull - 2 (one with a white ring), Sandy Bay, Larne, Co. Antrim

Glaucous Gull - 1 (adult), Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve.

Little Gull -1 (adult), Quoile Pondage, Co. Down

Common Tern - 3, Quoile Pondage, Co. Down (1st reported this year)

White Wagtail - 1, Sandy Bay, Larne, Co. Antrim
Crossbill - 40, Cairn Wood, Craigantlet, Co. Down

2,000 auks went south past Whitehead.

Below: Red Squirrel at Straidkilly NNR by Denis McBride, Glenarm Wildlife Group

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Mammal photos updated here


Israel (March 2009) photos updated here