Saturday 14th August News

All quiet so far.....

Blimey, as soon as I wrote that I got a report!

Spoonbill - 1, Quoile Pondage, Co. Down (Dan Bailie)
(halfway between Castle Island hide and yacht club)
Green Sandpiper - 1, Quoile Pondage, Co. Down (Dan Bailie)
Knot - 1, Quoile Pondage, Co. Down (Dan Bailie)
Whooper Swan - 1, Quoile Pondage, Co. Down (Dan Bailie)
Spotted Flycatcher - 1 Quoile Pondage Co.Down (Keith Bennett)
Little Egret - 1, Floodgates Strangford Lough Co.Down
Mediterranean Gull - 1 adult on beach 1 mile north of Portavogie Co.Down
Ring-billed Gull x Common Gull Hybrid - Millisle Co.Down
Ruff - 3, Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve Co.Down
Green Sandpiper - 1, Belfast Lough RSPB, Co. Down
Yellow Legged Gull - 1 juvenile Whitehouse Lagoon Co.Antrim (Keith Bennett)


Here's some pics of today's Spoonbill at the Quoile Pondage, Co. Dowm, by Craig Nash
Check out Craig's websites here:
http://peregrinesbirdblog.blogspot.com/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peregrinebirdphoto






































Thanks very much to Joe Devlin for these photos of Great Crested Grebe and Sandwich Tern

































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