Bird News for 12th Oct.

A Snow Bunting was at Ramore Head and a Ring-billed Gull at East Strand car park in Portrush.(M.Tickner)

24 Little Egret and 9 PF Geese were at Ballycarry Co.Antrim.(C.Moore)

2 Lapland Bunting were at the cattle grid to the entrance to the Quoile pondage and the Blue winged Goose was on the Quoile itself (S&J Marshall).

Elsewhere a Red flanked Bluetail ( 2nd irish record) was on Cape Clear Island, a few Northern birders will be getting twitchy over the next few days as a few have planned a trip onto the island.