Bird News for Sunday 3rd Oct.

St.John's Point,no great sign of any movement,birds of note included 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Puffin,and 3 RT Diver,5 Buzzard were at Kellys Wood, small parties of Swallow and House Martin were passing through as were a number of Skylark.

Killough has 2 Med.Gull,(both ad ) 1 Little Gull, 5 Little Egret,1 Greenshank, Strand Lough near by had a Kingfisher.(G.Armstrong/I.Graham/I.Patience/P.West)

Female Common Scoter at Dargan bay this morning.  About 12 Scaup and 10 Red Breasted Mergansers also (E Randall)

Islandmagee this morning - Portmuck - 2 sparrowhawk on headland, 30 blackbird - virtually all males, 40 goldfinch, 20+ goldcrest. Skernaghan Point (Browns Bay) 50 linnet, 60 meadow pipit, 2 wheatear, 3 sandwich tern, 10 swallow (I Enlander)

At Malin Head, Co Donegal, A Yellow-browed Warbler and 6 Brambling were seen.