Bird News Wednesday 13th March

4 Buzzards were displaying, soaring and hunting over Prehen Park, Derry today, also 3 Buzzards were at Muff, Inishowen Co Donegal. (Christine Cassidy).

A summer plumaged Red-throated Diver was in the bay at Portballintrae A Great Northern Diver and the Glaucous Gull were in Ballycastle Harbour. (Colin Guy).

A Little Egret was in the culvert by McDonald's in Moat Park, Dundonald. (Lindsay Hodges).

9 Long-tailed Duck and a Sandwich Tern were at Greenisland Sea Park (Gerard McGeehan).    

A Buzzard with a yellow tag on the left wing was along Glenhead Road at Glenwherry. Also seen were a Stonechat, 2 Raven and a Sparrowhawk (William Smyton).

Thanks to today's photographers, to Lindsay Hodges for the Grey Heron picture, to Christine Cassidy for the Buzzard picture and to Tom McCreery for the Treecreeper and Otter pictures. You can see more NI bird pictures at www.nibirdpics.blogspot.co.uk