Bird News Friday 31st May

A Reed Warbler was singing early this morning at Kinnegar Pond beside the Holywood entrance to Belfast Harbour Estate. Sedge Warblers and a single Whitethroat were giving excellent views at the RSPB Conseravtion Area in the estate. (Gilly Irwin).

A Corncrake was calling in a field close to the La Mon House hotel in Castlereagh last night. (Jim Wells).

4 Yellowhammer, 2 Stonechat and 2 Whitethroat were at Camphill Community, Glencraig at Craigavad (Warren Rooney).

Thanks to today's photographers, to Mervyn Campbell for the picture of the Rock Pipit, to David Hill for the picture of the Shelduck ducklings, to Alitair Prentice for the picture of the Great Tit and to Tom McCreery for the picture of the Kingfisher. You can see more NI bird pictures at www.nibirdpics.blogspot.co.uk