Bird News Friday 30th January

An adult type Glaucous Gull headed north off Larne this lunchtime. The 1st winter Iceland Gull was still in the harbour. (Neal Warnock).

4 Goosander (2 male and 2 fem/imm) were along the River Main at Slaght near Ballymena (David Steele).

A Dipper was singing and a Water Rail showing well on the stream at moat park Dundonald (Harry Byron)

Thanks to Rodney Monteith for the first Bullfinch picture, Christine Cunningham for the second Bullfinch picture, Dick Glasgow for the Lapwing picture and Ginny McKee for the Goldfinch picture.