Bird News Saturday 17th January

The Black Redstart was still at Newcastle harbour (Co Down), (Keith Bennett)

In Down a pair of Goosander were at Lough Island Reavy, still. 6 Twite were still at Tyrella (Keith Bennett)

The 1stw Iceland Gull, a 2ndw Med Gull & male Goosander were in Larne Lough today (Neal Warnock)

A male Goosander this morning at Ballydougan Lake, Downpatrick. 7 Pink-footed Geese with approx. 200 Greylags in a field off Churchtown Road, (that is at the crossroads near Turllyratty/Great Dam on Downpatrick - Strangford Road,  opposite the turn off for Castleward). (David Nixon)

A Little Egret was feeding in a sheugh in Islands Park, Newcastle (Eric Jones)

3 Great Northern Divers were in Killough Harbour (Tim Murphy)

A high count of 25 Little Grebe, were at Camagh Bay Co. Fermanagh (Gareth Buchanan)

A Slaty-backed Gull was at Killybeggs all day, giving views down to 20 feet. See: https://www.facebook.com/birdwatch.sligo/posts/715201101929217 (Birdguides / Birdwatch Sligo)

Thanks to Cameron Moore for the picture of a Twite, Pauline Majury for the Long-eared Owl, and Cecil Smyth for the Redpoll:



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