Bird News Sunday 5th July

An Osprey was at Church Island, Lough Beg. It was harried by Black-headed Gulls & dropped a half eaten fish; It disappeared over Church Island towards Magherafelt direction (Kevin Kirkham-Brown)

10 Crossbills flew over a garden at Tempo (Colin Bell)

9 Common Sandpiper were along the Newry River/ Estuary this morning. (Frank Carroll)

A Ruff, Knot, 2 Common Sandpiper and a second-summer Mediterranean Gull were at Belfast Harbour Lagoon (Gerard McGeehan)

Thanks to David Hunter for this pic of a Kestrel: