Bird News Monday 23rd January

The Drake Lesser Scaup was still showing closely at Airport Road West with 30+ Greater Scaup (Sam Thomas)

20 Waxwing where seen in Woodcroft Heights, Ballymena this afternoon, they flew off towards the Galgorm Rd. (Richard Gray)

31 Common Scoter were off Whitehouse (Gerard McGeehan)

10 Gadwall and 2 Shoveler where on Hillsborough Lake this morning.(Frank Carroll)

A female Velvet Scoter was off Inch Island, Co Donegal today along with 26 Common Scoter & 2 Long-tailed Ducks (Brad Robson)

Thanks to Bill Guiller for this picture of one of the Whitehead Twite: