Bird News Thursday 2nd March

31 Twite were present at the Boatyard, Whitehead. The Black Redstart was also present today. The Greenland White-fronted Goose was with 56 Greylag at Steeles Point, Islandmagee. (Cameron Moore)

The Spoonbill was at Annes Point, Strangford Lough this afternoon. A Kingfisher was in Bangor Marina this morning (Julian Greenwood)

Lough Beg today had an adult-winter Mediterranean Gull and good early spring counts of 70 Pintail, 85 Shoveler, 600 Black-tailed Godwits and 12 Ruff. (David Steele)

2 adult Mediterranean Gulls were at the RSPB WOW Reserve late this afternoon. One seemed in complete summer plumage but the other had a lot of white in the black head. (Tom Ennis)

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was at the back of the FE McWilliams gallery cafe at Banbridge Outlet Centre this afternoon. (Garry Wilkinson)

Yesterday an adult Mediterranean Gull was in Bangor Marina (Derek Polley)

A Kingfisher was on the Enler river near Comber today. (Robert McDowell)

A second winter Glaucous Gull was at East Strand Portrush (Colin Guy)

Yesterday a Long-tailed Duck was at Lough Shore, Belfast (Gerard McGeehan)

Thanks to Cameron Moore for this pic of a Twite: