Bird News Thursday 18th May

A male and female Long-tailed Duck, Whimbrel and a Garden Warbler were at Lower Lough Erne islands RSPB reserve, Co Fermanagh this morning (Brad Robson)

A Red Kite flew over the Four Winds area of east Belfast this morning this morning (Dan Barry)

A male Ruff was at RSPB WoW, at times it was displaying to Black-tailed Godwits (Derek Polley)

Thanks to Derek Polley for this picture of the male Ruff and to Wilf Swain for the Swift: