Bird News Friday 20th April

Lower lough Erne Islands RSPB reserve Co Fermanagh this morning had 39 Whimbrel 36 Black-tailed Godwits and 9 White Wagtails. 2 singing Grasshopper Warblers were at upper lough erne (Brad Robson, Amy Burns, Sarah McCaffrey)

Unusually a Bullfinch was on Rathlin (Ric Else / Hazel Watson)

Two Whimbrel were in Kinnegar shore this morning (Daniel Newton)

A Cuckoo was at Murlough Co Down.(Philip McErlean)

4 Purple Sandpiper west of Pickie and a Wheatear at Sticklands.(Derek Polley)

Cuckoo - Philip McErlean.