Bird News Sunday 19th August

A juvenile Little Gull was at RSPB WoW this afternoon (Daniel Newton)

A Ruff was at Myroe (Michael Latham \ Michael Savage)

Myroe had high counts of 1100+ Ringed Plover and 1900+ Dunlin. There were also 5 Med Gulls and a Ruff. The best at Ballykelly has an adult Med Gull. (Garry Armstrong)

Magilligan had a Red-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver and an Arctic Skua. (Wilton Farrelly)

The Barmouth had six Whimbrel, a Bonxie and two Arctic Skua. (Stuart McKee)

A Red Kite was flying over the Hilltown Road Rathriland at lunchtime today. (Karen Elliott)

A Ruff and a Whimbrel were on the rocks opposite Croaghan hide, Oxford Island today (Mark Killops)

Ballycarry Bridge, Larne Lough had  a high count of 17 Little Egret at the high tide roost this afternoon (Ian Enlander)

A juvenile Roseate Tern was at Kinnegar this afternoon (Michael Latham)

Seawatching from the Rathlin West Light throughout the day, the highlights were at least 4 Sooty Shearwaters and 1 Arctic Skua (Ric Else and Hazel Watson)

Melmore Head, Co Donegal had 75 Sooty Shearwaters this morning (0815-1115) plus 2 Great Northern Divers, 6 Arctic Skua and 36 Common Scoter. Rosapenna in the afternoon had 4 Red-throated and one Great Northern Diver, 2 Buzzard, Ruff and 10 Black-tailed Godwits. (Oscar Campbell)

Thanks to Michael Latham for this pic of the Ruff:

Greenshank, Thomas Campbell:

Roseate Tern, Michael Latham:



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