Bird News, Wednesday 26th December

Portmore Lough had the red head Smew, 200 Whooper Swan, 300 Pochard and 500 Teal (Ed O’Hara)

Yesterday a Woodcock was seen in Ormeau park (Dermot Hughes)

17 Tree Sparrows were visiting a garden at Kilraughts Road, Ballymoney (Derek McIntyre)

The juvenile / female Surf Scoter was still at the west end of Mountcharles, Donegal this morning feeding near green buoy and viewed from end house with white shutters (Gavin Thomas)

A Sandwich Tern was off Donaghadee marina (George Gordon)

Thanks to Ed O'Hara for this pic of the Smew: