Bird News Wednesday 6th March

This morning two Jack Snipe were along the Newry Canal, just north of Gamble's Bridge. (Frank Carroll).

A Great Spotted Woodpecker visited feeders in a garden in Poyntzpass, Co. Armagh today. (Joe Devlin).

Two immature White-tailed Eagles were at Boa Island on Lower Lough Erne. (Birdguides).

St Johns Point at lunch time produced, 7 Common Scoter, 1 Red-throated Diver and 1 Raven. New Canal north of Newry had 1 Kingfisher and 5 Redwings. (Fulton Somerville).

Thanks to Joe Devlin for the picture of the Woodpecker, to Fulton Somerville for the picture of the Raven and to Jason Bain for the picture of the Curlew: