Bird News Friday 6th September

Ramore Head this morning had 2 Leach's Petrel, 2 Bonxie and 2 Wheatear. This evening in 40 minutes there were 8 Bonxie and 6 Grey Phalarope (Dennis Weir). Between 11.30 and 4.45 Ramore had a Pomarine Skua, 6 Leach's Petrels, 8 Sabine's Gulls, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 32 Bonxie, 1 Arctic Skua and a Great Northern Diver. (Gerard McGeehan, Shirley Dunlop & Stuart McKee). This evening Ramore had a Sabine's Gull, 3 Leach's Petrel, 7 bonxie and 3 Arctic Skua (Matthew Tickner)

An Osprey and a Swift were at Lough Beg. (David Steele).

A Yellowhammer was visiting a garden in Annahilt. (Garry Wilkinson).

A Wheatear was along the coast near Pickie in Bangor. (Derek Polley).

A Long-tailed Skua was at Magilligan (Thomas Campbell) and a juvenile Sabines Gull was also seen there (Mervyn Campbell)

Thanks to Fulton Somerville for the picture of the Kingfisher and to Thomas Campbell for the pictures of the Long-tailed Skua, Bonxie and Sanderling:





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