Bird News Friday 24th April

Unusually a Fieldfare was calling at Galwally Park in south Belfast. (Dermot Hughes).

This morning 1 Wheatear and 1 Common Sandpiper were at Luke’s Point, Bangor. Also still 1 Purple Sandpiper at Wilson’s Point. (Shane Wolsey).

21 Golden Plover in full breeding plumage were in a field near Aldergrove at 6.00am this morning (Nigel Moore).

A first year Mediterranean Gull was near the Black Arch outside Larne. (Edwin Simpson).

This afternoon a Cuckoo was seen and was singing beside the Comber Greenway, near Millmount, Dundonald, Co Down. (Ron Price).

There are still 368 Brent Geese and 150 Golden Plover in Killough Harbour; Whimbrels passing through and a pair of Eider at the mouth of the harbour (Chris Murphy).

A sub-adult Golden Eagle was in west Fermanagh today. (Brad Robson).

3 Whimbrel were near the Black Arch near Larne. (David Gillespie)

Summer migrants continue to be reported and Sedge Warblers, Swallows, Willow Warblers and House Martins have all arrived in good numbers.

Thanks to Lara Hunter for the picture of the Grey Heron, to Terry Hanna for the picture of the Chiffchaff and to Richard Caves for the picture of the Reed Bunting:




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