Bird News Sunday 5th April

A Red-throated Diver and a hybrid Carrion x Hooded Crow was at Groomsport. (Michael Latham).

Common migrants continue to be reported including a Swallow over Saintfield. (Jennifer Connery).

635 Brent Geese and 289 Golden Plover were in Killough Harbour; possibly the same circa300 Golden Plover were later over St John’s Pt, also a Peregrine was present; there was a  light but steady passage of seabirds included the first Manx Shearwaters (Chris Murphy).

Ballintoy this afternoon had 2 Redwing, 1 Knot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 House Martin, with 1 Chiffchaff heard.  (Patrick Barton).

Thanks to Albert Boyle for the picture of the Chiffchaff, to Lindsay Hodges for the pictures of the Wheatear and the Dipper and to Michael Latham for the picture of the hybrid Carrion x Hooded Crow:





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