The Siberian type Chiffchaff was seen again around the pools by the Discovery Centre at Oxford Island. (Ed O'Hara / Bob Watts).
The two Great White Egrets were still at Ballycarry Bridge in Larne Lough this afternoon. (Kevin Kirkham).
Thanks to Ed O'Hara for the picture of the Siberian type Chiffchaff:
A Black-throated Diver was in Carnlough Bay with one of the Brambling still at the north end of Cushendun beach.(Jeff Larkin)
2 Great White Egret were still at Ballycarry.(Tim Davis)
2 Black-throated Diver were seen at Kircubbin.(Gerard McGeehan/Shirley Dunlop)
A Carrion Crow was at Glynn.(Dakota Reid)
A Slavonian Grebe was off Macedon Point, along with 350 Great Crested Grebe, 3500 Eider.(Stuart McKee)
31 Slavonian Grebe were off Myroe (David Stirling)
Our thanks to Gerry Bond for this image of a Dunlin.
There are now 4 Brambling, 2 male and 2 female, visiting a garden near Magilligan. (Martin Deehan).
A Raven was seen over Royal Avenue in Belfast this morning. (Ricky McQuillan).
A Jack Snipe was at Ballynahinch Bog, Maghera (Ronald Surgenor)
Jack Snipe, Ronald Surgenor:
A Brambling is still visiting a garden near Magilligan. (Martin Deehan).
A group of 4 Whimbrel were at Orlock Point. (Richard Weyl).
A wing-tagged juvenile White-tailed Eagle was at Lower Lough Erne and a Great White Egret was at Boa Island in Fermanagh. (Fionnbarr Cross).
44 Whooper Swans were in a field along Derrymacash Road outside Lurgan and 95+ were at Reedy Flats with Greylag Geese. (Mike McLaughlin).
14 Grey Plover and a Peregrine were sen on Strangford Lough off Castle Espie. (David Miller, Derek Polley)
Rathlin today had a Brambling, Woodcock and three Barnacle Geese with Greylags. (Ric Else, Hazel Watson).
Thanks to Mike McLaughlin for the picture of the Tufted Duck:
A Brambling visited a garden near Magilligan this morning. (Martin Deehan)
At least three Brambling were with the Chaffinch flock today at Cushendun (Nigel Moore)
A high count of 250+ Knot Were at Kinnegar Pools (Bob Watts)
An adult Mediterranean Gull was again at Loughshore Park, Belfast Lough (Stuart McKee)
A Great Northern Diver was off Seapark, Belfast Lough (David Stirling)
Brambling, Nigel Moore:
The Woodcock collided with a window in a residential area on the Saintfield Road, Belfast (Daniel Barry):
A ringtail Hen Harrier and a Merlin were at St John's Point this morning. (Chris Murphy).
A Brambling is visiting a garden in Dungiven. (Lindsay Hodges).
A Jack Snipe was on the D3 area beside Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve. (Stuart McKee).
The Catle Egret is still at the south end of Lough Beg along with a Great White Egret, 12 Ruff and high counts of 99 Pochard, mostly males, and 95 Shoveler. (David Steele).
The flock of Twite were still on the beach opposite Donaghadee community centre. (Derek Polley).
The Barnacle Goose was seen again at Portmore RSPB reserve. (Philip McErlean)
Thanks to Lindsay Hodges for the picture of the Brambling and to Philip McErlean for the picture of the Barnacle Goose:
An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Loughshore Park in Belfast. (Stuart McKee).
The Great Northern Diver was off the Closet hide at Oxford Island again this morning. (Ed O'Hara).
Only one single Twite seen at D'dee Community Centre, the flock had been around 15 birds.(Bob Watts)
A single Snow Bunting was on Lower Lough Erne Islands reserve, the first record on the reserves.(Brad Robson)
A Med Gull still on show at Groomsport.(Margaret Adamson)
There was a big bird strike at St Johns lighthouse the last two nights, Sat and Sunday. Residents called me this morning. Describe seeing "thousands and thousands and thousands”. Even allowing for exaggeration must have been mad. Fields around about littered with corpses of thrushes. We picked up c.150 Redwings, Blackbirds, Song Thrushes and one Fieldfare, plus one Woodcock and one Blackcap inside the lighthouse compound. (Chris Murphy)
Our thanks to Julie Silvers for the photo of a male Shoveler taken at Victoria Park, Belfast.
The Little Gull was still at Kinnegar shore this morning. (Derek Polley).
4 Yellowhammers were on Ballyhenry Road off the Comber Newtownards dual carriageway. (Margaret Adamson).
86 Pinkfeet and a Slavonian Grebe were at Donnybrewer, L Foyle this morning. (Matthew Tickner)
Thanks to Margaret Adamson for the picture of the Whooper Swans:
The Great Northern Diver was still off the Croaghan hide at Oxford Island. (Ed O'Hara).
The Little Gull was still at Kinnegar Shore this morning (Stephen Riddell)
The Spotted Redshank was at the Moneycarragh high tide roost in Dundrum South Inner Bay today. (David Nixon)
A Merlin was at the beet fields, St John’s Point; 134 Whooper Swans (32 juv) and 136 Greylag Geese, were at Ardglass; sadly an adult male Whooper broke its neck in collision with power lines at dusk - seemingly the power line was built in the 90s without any need and has never been used. (Chris Murphy)
A Pink-footed Goose was with about 10 Whooper Swans feeding in the edge of Lough Neagh at Maghery Country Park today (Brian Nelson)
Little Gull, Stephen Riddell:
Spotted Redshank, David Nixon:
138 Whooper Swans, including 35 juveniles, and 83 Greylags were feeding in a potato field on the Downpatrick Road, Ardglass. A Hen Harrier and a Merlin were at the Beet fields at St Johns Point (Chris Murphy).
The adult Little Gull was still Kinnegar Pools. A flock of approx 20 Fieldfare were near the Holywood Exchange roundabout in Belfast. (Bob Watts).
A Little Auk was found and taken into care at Trillick, Co Tyrone, but unfortunately didn't survive. (Brad Robson).
A male Brambling was visiting a garden in Newtownabbey (Dakota Reid)
Brambling, Dakota Reid:
The Snow Bunting is still on the bowling green at Ramore Head in Portrush. (John Spottiswood / Christine Cassidy / Ray Brogan)
A juvenile male Hen Harrier (beetfields, St John’s church), plus a Merlin, 2 Stock Dove, c.500 Linnet, 3 Twite and 20 Tree Sparrow were seen at St John’s Pt between 9am and 10am (Chris Murphy)
A female Marsh Harrier and Great White Egret were at the east end of Reedy Flats.
A Short-eared Owl was on Divis / Black Mountain.
Snow Bunting, Christine Cassidy:
A Grey Phalarope was at Magilligan Point this morning. (Martin Deehan).
A 1st winter Glaucous Gull was on the beach at Castlerock this morning. (Donna Riddell).
An American Golden Plover was seen at Nendrum on Strangford Lough. (Bob Watts).
65 Whooper Swans (including 12 juvs) and 21 Greylags were feeding on a potato field at Ardglass. A juvenile male Hen Harrier was also present (Chris Murphy)
Thanks to Donna Riddell for this picture of the Glaucous Gull:
A Swift species was seen over the Downshire Gardens area of Carrickfergus this morning. (Paul Murphy).
A Spotted Redshank, Greenshank and Mediterranean Gull were at Dargan this evening. All three birds at approx 54.6302742N, 5.8988079W.(Suzanne Belshaw)
The juvenile Common Tern was again on Kinnegar shore, the Little Gull was at Belfast RSPB WoW reserve. (John O'Boyle, Dermot Hughes).
The Snow Bunting was seen again on the bowling green, Portrush.( Gerard McGeehan/Shirley Dunlop)
A Hen Harrier was seen hunting over RSPB Portmore Lough.(Richard Caves)
Our thanks to Lindsay Hodges for the photo of the Common Tern , also to Steven Fyffe for the Little Gull, both birds seen at the RSPB Belfast reserve. Bottom two photo's from Suzanne Belshaw showing the Spotted Redshank and the Med. Gull.
