Bird News Sunday 19th December

The female/ist-winter Black Redstart is at Quay Lane shore, Killough, Co Down (Chris Murphy)

3 Slavonian Grebe are off Macedon Point, Belfast Lugh. 4 Common Scoter were off Dargan Bay (Wilton Farrelly)

2 Glaucous Gull (1 juv, 1 2nd winter) and 1 Iceland Gull were at Killybegs this morning (Brad Robson)

12+ Great Northern Diver and 3 Red-throated Diver were seen between Waterfoot and Drains Bay (Michael Latham)

The Great White Egrets were still at Ballycarry (Linda Thompson \ Michael Latham)

A pair of Goosanders were at Neilsbrook weir, Randalstown. 4 Great Northern Diver, 1 Black-throated and 2 Red-throated Divers we’re at Waterfoot. A female Brambling was still with the Chaffinch flock at Cushendun beach. 3 Great Northern Divers we’re also there. A female Hen Harrier was in the North Antrim hills. (Richard Gray)

On the east side of Strangford Lough were 14 Slavonian Grebe (7 off Newtownards Sailing Club, 1 at Mountstewart, 2 in Greyabbey Bay, 1 north of Kircubbin and 3 south of Horse Island). 2 Jack Snipe were at Horse Island. (Richard Weyl)

The Black Redstart and 13 Twite were at Whitehead (Dakota Reid / Talula Reid)

Three Short-eared Owl were near Groomsport (Aaron Devlin)

Great Northern Diver, Michael Latham:

Great White Egret, Linda Thompson:

Male Stonechat, Guy Hamilton:

Black Redstart, Dakota Reid:

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