Bird News Thursday 23rd December

6 Brambling and a Stock Dove are visiting a garden in Richhill (Andrew Poots).

At least one of the Great White Egrets was still at Ballycarry Bridge in Larne Lough. Twelve Twite were still at the boatyard in Whitehead. (Kevin Kirkham).

A Marsh Harrier was hunting along the south shore of Lough Neagh at Derrycrow this morning. (David Clarke).

Four Goosanders, three males and a redhead, were at Begney Lough outside Dromara. (David Nixon).

A single Bar-tailed Godwit was with a Black-tailed Godwit and a flock of Curlew at Ellis Cut on Lough Neagh. (Oscar Campbell).

A single Whimbrel was on the shore south of Grey Point in Belfast Lough. (John O'Boyle).

The Cattle Egret was still at the south end of Lough Beg, the Great Northern Diver and the Spotted Redshank were also present. The wintering Green Sandpiper was still along the river Main at Slaght outside Ballymena. David Steele).

Two Grey Plover were on Rathlin,  a rare species for the island. (Hazel Watson, Ric Else).

Two Slavonian Grebe were off Hydebank in Belfast Lough this afternoon. (Garry Wilkinson).

Three Manx Shearwaters were between Rathlin and Ballycastle. (Douglas Cecil).

Thanks to Andrew Poots for the picture of the Stock Dove and to David Clarke for the picture of the Marsh Harrier:




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