Bird News Thursday 2nd December

4 male Goosander were on Corbet Lough near Banbridge this morning. (Mike McLaughlin)

A Great Spotted Woodpecker is visiting a garden at Cloveneden Rd, Loughgall (Dennis Lavery).

Two Siberian type Chiffchaffs were around the ponds by the Discovery Centre at Oxford Island. (Ed O'Hara).

A new 1st calendar year Glaucous Gull was seen in flight on Rathlin, a Little Egret, a rare bird on the island, was in Church Bay. (Hazel Watson & Ric Else).

An adult Glaucous Gull and 1st winter Iceland Gull were at Keady Compost Plant, Co. Armagh. The Green Sandpiper was seen again at Shaw's Lake. (Joe Devlin).

The two Great White Egrets were at Ballycarry Bridge in Larne Lough this morning. (David McCreedy).

A Long-tailed Duck was off Kinnegar shore. (Dot Blakely, Stephen Boyd).

Thanks to Josh Clarke for the picture of the Great White Egret, to Dennis Lavery for the picture of the Great Spotted Woodpecker, to Ed O'Hara for the pictures of the Siberian type Chiffchaffs, to Wilf Swain for the picture of the Buzzard and to Stephen Boyd for the picture of the Long-tailed Duck:








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