Bird News Tuesday 21st December (winter solstice)

Two Marsh Harriers were hunting the islands behind the Discovery Centre at Oxford Island. (Garry Armstrong)

The Great White Egret was at Ballycarry bridge today, the Black Redstart and 12+ Twite where at Whitehead pier and car park respectively. (Claire McLaughlin.)

A Siberian Chiffchaff was reported to-day from Castle Espie, the bird was seen in an area called the Secret Swamp.(Andrew Paul Burke)

2 Black-throated Diver and 9 Great Northern Diver where between Carnlough and Waterfoot and a male Pintail at Glenarm.(Gerard McGeehan/Shirley Dunlop)

Our thanks to Sean Wensley for sending in the photo of the Lesser Whitethroat which he has seen a few times in his garden in Bangor over the last few weeks.


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