Bird News Saturday 6th August

A Yellow Wagtail (sub-species not yet ascertained but Ashy-headed or Spanish considered most likely) is on Rathlin Island this morning. The bird was still present late morning close to the harbour and also present in the evening (Ric Else / Hazel Watson)

The Little Ringed Plover is still at Portmore (Daniel Newton)

A single Little Gull, the juvenile Ruff and 3 Common Sandpipers were still at Lady Bay, Lough Neagh. (Richard Caves/Garry Armstrong).

A Ruff and 7 Greenshank were at Whitehouse Lagoon (Gerard McGeehan / Shirley Dunlop)

Thanks to Ric Else and Hazel Watson for the pictures of the Yellow Wagtail, to Donna Riddell for the picture of the Wheatear and to Richard Caves for the pictures of the Little Ringed Plover and the Little Gull: