Bird News Friday 15th September

The Chiffchaff ringed at Portstewart Strand on 31st October 2021 is confirmed as a Siberian Chiffchaff by Dr Martin Collinson of the University of Aberdeen after DNA analysis (Richard Donaghy).

Pink-footed Geese were heard flying over Rathlin (Hazel Watson & Ric Else).

A flock of 16 Pink-footed Geese were over the garden at Culcavy (Garry Armstrong). Myroe had a flock of Pink-feet of 33 birds flying over (Gerard McGeehan / Shirley Dunlop). C60 Pink-feet over Ramore (John Clarke).

One Curlew Sandpiper was at Myroe (Tony Dodds & Tom Ennis).

One Curlew Sandpiper at the Bann Estuary (Tony Dodds & Tom Ennis).

Female Hen Harrier at Lough Beg looking towards Church Island from the boardwalk and a Water Rail (Tony Dodds & Tom Ennis). Two Great Egrets at Paddy’s Dub today with 85 Pink-feet in flocks of 67 & 18 yesterday over The Mullagh (David Steele).

Nine Curlew Sandpipers and three Ruff at Belfast Lough RSPB this evening (Daniel Newton).

Thanks to Richard Donaghy for forwarding the photograph of a Manx Shearwater at Portstewart Strand and for his Siberian Chiffchaff photograph from 2021:




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