Bird News Monday 19th September

Ten Curlew Sandpipers and four Ruff at Belfast Lough RSPB (Daniel Newton).

The Barmouth this morning had 2 Curlew Sandpipers, a Grey Plover and 2 Mediterranean Gulls. Magilligan had 2 Arctic Skua, a Red-throated Diver, a Mediterranean Gull and 11 Common Scoter. (Garry Armstrong).

A single Curlew Sandpiper is at Portmore. (Michael Latham).

A total of 3 Pectoral Sandpipers are in the southwest corner of Lough Beg. 16 Ruff  and a new Reed Warbler were at Mullagh. (David Steele)

A single Dark Bellied Brent and a Pink-foot was with the Brent flock at Balls Point, Lough Foyle. (Garry Armstrong).

Two Pomarine Skua, an adult and a juvenile, flew south past Copeland. A bird was also seen heading north. (David Stirling, James Crymble, Richard Donaghey).

Three Greenland Wheatear and two White Wagtails were at Kearney. At least 7 Mediterranean Gulls, 4 juveniles, 2 2nd winter and an adult, were among a large flock of gulls in a ploughed field at Kirkiston. (Bob Watts).

Ballykelly had 6 Slavonian Grebe, 5 Red-throated Diver, 2 Goosander, 36 Mediterranean Gulls and a Ruff. (Garry Armstrong).

2 Greenland Wheatear were at Skernaghan Point on Islandmagee. (Ian Enlander).

Small numbers of Common Scoter passed St John's Point along with a strong movement south of Swallows. (Philip Watson).

Thanks to Michael Latham for the picture of the Curlew Sandpiper and to Tim Jess for the picture of the Great Spotted Woodpecker:




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