Bird News Sunday 16th October

Two Great White Egret are at Ballycarry this morning (Jonathan Cooke)

At Lough Beg, two Cattle Egrets were together between Paddy's Dubh and Mullagh. A Great White Egret was at the Mullagh. Another Great White Egret and a Jack Snipe were at the south west corner. (Richard Gray)

Reedy Flats this morning had a ringtail Hen Harrier and two Merlin. (Ed O'Hara, Garry Armstrong, Comghal McQuillan).

Two Snow Buntings and two Redwings are at Fair Head. (Ivan Quail & Nicky Lynn).

A ringtail Hen Harrier and several Kestrels were on Divis this afternoon. (Gregory Heaney).

Two White-fronted Geese passed Ramore in Portrush. (Stephen Riddell).

A Great White Egret was on the river Lagan about a mile upstream of the Mound, Dromore, Co. Down. (Colin Gorman).

A Pink-footed Goose was with the Greylag flock at the Quoile. (Robert McDowell).

On Rathlin the Barnacle Goose flock along with the presumed Barnacle x Snow Goose hybrid and 22 Whooper Swans were on Ushet Lough. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson).

Thanks to Michael Latham for the pictures of the Great White Egret and the Greenshank and to Jonathan Cooke for the picture of the two Great White Egrets:





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