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Bird News Sunday 31st December
Bird News Saturday 30th December
Late news from yesterday of an adult Glaucous Gull Enniskillen (RBA).
Also from yesterday 2 Ring-necked Duck, the adult drake plus anew 1st winter at Mill Lough, near Enniskillen (Graham Mitchell).
Approximately 30 Waxwings Millbay Road, Islandmagee (Michael Latham).
About 100 Waxwings just over the bridge at Ballycarry and near Lough Road/Avenue near water treatment works (Stephen Dunbar/Linda Thompson).
Brambling in a Bangor garden (David Miller).
10+ Purple Sandpipers at Groomsport this afternoon (Tom Ennis).
Waxwing, Michael Latham, Linda Thompson:
Bird News Friday 29th December
Bird News Thursday 28th December
Circa 100 Waxwings were at the sub-station at Ballycarry Bridge at 10:30 (Kevin Kirkham). About 15 - 20 birds were present between 2 - 3pm (Philip West / Chris Murphy/ Niall Mulvenna)
The Long-tailed Duck was still at Steamboat Quay, the Quoile, at 1:45 (Timothy Davis)
At least one Twite at Whitehead Boatyard (Chris Murphy)
Three Great White Egret were still at Portmore Lough RSPB reserve.
The Spotted Redshank was in Dundrum South Inner Bay. Two Dark-bellied Brent (adult and juvenile, but not together) were feeding in fields around the bay, with the Brent flock. (David Nixon)
The juvenile Great Northern Diver remains in Portrush Harbour. (Aaron Long)
Waxwing, Ballycarry, Niall Mulvenna:
Great Northern Diver, Aaron Long:
Bird News Wednesday 27th December
4 Waxwings at Tready car park, Inch Lake, Co Donegal (Chris Ingram).
Drake Ring-necked Duck still at Mill Lough, Enniskillen 1145 also a hybrid drake Ring-necked Duck x Tufted Duck hybrid (Gavin Thomas).
1st winter Iceland Gull briefly tucking into bread at the Round O, Enniskillen (Gavin Thomas).
6 Pink-footed Geese with the Greylags at Longlands Road, Comber (Wilton Farrelly).
Approximately 170 Waxwings still along low Road, Ballystrudder, Islandmagee but flighty and moving up to higher ground (Richard Gray). Still c130 on road down to Portmuck 1330 (Stephen Dunbar).
About 50 Waxwings around Ballycarry Bridge predominately in the tree by the power station (Rufus Singh).
Putative Scandinavian Rock Pipit (littoralis) in the harbour, Rathlin (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
Great White Egret at Portmore Lough RSPB from the viewing platform (Gavin Thomas).
Possible Scandanavian Rock Pipit, Ric Else:
Bird News Tuesday 26th December
Bird News Monday 25th December
Bird News Sunday 24th December
2 Twite with 8 Linnet and a Skylark at Whitehead Boatyard (Michael Latham).
The 1st winter (probable female) Long-tailed Duck still between second car park and Steamboat Quay, Quoile River (David Stirling/Chris Murphy).
Twite, Michael Latham:
Bird News Saturday 23rd December
Bird News Friday 22nd December
The Long-tailed Duck is still at the Quoile Pondage outside Downpatrick. (Aaron Long).
A Great White Egret is at Reedy Flats. (Ed O'Hara)
At least 3 Twite were at Whitehead seafront. (Ian Enlander).
An adult Mediterranean Gull and 5 Sandwich Terns were in Killyleagh Harbour this afternoon and a 2nd winter Mediterranean Gull was at nearby Nicky's Point. (David Nixon)Bird News Thursday 21st December
Drake Long-tailed Duck still showing very well along Steamboat Quay at Quoile Pondage (David Stirling).
Waxwing at Belfast Lough WoW RSPB Reserve just to the left of the main centre (Ian Proctor).
2 Sandwich Terns between Strangford and Kilclief (Jeff Higgott).
Long-tailed Duck, Jeff Higgott & David Stirling:
Bird News Wednesday 20th December
Bird News Tuesday 19th December
About 100 Waxwing were in trees along Burstin Brae Road, near the junction with the Ballytober Road, Larne. A Great Northern Diver was at Carnfunock Bay. (Dave Weir).
The adult Ring-billed x Common Gull hybrid and a Carrion Crow were at Millisle. (Jeff Higgott).
There were still a few Waxwings at Hegarty's Corner outside Castlerock this morning. (David Hill).
Three Long-eared Owls and four Woodcock were at the University of Ulster in Coleraine. (John Clarke).
Waxwing, Mike McLaughlin
Ring-billed x Common Gull hybrid, Jeff Higgott
Bird News Monday 18th December
Mobile flock of around 15 Waxwings at Hegarty’s Corner, Castlerock at 1130 (Rosie Kane).
A ringtail Hen Harrier and a flock of 10 Twite at Long Point Wood, Lough Beg (Maria Mulholland).
Merlin at Ballintoy Harbour and 8 Purple Sandpipers at Sandy Bay (Patrick Barton).
A Great Northern Diver at Moyola Waterfoot, Lough Neagh at noon (Ciara Laverty).
A Great Northern Diver near Ram’s Bay, Lough Neagh (Emma Mulholland & Ruan McCready).
Female Brambling with the Chaffinch flock in the stubble field at Union Locks near the towpath just over the bridge heading towards Lisburn (Garry Wilkinson).
Great White Egret at The Ramper, Strangford Lough (Hugh Murtagh).
One Dark-bellied with Pale-bellied Brent Geese at Myroe this afternoon (Matthew Tickner).
Long-eared Owl, John Clarke: