Bird News Saturday 20th May

A Reed Warbler was singing at Somerset Park off Castleton Road, Coleraine (Richard Donaghy)

Two first year Little Gull and a Greenland Wheatear were at Lough Beg this morning (Richard Hunter)

A Cuckoo was calling in Woodburn Forest (George Stewart)

30 Crossbill were at Woodburn forest (Gerard McGeehan / Shirley Dunlop)

Spotted Flycatchers are now widely reported with birds seen today at St Johns Point, Ballyquinton, Hillsborough, Murlough and Rathlin.

Cuckoos were also widely reported from Rathlin, Lough Cowey, Murlough and Crocknafoela Wood.

The Osprey at Woodburn with the blue ring no 476 was ringed on the 15th July 2021 as a male. It was from a new nest located in southern Lake District, Cumbria (per Michael Latham) 

Cuckoo, Shelagh Henry: 


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