2 summer plumage Black-throated Divers some distance out to see off Muck Island. A summer plumaged Red-throated Diver, Twite and Black Redstart at Whitehead (Garry Wilkinson / Nigel Moore / Paul Collins).
7 Great White Egrets and a site record 130 Little Egrets at Lough Beg. Additionally the 1st winter Little Gull present and 26 Ruff with the godwit flock along the western shoreline (David Steele).
Great White Egret, Noeni Bryars:
Single Whimbrel on the beach at Muck Island, Islandmagee. Also 2 Black-throated Diver, one in summer plumage (Adam McClure).
Second calendar year Great Northern Diver and third calendar year Glaucous Gull at Bann Estuary this afternoon (John Spottiswood).
A Great White Egret was at Portmore (Noeni Bryars)
Glaucous Gull, John Spottiswood:
Spotted Redshank still at Castle Espie this afternoon (Donna & Stephen Riddell).
The Cattle Egret is still showing well at Brankins Island Road (Brian Halligan).
9 Waxwings in People’s Park, Portadown for about 10 minutes before their departure at 450pm (Keith Bates & Julie Hillman).
Spotted Redshank, Donna & Stephen Riddell:
A Merlin was along the seawall at Myroe this morning. (Gordon Nesbitt).
Yesterday 5 Stock Doves, scarce in the area, were in stubble fields at Loughry College, Cookstown. (Godfrey McRoberts).
An Iceland Gull was at the mouth of the river at Portballintrae. (Stephen Riddell).
A male Goosander was off Glenarm beach. (Brenda Campbell).
Two Long-eared Owls were in a garden near Annahilt. (Garry Wilkinson).
A Brambling is still visiting a garden in Whitehead. (Cameron Moore)
Cattle Egret, Terry Hanna.
Iceland Gull, Stephen Riddell.
Goosander, Brenda Campbell.
Brambling & Siskin, Cameron Moore.
The flock of 20+ Waxwings were along Connswater again this morning, between Mersey Street Bridge and James Ellis Bridge. (Alan Fitzsimmons).
The hybrid "Viking" Gull was at Corbally Reservoir and a Glaucous Gull and Iceland Gull were at Portballintrae. (John Clarke).
The Cattle Egret is still at Brankins Island Road near Portmore. (Garry Wilkinson).
Waxwings, Alan Fitzsimmons.
Hybrid "Viking" Gull, John Clarke.
Drake Lesser Scaup showing close to the jetty behind the Discovery Centre, Oxford Island NNR (Clifford Sharpe).
The Cattle Egret is still at Brankins Island Road (Rachel McIlroy).
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was drumming at Letterbreen, Co Fermanagh today. (Paul Reed)
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers coming to feeders in Annahilt (Garry Wilkinson).
Drake Lesser Scaup still at Kinnegoe Bay from the outer marina (Ed O’Hara).
Green-winged Teal still at Inch Marshes, Co Donegal (BAND).
Black Redstart still along the Whitehead seafront (also seen yesterday) and a Brambling was seen in a Whitehead garden (Cameron Moore).
Waxwings still at Salto Gymnastics Centre car park, Lisburn, one sporting a ring (Suzanne Belshaw).
Lesser Scaup, David Clarke:
Drake Lesser Scaup remains with the Tufted Duck flock at some distance at Kinnegoe Marina, Oxford Island NNR (Kevin Kirkham / Juliet Fleming).
Waxwings still this morning at the entrance to Victoria Park (Stephen Dunbar).
23 Waxwings on Connswater side of Victoria Park 11-12 noon (Paul Hilton).
Spotted Redshank still at Castle Espie WWT on the wader scrape (Jonathan Clark).
Black-necked Grebe and drake Smew at Todd’s Corner, Ardmore (Clifford Sharpe).
Approximately 50 Twite at Portballintrae (John Clarke).
4 Great White Egrets at Portmore Lough RSPB; from viewing platform 1 at back of scrape with 3 in field to the right (south) but no sign of the male Brambling (Kevin Kirkham).
Green-winged Teal at Inch Marshes, Co Donegal (Derek Brennan).
The Cattle Egret is still at Brankins Island Road (Juliet Fleming).
Late news from yesterday Black-throated Diver and 2 Slavonian Grebes off Kircubbin Sailing Club, Pink-footed Goose amongst the feral Barnacle Goose flock Whiterock, Spotted Redshanks at Dundrum Inner Bay South and Comber Estuary, 2 Jack Snipe Tullyratty, Castleward (Chris & Tim Murphy).
Spotted Redshank, Jonathan Clark:
The Lesser Scaup remains with the Tufted Duck flock at Kinnegoe marina, Oxford Island NNR. Also a Great White Egret from Croaghan hide (Garry Armstrong / Ed O’Hara).
10 Waxwings at the Lisburn Leisure Centre in the Lower Car Park, Warren Street entrance (Chris Veale / Mark Elliot).
Black-necked Grebe at Todd’s Corner, Ardmore (Garry Armstrong).
Great White Egret at Reedy Flats (Garry Armstrong).
Male Smew did a flyby at Todd’s Corner (Aaron Long).
10 Waxwing Ballynahatty Road, Belfast flew towards Shaw Bridge (David Allen).
3 Waxwings still on the Connswater Greenway behind the Glens ground (Kevin Kirkham).
4 Waxwings in Victoria Park on the Shorts side (Kevin Kirkham).
Waxwings at Donaghadee (Birdguides).
Long-tailed Duck still in channel at Myroe (Tom Garner).
At Lough Beg this morning 1st winter Little Gull, 2 Spotted Redshanks, Grey Plover, 13 Ruff, 6 Great White Egrets and a high count of 100+ Little Egrets including up to 85 at Paddy’s Dub (David Steele).
Pair of Velvet Scoter off Magilligan Point at 2pm (William Smiton / Roger Woodward).
Cattle Egrets still at Brankins Island Road (Juliet Fleming).
Red Kite at Dessie’s Feeding station in Ballycarton Wood (Desmond Loughery per Richard Donaghey).
Ring-necked Duck at Lough Fern, Co Donegal (BAND).
212 Pink-footed Geese at Blanket Nook in field behind lake (Chris Ingram).
The Spotted Redshank is still on the wader scrape at Castle Espie (Dave & Amy Weir).
Waxwing, Mark Elliot:
Waxwings, Chris Veale:
Drake Lesser Scaup still at Oxford Island NNR in Kinnegoe Bay from Waterside Hide. Male Brambling at feeder Portmore Lough RSPB (Ed O’Hara).
7 Great White Egret and a Ruff at Lough Beg (Richard Hunter).
Late news from yesterday of a Spoonbill reported from the war memorial at Castle Archdale at Lower Lough Erne, Co Fermanagh and also a Scaup (Sean Blackmore per George Gordon).
8 Velvet Scoter beyond the Eider flock Belfast Lough should be viewable from Whiteabbey Green Park car park (Stuart McKee).
Waxwings still at the back of the Lisburn Leisure Centre then flew to Drumbeg Drive where visible high up in the trees (Rachel McIlroy).
Great Spotted Woodpecker visiting a garden in Portglenone (Martin Doherty).
Still 2 Cattle Egret at Toome with cattle at end of Shore Road (John Spottiswood).
Cattle Egret still at Brankins Island Road this afternoon (Richard Caves).
Lesser Scaup, Ed O’Hara:
Waxwing, Rachel McIlroy:
10 Waxwings at Lisburn Lesiure Centre in the back car park (Garry Wilkinson).
Spotted Redshank on the wader scrape beside the Brent hide at Castle Espie (Nathan Gilbert).
3 Pink-footed Geese amongst 201 Whooper Swans at Tunney, near Portmore Lough (Jim Wells).
Male Lesser Scaup still present at Kinnegoe Bay, Oxford Island looking east from the jetty (Niall Keogh / Alan Lauder / Joe Proudfoot).
6 Slavonian Grebes off Castle Espie (Niall Keogh et al).
2 Sandwich Terns at Ballymacormick Point (James Andrew).
A minimum of 8 Great White Egrets along with 60+ Little Egrets at the south end of Lough Beg this afternoon, also a 1st winter little Gull still at the Mullagh (David Steele).
Great White Egret at Portmore Lough RSPB this evening (Jonny Rossborough).
Male Brambling in a Whitehead garden (Cameron Moore).
Cormorant, Jonny Hanna:
