Bird News Monday 22nd April

 An immature White-tailed Eagle was seen over Middletown, Co Armagh. The bird had a red tag on the right wing and either a yellow or green tag on the left wing so probably the bird seen at Oxford Island on Saturday. (Ben McGuinness).

Single Whimbrel and Grasshopper Warbler were at the Bann Estuary. (Martin Deehan).

There was no sign of the Avocet at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve this morning.

2 Spotted Redshank, in near full summer plumage, were on the tidal pools at Castle Espie. They flew off to the lough shore, where the stream flows in and were feeding on the edge of a flock of Bar-tailed Godwit. (Dave Weir).

A mixed flock of eighty Whimbrel and Black-tailed Godwits were in the field next to Culmore Country park near Derry. (David Hill).

26 Whimbrel and 2 Whoopers were at the Bann Estuary this afternoon. (John Clarke).

A male flavissima Yellow Wagtail is among a flock of 50+ White Wagtails on Rathlin. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson)

A single Ruff and 28 Brent were at Ballyreagh high tide. (Garry Wilkinson).

An adult female Marsh Harrier, 20 Whimbrel and 6 Swifts were at Portmore Lough RSPB. (Peter Phillips).

A male Great Spotted Woodpecker and 3 Swifts were at Oxford Island. (Robert McDowell).

An adult-summer Little Gull was at Lough Beg this evening, also 120 Whimbrel, four Pink-feet, and 100+ White Wagtails (David Steele).

There is an unconfirmed report of a Corncrake on private farmland near Rosslea, Co. Fermanagh. (Colin Bell).

White-tailed Eagle, Ben McGuinness.


Avocet, David McCreedy.



Blackcap, Leia Giesel.

Whimbrel & Black-tailed Godwits, David Hill.




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