Bird News Sunday 5th May

2 Long-tailed duck are still off Kinnegar barracks. 8 Whimbrel and 4 Common Sandpiper were at Kinnegar shore (Stuart Cossey)

A Marsh Harrier was at Portmore this morning (Ryan Holgate)

A Cuckoo at Bann Estuary yesterday evening (John Spottiswood).

4 Garden Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Sedge Warbler & Fieldare ringed at Copeland BO today, also Whinchat, Short-eared Owl & Cuckoo seen (David Sterling).

Around Newcastle; Cuckoo calling from Bloody Bridge, with 2 Common Sandpipers and a Wheatear Blackrock (Stephen Foster).

4 Common Sandpipers in the harbour side of Portballintrae (Chris Rankin).

Male Yellow Wagtail near farmhouse at Ballyquintin Point also 2 Garden Warbler in hedges near entrance and a Whinchat (Richard Weyl). Whinchat still present at 1530 with 6 Greenland Wheatear in vicinity and several Whimbrel but no further sign of Yellow Wagtail or Garden Warblers (Bob Watts).

2 Dark-bellied Brent Geese with c50 PB Brent Geese Cloughy Bay (Richard Weyl).

12 Great Northern Divers in summer plumage from Tyrella public car park and a pod of Bottle-nosed Dolphins (Chris Murphy).

8 Greenland Wheatear, 7 Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Northern Divers St John’s Point, 2 Spotted Flycatchers at Kelly’s Wood. Whimbrel at Killough (Bob Watts).

Iceland Gull still at Portballintrae (Donna & Stephen Riddell).

A Cuckoo at Fairy Water Bogs (Steven Fyffe).

Flock of 70 Whimbrel at Reedy Flats (Garry Armstrong).

3 Wheatear, 15 Whimbrel, Grey Plover and Jack Snipe at Ballymckormick Point (James Andrew).

Drake Garganey at Lough Beg this morning, also Turnstone, 70 Whimbrel, 17 White Wagtail, 5 Pink-footed Geese (David Steele).

Cuckoo at Benevanagh Forest (Tom Garner).

3 Cuckoo at Keel Point, Dundrum (Rhona Bell).

26 Whimbrel at Lady Bay this evening (Garry Armstrong).

32 Whimbrel, 9 Common Sandpipers and 6 Purple Sandpipers on Rathlin (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).

Garden Warbler, David Stirling:


Spotted Flycatcher, David Stirling:


Sedge Warbler, David Stirling:


Fieldfare, David Stirling:


Iceland Gull, Stephen Riddell:





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