An Osprey is at the Bann Estuary. (Donna Riddell).
4 Common Sandpipers, a Sanderling and a Greenshank were on Rathlin. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson).
3 Arctic Skua were at Magilligan this evening. (Stephen Riddell).
Bird News Tuesday 30th July
The best at RSPB WoW this morning was 5 Common Sandpiper (Stuart Crossey)
The Pectoral Sandpiper was looked for at Myroe but has not been seen local birders.
The pale bellied Brent Goose was still at the Bann Estuary (John Spottiswood)
This petition on the use of pesticides in urban environments may be of interest to readers:
Hedgerow Management Questionnaire
Peter McAllister would appreciate assistance with his research.
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Public Perception of Hedgerow Management and Biodiversity in Northern Ireland (NI)
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https://consultations2.nidirect.gov.uk/daera/public-perception-of-hedgerow-management-and-biodi/
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Bird News Monday 29th July
Pectoral Sandpiper still at Myroe Levels (John Clarke).
Adult and juvenile Kestrel on Rathlin (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
3 Arctic Skuas at Magilligan this morning (Donna & Stephen Riddell).
4 Crossbills at Aghmakane Wood, Co Armagh (John Spottiswood).
4 Great Spotted Woodpeckers including at least one juvenile near Fofanny Dam in the Mournes (Chris Acheson).
Adult summer plumaged Bonaparte’s Gull Carnfunnock Bay, Larne (Neal Warnock).
2 Kestrels riding the thermals at Murlough Bay late Sunday evening (Carolyn Magowan).
Bonaparte’s Gull, Neal Warnock:
Pectoral Sandpiper, Mervyn Guthrie (1), John Clarke (2-4):
Arctic Skuas, Stephen Riddell:
Bird News Sunday 28th July
A Sanderling was at Kinnegar shore this morning. (Daniel Newton).
4 Common Sandpipers were at Shaw's Lake, Co Armagh this morning. (John Spottiswood).
A Pectoral Sandpiper was at Myroe. (Theo Campbell, Peter McCarron).
An Arctic Skua was at Magilligan (John Clarke).
Pectoral Sandpiper, Theo Campbell.
Juvenile Reed Warbler, Oxford Island.
Bird News Saturday 27th July
A Little Gull was at Lady’s Bay this morning (Kevin Kirkham)
5 Med Gull were at Ballykelly this morning (Stephen Riddell)
A juvenile Cuckoo was at Helen’s Bay (Chris Rankin)
At least 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers were at Gortin Glen Forrest park (Aaron Long)
Adult and juvenile Sandwich Terns, Juliet Fleming:
Bird News Friday 26th July
4 Common Sandpipers at Belfast Lough WoW Reserve (Stuart McKee).
Osprey still at Portmore Lough RSPB and moulting adult Little Gull in bay behind Gate Bay pub (David McCreedy / Mike McLaughlin).
Reports of Orca off Church Bay, Rathlin c5pm (Fanny Reychler / Peter Mullan).
Bird News Thursday 25th July
A juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker and 2 Crossbill were at Darvagh Forest near Cookstown. (Godfrey McRoberts).
A Common Sandpiper and 4 Bar-tailed Godwits were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve. (Derek Polley).
The Osprey is still at Portmore Lough RSPB reserve. (Chris Rankin).
Bird News Wednesday 24th July
The two adult Little Gulls were again at Lady’s Bay, Lough Neagh, this morning (Aaron Long)
The Osprey is still present at RSPB Portmore Lough this morning (Aaron Long)
A juvenile Cuckoo was at Kearney this morning (Dermot Hughes)
One or two Leaches Petrel were heard during the night near Glenarm (Kevin Rice)
The dark morph Arctic Skua was still around Muck island. (Kevin Kirkham)
At least 2 Wilsons Storm Petrels, 2 Great Skua, c. 10 Sooty Shearwater, 3 Little Tern, 50 or so Arctic Tern and 100's of European Storm Petrel were seen on a pelagic 12 miles nw of Tory today. (Robert Vaughan / Bob Watts)
Bird News Tuesday 23rd July
Great Spotted Woodpecker visiting Lambeg garden daily (Noeni Bryars).
Little Gull still at Lady Bay (Daniel Newton). 2 adult Little Gulls present early afternoon also 5 Whimbrel (Clifford Sharpe / Gerry Judge). No sign of Little Gulls 5-7pm though 2 Stock Doves (Aaron Long).
Kestrel near Annahilt (Garry Wilkinson).
Whimbrel heard over East Belfast garden near Ballyhackamore (Wilton Farrelly).
A juvenile Cuckoo was along the shoreline at St Patrick’s Well near Ardglass this afternoon (David Nixon).
Little Gull, Daniel Newton (1), Gerry Judge (2-3):
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Noeni Bryars:
Bird News Monday 22nd July
The Mediterranean Gull is still at the East Strand carpark in Portrush. (Donna Riddell).
Last night a 2nd year Mediterranean Gull was on Rathlin. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson).
One of the adult Little Gulls was off the sandbar in Lady Bay for 20 minutes this afternoon. (Richard Caves).
The Osprey remains at Portmore Lough RSPB. (Aaron Long).
The Ruff is still at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve. (Stuart McKee).
Little Gull, Richard Caves.
Bird News Sunday 21st July
The Osprey remains at Portmore Lough RSPB (Ryan Holgate). Still present early afternoon (Wilton Farrelly).
An unseasonal Pale-bellied Brent Goose at the Barmouth this morning (Dean Jones).
2 adult Little Gull and 2 Stock Dove at Lady Bay (Wilton Farrelly). A single Common Sandpiper (Richard Caves).
2 Whimbrel Bar Hall Bay. 2+ Whimbrel heard Templecooey. Whimbrel & Common Sandpiper Kearney (Bob Watts).
Single Common Sandpiper on Muck Island and probable dark phase Arctic Skua distantly beyond Muck Island (Aaron Long).
A Whimbrel, Carrion Crow and 2 Carrion Crow x Hooded Crow hybrids at Ardglass, another Carrion Crow at Coney Island (Dave Weir).
Kestrel at Holywood train station (Paula Campbell).
Kestrel at junction of Ballycreen and Ballynahinch Roads (Garry Wilkinson).
Pale-bellied Brent Goose, Dean Jones:
Bird News Saturday 20th July
2 Arctic Skuas, one dark one pale phase chasing Common Tern Portmuck and 2 Puffin drifted around the back of Muck Island (Ivan Quail).
Single Ruff, 5 Common Sandpipers and 2 Arctic Terns at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW (Mike McLaughlin / Aaron Long). Nearby a minimum of 4 Common Sandpipers along the shoreline near the D3 car park (Stuart Cossey). 2 Common Sandpipers at Kinnegar Pools (Aaron Long).
Osprey still at Portmore Lough RSPB (Garry Armstrong).
3 Common Sandpipers at Lady Bay also 4 juvenile Little Egrets indicate breeding nearby (Garry Armstrong).
Common Sandpiper, Mike McLaughlin.
Bird News Friday 19th July
Late news from yesterday of an adult Short-eared Owl in wing moult on Rathlin (Ric Else / Hazel Watson),
Ruff still at Belfast Lough WoW also 3 Greenshank and a Common Sandpiper (Michael Latham).
At Dundrum 2 Whimbrel and 4 Common Sandpipers at South Inner Bay and another 9 Common Sandpipers at the Ardilea/Blackstaff area of Inner Bay (David Nixon).
2 Common Sandpipers at Lady Bay this afternoon (Richard Caves).
Adult Mediterranean Gull still at Portrush (John Clarke).
9 Ruff and 2nd summer Mediterranean Gull at Lough Beg (David Steele).
Ruff and Greenshank, Michael Latham:
Mediterranean Gull, John Clarke:
Bird News Thursday 18th July
Adult Mediterranean Gull East Strand car park Portrush (Stephen & Donna Riddell).
Single Ruff and Common Sandpiper at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW Reserve (Derek Polley). Also adult Mediterranean Gull, 198 Curlew, 300 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Bar-tailed Godwit, single Arctic Tern (Stuart McKee).
3 Common Sandpipers Kinnegar Pools (Ian Young / Bob Watts).
Great Spotted Woodpecker in a Lambeg garden (Noeni Bryars).
Wood Sandpiper still from Tready hide, Inch, Co Donegal (Derek Brennan).
3 Common Sandpipers Lady Bay (Aaron Long).
Mediterranean Gull, Stephen Riddell:
Bird Nws Wednesday 17th July
The Ruff and a Common Sandpiper were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve. (Aaron Long).
2 Common Sandpipers were at Shaw's Lake, Glenanne. (Rosie Mulholland).
The Wood Sandpiper was still off the viewing platform at Inch Lake in Donegal. (Theo Campbell). Still showing well off the Tready hide although can disappear behind the grass verge at times. (Derek Brennan).
An adult Mediterranean Gull was on the shore at Groomsport. (Derek Polley).
Wood Sandpiper, Derek Brennan.
Bird News Tuesday 16th July
The Wood Sandpiper is still at Inch, Co Donegal, viewable from the disabled access platform (Derek Brennan / Martin Deehan)
A male Ruff and two Common Sandpiper are at RSPB WoW. Two Common Sandpipers and 3 Stock Dove were at Kinnegar (Stuart McKee)
The Osprey was again at Portmore this morning, very distantly off the far bank across from the viewing platform. (Alan Fitzsimmons). The bird was still present this evening (Aaron Long)
A female Garganey and six Ruff (five moulting males and unusually an adult female) are at Lough Beg. (David Steele)
Two Storm Petrel were seen this evening on the Cairnryan to Larne ferry (Tom Garner)
A female Ring-necked Duck was at Toome, Lough Neagh.
Bird News Monday 15th July
A Wood Sandpiper was off the viewing platform at Inch Lake in Donegal. (Derek Brennan).
Unusually a pair of Common Terns were on the island in Hillsborough Lake. (Garry Wilkinson).
A summering Whimbrel was at Church Bay on Rathlin. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson).
Little Egret, Mel O'Hagan.
Bird News Sunday 14th July
The Osprey was still at Portmore Lough this morning (Michael Latham)
The Forsters Tern was again at Soldiers Point, Dundalk (Aidan Kelly)
Yesterday a presumed borealis Eider was at the pier at Inishbofin, Donegal (Wilton Farrelly)
A Whimbrel was at the Bann Estuary this evening (Aaron Long)
Presumed borealis Eider:
Kingfisher, Jonny Hanna:
Juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker, Hillsborough, Juliet Fleming:
Bird News Saturday 13th July
The Red-throated Diver was still at the Bann Estuary. (Aaron Long, Chris Rankin).
The Osprey is still at Portmore Lough RSPB reserve. A single Ruff and 3 Common Sandpipers were at Lady Bay. (Garry Armstrong).
2 Greenshank were with 300+ Black-tailed Godwits in Dargan Bay. (Richard Gray).
A Great Spotted Woodpecker is visiting a garden beside Woodburn Forest. (George Stewart).
A Common Sandpiper was at Ballyhenry Island, Portaferry. (Ian Young).
Bird News Friday 12th July
The Osprey is still at Portmore Lough RSPB reserve. (Daniel Newton). The bird was still there this afternoon (John Spottiswood)
The Red-throated Diver was still off the Bann Estuary (Aaron Long)
An adult Little Gull is at the Bann Estuary (Dean Jones)
A Whimbrel was at Ardilea, Dundrum (David Nixon)
One of the Minke off West Light, Rathlin on Monday is now believed to be a Fin Whale (Viv Biazzaro)
Red-throated Diver, Michael Lathan:
Bird News Thursday 11th July
A Great Spotted Woodpecker is visiting a garden in Lambeg. (Noeni Bryars).
A Green Sandpiper is still at the Blackstaff river near Clough, Co. Down. (Aaron Long).
A summer plumaged Red-throated Diver was off the hide at the Barmouth. A 2nd year Mediterranean Gull was at the old pier at the Estuary. (John Spottiswood).
The Osprey is at Portmore this afternoon. (Alan Dickson).
3 hybrid juvenile Carrion x Hooded Crows were at the Strangford ferry. (Stuart Cossey).
Goldcrest, Terry Hanna.
Bird News Wednesday 10th July
A Little Tern was at RSPB WoW at lunchtime (Gerard McGeehan). Three Common Sandpiper are also present.
A Great Skua and a Storm Petrel were seen from a boat trip around Rathlin this morning (Stephen Riddell)
4 Common Sandpiper were on the River Bann near Corbett Lough (David McCreedy)
Great Skua, Stephen Riddell:
You can see more pics of local birds at: http://nibirdpics.blogspot.com/
Bird News Tuesday 9th July
No sign of Green Sandpiper this morning at Belfast Lough WoW RSPB but 5 Common Sandpipers, 2 adult and juvenile Mediterranean Gulls still present, also 2 Common Sandpipers at Kinnegar Pools (Daniel Newton).
Late news from Monday of two young Long-eared Owls calling to the north of Long Point, Lough Beg and another two calling from Moyola Park, on the Knockloughrim Road (Chris Murphy).
Bird News Monday 8th July
Osprey still at Portmore RSPB getting mobbed by terns and moved to trees far right of platform but no sign of Little Ringed Plover (Ian Young / Michael Latham).
Forster’s Tern still at Soldiers Point, Dundalk but flew East mid morning (Mark Stewart).
Up to 2 Minke Whale off West Light, Rathlin (Viv Biazzaro). Also one Minke off Portstewart (Donna & Stephen Riddell)
There are 3 seats available on the round Rathlin boat trip on Saturday 13th July. Please contact Jim Wells on 07856235144 for more details.
Osprey, Michael Latham:
Bird News Sunday 7th July
A 2nd calendar year Little Ringed Plover is at Portmore Lough RSPB. (Alan Dickson).
A Little Tern, Roseate Tern, juvenile Mediterranean Gull, 2nd year Mediterranean Gull, 3 Common Sandpipers and 40 Knot were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve. (Garry Armstrong, Gerard McGeehan).
The Osprey is still at Portmore Lough RSPB. (Ralph Walker).
At least 11 Common Sandpipers were at Lady Bay this evening. (Garry Armstrong).
Little Ringed Plover, Michael Latham.
Common Sandpiper, Paul Hunter.
Bird News Saturday 6th July
The Forsters Tern was at Soldiers Point, Dundalk (Daniel Newton)
On Wednesday, a Ring-necked Parakeet was seen at the Donard Car Park, Newcastle (Sam Scott)
The Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Whimbrel and 3 Whooper families were visible from Long Point, Lough Beg. A Spotted Flycatcher was in wood. (Richard Gray)
Circa 15 Storm Petrel were seen from the Liverpool to Belfast ferry, about 5 km south east of the Copelands (Pierre)
Forsters Tern, Michael Latham:
Bird News Friday 5th July
The Long-billed Dowitcher was still at Portmore this morning. (Ed O'Hara). However, no sign after 12 noon (Steven Farquhar). Still no sign by 5pm but Osprey present (Garry Armstrong). No further sign of LB Dowitcher 1845-1945 (John Spottiswood).
A single Common Sandpiper at Lady Bay (Steven Farquhar).
Adult Roseate Tern at the Bann Estuary early afternoon (Dean Jones).
2 Common Sandpiper and 33 Knot at Belfast Lough WoW RSPB (Stuart Cossey).
Pectoral Sandpiper (new bird) at Lough Beg (Chris & Tim Murphy / David Steele).
First Sooty Shearwater of the year off Rathlin this evening also a Whimbrel has been lingering (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
Roseate Tern, Dean Jones:
Bird News Thursday 4th July
The Long-billed Dowitcher is at Portmore. (Gerry JUdge / David McCreedy / Mike McLaughlin). The bird was still present early evening and to 9pm (Daniel Newton / Nigel Moore)
3 Common Sandpiper were at Lady Bay (Ian Young)
RSPB WoW had a Common Sandpiper (Dot Blakely). The adult Med Gull pair and fledgling are also present (Bob Watts)
RSPB NI kindly asks for anyone visiting Lough Beg:
We appreciate that there have been a few interesting sightings of birds visiting the shores of Lough Beg, however, there are also a number of nationally important populations of breeding waders, including Lapwing, Redshank and Snipe who are currently nesting in the area. Ground-nesting birds are incredibly susceptible to disturbances at this time and as they perceive humans as predators, they will respond accordingly, including disrupted behaviours, leaving nests and avoiding areas of valuable resources.
As part of our commitment to safeguarding these species, RSPB NI asks that visitors to Lough Beg use only the designated path at Long Point Wood for views of the Lough, and refrain from accessing the shore via other routes as there is no public access to wet grassland or shore.
Long-billed Dowitcher, Gerry Judge:
Bird News Wednesday 3rd July
A Long-billed Dowitcher is at Portmore Lough RSPB this evening (Aaron Long) The bird was still present at 9:45 (Michael Latham)
A Spotted Flycatcher is still in Antrim Castle Gardens. (Chris Hamilton).
The Quail was heard calling again from the farm gate at Annagh, Lough Beg. (Bob Watts).
A Great Skua was over the harbour on Rathlin. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson).
Long-billed Dowitcher, Aaron Long.
Bird News Tuesday 2nd July
Quail still calling from SW corner of Lough Beg and a Spotted Flycatcher family but no sign of the Red-necked Phalarope (Tony Dodds / Ian Young). Quail still calling intermittently in the afternoon and also a Green Sandpiper (David Steele).
A juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker visiting a garden between Hillsborough and Moira (Juliet Fleming).
Great Spotted Woodpecker:
Bird News Monday 1st July
The Red-necked Phalarope was seen again in the south west corner of Lough Beg (Mike McLaughlin/ David McCreedy)
The Quail was again calling at Paddy's Dubh, Lough Beg, this afternoon (Chris Murphy)
Quail calling video (volume needs to be at full strength):
Sparrowhawk with Starling, Ivan Daglish:
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