Bird News Tuesday 22nd October

Drake Lesser Scaup and 2 drake Ring-necked Ducks at Lough Beg this afternoon. Also 6 Great White Egret and 7 Greater Scaup (2 drakes and 5 females) (David Steele).

Todd’s Canada Goose in amongst c300 Barnacle Geese at Shalwy, Kilcar, Co Donegal (Theo Campbell / Chris Ingram). 

Barred Warbler in the Magic Garden, Malinbeg, Co Donegal (Theo Campbell / Chris Ingram et al).

Cattle Egret still at Oxford Island NNR from outer marina with cattle at 1205 (Garry Wilkinson).

58 Purple Sandpipers Coastal Zone, Portrush (Jules Fleming).

3 Twite near Ramore Head (Jules Fleming).

No sign of the American Golden Plover in the Portstewart Strand Golden Plover flock at 5pm (Tom Garner).

At St John’s Point this morning 2 Merlin, 3 Great Northern Divers and 5 Red-throated Divers (Chris Murphy).

3 Pink-footed Geese at Island Hill, Comber this evening (Chris Murphy).

2 Slavonian Grebes off Macedon Point at 4pm (Stuart McKee).

Great White Egret still at Portmore Lough RSPB (Richard Caves).

Adult Little Gull and 1w Mediterranean Gull at Ballynagard, Co Derry (Hazel Watson).

Great White Egret and Greenland Wheatear on Rathlin (Hazel Watson).

Great White Egret, Richard Caves:





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