Bird News Sunday 1st December

Female Ring-necked Duck Dunfanaghy New Lake (west end) (Wilton Farrelly / Philip West /Bob Watts).

Snow Goose, 2 Richardson’s Cackling Geese, Todd’s Canada Goose (Tony Dodds / Aaron Long et al).

Spotted Redshank Dundrum Inner Bay (Kevin Kirkham).

1st winter Iceland Gull at Church Bay, Rathlin, also long staying Whimbrel still (Nathanael Poffley).

Redhead Goosander still Kinnegar Shore (William Smiton).

Merlin between Portrush and Portstewart (Chris Hamilton).

Ringtail Hen Harrier and Marsh Harrier at Portmore Lough RSPB (Gerry Judge).

Female or immature Ring-necked Duck at Corbally Res (John Clarke).

Drake Ring-necked Duck at Inch, Co Donegal (Tony Dodds /Sean Gibson).

689 Whitefronts from Manorcunningham viewpoint and 12 Pinkfeet Blanket Nook (Chris Murphy).

Great White Egret 200m downstream from Lisburn Civic Centre (Darrin Wilson).

Ring-necked Parakeet near South Lakes Leisure Centre, Craigavon (Martin Smith).

Drake Ring-necked Duck still at Lough Fern, Donegal (Bob Watts)

Iceland Gull, Nathanael Poffley:

Marsh & Hen Harrier, Gerry Judge:

Goosander, William Smiton:

Ring-necked Duck, John Clarke:

Todd’s Canada & Richardson’s Cackling Geese, Derek Brennan: