Bird News Sunday 20th April 2025

The two Cettis Warblers were dining this morning at Downpatrick Road, Killough (Chris Murphy)

The Pacific Diver was still at the east end of Ballyheirnan Bay, Fanad, Donegal (Jamie Bliss / Daniel Newton). 57 Long-tailed Duck were also present.

A Grasshopper Warbler was the best on Rathlin (Ric Else)

Common Sandpipers are widely reported. One was at Victoria Park (Paul Hunter) and four were at Woodburn Reservoir (Sean Gibson et al)

Woodburn had male and Female Crossbill, a fly-over Pink-footed Goose and 3 reeling Grasshopper Warbler (Sean Gibson, Ian Young and Aaron Long)

The drake Ring-necked Duck was off the Tready Hide, Inch (Derek Brennan)

The Russian White-front was still at Lough Beg, also 32 Whimbrel, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper and c.100 White Wagtails. (David Steele)

60+ Whimbrel were at Ballyquinton, Co Down along with 7 White Wagtails (Dermot Hughes / Richard Weyl)

A Reed Warbler was at Lough Cowey (Richard Weyl)

Four Long-tailed Duck and 9 Red-throated Diver were at Loughshore, Belfast Lough (Gerard McGeehan)

A first winter Little Gull and Common Sandpipers were off the Tready Hide, Inch (Steven Farquhar)

Pacific Diver, Great Northern Diver, Long-tailed Duck, Michael Latham:




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