Bird News Thursday 24th April 2025

No sign of either Little Ringed Plover or Pectoral Sandpiper at Belfast Lough WoW early morning (Daniel Newton). Little Gull, 4 Common Terns, 5 Mediterranean Gulls - 2 pairs and 2cy at lunchtime (Mel O’Hagan / Stuart McKee). 3 Swifts (Derek Polley).

Cetti’s Warbler closest to Killough village still present (Chris Murphy).

2 Corncrakes now present on Rathlin (Ric Else/ Hazel Watson).

Dark phase Arctic Skua past St John’s Point (Warren Fowles).

Cuckoo calling at Cappanagh (Jimmy Christie). 

Unconfirmed report of Ring Ouzel picked up twice by Merlin early morning at Carrick Lough, Aughnacloy, Co Tyrone (Lee Bantting).

Bee-eater posted on Facebook photographed on 22nd April in garden just outside Ballymena for 5 minutes but flushed by Hooded Crow and not seen since (Stewart Rosborough).

Numerous Crossbills including a group of 15 and 2 Cuckoos at Jenkin Forest, Co Fermanagh (Colin Bell).

Grasshopper Warbler, Juliet Fleming;



Whimbrel, Richard Caves:







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