Marsh Harrier Croaghan Island, Oxford Island NR (Ed O’Hara).
Female Ring-necked Duck at Corbally Res (John Clarke).
Great Spotted Woodpecker on feeders in Lambeg garden for past 3 days (Noeni Byers).
Little Ringed Plover and Ruff at Belfast Lough WoW this evening (Michael Latham).
Twite has successfully bred on Rathlin (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
Orca seen in Donegal Bay, Co Donegal yesterday and today (per Stephen Dunbar).
The Spoonbill and a Ruff were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve this morning. (Daniel Newton).
A female or juvenile Marsh Harrier flew west over Oxford Island this morning. (Ed O'Hara).
A Wood Sandpiper is off the viewing platform at Inch in Donegal. (Derek Brennan).
Blanket Nook in Donegal had a Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpipers and 2 Water Rails. (Theo Campbell, Chris Ingram, Derek Brennan, Richard Smyth)
A female and juvenile Great Spotted Woodpeckers are visiting a garden outside Hillsborough. (Juliet Fleming).
A dark phase Arctic Skua was off Portstewart this evening. (Jonny Rosborough).
Buzzard, Juliet Fleming.
Spoonbill remains at Belfast Lough WoW also 4 Little Gulls (Daniel Newton). Little Ringed Plover still present too (Chris Hamilton).
Dark morph Arctic Skua off the hide at the Bann Estuary (Jeff Larkin / Pat Hull). Osprey seen by fishermen in recent days (per John Clarke).
White-tailed Eagle (untagged) heading towards Ballymena at 1pm (Kenneth Moore).
White Stork (unringed) at 1420 from Lough Road, W of Loughguile, Co Antrim (James Armour). Still present 5pm (Enda McAuley) & 648pm (Jeff Larkin).
Adult Arctic Tern off Bann Estuary this evening (John Spottiswood).
White-tailed Eagle, Kenneth Moore:
Cattle Egret still at the point at Blanketnook, Co Donegal also adult and juvenile Mediterranean Gulks (Chris Ingram).
Spotted Flycatcher at Cloughey (Jim Cunningham).
Whimbrel are on the move with 5+ at Ballymacormack Point today (Bob Watts) and 13 on Rathlin yesterday (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
Subadult Golden Eagle in the Antrim Hills (Aaron Long / Ian Young / Sean Gibson).
For cetacean buffs 2/3 Humpback Whales (reports of up to 7 in the bay in the past week), lots of Minke but no sign by early afternoon of any Orca at Donegal Bay. Probably closer views from the Mulaghmore end (Brian McCloskey / Derek Brennan / Jamie Bliss). 4 Humpbacks from St John’s Point Lighthouse this evening but no sign of Orca (Stephen Dunbar).
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Colin Bell:
Cattle Egret at Moyle end of Blanket Nook, Co Donegal in field with cattle (Chris Ingram).
Spoonbill actively feeding this morning at Belfast Lough WoW also Little Ringed Plover and Ruff still, also 5+ Common Sandpipers, 2 Little Gulls (Laura Kerr / Jake Grant).
Wader flocks are building up with increased numbers of commoner waders including Dunlin and Greenshank reported.
Arctic Tern, Michael Latham:
Marsh Harrier still Inch, Co Donegal (Theo Campbell).
Spoonbill, Little Ringed Plover, Ruff still at Belfast Lough WoW also 5 Common Sandpipers (Gerard McGeehan). Also a Little Gull (Jake Grant). 3 Little Gulls this evening (Wilton Farrelly).
A White Stork spent most of the Wellington Rec v Crusaders game yesterday in Larne on top of the floodlights (Thomas Fulton). One reported in flight over Whitehead this afternoon (per Adam McClure).
A Red Kite over Annsborough, Co Down at 3pm being chased by gulls (Ann-Marie Smyth).
5 Mediterranean Gulls at the Bann Estuary this evening (adult, 2 2nd cy, 2 juvs) (John Spottiswood).
White Stork, Thomas Fulton:
Late news from yesterday of 6 Whimbrel and c50 Swift heading south from Copeland Bird Observatory (David Stirling).
Yellowhammer singing near Bright, Co Down (David Clarke).
Female Great Spotted Woodpecker on feeder in garden near Hillsborough (Juliet Fleming). Another at Silent Valley car park (Ann-Marie Smyth).
Spoonbill, Little Ringed Plover, Ruff, 2cy Little Gull, 3 Common Sandpipers still at Belfast Lough WoW (Bob Watts).
Mediterranean Gull with PKPA ring also a Whimbrel in the Bann Estuary (John Clarke).
Juvenile Cuckoo and Great Skua Rathlin (James McDowell).
60+ Swifts at Lough Mourne, Carrickfergus (Ian Enlander).
A Whimbrel at Kearney this afternoon (Graham McElwaine).
Cuckoo, James McDowell:
Great Skua, James McDowell:
Yellowhammer, David Clarke:
The White-rumped Sandpiper remains at the Bann Estuary, at the Barmouth on the Castlerock side. The bird is alone. (Richard Donaghey).
Great Spotted Woodpeckers at Murlough House, Dundrum (Conor Mansell) and in garden on peanut feeder Lambeg (Noeni Bryars).
The Little Ringed Plover, 2 Little Gulls, Ruff and 5 Common Sandpipers were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve this morning, the Spoonbill wasn't seen. (Jake Grant). The Spoonbill reappeared at 12.15. (Derek Polley).
Three Red Grouse were at Jenkin Forest in Co. Fermanagh. (Colin Bell).
A Whooper Swan was at Stoneyford Reservoir this afternoon. (Ivan Cullen).
Dark-bellied Brent, Juliet Fleming.
There was no sign of the Green Sandpiper at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve this morning, the Spoonbill, Ruff, Little Ringed Plover and a Little Gull were present, another Little Gull was at Kinnegar shore. (Daniel Newton Sean Gibson). The Green Sandpiper is showing again at 11.45. (Gerard McGeehan). Seven Common Sandpipers were present this afternoon. (Bob Watts).
The WoW reserve this evening had the Spoonbill, Little Ringed Plover, Ruff, 3 Little Gulls, and 4 Mediterranean Gulls, 3 adults and a 2nd year. There was no sign of the Green Sandpiper. Two adult Mediterranean Gulls were also at Kinnegar shore. (Philip West).
The Marsh Harrier is still at Inch in Donegal. (Theo Campbell).
Two Great Northern Divers were seen on a boat trip off Portballintrae and a Great Skua off Portrush. (John Clarke).
A 1st year Mediterranean Gull was at Magilligan. (Stephen Riddell).
A Brent Goose was at Bushfoot near Portballintrae. (Juliet Fleming).
Two Red Kites were in the Antrim Hills. (Michael Latham).
Spoonbill, Little Ringed Plover and Ruff at Belfast Lough WoW (Adam McClure/Daniel Newton). All still present this evening plus a Common Sandpiper and a Knot (Michael Latham). Green Sandpiper late evening (Daniel Newton).
Osprey seen flying over Bann Estuary with fish 0830 (Stephen Riddell).
Osprey and 5 male Ruff at Lough Beg (David Steele).
A Little Tern from the train near Kinnego (Garry Wilkinson).
Summer-plumaged Great Northern Diver off Briggs Point, Groomsport (Jeff Silver).
Summer-plumaged Great Northern Diver at Glenarm (Gerard McGeehan / Shirley Dunlop).
2 Adult Mediterranean Gulls Bann Estuary (John Spottiswood).
Great Northern Diver, Jeff Silver:
Ruff, Daniel Newton:
A White-tailed Eagle was seen again in the Antrim Hills. (Kenny Moore, Ian Dickey).
The Spoonbill, a Mediterranean Gull and 2 Common Sandpipers were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve. (Jake Grant). There were also 3 Little Gulls present this evening. (Wilton Farrelly).
A Yellowhammer was singing in fields at the back of Billy Neill Country Park in Belfast. (Bob Watts).
White-tailed Eagle, Sandra McDowell.
Roseate Tern and Spoonbill at Belfast Lough WoW (Michael Latham). Also 2 Little Ringed Plover and a Common Sandpiper (Martin Deehan). No sign of Roseate Tern at 4pm but additional sightings of Little Gull, 3 Mediterranean Gulls, Arctic Terns and 2 Knot (Michael Latham).
Juvenile Cuckoo at Murlough NNR (Stuart Cossey).
Osprey at the Bann Estuary this evening (Mark McCullough).
Adult Pomarine Skua off Fanad Head this morning (Wilton Farrelly).
Great White Egret from Ballycarry Bridge this evening on western side of mudflats (Steven Fyffe).
Albino Swallow on Ardmore Road outside Lurgan Southern shore of Lough Neagh (Joe O’Hagan).
Roseate Tern & Little Ringed Plover, Michael Latham:
The Little Ringed Plover, Spoonbill, eclipse male Garganey and 4 Common Sandpipers were at Belfast Lough RSPB Wow reserve today. (Bob Watts). A Little Tern was present this afternoon. (Leia Getty, Dot Blakely). The Spoonbill was still present this evening. (Tim Davis).
One of the Little Gulls was at Kinnegar shore. (Stuart Cossey).
Corncrakes were still calling on Rathlin last night, 3 Great Skuas were around the seabird centre this morning. (Derek Polley).
An Osprey and a Whimbrel were at the Bann Estuary. (Matthew Tickner).
Spoonbill, 2 Little Gulls and 6+ Common Sandpipers at Belfast Lough WoW this morning (Daniel Newton). Also the eclipse drake Garganey (Richard Gray). Little Ringed Plover also reported early afternoon and 2 seen this evening (Daniel Newton).
A second brood of 3 Long-eared Owlets at Castle Espie (Castle Espie WWT).
Immature female Marsh Harrier and adult Mediterranean Gull still at Inch, Co Donegal (Michael Huggins).
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robert Boyle:
