Great White Egret at Ballykelly flew towards Myroe (Stephen Riddell).
Glossy Ibis still in drainage ditch at Myroe (Juliet Fleming).
Flock of 8 Pinkfeet over Rathlin (Hazel Watson / Ric Else).
5 Whooper Swans in Kinnego Bay, Oxford Island NNR (Robert Hughes).
Great White Egret, Stephen Riddell:
Nine Glossy Ibis were at Todd's Corner, Ardmore, Lough Neagh this morning before moving towards Reedy Flats. (David McCreedy).
The male Lesser Scaup was showing well off the causeway at Inch in Donegal. (Theo Campbell, Martin Deehan).
A Glossy Ibis and a Great White Egret were at Myroe. (Jonny Rosborough, Gerard McGeehan, Shirley Dunlop).
A dark bellied Brent Goose and a Pinkfoot were at the Bann Estuary. (John Spottiswood).
An Arctic Skua, Red-throated Diver and several distant Black Terns were at Magilligan. (Jonny Rosborough).
A 1st winter Sabine’s Gull and a 1st winter Mediterranean Gull were with 5 1st winter Kittiwakes and a mixed group of Black-headed Gulls off Port Muck in a sea watch between 12:30 & 16:30. There were also good numbers of Common Dolphins also showing. (Kevin Kirkham).
26 Glossy Ibis at the south end of Lough Beg this evening, also single Brent Goose (presumably blown in on yesterday’s northerly) and four White Wagtails. (David Steele).
A flock of Pinkfeet east along the Lagan by Annadale in Belfast. (Stuart Cossey).
Glossy Ibis, David McCreedy.
Great White Egret, Jonny Rosborough.
Arctic Skua, Jonny Rosborough.
3 Black Terns were at Kinnego Bay, Lough Neagh, this morning (Garry Armstrong)
A Long-tailed Duck is on Lough Beg (David Steele)
3 Glossy Ibis are at Reedy Flats, Lough Neagh (Garry Armstrong)
A seawatch at St John Point betelween 06:45 - 11:00 had 50 Red-throated Divers, 1 Great Northern, 6 Whoopers Swans, 15 White-fronted Geese and 250 Brent Geese. No Manx Shearwaters were seen (Chris and Nicholas Veale)
A Merlin was at Killard (Stuart Cossey)
Two Curlew Sandpiper and two Brent were at Carnlough (Jonny Rosborough)
A flock of 19 Glossy Ibis are at Lough Beg (David Steele)
A seawatch at Ramore Head from 07:00- 11:30 had 4 Sabine’s (all juvs), 3 Leach’s Petrels, 3 Arctic Skua, 1 Arctic Tern, 6 Sandwich Tern, 6 Red-throated Diver, 21 Manx, 8 Brent, 3 Common Scoter and 156 Tufted Duck. Steady movement of Kittiwakes and Gannet throughout (Dean Jones)
Kearney had a White Wagtail and 3 Greenland Wheatear (Bob Watts)
The best at Ballyquinton were a White Wagtail (Richard Weyl) and a Stock Dove (Bob Watts)
A probable drake Lesser Scaup was off the Tready Hide, Inch, Co Donegal (Davy Hunter)
6 Ruff were in a partly flooded field at Kirkiston (Richard Weyl)
Two Glossy Ibis were north of Church Island (Tom Garner)
17 Glossy Ibis were at Ardmore, Lough Neagh, Co Armagh (Chris Rankin)
Curlew Sandpiper, Jonny Rosborough:
Adult American Golden Plover and 10 Curlew Sandpipers at Myroe (Jamie Bliss).
2 Black Terns off Croaghan hide at Oxford Island, also 24 Ruff (Garry Armstrong / Roger Woodward). Black Terns still early afternoon (Mel O’Hagan).
Female Scaup and a Whooper Swan on the Quoile Pondage (Daniel Bailie).
2 Ruff Dundrum Inner Bay (Bob Watts).
14 Ruff at Lady Bay (Garry Armstrong).
Wheatear at Harbour Meadows, Belfast Lough (Stuart Cossey).
2 adult Mediterranean Gulls and juvenile Common Tern Barmouth (Theo Campbell / Richard Smith).
Adult Mediterranean Gull at Killough (Chris Murphy).
Black Tern and 2 Whooper Swans in the Bann Estuary (John Clarke).
Lots of Great Northern and Red-throated Divers flying into Lough Foyle at lunchtime a few Arctic Skuas further out (John Clarke).
Ramore Head seawatch 12-6pm produced a Sabine’s Gull, 10 Arctic Skuas, 4 Red-throated and 3 Great Northern Divers, just 11 Manx Shearwaters and 4 Sandwich Terns (Aaron Long / Michael Latham).
Arranmore, Co Donegal produced 3 Sabine’s Gulls, Great Shearwater, 25+ Arctic Skua, 6 Bonxie, 4 Manx, 36 Pink Feet, 3 Red-throated Diver.3 White Wags. 12+ Wheatear. (Andrew MacMillan / Brennan / Sean Gibson / Robert Vaughan / Wilton Farrelly).
Black Tern feeding very close offshore at St John’s Point lighthouse with Sandwich Terns (David Stirling).
10 Curlew Sandpipers at mouth of Blackstaff River, Dundrum also a Pinkfoot with the Brents (David Nixon).
Female Scaup on Kinnegar Sewage Works. Also a Black Tern on Kinnegar Shore with c20 Sandwich and 4 Common Terns (Stuart Cossey).
Probable White-tailed Eagle over Carnalea at 1720 (David Miller).
An arrival of Pinkfeet over a Bangor garden and then c50 over Helens Bay at 1830 heading towards Ards (Anthony McGeehan). Two additional flocks of c100 over Helens Bay mid afternoon (John McClean).
Castlerock off Shell Pool this evening - Sabine's Gull, 13 Manx Shearwaters, 4 Arctic Skuas, 10 Sandwich Terns, 2 Red-throated Divers and 60 Pale-bellied Brent Geese east in 2 groups (John Spottiswood).
Ringtail Hen Harrier at Portmore Lough (Alan Dickson).
Curlew Sandpipers, David Nixon:
There are still 15 Black Terns at Inch in Donegal. (Chris Ingram).
At least 1 Glossy Ibis is still at Lough Beg. (James Armour).
A Black Tern was at Magilligan this morning. (Donna Riddell).
One or possibly two Little Gulls were at Magilligan. (Tom Garner).
A Red-breasted Goose of unknown origin, is with Greylags at Dunfanaghy New Lake, Donegal (Tony Berry).
10 Ruff were at Lady Bay this evening. (Garry Armstrong).
A Little Stint and a Curlew Sandpiper were at Myroe this morning. (John Clarke).
Black Tern, Donna Riddell.
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Juliet Fleming.
The Wilson’s Phalarope was still present at Lough Mourne, at the north western end (Mike McLaughlin) The bird was still present this evening along with two Curlew Sandpiper and a Common Sandpiper (Nathan Gilbert)
A Black Tern was with Sandwich Terns, moving through Killough (Chris Murphy)
Yesterday 3 Glossy Ibis were at Lough Beg, along with 5 Ruff (Godfrey McRoberts)
Four Black Terns and a Little Gull are at Magilligan (Richard Donaghey)
16 Pink-footed Geese are at the mouth of the Roe Estuary, viewed from Myroe, also one Curlew Sandpiper and a Mediterranean Gull. 2 Slavonian Grebe were found ff the sea wall. (Jeff Larkin)
19 Glossy Ibis were still at Lough Beg this evening. 18 at the south end and a single at Church Island, also four Pinkfeet, 40 Ruff and a Green Sandpiper (David Steele)
A pelagic today from Portstewart had 10 European Storm Petrels, a Black Tern near Rathlin, 3 Arctic Terns, 2 Arctic Skuas, 2 Great Skuas and one Red/throated diver (Jim Wells).
9 Pink-footed Geese were seen flying over Limavady.
A Curlew Sandpiper was in Dunfanaghy (Liz McKenna)
A Great Skua was seen from the Larne to Cairnryan ferry this morning.
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Storm Petrel, Nigel Moore:
A Wilson’s Phalarope was with 2 Ruff and 7 Curlew Sandpipers early afternoon at the north end of Lough Mourne outside Carrickfergus. (Ian Enlander).
Black Tern still at Croaghan Island, Oxford Island NNR (Stevie Brennan).
Juvenile Sabines Gull at St John’s Point (Chris Murphy).
Yesterday a Great Skua off Rathlin (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
2+ Stock Doves with large Woodpigeon flock in fields to rear of Billy Neill CP (Bob Watts).
Curlew Sandpiper still on Rathlin also 2 late Swifts (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
3 Juvenile Black Terns Myroe Levels lingering and perching in large gull flock, north (Roe Estuary) end this evening (John Spottiswood).
Wilson’s Phalarope, Ian Enlander:
Black Tern, Stevie Brennan:
The 3 Black terns are still off Croaghan hide at Oxford Island. (Steve Brennan).
2 Spoonbills, an adult and a juvenile, are at Dundrum Inner Bay South and 2 Curlew Sandpipers at the Blackstaff end. (Mike McLaughlin, David McCreedy).
There are still 7 Black Terns at Inch in Donegal. (Chris Ingram).
Ramore Head between 0745-1045 had 1 juvenile Long-tailed Skua, 4 juvenile Sabine’s Gull, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Grey Phalarope, 12 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua, 2 Common Scoter, 27 Arctic Tern, 2 Pintail, 6 Wigeon, 2 Red-throated Diver, 2 Great Northern Diver, 26 Sandwich Tern, 3 Brent, c 200 Kittiwake and c 90 Manx Shearwater. (Matthew Tickner).
Yesterday a juvenile Hen Harrier was on Rathlin. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson).
Lough Mourne had 4 Ruff, 16 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers with Dunlin and Ringed Plover. (Gerard McGeehan, Shirley Dunlop).
A Barn Owl was at Portmore, a Hen Harrier was also present. (Sean Gibson).
A Great Skua, 4 Arctic Skuas, Great Northern Diver and 5 Red-throated Divers were off Garron Point this evening. (David Steele).
The 2 Little Ringed Plovers and a Ruff were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve this afternoon. (Tom Ennis).
Spoonbills, Mike McLaughlin.
Melmore Head, Donegal this morning had 1 Great Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Black Tern, 1 Arctic Tern, 3 Bonxies, a Common Scoter and 2 Whimbrel (Eric Randall)
3 Black Tern were off the Croghan Hide, Oxford Island. A Marsh Harrier also flew through. (Stevie Brennan) A Manx Shearwater and Common Tern were also present this afternoon (Stuart McKee)
A Hen Harrier and Black Tern were at Kinnego Marina (Ed O’Hara)
17 Curlew Sandpiper are reported from Myroe (BirdGuides)
An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Kinnegar Sewage Works (Bob Watts)
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Ulster Folk Museum (Richard Woods)
The adult American Golden Plover was still at Myroe today. Also present were 18 curlew sandpipers and a little stint (Dean Jones).
A juvenile Little Stint was on Kinnegar Shore this evening. A first winter Mediterranean Gull was also present (Stuart Cossey)
8 juvenile Black Tern were at Inch, Co Donegal this morning (Dean Jones)
A seawatch at Ramore Head between 12:30 - 18:00 had 6 juv Black Tern, 9 Leach’s Petrel, 11 Arctic Skua, 2 Great Skua, 10 Arctic Tern, 24 Sandwich Tern, 2 juv Med Gulls, 7 Red-throated Diver, 6 Common Scoter and 2 Whimbrel (Dean Jones)
An immature White-tailed Eagle was seen at Magheramourne on Saturday (Keith Glasgow)
A seawatch from Fanad lighthouse between 17:20-19:05 had Bonxie 9, Sooty shearwater 67, Leaches petrel 5 and Storm Petrel 1 (Jamie Bliss)
Juvenile Black Tern, Stevie Brennan:
White-tailed Eagle, Keith Glasgow:
The Wilson’s Phalarope and a Glossy Ibis are at RSPB Portmore this morning (Dean Jones) The Wilson’s Phalarope was still present up to 5 o'clock. (Ed O'Hara).
A Curlew Sandpiper, Wheatear and 20 Mediterranean Gulls were at Ballykelly. (Garry Armstrong, David Steele, Stuart McKee).
A Glossy Ibis was in the drainage ditch at Myroe, at the Roe Estuary end (Michael Latham)
3 Ruff are at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve. (Chris Murphy).
An adult American Golden Plover is at Myroe along with the Baird's Sandpiper, 2 Little Stint, 20+ Curlew Sandpipers, 7 Ruff, a juvenile Grey Plover and 2 Mediterranean Gulls. (Garry Armstrong, David Steele, Stuart McKee).
2 Spotted Flycatchers were at Oxford Island. (Warren Fowles, Royal School Armagh Wildlife Club).
Group of 6 Black Tern passed west from Ramore Head, also a Sabines Gull past. A single Black Tern was at the Barmouth. (Dennis Weir).
Short-eared Owl showed briefly at 6pm at distance from Barmouth hide. (Searlas Anderson/Kevin McLaughlin).
9 Black Terns, a Little Stint, Marsh Harrier, 2 Curlew Sandpipers and 31 Ruff were at Inch, Co Donegal. (Matthew Tickner).
1 juvenile Curlew Sandpiper showed well on muddy shore of drainage lagoon north east of the bottom of Shore Avenue, Myroe this morning. (Stephen Davis)
A Wilson’s Phalarope has been found at Portmore RSPB this evening (Garry Armstrong)
The Baird’s Sandpiper is still at Myroe this morning (Theo Campbell / Michael Latham) The bird was not seen after 2:30pm when the field was drained (David McCreedy)
Inch, Co Donegal this morning has 8 Black Tern, 26 Ruff and a Little Stint (Chris Ingram)
At least 20 Glossy Ibis were at Lough Beg this morning. Also present were a Great White Egret and a Black Tern. Two Spotted Redshank were at Church Island (David Steele)
At least 120 Mediterranean Gulls were between Cloughey and Portavogie (Dermot Hughes)
2 late Swifts were over the Ormeau Road, Belfast (Stuart Cossey)
A single Glossy Ibis was in the drainage ditch at the Roe Estuary end of Myroe (Theo Campbell)
16 Curlew Sandpiper were at Blanketnook (Chris Ingram)
A Red Kite was at Kilmegan Road, Castlewellan (Anne-Marie Smyth)
A Short-eared Owl was at the Bann Estuary (Matthew Tickner)
A Little Ringed Plover was at RSPB WOW (Mel O’Hagan)
Wilsons Phalarope, Garry Armstrong:
Baird’s Sandpiper, Michael Latham:
Glossy Ibis, Lough Beg, David Steele:
Glossy Ibis, Michael Latham:
Juvenile Bairds Sandpiper still present at flooded field Myroe also 14 Curlew Sandpipers and a Glossy Ibis flew over (Martin Deehan / Pat Hull). Also 2 Little Stints (Tony Dodds). No sign of the Bairds Sandpiper in the afternoon (Richard Donaghey). Bairds Sandpiper again this evening also a Buff-breasted Sandpiper and 4 Glossy Ibis (Daniel Newton et al).
17 Glossy Ibis at Lough Beg this morning, flew off in direction of Church Island about 820am (Mark Getty).
Fly-over of 7 Glossy Ibis 2 miles East of Banbridge earlier this morning heading South West(ish) Towards Loughbrickland /Poyntzpass direction. Checked Loughbrickland lake but no sign (Mike McLaughlin).
6 Curlew Sandpiper at Dundrum Inner Bay (David Clarke).
Swift at Aghanloo, Limavady (Paula Campbell).
At least 27 Glossy Ibis at Lough Beg this morning, also 2 Black Terns, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Redshank and Garganey (David Steele).
A Balearic Shearwater was seen from the ferry half way between Belfast and Cairnryan. (John Spottiswood).
A pale Arctic Skua and immature Black Tern were off Swinely Point, Carnalea this afternoon. (Philip Watson).
Osprey this afternoon just north of Ballyhenry Bay / Portaferry (Jonny Andrews).
Little Stint at Kinnegar Shore (Jim Wells). Also a juvenile Black Tern and Bonaparte's Gull this evening (Stuart Cossey).
Adult Roseate Tern Portaferry, Strangford Lough (Hugh Thurgate).
8 juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper 2 Black Tailed Godwit and 12 Dunlin were at Lough Mourne near Carrickfergus (Stuart McKee).
Short-eared Owl still at the Bann Estuary (Stephen Riddell).
Osprey, Jonny Andrews:
Curlew Sandpipers, David Clarke & Stuart McKee:
A juvenile Baird's Sandpiper was at Myroe this evening. (Dean Jones). The count of Curlew Sandpipers was up to 24 this afternoon along with the 2 Little Stints and 3 Glossy Ibis, a Little Ringed Plover was at Ballykelly and 15 Mediterranean Gulls between the 2 sites. (Matthew Tickner).
A Hoopoe has been in a garden in Portaferry for two days. (Facebook per Dave Weir).
A Curlew Sandpiper and 6 Ruff were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve. (Daniel Newton). A Little Stint was also present. (Gerard McGeehan).
The 3 Glossy Ibis, at least 4 Curlew Sandpipers and a Peregrine were at Myroe this morning. (Stephen Riddell).
An adult winter plumaged Mediterranean Gull was at Penny Burn in L'Derry. (John Spottiswood).
An Osprey was over the east end of Myroe this afternoon. 19 Curlew Sandpipers and 2 Little Stints were with the Ringed Plover and Dunlin flock. (Dean Jones).
19 Glossy Ibis and a juvenile Marsh Harrier were at Lough Beg this evening. (David Steele).
An Osprey flew over the Bann Estuary heading towards Articlave. (John Clarke).
An Osprey was at Clea Lake this evening. (Hugh Thurgate).
A Mediterranean Gull was on the River Lagan in Belfast. (Mel O'Hagan).
The Short-eared Owl was seen again at the Barmouth this evening. (John Spottiswood).
4 juvenile Curlew Sandpipers were on Carnlough beach this evening. (Jeff Larkin).
A Sabines Gull and a Black Tern were seen off Rathlin. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson).
Glossy Ibis, John Spratt.
Curlew Sandpiper, Stephen Riddell.
Glossy Ibis, Stephen Riddell.
Mediterranean Gull, Mel O'Hagan.
A Glossy Ibis is at Myroe (Stephen Riddell) There could possibly be two birds as singles were seen at the east and west ends of Myroe (Philip McHaffie / David Nixon) Three Glossy Ibis were seen together at the east end of Myroe late afternoon, a Whimbrel was in the stubble fields. (John Spratt)
A Curlew Sandpiper is in front of the hide at the Bann Estuary (Martin Deehan)
3 Black Tern and a Little Stint are off the platform at Inch, Co Donegal (Derek Brennan)
An Osprey was on the mudflats at the Bann Estuary (John Clarke / Philip McHaffie / David Nixon)
5 Arctic Skua were off Garron Point this evening (David Steele)
The best at RSPB WoW this evening were 7 Ruff (Michael Latham)
2 Black Terns were seen off Myroe this evening (John Spottiswood / Martin Deehan)
A dark phase Arctic Skua was at Magilligan (Philip McHaffie / David Nixon)
4 Curlew Sandpiper were at Myroe (Philip McHaffie / David Nixon / John Spottiswood)
A Barn Owl was seen last night near Coleraine (Mark Smyth)
A Green Sandpiper was at Clea Lake, Co Down (Hugh Thurgate)
A Grey Phalarope was in Tory Island harbour a Corys Shearwater was also seen (Michael O’Clery)
Glossy Ibis, Stephen Riddell:
Osprey, Bann Estuary, John Clarke:
25 Twite at Portballintrae, 2 at Ramore Head (John Clarke).
Swift over Galgorm garden this morning (Richard Gray).
4+ Sooty Shearwaters and 2 Arctic Skuas from Rathlin yesterday (Ric Else / Hazel Watson). Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper today (Neal Warnock).
4 juvenile Curlew Sandpipers and Merlin at Myroe (David Hill).
15 Ruff and a Whimbrel at Belfast Lough WoW Reserve this evening (Wilton Farrelly).
2 White Wagtails at Lough Beg for their 4th day (David Steele).
2 Ospreys at the Barmouth this evening (Enda McAuley / Patrick McCullough). Also Short-eared Owl and 2 Curlew Sandpipers (Richard Donaghey).
Curlew Sandpipers, Merlin, Peregrine, David Hill:
