Bird News Sunday 14th September 2025

17 Glossy Ibis Lough Beg to left of Church Island (Philip Blair).

3 Black Terns at Oxford Island NNR (Garry Armstrong). Also a Hen Harrier (Les Arkless).

Wilson’s Phalarope still at Portmore Lough (Mel O’Hagan). Also juvenile Hen Harrier through at 1434 flushing all waders including Wilson’s and 10 Ruff (Philip West / Bob Watts / Jim Dowdall / Aidan Kelly). Wilson’s Phalarope returned to Portmore Lough by 6pm (John Cusack).

Bairds Sandpiper still at Myroe, also 20+ Curlew Sandpipers and Little Stint, Glossy Ibis Roe end (Philip West / Bob Watts). Also Grey Plover, 4 Little Stints (John Cusack / Ronald Surgenor).

Black Tern from St John’s Point (Chris Murphy).

4 Ruff still at Lady Bay (Garry Armstrong). Joined by the Wilson’s Phalarope and 10 additional Ruff from Portmore Lough mid afternoon (Stuart Cossey).

Adult Black Tern sheltering on grass beside war memorial past Sandy Bay, Larne. 2 additional Black Terns around outfall and dark juvenile Arctic Skua at entrance to Larne Lough (Ivan Quail / Nicky Lynn).

3 Curlew Sandpipers at Carnlough. 30 mins at Garron Point from noon included single Great Northern Diver and Storm Petrel (Ivan Quail / Nicky Lynn).

Flock of 55 Mediterranean Gulls just south of Cloughey (Anthony McGeehan).

Single Black Tern at Reedy Flats, 7 Ruff in stubble field on the way down to the Flats (Garry Armstrong).

At Ballyquintin Point an Arctic Skua, 10 Red-throated Diver and 70 Common Scoter (Richard Weyl).

Mediterranean Gull, Anthony McGeehan:



Glossy Ibis, Gerald Bond:



Glossy Ibis, David Steele:






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