Bird News Thursday 18th September 2025

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.


There are three seats available for a Pelagic boat trip on Saturday (20th September). The boat leaves Ballycastle at 12.30pm and returns at 4.30pm. Contact Jim Wells on 07856235144 for more details.


Storm Petrel, Nigel Moore:


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