Bird News Friday 11th September 2026

A Green Sandpiper and a Ruff were at Blackstaff Creek, Dundrum inner bay this morning. (David Clarke)

3 Arctic Skua, 16 Red-throated Diver, 4 Common Scoter and 4 Brent were at Magilligan (Jonny Rosborough)

The Lapland Bunting was still at Ramore Head (Jonny Rosborough) A Northern Wheatear was also present (Juliet Fleming)

Melmore Head over 4 hrs in light to moderate westerlies; 700 Manx and 50 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Wilson's, 2 European and 6 Leach's Storm Petrel, 1 Long-tailed, 2 Arctic and 5 Great Skua plus a Puffin, 12 Common Scoter, 2 Greylag Geese, 1 Great Northern and 5 Red-throated Diver. (Oscar Campbell)

A Ruff and Knot are at RSPB WoW. A first winter Mediterranean Gull is at Kinnegar Shore (Mel O’Hagan)

A White-tailed Eagle was in the Antrim Hills (Kenny Moore)

A juvenile Little Gull was feeding over Lough Beg this evening, also Black Tern (for it’s ninth day), adult Osprey, eight Glossy Ibis and six Great Egrets (David Steele)

Lapland Bunting, Juliet Fleming:

Lapland Bunting, Jonny Rosborough:



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