Bird News Sunday 20th September 2026

3rd calendar year White-tailed Eagle, American Wigeon and Ring-necked Duck still present, McGraths,Inch, Co Donegal. (Theo Campbell, Robert Vaughan).

A Pectoral Sandpiper was at Lady Bay. (Ed O'Hara).

Fanad Head seawatch, wind WNW Force 4. 7:45 to 9:45: 2 Sabines, 2 Grey Phalarope, 1 Long-tailed Skua, 3 Leaches Petrel, 1 Great Shearwater, 6 Poms, 3 Bonxie, 2 Arctic Skua, 600+ Sooty Shearwater, 30+ Arctic Tern. (Chris Veale, Ethan Veale, Mervyn, Wilton Farrelly) Up to 11 o'clock Sooty Shearwaters continued to pass at 200 per hour, also 2 Pom Skuas, 3 Arctic Skuas and 5 Bonxies. (Chris Veale, Ethan Veale).

A seawatch at Ramore Head this morning 06:45 - 0945 had 3 Sabines Gulls, 2 Arctic Skua, 6 Great Skua, 8 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Arctic Tern, 9 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 4 Brent, 9 Common Scoter. (Dean Jones).

A Glossy Ibis and 2 Pinkfeet were at Malinbeg in Donegal. (Aaron Long).

Groomsport this morning had 6 Mediterranean Gulls, 5 adults and a 2nd year. (Kerry Leonard).

The Buff-breasted Sandpiper, a Curlew Sandpiper and a Little Stint were at Myroe. (Mel O'Hagan).

A Marsh Harrier and a Great White Egret were at Lough Beg. (John Cusack).

A ringtail Hen Harrier was on Starbog Road near Larne. (Megan Kelly).

A Lesser Scaup was at Blanket Nook in Donegal. (Daniel Newton,  Aaron Long, Ian Young).

A 5 hour seawatch at Melmore Head in Donegal had 3200 Manx Shearwaters, 475 Sooty Shearwaters and 1 Great Shearwater, 23 Great, 6 Pomarine and 7 Arctic Skuas, 5 Leach's Petrel, 2 Grey Phalarope, 3 Great Northern and 22 Red-throated Divers. (Oscar Campbell).

A Buff-breasted Sandpiper was at the south end of Lough Beg this evening…quite mobile around the area with Lapwings, also at least one Pectoral Sandpiper still about, a flyover calling, not seen on the deck. (David Steele).

A Pintail was at Castle Espie main lake. (James Armour).

Buff-breasted Sandpiper, David Steele.



Pintail,  James Armour.



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