A Stock Dove was still calling in the fields behind the David Lloyd Gym in Dundonald. (Bob Watts)
A Spotted Flycatcher was at Castle Espie with a singing Reed Warbler present in the reeds. (Nathan Gilbert).
A flock of approximately 50 Snow Geese flew west over Ballycastle this evening. (James Robinson).
Arctic Tern, Michael Latham.
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was visiting a garden between Hillsborough and Moira (Juliet Fleming)
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Juliet Fleming:
Little Ringed Plover still at Portmore Lough RSPB (David McCreedy).
Common Whitethroat, Terry Hanna:
Little Ringed Plover, David McCreedy:
Richard Caves:
Great Spotted Woodpecker family coming to garden in Hillsborough (Garry Wilkinson).
Female Great Spotted Woodpecker coming to peanut feeders in a garden near Moneymore. Birds have recently fledged at Davagh Forest (Godfrey McRoberts).
Little Ringed Plover again at Portmore Lough RSPB this evening (John O’Boyle / Richard Caves).
Little Ringed Plover then moved to Lady Bay where also 2 Ruff (Garry Armstrong).
Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Garry Wilkinson:
The Cattle Egret was on the pools at Portmore Lough RSPB reserve. There was no sign of the Little Ringed Plover either there or at Lady Bay. (David McCreedy). A Mediterranean Gull was on the breeding rafts off the hide. (Seamus O'Hara).
A male Garganey was just east of the Colebrooke River on Upper Lough Erne in Co. Fermanagh. (Birdguides).
Stock Dove still calling in fields behind David Lloyd gym, Dundonald (Bob Watts)
Cattle Egret, David McCreedy.
2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers seen in Cairn Wood (Ricky McQuillan).
Great Spotted Woodpecker at Minnowburn (Nathan Gilbert).
Black Guillemot, Juliet Fleming:
Kittiwake, Juliet Fleming:
The Cattle Egret was still at Portmore Lough RSPB reserve. (Terry Hanna).
5 Knot and the 2 Mediterranean Gulls were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve this evening. (Aaron Long).
Ringed Plover, Terry Hanna.
Cattle Egret, Terry Hanna.
A Great Spotted Woodpecker at Woodburn Forest this morning (George Stewart).
Cattle Egret still at Portmore Lough RSPB (Conor McCoy).
Summer plumaged Little Stint at Belfast Lough RSPB with 4 Dunlin. The Mediterranean Gull pair now have 2 chicks. Also 2 Arctic Terns (Dot Blakely / Wilton Farrelly et al).
White-tailed Eagle flying north at northern end of Clea Lakes (Hugh Thurgate).
Spotted Flycatcher, Michael Latham:
Approximately 12 Crossbills were in Scots Pines at the east end of the bog garden at Peatlands Park. (Clifford Sharpe).
A Cuckoo was calling at Peatlands Park. (Keith Bates, Julie Hillman)
A White-tailed Eagle was at Clea Lakes, Tullyveery, this morning. (Hugh Thurgate).
3 Crossbills flew over the Castledawson Inn this morning. (Chris Murphy).
A Curlew Sandpiper in summer plumage was at the Bann Estuary. (John Spottiswood).
Female Marsh Harrier at Portmore Lough RSPB Reserve this morning (Ed O’Hara).
2 Stock Doves in Bessbrook in the grounds of Derrymore House, near Newry, Co Down (Rosie Mulholland).
At least one Stock Dove still at Dundonald behind David Lloyd gym (Michael Latham).
Stock Dove, Michael Latham:
The Cattle Egret was at Portmore RSPB (Richard Caves)
A Stock Dove was behind the David Lloyd gym, Dundonald (Aaron Long)
Two Reed Warbler were calling at Castle Espie.
Icleand Gull, Portballintrae yesterday (Juliet Fleming:
Yesterday at least 12 Crossbills were on Rathlin. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson)
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was visiting a garden in Glencairn in Belfast. (Ivan Dalglish).
A Cattle Egret is at Portmore Lough RSPB reserve. (Michael Latham).
The Iceland Gull was at the mouth of the River Bush in Portballintrae this afternoon. (Juliet Fleming).
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Ivan Dalglish.
Cattle Egret, Michael Latham.
Late news from yesterday of a female Marsh Harrier over Copeland at 4pm (Chris Acheson).
Red-throated Diver and a Barnacle Goose of dubious origin at Ballymckormick Point (James Andrew).
Roseate Tern at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW Reserve in the morning (Sam Levy).
Common Buzzard, Bill Guiller:
A Stock Dove was calling again in the fields behind the David Lloyd Gym carpark in Dundonald. (Bob Watts).
A Whimbrel and a Knot were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve. (Stuart Cossey, Chris Hamilton).
A summer plumaged Bar-tailed Godwit was among 65 Bar-tails at Tullyhill, Kilclief, a Knot was also present.(Chris Murphy).
A Black-throated Diver was in Church Bay on Rathlin, a Red-throated Diver was also seen. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson).
A male Garganey was still at Lough Beg. (David Steele).
Black-throated Diver, Ric Else.
Osprey at Antrim Marina late morning. Lost to view near Rae’s Wood (Chris Hamilton).
Great Spotted Woodpecker visiting a garden between Hillsborough and Moira (Juliet Fleming).
Spotted Flycatcher at Kiltonga NR, Ards (Dot Blakely).
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Juliet Fleming:
Tory Island over the last few days had a Scandanavian Rock Pipit, a Pink-footed Goose and Barnacle Goose, Spotted Flycatcher and 2 Chiffchaff (Chris / Tim Murphy)
Lapwing, Jonathan Cooke:
A Stock Dove was calling in the fields behind the David Lloyd Gym car park in Dundonald. (Bob Watts).
A Quail was calling on moorland at Carntogher near Maghera. (David Steele).
An Osprey was close to the breakwater at Antrim Marina. (Gareth Platt).
The unique film Birdsong is airing on RTE 1 this Sunday at 6:30pm. Ornithologist Seán Ronayne from Cobh, Co. Cork is on a mission to record the sound of every bird species in Ireland – that’s nearly 200 birds. He travels to some of the islands most beautiful and remote locations to capture its most elusive species and soundscapes: the busy seabird colony of Skellig Michael; a native woodland free from road noise in the Burren; the corncrake stronghold of Tory Island; a solitary nest in the Donegal uplands. Along the way we get to know Seán, whose hypersensitivity to sound has proven both a struggle and a strength. At once inspiring and cautionary, Seán’s journey illustrates the beauty and importance of sound, and what listening can tell us about the state of our natural world. Dont miss it!!
2 Red-throated Divers off D3 next to Belfast Lough RSPB and Stock Dove feeding at the far end of Kinnegar Pools near the causeway (Stuart McKee)
Ruff, Stevie Brennan:
