The Waxwing flock was back at James Elis Bridge in Belfast this afternoon. (Stephen |Dunbar).
A Slavonian Grebe, Great Northern Diver and a Woodcock were at Kinnegar shore in Belfast Lough. (Stuart Cossey).
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was visiting a garden in Magheragall near Lisburn. (Richard Caves).
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Richard Caves.
Waxwings still near Lewis Mews Appartments, Connswater, Belfast this morning (Stephen Dunbar).
19 Waxwings still by Mersey Street Bridge 3pm (Stuart Cossey / David Stirling).
The Black Redstart is still showing well along the Whitehead promenade viewed from the boatyard. Also 2 Purple Sandpipers present (Kevin Kirkham).
Waxwings, Carolyn Magowan:
Waxwings, Paul Hunter & Tim Jess:
The Waxwing flock was close to Mersey Street Bridge in Belfast before flying towards Connswater. (Stephen Dunbar).
13 Waxwings were on the Greenway near C S Lewis Square in Belfast this morning. (Christine Armstrong, Juliet Fleming).
The Glaucous Gull is still at Portballintrae harbour. Approximately 40 Purple Sandpipers were at Portrush. (John Clarke).
The Black Redstart was still at Whitehead seafront. (Ian Enlander).
A Little Gull was on Rathlin. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson).
Waxwing, Juliet Fleming.
Black Redstart, Ian Enlander.
14 Waxwings by the James Ellis Bridge near Victoria Park, E Belfast (Stuart Cossey / Daniel Newton).
3 Purple Sandpipers at the seafront Whitehead and 5 Pink-footed Geese at Larne Lough (Cameron Moore).
Waxwing, Daniel Newton:
The Long-tailed Duck is still at the Quoile this morning. (David Stirling, Juliet Fleming).
A Great White Egret was at Reedy Flats. (Steven Fyffe).
A Red Kite was two miles east of Banbridge, 5 yellowhammers were also seen. (Mike McLaughlin).
A Jack Snipe was at Ballysaggart Lough. (Ed O'Hara).
A Woodcock was seen flying into Hillsborough Forest from the Ballynahinch Road. (Garry Wilkinson).
Two Great White Egrets were at Portmore Lough RSPB reserve. (Richard Caves).
Five Cattle Egrets and two Great White Egrets were on farmland off Shore Road at Toomebridge. A Little Gull was at Cranfield Point, Lough Neagh. (Emma Mulholland, Eilish Smyth).
The Great Northern Diver was still in Portrush Harbour this morning. (Gerry Bond).
Three Waxwings were in trees by the A37 near Limavady. (David Steele).
The Black Redstart was at the yacht club end of Whitehead seafront, the two Twite were still around the boatyard and the 3 Purple Sandpipers were close to the Rangers club. (Jason Bain).
Great White Egrets, Richard Caves.
Long-tailed Duck, Juliet Fleming.
Great Northern Diver, Gerry Bond.
Twite & Purple Sandpiper, Jason Bain.
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The Black Redstart remains at Whitehead by the yacht club. Also 3 Purple Sandpipers along the shoreline and 2 Twite still at the boatyard (Aaron Long).
8+ Pink-footed Geese in mixed Whooper / Goose flock Craigantlet Hills (Billy Miskelly).
2 Velvet Scoter off Macedon towards the Eider flock which contains several Common Scoter (Stuart McKee).
Late news for yesterday of male Hen Harrier and a Pink-footed Goose with the Greylags on Rathlin (Ric Else / Hazel Watson).
2 Waxwings at Ballystrudder garden also male Blackcap favouring hawthorns just north of a cul-de-sac called Island Dale (Aaron Long / John Spottiswood).
Great White Egret at Derrycrow, Lough Neagh (Rosemary Millar).
40 Waxwings on Portstewart Road at junction of Dundonald Road but flighty and flew towards Bann Estuary (Ivan Quail / Nicky Lynn).
7 drake Goosander at Simon Mills, Strabane (Brian Hegarty).
3 Great White Egrets at Portmore Lough RSPB this morning (Andrew Upton).
A Short-eared Owl along the shore at Ballyspurge on the Outer Ards (Richard Weyl).
The 1st winter Iceland Gull remains at Portballintrae (Ivan Quail / Nicky Lynn).
5/6 Waxwings near Victoria Park, East Belfast (Paul Hunter).
Great Spotted Woodpecker yesterday at the Linen Green, Dungannon (Naomi Bell / Colin Bell).
9 Woodcock in the Hollywood Hills (Ronald Surgenor).
5 Pink-footed Geese at Larne Lough (Cameron Moore).
Green-winged Teal still Ballyquintin (Chris Murphy).
Black Redstart Caffreys Shore, Kilclief (Chris McNally).
Twite, Jonathan Cooke:
Drake Green-winged Teal still Ballyquintin Point, in the bay at the back of Ballquintin Farm. Note there are bullocks in field. Also that Shore Road / Barr Hall Road closed for roadworks (David Stirling).
Goosander on River Mourne beside Sigersons GAA, Co Derry (Michael Savage).
A single Slavonian Grebe off Seacliff Road, Bangor (James Andrew).
Pink-footed Goose and Peregrine at Reedy Flats, south shore Lough Neagh (Ed O’Hara).
5 Pink-footed Geese were with the Nutgrove Whooper Swan and Greylag Goose flock near Seaforde a personal first at the well-monitored site (David Nixon).
The Pinkfoot, Peregrine and Merlin were at Reedy Flats on the south shore of Lough Neagh. (Ed O'Hara).
Three Great White Egrets were at Portmore Lough RSPB this morning. (Juliet Fleming).
A male Green-winged Teal and a Jack Snipe were at Ballyquintin Point on the Outer Ards. Dermot Hughes, John O'Boyle).
Great White Egret, Juliet Fleming.
Adult Mediterranean Gull Kinnegar Shore. Hottentot Teal still at a largely frozen Belfast Lough WoW RSPB Reserve (Bob Watts).
Drake Goosander this morning at Corbet Lake but no sign of Green Sandpiper (David McCreedy).
Black Redstart, Guy Hamilton:
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2 Slavonian Grebes from Hazelbank (Stuart Cossey).
Crossbills at Lower Woodburn Reservoir (Stuart Cossey).
Adult Mediterranean Gull on Kinnegar Shore (Garry Armstrong).
Black Redstart at Whitehead ranging between the boatyard end of the sea wall and by the lower car park at the start of the Blackhead coastal path (Conor McCoy / Cameron Moore).
Last night 715 Pied Wagtails roosted outside Iceland, Bridge St, Belfast (Chris Murphy).
436 Barnacle Geese (feral) at Ballymoran Bay, Killinchy, Strangford Lough an exceptionally large flock (Chris Murphy). Later in a field off Whiterock Road opposite Willow Brook Farm (Dave Weir).
Great White Egret and a male Kestrel at Reedy Flats (Ed O’Hara).
Short-eared Owl at Divis (Stuart Cossey).
Approximately 60 Waxwings at Mullaghboy, Islandmagee (Jonathan Cooke).
Great Northern Diver at Newcastle Harbour, also 6 Red-throated Divers (David McCreedy / Mike McLaughlin).
Waxwings, Jonny Hanna:
