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Bird News Friday 22nd September

A Baltimore Oriole has been found on Rathlin (Ric Else)

A Turtle Dove was reported from Whitepark Bay yesterday. (Birdguides).

18 Pinkfeet were at the Bann Estuary this morning. (John Spottiswood).
Four Sabines Gulls and a Leaches Petrel were at Magilligan (Jonny Rosborough).
Two Ruff, 2 Curlew Sandpiper and a Common Sandpiper were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve (Daniel Newton).
2 Leach’s Storm Petrels west off Castlerock coastguard lookout Co Derry early afternoon. Also 2 dark phase Arctic Skuas (John Spottiswood)
Yesterday a Black Tern was at Kinnegar (Gerry Judge) The bird was also present this afternoon (Simon Morton)
A ringtail Hen Harrier was seen at the coastline of Carrickfergus near Sloefield (Kevin Rice)
A seawatch at Fanad lighthouse from 10.00-12.00 had 11 Leachs Petrel, 5 Artic Skua, 1 Bonxie, 2 Sooty, 1 Sabine Gull (adult), 3 Puffin and 15 Artic Tern (Jamie Bliss)
60 Pink-footed Geese were seen flying south over Glynn, Larne at around 5.35pm (Jemma Davies)
Off Ramore today were 17 Leaches petrel, 3 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Pomarine Skua, 2 Great Skua, 4 Arctic Skua, 2 Storm Petrels, 150 Manx Shearwater, about 2000 Auks, 1 Pink Footed Goose, 100 comic Terns mostly Arctic (Dennis Weir, Dermot Hughes, Bill Martin and Stuart McKee)
Black Tern, Gerry Judge:

Little Gull, Magilligan, Donna Riddell: