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Bird News Friday 23rd August

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 83 Brent Geese were on Kinnegar shore in Belfast Lough this morning. (Daniel Newton).

A sea watch at Ramore Head between 6.20 and 8.50 had 2 Sabines Gulls, 2 Arctic Skua, 1 Pomarine Skua, 7 Arctic Terns, 15 Sandwich Terns, 2 Great Northern Diver, 19 Whimbrel and around 350 Manx Shearwaters. (Dean Jones).

A juvenile White-tailed Eagle, Black Tern and 2 Ruff were off the viewing platform at Inch in Donegal. (Chris Ingram).

Two juvenile Cuckoos (a rufous phase and a grey-brown phase) were at Lough Beg this afternoon. A female or juvenile Garganey and a juvenile Mediterranean Gull were also seen. (David Steele).

Juvenile Cuckoo, David Steele.