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Bird News Saturday 2nd November 2024

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Six or seven Snow Bunting are at Ramore Head this morning (Stephen Dunbar / Aaron Long)


A White-tailed Eagle remains at Inch, Co Donegal (Theo Campbell)

Unusually 10 Brent Geese were at Oxford Island (Garry Armstrong)

The Great White Egret and a juv Marsh Harrier are at Portmore Lough (Alan Dickson and Kevin Kirkham)


2 juv White-rumped Sands still with Golden Plover and Lapwing flock, Long Wood viewpoint Lough Beg, Co Derry. 30+ Ruff also present. (Bob Watts)


The Red-necked Grebe was still of Macedon Point, Belfast Lough. A Slavonian Grebe was also present (Stuart McKee)


8 Crossbill were at Ballycarton Wood, Limavady. A ringtail Hen Harrier was at Windyhill Road (Michael Latham)


A Yellow-browed Warbler was trapped and ringed on Copeland. A second bird was then ringed late afternoon (Chris Acheson / Adam Ringland)


Rocky Point, Donegal between 11-11.50am had 64 Great Shearwater, 8 Sooty Shearwater, 5 Manx Shearwater, 6 Red throated Diver and 1 Great Northern Diver in a fresh southerly breeze. (John O’Boyle)


A second year Mediterranean Gull was at Newcastle (Stephen Foster)


A Great White Egret was seen in flight at Oxford Island, possibly going to roost (Dermot Breen)


Yellow-browed Warbler, Copeland BO:

Crossbill, Michael Latham: