3+ Arctic Skuas Magilligan Point (2 dark phase/1 pale phase) early afternoon (Bob Watts). 3 Ruff at Belfast Lough WoW Reserve and single Arctic Tern at Kinnegar Shore (Ivan Maggini).…

With the strong north westerly winds, it has been a good day for seawatching. Sightings are below and a number will involve some duplication: Rathlin Island this morning had 9…

 7 Sooty Shearwaters and a Great Skua were off Rathlin this morning. (Ric Else & Hazel Watson). Copeland this morning had 2 Great Skua, 2 Arctic Skua, 3 Red-throated Diver…

Late news from yesterday of an hours seawatch from East Light, Rathlin yielding an adult Sabine’s Gull, 42 Sooty Shearwaters, 2 Arctic Skuas and an Arctic Tern (Ric Else /…

4 Ruff were at RSPB WoW (Stuart Cossey) A Leaches Petrel and 2 Sooty Shearwater were seen off Aranmore Head this morning. A Lapland Bunting was at the Lighthouse, Arranmore,…

The Little Stint and 5 Ruff were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve this morning. (Dave Weir). The Long-billed Dowitcher was still present at the Quoile (David Stirling) A Little…

 A boat trip of  Magilligan had 2 Arctic Skuas and 2 Great Northern Divers. (Jim Wells). The Long-billed Dowitcher was still off the hide at the Quoile this afternoon. (Chris…

The Slavonian Grebe remains this morning off Croaghan hide in the Coot flock at Oxford Island NNR (Ed O’Hara). Arctic Skua hanging around Portstewart this morning (Stephen Riddell). Little Ringed…

A light phase Arctic Skua was at Magilligan (Ian Dickey) The Little stint, Little Ringed Plover and 5 Ruff were at RSPB WoW (Gerard McGeehan) At least one Osprey was…

 An Osprey is at the Barmouth this morning. (Ian Dickey). The Little Ringed Plover, the Little Stint and 3 Sanderling were at Belfast Lough RSPB WoW reserve this morning, there…