Bird News Saturday 7th December 2024
Late news from yesterday of 8 White-fronted Geese over Rathlin, also 7 Fieldfare, 12 Purple Sandpipers, Mediterranean Gull (Ric Else / Hazel Watson). 12 Purple Sandpipers still today Church Bay…
Bird News Friday 6th December 2024
The Snow Goose is back at Dunfanaghy New Lake this morning. A female Brambling is s visiting a garden in Ballymena (Jeff Larkin) A Green Sandpiper is on the flooded…
Bird News Thursday 5th December 2024
A Great White Egret and a Marsh Harrier were at Portmore Lough RSPB reserve. (Ian Dickey). A Slavonian Grebe and a redhead Goosander were off Glynn Station in Larne Lough.…
Bird News Wednesday 4th December 2024
Juvenile White-tailed Eagle (wing-tagged No 47) and 4 Ruff at Inch Lake, Lough Swilly, Co Donegal (Theo Campbell / Martin Deehan). Drake Ring-necked Duck, 4 Goosander, 1+ Scaup on Lough…
Bird News Tuesday 3rd December 2024
The Green Sandpiper remains at Corbet Lake, Co Down. Also seen was a Red Kite (David McCreedy) The Great White Egret was still along the Lagan Towpath, between Hillsborough and…
Bird News Monday 2nd December 2024
The Ring-necked Duck was still on Corbally reservoir outside Portrush this morning. (Stephen Riddell). A Great White Egret was with Little Egrets on a dredged section of the Lagan between…
Bird News Sunday 1st December
Female Ring-necked Duck Dunfanaghy New Lake (west end) (Wilton Farrelly / Philip West /Bob Watts). Snow Goose, 2 Richardson’s Cackling Geese, Todd’s Canada Goose (Tony Dodds / Aaron Long et…
Bird News Saturday 30th November
Two Slavonian Grebe were off Kinnegar (Kevin Kirkham). Also redhead Goosander (Daniel Newton). Juvenile and subadult “N” White-tailed Eagles over Farland Bank, Inch Lake, Co Donegal. Also Great White Egret…
Bird News Friday 29th November 2024
Two White-tailed Eagle are still at Inch, Co Donegal. One is a near adult. (Chris Murphy) A high count of 87 Whoopers were at Whinney Hill, Holywood, this morning (Dave…
Bird News Thursday 28th November
Late news from yesterday of ringtail Hen Harrier on Rathlin (Nathaniel Poffley). Great White Egret and 80 Whooper Swans Lough Beg. 670 Whooper Swans Toome Complex (Chris Murphy). Whooper Swans,…