2 Arctic Skuas, one dark one pale phase chasing Common Tern Portmuck and 2 Puffin drifted around the back of Muck Island (Ivan Quail).  Single Ruff, 5 Common Sandpipers and…

Stanley Pool Hobby, Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, (GBr) Uttoxeter Quarry 3x Common Tern, YL Gull, 4x Oystercatcher, Little Egret, Red Kite, 4x Mandarin, (RPo) Blithfield Resv Marsh Harrier at 10:45, Black…

The Red-throated Diver was still at the Bann Estuary. (Aaron Long, Chris Rankin). The Osprey is still at Portmore Lough RSPB reserve. A single Ruff and 3 Common Sandpipers were…

Middleton Lakes 2x Avocet, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, LRP, 4x Oystercatcher, 6x Common Tern, (SPA)  Tittesworth Water Juvenile Pied Flycatcher, Dipper, 5x Goosander, 3x Mandarin, 5x Common Tern, 4x Common…

The Forsters Tern was at Soldiers Point, Dundalk (Daniel Newton) On Wednesday, a Ring-necked Parakeet was seen at the Donard Car Park, Newcastle (Sam Scott) The Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Whimbrel…

Uttoxeter Quarry Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 4x Oystercatcher, 2x Common Tern, 4x Little Egret, 2x Red Kite, (RPo) Tittesworth Water Little Egret, 3x Common Tern, 4x Common Sandpiper, 4x Oystercatcher,…

Quail calling from Paddys Dubh, SW corner of Lough Beg but no sign of Red-necked Phalarope by 1015 though it has ranged widely during its stay (Daniel Newton). Green Sandpiper…

Middleton Lakes Juv Redshank, Ringed Plover, 4x LRP, 2x Oystercatcher, Yellow Wagtail, Great Egret, 2x Common Tern, 150x Swift, (SPA)  –  LRP count up to 6x Black-tailed Godwit seen from…

Red-necked Phalarope still in SW corner of Lough Beg. There was also a Pectoral Sandpiper this evening though often elusive and 3 Ruff (David Steele). Great Spotted Woodpecker family still…

Croxall Lakes Marsh Harrier at 11:22 and again from 11:35 to 11:50, also 3x Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, 4x Common Tern, Garden Warbler, Green Woodpecker, 6x Egyptian Geese, (BHa)…