At. St. John's Pt., Co. Down were 2 Balearic Shearwater, a Common Scoter, 50-60 Sandwich Tern and 5 Roseate Tern. A Red Kite was at Tyrella and 12 Little Egret were at Dundrum Inner Bay South. A Green Sandpiper, 2 juvenile Ruff, 4 Greenshank, a Kingfisher and a Little Egret were at Ardilea, Co. Down.
At Lough Beg, Co. Londonderry, 3 Little Egret were along the west shore, 16 Dunlin and 9 Ringed Plover were at the SW corner and 7 juvenile Ruff at Mullagh.
Thanks to Mark Killops for this picture of one the Green Sandpipers at Belfast Lough RSPB
Thanks again to Ed O'Hara for these pics taken at Oxford Island. First up - a White Wagtail
And here's some pics of feeding time for Lesser Black Backed Gulls and a Grey Heron
Now that I think about it - it's long past tea-time but before we go to stuff our faces and fall asleep here's some more pics!
Thanks to Dave and Orcilla Hadrick for these phone pics taken at Murlough NNR today. A Small Tortoiseshell and a Small Heath
We'll be back to normal tomorrow so make sure to keep coming back for the expected trash plus some new features from our new team - Superninjabirder, Chester Cheeseman and the mysterious NLM.
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