Sunday, 26 February 2012

Bird News Sunday 26th February

In Co. Antrim:
The Bonapartes Gull was showing well in front of the Castle, Ballygally this morning(@Birchsprite)
2 Iceland Gull, Meditterean Gull and a Larry McGarry was at Glynn

A Black Throated Diver was off Whitehead

In Co. Down:
The Rough-legged Buzzard was at Chapel Island, 4 Russian White-fronted Geese were at north of Greyabbey and the Red-necked Grebe was at Herring Bay. 12 Slavonian Grebe were off Greyabbey Bay South and a 1st winter Iceland and 7 Sandwich Tern at Portaferry (N. Warnock)

At Chapel Island a merlin and peregrine in addition to the buzzard and the geese. The red-necked grebe at Herring Bay and at least 20 Slavonian grebe in Greyabbey Bay. South of Gransha Point, a group of 6 black-throated diver and a single great-northern diver (Richard Weyl)

The Ring-necked Duck was at Lough Money

5 skylarks at killard point today 2 of which were song flighting. Spring is here. Also little egret, 2 barwits, pair of red breasted mergansers and displaying linnets + loads more (Chris Henry)

A Putitive Grey Bellied Brent was at Killough

The Ring Billed Gull remains at Groomsport


A Peregrine and a Buzzard were at Belfast Harbour Estate (successfully taking a golden plover from a large flock) 6 x gadwall, Mountstewart lake (Stephen Maxwell -cheers to Stephen for these pics)








In Co. Armagh:
64 whooper swans with 7 greylag geese with them.Also 3 snipe 1 kingfisher in the Cusher river 2 buzzards were also present(Neil McCartney)

The Tundra Bean, 25 Russian Whitefront and 3 Pinkfooted Geese were at Corkey Point.
The escaped Red Crested Pochard was at Oxford Island

3 Yellowhammers were in a private garden in Richhill (Andrew Poots)

In Co.Fermanagh: 5 Iceland Gulls were at Enniskillen Dump



In Co. Donegal:
6 Kumlien's (two 1st winter, two 3rd winter, two adult), 12 Glaucous Gulls and 42 Iceland Gulls were at Killybegs. A Slavonian Grebe was at Mountcharles (D. Charles)

In Co. Dundrum:
A 3rd winter and a 1st winter Iceland Gull were off Newcastle Sewage Outfall - you see? ye don't need to go all the way to Killybegs Derk. That's an own goal with two of your players sent off there.




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