Bird News Monday 19th January

The first winter male Black Redstart was still at Newcastle Harbour (James McQueen)

At Larne Lough the Green-winged Teal, 5 Little Egret, a juvenile Whooper Swan and Greenshank were at Ballycarry Bridge (Cameron Moore, David McNeilly)

A female Goosander and Kingfisher were at Craigavon South Lake and the WeBS count of Lurgan Park Lake produced 280 Black-headed Gull, 18 Common Gull, 5 Herring Gull and 34 Shoveler (Stephen Hewitt, Ciara Laverty)

A second-winter Glaucous Gull was off Ballycastle. Late news was of 2 Waxwing along Rathgael Road in Bangor on Saturday (Kerry Leonard).

Thanks to James McQueen for this picture of the Black Redstart, Cameron Moore for the Jay and David Hunter for the Brent. You can see more bird pics at www.nibirdpics.blogspot.co.uk :



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