Bird News Monday 27th July

A White-rumped Sandpiper is at Belfast Harbour RSPB Reserve (Stuart McKee) The Green Sandpiper was also still present (Gerard McGeehan)

The White-rumped Sandpiper was still showing to at least 7:45pm.


Ballycarry Bridge at Larne Lough had 3 Little Egret, 20 Dunlin and 2 Greenshank (Cameron Moore)

Thanks to Stuart McKee for the top two pics of the White-rumped Sandpiper: The third pic. showing the White-rumped(bottom bird, Dunlin above) in flight and the fourth pic. giving a size comparison between the White-rumped and the much larger Dunlin(top bird) were kindly sent in by Stephen Maxwell.