Bird News Sunday 4th September

A Baird's Sandpiper, a Ruff, 5 Curlew Sandpipers and 2 Peregrine were at Myroe this morning, 2 Mediterranean Gulls were on the mudflats at the Roe end of Myroe. One of the Curlew Sandpipers had a yellow ring and flag , A12, on its left leg and a red ring and metal ring on its right leg. (Garry Armstrong/Gerard McGeehan) Video footage of the Bairds from Daniel Newton can be seen at: https://twitter.com/precipicenewton/status/772368502837641216
Two Little Stints were also at Myroe early this morning (Daniel Newton)

At least 12 Roseate Terns were still on the planks at RSPB Belfast Lough WOW Reserve this afternoon, 7 Ruff and 4 Curlew Sandpipers were also present. (Garry Armstrong).

A Black Tern and juvenile Yellow-legged Gull were at the Bann Estuary late morning. (Daniel Newton) A Little Stint was also there later on (Gerard McGeehan)

At Burial Island, ConDown were 3 Great sSua, 7 Red-throated Diver and 30 Puffin. A Kingfisher was at Orlock Point. (Richard Weyl)

The Kingfisher was seen again in Orangefield Park, Belfast (Patrick Coffey)

A Raven was on top of the spire of Westkirk Presbyterian Church on the Shankill Road at 10am this moring being mobbed by 2 Hooded Crows (George Stewart)

Below are a couple of distant pictures of the Bairds Sandpiper plus a picture of two of the Roseate Terns at the WOW reserve.