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    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    Island Hill, Near Newtownards As the tide was rising today Brent geese, black tailed godwit, golden plover were all resettling themselves. Good views of 30 grey plover arriving to roost on the Island Hill shore.
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    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    Yesterday on Ards Peninsula 5 pintail thousands of Brent geese 8 merganser sparrowhawk at Ballyquinton point dunlin redshank heron oystercatchers plus one leucistic oystercatcher hundreds of swallows with a few house martin flock of goldfinch and another large flock of linnet. Near Lough...
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    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    I camped on Rathlin in 1973 and couldn't sleep for the corncrakes calling all night!! However I don't think there are any nowadays and August would be very late anyhow. I'm sure Rathlin would make a lovely spot to visit in late summer!
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    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    North Coast Hi, Welcome to the island of Ireland! It's great to hear that you are birding in a new area. Don't forget to post your sightings to NIBA as well as here. http://nibirds.blogspot.co.uk/ You can phone or text your sightings. nepp
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    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    grasshopper warblers That's great about the grasshopper warblers. I went to look for some in my area on Saturday but there was no sign. Will have to go again.
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    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    Hi Richard here in morocco we are having exciting viewing. Cream coloured courser hoopoe lark. Thick billed lark. Lanner falcon. Trumpeter finch crimson winged finch levaillants woodpecker. Blk bellied sand grouse. House bunting. Southern greyshrike. Snowice wind n sunshine
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    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    Welcome You are very welcome to this site and we look forward to hearing more of your adventures!
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    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    Lesser whitethroat Hi Dick Yes you are right!
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    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    South West Donegal - lesser whitethroat Hi This bird was in a garden at MalinBeg, South of Glencolmcille on Sat 3rd October. Didn't get it posted till now.
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    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    Osprey at Craigavon I was on my way round the interminable roundabouts at Craigavon to see the Osprey at Oxford Island today. By chance I drove past it on top of a tall lamp post on Lake Road, Craigavon. Very close to Craigavon Lake South. It hasn't been seen at Oxford Island for the last few...
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    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    Helen [ Where on the Forum do I post my Q ? Sighting was in Ballygawley, Co Tyrone. Helen Hello Helen, Welcome to BirdForum. You are welcome to post your query here. You'll find a number of people answering your question and at least one of them might be right!!;) Norma
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    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    Hi Richard My niger feeders had a pair of redpoll today, a flock of goldfinch which prefer the sunflower hearts this cold weather. Also a pair of greenfinches which don't appear very often and best of all a pair of bullfinches on a blackthorn busily feeding on something...not sure what though...
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    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    There's a pair of ravens breeding near me in Saintfield. I often see and hear them flying over the woodland.
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    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    Started this morning with a visit to Groomsport to look for the female black redstart along the shore toward the South. We stayed for an hour and a half and sadly it didn't appear. It had been reported over the new year and was there for 2 weeks flitting between the last house, named Spindrift...
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    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    report Me too the report was interesting-- glad someone was out and had such a successfull time during bad weather. I couldn't access the photos either.
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