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Lough Neagh at Oxford Island
Last Sunday our bird group visited the reserve on the South side of Lough Neagh near Lurgan....shallow freshwater and good for ducks. It was cool, windy and overcast. The lough is rather exposed so you need to wear lots of layers. There is mixed woodland on the reserve so plenty of opportunity to see smaller birds.
Here's a list of our spottings:
little grebe
great crested grebe
Cormorant
grey heron
mute swan
gadwall
teal
mallard
tufted duck
pochard
goldeneye
ruddy duck
common buzzard
moorhen
coot
golden plover
lapwing
curlew
black headed gull
common gull
lesser black backed gull
great black backed gull
collared dove
meadow pipit
pied wagtail
wren
robin
dunnock
blackbird
goldcrest
long tailed tit
great tit
jay
magpie
jackdaw
rook
hooded crow
starling
chaffinch
goldfinch
bullfinch
Lough Neagh at Oxford Island
Last Sunday our bird group visited the reserve on the South side of Lough Neagh near Lurgan....shallow freshwater and good for ducks. It was cool, windy and overcast. The lough is rather exposed so you need to wear lots of layers. There is mixed woodland on the reserve so plenty of opportunity to see smaller birds.
Here's a list of our spottings:
little grebe
great crested grebe
Cormorant
grey heron
mute swan
gadwall
teal
mallard
tufted duck
pochard
goldeneye
ruddy duck
common buzzard
moorhen
coot
golden plover
lapwing
curlew
black headed gull
common gull
lesser black backed gull
great black backed gull
collared dove
meadow pipit
pied wagtail
wren
robin
dunnock
blackbird
goldcrest
long tailed tit
great tit
jay
magpie
jackdaw
rook
hooded crow
starling
chaffinch
goldfinch
bullfinch
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