Galley Head Birding

Bird of the day was a yellowhammer belting around this morning - there's only 1 or 2 a year at Galley ( 114 ). MIg numbers had dropped a...

A grey plover over Long Strand first thing this morning was a patch tick and welcome addition for the year ( 113 ).  On the mig front, ther...

Not many more migs in this morning, with 4 chiffchaffs at Shite Lane, a redpoll over and a wheatear knocking about, while a flock of 22 ho...

Nice and calm this morning and a few things booting around.  At least 10 siskins were new for the year ( 112 ), with 14 golden plovers ove...

A seawatch from 9 till 2 produced 2 great shearwaters , 1 sooty shearwater , 1 sabine's gull , 1 grey phalarope and 1 pomarine skua . T...