Bird News Monday 1st April

12 Waxwings were opposite Jollies petstore next to Tesco in Lisburn (Eric Randall)

The adult Ring-billed Gull was still at Carrickfergus (Kevin Kirkham-Brown)

Two Pinkfoot Geese were with 12 to 15 graylag at Glynn railway station, Larne Lough (Joe Lamont)

A drake Smew, 6 Pink-footed Geese and a Barnacle Goose were at Inch, Co Donegal (Wilton Farrelly)

Eight Slavonian Grebes were off Myroe Levels, showing a full range of plumages. Also 20 White-fronts flying north out to sea (Neal Warnock)

29 Waxwing were at Sainsbury's car park in Carrickfergus and the adult Ring-billed Gull at the harbour. 7 Long-tailed Duck were at Greenisland Sea Park (Gerard McGeehan)

50+ Redwing and 2 Brambling were at Wallace Park School and football grounds in Lisburn (Dave Brooks)

A Red Kite was over the main Belfast- Newcastle road between Dundrum and Clough at Ardilea today 2.15pm. Yesterday 3 Wheatears and several Sandwich Terns were at Groomsport with the Ring Billed Gull. (Garry Wilkinson)

Thanks to Kevin Kirkham-Brown for the pic of the Ring-billed Gull at Carrickfergus, Alistair Prentice for the Wheatear and Joe for the Pink-footed Goose pic.