Rare Bird Records 2020

The following records for 2020 are under assessment. If you have any details on these sightings or notice any ommissions or corrections, please let us know:

SPECIES	LOCATION	DATE	OBSERVER(S)
Water Pipit	Ballyquinton Point, Co Down	1st January	Richard Weyl
Yellow-legged Gull	Carrickfergus	4th January	Garry Armstrong \ Ed O'Hara
Lesser Scaup	Portmore Lough	9th January	Joe Devlin \ Clifford Sharp
tristis Chiffchaff	Armoy	23rd January	Clive Mellon
Mealy Redpoll	Rathlin Island	29th March	Ric Else \ Hazel Watson
Grey-bellied Brent	Killough	26th April	Chris Murphy
Hobby	Lower Lough Erne	19th May	Brad Robson
Lesser Whitethroat	Killogh	21st May	Chris Murphy
Glossy Ibis	Kinnegar, Co Down	31st May	Kevin Kirkham-Brown
Spotted Sandpiper	Bartons Bay, Lough Neagh	4th July	Kevin Kirkham-Brown
Ruddy Shelduck	Dundrum Bay, Co Down	11th July	Dan Baillie
Semi-palmated Sandpiper	Myroe, Co Londonderry	23rd August	Garry Armstrong \ Ed O'Hara
Goshawk	Lisburn	15th September	Anon
American Golden Plover	Mullagh, Lough Beg	1st October	David Steele
Hawfinch	Scarva	2nd October	Stephen Drake
Temmincks Stint	Blackstaff River, Dundrum	7th-8th October	Dan Bailie
Lesser Whitethroat	Runkerry Wood	8th-11th October	Dennis Weir \ Stuart McKee
White-rumped Sandpiper	Ballykelly	18th October	Stuart McKee \ Garry Armstrong
Siberian Chiffchaff	Oxford Island	23rd October	Ed O'Hara
American Wigeon	Castle Espie, Co Down	30th October	Birdguides
Great White Egret	Lough Beg	8th November	David Steele
Red-necked Grebe	Gas Works, Strangford Lough	13th November	Dave Weir
Siberian Chiffchaff	Jordanstown	22nd November	Paul McCullough
Surf Scoter	Murlough, Newcastle	3rd December	Chris Murphy
American Wigeon	Drumgay Lough, Co Fermanagh	31st December	Brad Robson