Alistair Prentice - Whimbrel and Brent Goose

Christine Cassidy

Whimbrel & Wheatear

Swallow - Stephen Maxwell

Blackcap - Mark Killops

Grey Wagtail - Brian Hegarty

Tom & Zach McCreery

Thanks to Tom and his grandson Zach for these excellent shots of a female Blackcap taken at Oxford Island.

By Zach McCreery

By Tom McCreery

Alistair Prentice

Thanks to Alistair Prentice for this fine study of Eiders.

Cameron Moore

Thanks to Cameron for these pics all from the Larne area. They are Raven, Mediterranean Gull, Purple Sandpiper and Goldfinch.

Tom McCreery - female Blackcap

John Clarke - A young Dipper

Shag - Mark McConnell

Chaffinch and Goldfinch - Tom McCreery

Meet The Neighbours - Alistair Prentice

Mute Swans - Jim McKeown

Kingfisher - Alistair Prentice

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Common Tern - Tom McCreery

Stephen Maxwell - Ring-billed Gull and Redpoll

Dipper - Christine Cassidy

Golden Eagle - Neal Warnock

Golden Eagle is an extremely rare bird in Northern Ireland. Thanks to Neal Warnock for these shots of a bird seen on Rathlin Island this April:

Little Grebe - Mark Killops

A superb shot taken at Oxford Island

Kingfisher - Alistair Prentice

A very shy and difficult bird to photograph, Alistair has done extremely well to capture the shot below. You can see more of Alistair's work at http://www.flickr.com/photos/awprentice/

Grey Heron & Wren - Zach McCreery

Thanks to young Zach for these shots.

Willow Warbler - Alistair Prentice

The cooler northerly winds have slowed up the arrival of our summer migrants. However Alistair successfully captured this Willow Warbler:

Mediterranean Gull - Stuart McKee

First summer. Belfast.

Friday 20th April

Starlings - Alistair Prentice

Redpoll - Robert McDowell

Christine Cassidy - Great crested Grebe

Thanks to Christine for these pics of one of our most stunning breeding birds:

Whooper Swan - Jim McKeown

It might be in the Castle Espie wildfowl collection but Whoopers are still a fantastic bird:

Blackcap - Margaret Adamson

This time of year the song of a male Blackcap is easy to pick up and always a welcome sign of Spring: