Green-Winged Teal Anas Carolinensis (0, 17, 25)

Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis (0, 17, 25). (Breeds Aleutian Islands, northern Alaska, Mackenzie River Delta, northern Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Labrador south to central California, central Nebraska, central Kansas, southern Minnesota, Wisconsin, Newfoundland and Maritime Provinces. Winters southern Alaska, southern British Columbia east to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Hawaii and Central America).

Published records:

1958 One: Downpatrick Marshes, Downpatrick, County Down. One, 16th February (J.V. Bateman et al.) and presumed same 26th October to 2nd November (Miss. M. Bruce). Ruttledge 1959. 1968 One: Lough Beg NNR, County Londonderry, 17th November (NIOC). Ruttledge 1970. 1984 One: Lough Foyle, County Londonderry, 2nd December (Tom Ennis, W. Laird). Irish Birds 1986. 1985 One: Shot. “County Tyrone”, 31st October. This individual had been ringed in Newfoundland some 39 days earlier. Charles and Crory 2019. 1987 One: Belfast Harbour Estate, Belfast, County Down, 28th October to 17th December (Jim Nicholl et al.). NIBRC 1987. 1988 One: Belfast Harbour Estate, Belfast, County Down, 1st to 6th April (Jim Nicholl et al.). NIBA 1992. 1993 One: Lough Shark, Poyntzpass, Counties Down/Armagh, 27th February to 21st March (Joe Devlin et al.). NIBA 1994. 1994 One: Belfast Harbour Pools, Belfast Harbour Estate, Belfast, County Down, 6th November (Richard Woods). NIBA 1996. 1995 One: Reedy Flats, Lough Neagh, Derrytrasna, County Armagh, 12th April (David Knight). NIBA 1997. One: Trapped and released. Mahee Ringing Station, Strangford Lough, County Down, 16th December (Kerry Mackie). NIBA 1998. This bird had been ringed in Quebec, Canada in 1994. 1996 One: Brigg's Rock, Groomsport, County Down, 18th to 22nd February (Anthony McGeehan). NIBA 1998. One: Saltwater Bridge, Kircubbin, Strangford Lough, County Down, 18th February (Wilton Farrelly). NIBA 1998. One: Reedy Flats, Lough Neagh, Derrytrasna, County Armagh, 13th April (David Knight). NIBA 1998. One. Male. Rea’s Wood, Antrim, Lough Neagh, County Antrim, 7th June (Geoff Campbell, Jeff Larkin). Charles and Crory 2019.

Green-winged Teal & Green-winged x Teal © Derek Charles & Andrew Crory, 'Rare and Scarce Birds of Northern Ireland’. www.rareandscarcebirdsni.com 1997 One: Brigg's Rocks, Groomsport, County Down, 16th February (Anthony McGeehan). NIBA 1999. 1998 One: Ballycarry, Larne Lough, County Antrim. One, 8th February and presumed same 8th November into 1999 (David Steele,Davy Hunter et al.). NIBA 2000. 1999 One: Ballycarry, Larne Lough, County Antrim. From 1998 remained to 20th February and presumed same 27th November into 2000 (Cameron Moore, Eric Randall et al.). NIBA 2001. One: Male. Farr’s Bay, Randalstown, Lough Neagh, County Antrim, 16th January (Jeff Larkin). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Colebrooke River mouth, Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, 16th February (Brad Robson, Dave Allen, Anthony McGeehan). NIBA 2001. One: Quoile Pondage NNR, Downpatrick, County Down, 8th to 28th March (Anthony McGeehan, D.I.M. Wallace et al.). NIBA 2001. One: Lough Beg NNR, County Londonderry, 19th April (Davy Hunter). NIBA 2001. 2000 One: Ballycarry, Larne Lough, County Antrim. From 1999 remained to 3rd February and presumed same 24th October into 2001 (Cameron Moore et al.). NIBA 2002. One: Male. Lough Beg NNR, County Londonderry, 15th March (Davy Hunter). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Castle Espie Pool, Castle Espie WWT, Comber, County Down, 6th June (Dennis Weir). Charles and Crory 2019. 2001 One: Ballycarry, Larne Lough, County Antrim, from 2000 remained to 3rd February (Cameron Moore et al.). NIBA 2003. One: Collectors Bay, Quoile Pondage NNR, Downpatrick, County Down. One: 21st January to 19th March and presumed same 4th November into 2002 (Joe Lamont et al.). Irish Birds 2003. 2002 One: Quoile Pondage NNR, Downpatrick, County Down, from 2001 remained to 24th March (Joe Lamont et al.). NIBA 2004. Two: Lough Beg NNR, County Londonderry. Singles on 16th January and 3rd April (Davy Hunter, David Steele). NIBA 2004. One: Ballycarry, Larne Lough, County Antrim, 24th to 26th January (Laurence Morgan et al.). NIBA 2004. One: Male. Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve, Belfast Harbour Estate, Belfast, County Down, 26th - 31st October (Walter Veale et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. 2003 One: Male. Lough Beg NNR, County Londonderry, 3rd - 12th April (David Steele et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve, Belfast Harbour Estate, Belfast, County Down, 27th June (Anthony McGeehan, James Whitla). NIBA 2006. One: Bann Estuary, Coleraine, County Londonderry, 31st December (Hill Dick). NIBA 2006. 2004 One: Newry Estuary, County Down, 21st February to 25th March (David Knight et al.). NIBA 2006. One: Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve, Belfast Harbour Estate, Belfast, County Down. One 25th March and presumed same 29th to 30th October (Anthony McGeehan). NIBA 2006. One: Ballycarry, Larne Lough, County Antrim, 24th December into 2005 (Cameron Moore et al.). NIBA 2006. One: Lough Beg NNR, County Londonderry, 26th December. NIBA 2006. 2005 One: Ballycarry, Larne Lough, County Antrim, from 2004 stayed to 31st March (Cameron Moore et al.). NIBA 2008a. One: Ardmore, Lough Neagh, Derrytrasna, County Armagh, 18th March (Davy Hunter). NIBA 2008a. One: Lough Beg NNR, County Londonderry. One 2nd April to 14th August and presumed same 23rd December (Davy Hunter et al.). NIBA 2008a. One: Quoile Pondage, Downpatrick, County Down, 22nd December into 2006 (Joe Devlin et al.). NIBA 2008a. 2006 One: Quoile Pondage, Downpatrick, County Down, from 2005 stayed to 18th April (Joe Devlin et al.). NIBA 2008a. One: Ballycarry, Larne Lough, County Antrim, 22nd January to 18th February (Joe Lamont et al.). NIBA 2008a.

Green-winged Teal & Green-winged x Teal © Derek Charles & Andrew Crory, 'Rare and Scarce Birds of Northern Ireland’. www.rareandscarcebirdsni.com Two: Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve, Belfast Harbour Estate, Belfast, County Down. One, 15th February to 17th March with presumed same 17th October into 2007, with a second individual on 12th November only (Eric Randall, Walter Veale, Anthony McGeehan et al.). NIBA 2008a. One: Carrickhugh, Lough Foyle, County Londonderry, 27th November (Matthew Tickner). NIBA 2008a. 2007 Three: Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve, Belfast Harbour Estate, Belfast, County Down. From 2006, stayed to 28th January with a male, 17th October to 11th December, two males on 12th December, to the end of the year, with a first-winter male on 22nd December only (Keith Bennett, Derek Charles, Drew Brown, Ian Patience et al.). NIBA 2008b. One: Collectors Bay, Quoile Pondage NNR, Downpatrick, County Down, 6th January (Joe Lamont). NIBA 2008b. Two: Portmore Lough RSPB Reserve, Aghagallon, County Antrim, 13th to 15th January (Paul Kelly, Joe Lamont, K. Murphy et al.). NIBA 2008b. One: Granagah Bay NNR, Strangford Lough, County Down, 4th February (Richard Weyl). NIBA 2008b. 2008 One: Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve, Belfast Harbour Estate, Belfast, County Down. One, from 2007 stayed to 14th February and presumed same 18th October to 10th December (George Gordon, Keith Bennett, Derek Charles, Joe Lamont, Andrew Crory et al.). NIBA 2008b. One: Quoile Pondage NNR, Downpatrick, County Down, 15th November to 28th December (Derek Charles, Richard Weyl et al.). NIBA 2008b. 2009 One: Male. Quoile Pondage NNR, Downpatrick, County Down, 25th - 27th April (Derek Charles et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve, Belfast Harbour Estate, Belfast, County Down, 3rd - 21st November (Keith Bennett et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Ballycarry, Larne Lough, County Antrim, 20th November into 2010 (Derek Charles et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. 2010 One: Male. Ballycarry, Larne Lough, County Antrim, from 2009 remained to 10th January and presumed same 5th - 7th December (Cameron Moore et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve, Belfast Harbour Estate, Belfast, County Down, 24th - 26th November, presumed returning individual (Gerard McGeehan et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. 2011 One: Male. Mullagh, Lough Beg NNR, County Londonderry, 25th April (David Steele). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve, Belfast Harbour Estate, Belfast, County Down, 6th November into 2012, presumed returning individual (Ronald Surgenor, Chris Sturgeon et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. North Foreshore, Dargan Bay, Belfast Lough, Belfast, County Antrim, 13th December (Dave Allen). Charles and Crory 2019. 2012 Down One: Male. Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve, Belfast Harbour Estate, Belfast, County Down from 2011 seen on 1st January only (George Gordon). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Lough Beg NNR, County Londonderry, 4th March - 13th April, presumed returning individual (David Steele et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Ballykelly Freshmarsh, Ballykelly, Lough Foyle, County Londonderry, 16th March (Matthew Tickner, Brad Robson). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Quoile Pondage NNR, Downpatrick, 8th - 14th April (Keith Bennett et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Comber Estuary, Strangford Lough, Comber, 30th November (Chris Murphy). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Newry Estuary, Newry, 8th December (David Knight). Charles and Crory 2019. 2013 One: Male. Barr Hall Bay, Strangford Lough, Portaferry, County Down, 10th January - 18th March (Keith Bennett et al.). Charles and Crory 2019.

Green-winged Teal & Green-winged x Teal © Derek Charles & Andrew Crory, 'Rare and Scarce Birds of Northern Ireland’. www.rareandscarcebirdsni.com 2014 Antrim One: Male. Castle Espie Pools, Comber, County Down, 5th - 11th April (Majella Callaghan, Derek Charles et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Quoile Pondage NNR, Downpatrick, County Down, 12th - 19th April and presumed same 25th November (David Nixon et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. South end / Mullagh and Paddy’s Dub, Lough Beg NNR, County Londonderry, 21st April - 22nd June (David Steele et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Portmore Lough RSPB Reserve, Aghagallon, County Antrim, 5th - 6th June (Derek Charles et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Ballycarry, Larne Lough, County Antrim, 29th December into 2015 (Cameron Moore et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. 2015 One: Male. Ballycarry, Larne Lough, County Antrim, from 2014 remained to 9th April (Cameron Moore et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Ann’s Point, Greyabbey, Strangford Lough, County Down, 1st February (Billy Miskelly). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Lough Beg NNR. Mullagh, County Londonderry 19th April and presumed same observed in the south west corner on 17th October, presumed returning individual (Derek Charles, Majella Callaghan, David Steele). Charles and Crory 2019. 2016 One. Male. Lough Beg NNR, County Londonderry. South west corner, 24th March and presumed same at Church Island on 4th May, presumed returning individual (David Steele). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Quoile Pondage NNR, Downpatrick, County Down, 30th March (Tim Murphy). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Roe Estuary, Lough Foyle, 7th November (Matthew Tickner). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Ballymena ECO’s Park, Ballymena, County Antrim, 13th December into 2017 (Jeff Larkin et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. 2017 One: Male. Ballymena ECO’s Park, Ballymena, County Antrim, from 2016 remained to 20th March and presumed same 12th November into 2018 (Jeff Larkin et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One. Male. Paddy’s Dub, Lough Beg NNR, County Londonderry, 26th March (David Steele). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Faughanvale, Lough Foyle, County Londonderry, 27th November (Matthew Tickner, Brad Robson, Gareth Bareham). Charles and Crory 2019. 2018 One: Male. Ballymena ECO’s Park, Ballymena, County Antrim, from 2017 remained to 12th March (Jeff Larkin et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Ballycarry Bridge, Larne Lough, County Antrim, 1st - 11th April (Cameron Moore et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Male. Lough Beg NNR, County Londonderry, 16th - 17th April, presumed returning individual (David Steele). Charles and Crory 2019.

Green-winged Teal & Green-winged x Teal © Derek Charles & Andrew Crory, 'Rare and Scarce Birds of Northern Ireland’. www.rareandscarcebirdsni.com Please note: Except where specified all photos were taken at Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve, County Down, between 2006-2011. All photos courtesy of Derek Charles.

Green-winged Teal & Green-winged x Teal © Derek Charles & Andrew Crory, 'Rare and Scarce Birds of Northern Ireland’. www.rareandscarcebirdsni.com

Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis, Barr Hall Bay, Strangford Lough, Portaferry, 18th January 2013.

Green-winged Teal & Green-winged x Teal © Derek Charles & Andrew Crory, 'Rare and Scarce Birds of Northern Ireland’. www.rareandscarcebirdsni.com

Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis, Castle Espie Pools, Comber, County Down, 5th April 2014.

Green-winged Teal x Eurasian Teal Anas carolinensis x A. crecca (0, 0, 2). RV (Green winged Teal, see above. Eurasian Teal, breeds Iceland, Europe and Asia).

Published records:

2001 One: Male. Ballystockart River, Comber Estuary, Strangford Lough, Comber, County Down, 16th December (Wilton Farrelly). NIBA 2003. 2017 One: Male. Bann Estuary, Coleraine, County Londonderry, 10th to 11th April (Hill Dick et al.). Charles and Crory 2019.

Green-winged Teal & Green-winged x Teal © Derek Charles & Andrew Crory, 'Rare and Scarce Birds of Northern Ireland’. www.rareandscarcebirdsni.com