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| Sunday 8th April 2007 | ||
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| A Black-throated Thrush was located at Walcot Mill in Shropshire this
morning with a flock of Fieldfares. The bird showed on a couple of occasions
until late morning, when it disappeared, and was not seen again despite
extensive searching. On the Western Isles a Bonaparte's Gull was
discovered on Lewis, but like the thrush, it remained in the area for only a
short period, before flying north at 1.20pm.
The theme of today was clearly frustrating brief sightings - a Pallas's Warbler was seen and heard singing in Wouldham, Kent for just over half an hour this morning, and a Little Bunting was at Hengistbury Head, but only early in the morning. A swift species over St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, was more than likely an Alpine, or even a Pallid Swift, but the bird was too high to identify. The two ducks found yesterday, the King Eider off Burghead, Moray, and the Ferruginous Duck in London were both still on offer, as were a number of long-staying rarities, which included Glossy Ibis, Black-eared Kite, Black Scoter, Laughing Gull, Spotted Sandpiper, two Lesser Scaups and Dusky Warbler. Migrants continue to trickle in, but numbers are noticeably low. Apparently the weather has been poor in Iberia, so as soon as that clears, hopefully the floodgates will open and spring will really kick-start. Late last night intriguing news of a possible male Black-eared Wheatear on Lundy, Devon was released, but there has been no news at all on the bird today. |
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| - Stuart Piner, RBA | ||
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