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| Tuesday 11th September 2007 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Fea's Petrel watched distantly from Whitburn, County Durham in the early evening. A
Booted Warbler was discovered on Barra, Western Isles and - following a late report from the Isle of Sheppey, Kent yesterday - a mobile
Black Stork was present near Polgigga, Cornwall this evening. The Audouin's Gull reappeared briefly in the evening at Hinkley Point, Somerset and the Baird's Sandpiper remained on the Shetland Isles as did the Wilson's Phalarope in County Down, Spotted Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly, American Golden Plover on Orkney Isles, Glossy Ibis in Merseyside and Great White Egrets in both Lancashire and Somerset. Great Shearwaters were again delighting North Sea seawatchers with county totals comprising: Orkney Isles (72), East Yorkshire (35), Northumberland (13) and three each in County Durham, Norfolk and North Yorkshire. Sabine’s Gulls were associated with this movement with several seen between East Yorkshire and Kent, including six passing Sheringham, Norfolk. |
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Daily news summaries
Catch up with RBA's daily birdnews summaries. Browse ten days at a time, or choose a date to read summaries from that day backwards.
Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Monday 10th September 2007 | ||
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| The most notable discovery of the day was an Audouin's Gull at Hinkley Point, Somerset. Discovered in the
evening near the power station outfall before drifting west and out of sight. Single Baird's Sandpipers and Buff-breasted Sandpipers were discovered on both the Western Isles and Shetland Isles, with four of the latter seen together in Argyll. Following a late report of an American Golden Plover yesterday in County Donegal one was seen briefly today on the Isles of Scilly. Otherwise, a Wilson's Petrel was off County Donegal, a Black Kite flew over Devon and a Red-rumped Swallow was released on the Isle of Wight (having been trapped in a Swallow roost yesterday evening). The Wilson's Phalarope remained in County Down as did the Laughing Gull in Devon, Glossy Ibis in Merseyside, Great White Egret in Lancashire and two Citrine Wagtails on the Shetland Isles. However, the highlight of the day was the large and widespread movement of Great Shearwaters with a massive 4,164 counted passing Annagh Head, County Mayo. Other county maximum counts comprised Western Isles (1,076), Orkney Isles (35), Norfolk (15), County Donegal (10), Argyll (5), Shetland Isles (5), County Durham (4), East Yorkshire (4), Borders (3), Northumberland (2) and singles off Cleveland, Highland, Kent and North Yorkshire. Associated with this movement were smaller numbers of Sabine's Gulls, Long-tailed Skuas and Leach's Petrels. |
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| Sunday 9th September 2007 | ||
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| Most of today's news was created by lingering rarities - in fact, the only
new rarities were a Great White Egret at Westhay Moor, Somerset and a
Black Kite in Co Wexford (for its second day).
The Blue-winged Teal in Cleveland, American Golden Plover in Lincolnshire, Wilson's Phalarope in Co Down, Lesser Yellowlegs in Co Donegal, Great White Egret in Lancashire and Glossy Ibis in Merseyside all remained on show. In Norfolk the Red-necked Phalarope at Buckenham Marshes and Pectoral Sandpiper at Titchwell both proved to be popular attractions, whilst in Lincolnshire a Barred Warbler was at Saltfleet Haven and in East Sussex a Woodchat Shrike was at Beachy Head. Buff-breasted Sandpipers arrived in Cornwall, Devon, Argyll and Co Galway and a handful of Spotted Crakes remained in situ. A couple of Temminck's Stints were in Hampshire and a juvenile Dotterel reappeared at Oare Marshes KWT, Kent. Wrynecks appeared on Isles of Scilly and Lancashire and in Somerset the Purple Heron was still at Aller Moor. |
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| Saturday 8th September 2007 | ||
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| A Sharp-tailed Sandpiper spent a brief period on the Humber at Sammy's
Point, East Yorkshire mid afternoon, before being pushed off its feeding area by
the high tide - subsequent searching in the surrounding area throughout the rest
of the day unfortunately drew a blank.
The rest of today's new waders were all of Nearctic origin - Baird's Sandpiper and two Buff-breasted Sandpipers on Mainland Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs and Buff-breasted Sandpiper on Tory Island, Co Donegal, Wilson's Phalarope at Belfast Lough RSPB, Co Down and American Golden Plover and Buff-breasted Sandpiper on South Uist, Western Isles. The other hot news on the Western Isles came from Butt of Lewis, where a staggering 7,114 Great Shearwaters were logged flying past between 7am and 5.30pm. A Fea's Petrel flew past Annagh Head early afternoon and in Worcestershire a Great White Egret was at Grimley new workings until late morning. Lingering rarities included the Wilson's Phalarope in Dorset, Great White Egret in Lancashire, Blue-winged Teal in Cleveland, Pallid Harrier and Citrine Wagtail on Shetland, White-winged Black Tern in Kent, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, Spotted Sandpiper on Isles of Scilly and two American Golden Plovers in Lincolnshire. The best of the rest included Barred Warbler at Bockhill Farm, Kent, Spotted Crakes in Essex, London, Warwickshire, Cornwall and Hampshire, a scattering of Wrynecks, Red-necked Phalarope at Buckenham Marshes RSPB and Pectoral Sandpiper at Tichwell RSPB, Norfolk, Woodchat Shrike on Isles of Scilly, Red-backed Shrike at Oare Marshes KWT, Kent and two Pectoral Sandpipers in Cambridgeshire. |
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| Friday 7th September 2007 | ||
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| A Greenish Warbler was located at Hastings, East Sussex late morning,
where it remained on show until 2pm. A second adult American Golden Plover
joined the bird found yesterday in Lincolnshire, and Great White Egrets
arrived at Blashford Lakes HWT and Vyne Watermeadows, Hampshire, and Otmoor
RSPB, Oxfordshire (the latter a county first). A Bonaparte's Gull was
discovered at Kilshannig, Co Kerry and the Semipalmated Sandpiper
remained at nearby Ventry Harbour.
In Dorset the juvenile Wilson's Phalarope remained at Stanpit Marsh, the Blue-winged Teal was still at Haverton Hole, Cleveland, the Pallid Harrier put in another appearance on Mainland Shetland, Great White Egrets were still at Cotswold Water Park, Wiltshire, and Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancashire and in neighbouring Merseyside, the Glossy Ibis was still present. The best of the rest included Ortolan Bunting on Hengistbury Head, Dorset, Woodchat Shrike on Isles of Scilly, Purple Heron at Aller Moor, Somerset, Pectoral Sandpiper at Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk and Spotted Crakes at Ladywalk NR, Warwickshire, Maldon, Essex and Rainham Marshes RSPB London. |
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| Thursday 6th September 2007 | ||
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| Nearctic waders were the flavour of the day, the highlight being a
Wilson's Phalarope discovered at Christchurch Harbour, Dorset this
afternoon. In southwest Ireland a juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper was
located in Ventry Harbour, Co Kerry and back in England an American Golden
Plover was near Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, with another reported on Rousay,
Orkney. A Cattle Egret was briefly at Pagham Harbour, West Sussex, and
lingering rarities included the White-winged Black Tern at Dungeness,
Kent, Great White Egret at Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancashire, Blue-winged
Teal at Haverton Hole, Cleveland, Spotted Sandpiper on Isles of
Scilly, White-rumped Sandpiper at Breydon Water, Norfolk and Glossy
Ibis at Marshside RSPB, Merseyside. The juvenile Ferruginous Duck
reappeared on Hornsea Mere, East Yorkshire
A Woodchat Shrike made landfall on St Martin's, Isles of Scilly, at least two Ortolan Buntings were in Cornwall and a couple of Pectoral Sandpipers were fresh arrivals on South Uist, Western Isles. |
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| Wednesday 5th September 2007 | ||
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| A Spotted Sandpiper showed well on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly; it has been present for a week but not identified for certain until yesterday. In Ireland the American Black Tern remained in County Galway as did the Citrine Wagtail in County Kerry and Spotted Sandpiper in County Cork. In England the Blue-winged Teal lingered in Cleveland as did the Glossy Ibis in Merseyside, White-winged Black Tern in Kent, Great White Egret in Lancashire and Ferruginous Duck in Somerset. Two Ortolan Buntings were seen in Dorset making a total of six present in that county this week. Today, in Cornwall an Ortolan Bunting and two Tawny Pipits were seen near Land's End. |
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| Tuesday 4th September 2007 | ||
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| Highlight of today was a Little Shearwater past Whitburn, Co Durham. Other new rarities included a
Great White Egret on the Isles of Scilly and a Citrine Wagtail in County Kerry. Lingering rarities were the
Blue-winged Teal at Haverton Hole, Cleveland, Great White Egret at Marshside,
Merseyside and the White-rumped Sandpiper at Breydon Water, Norfolk. A Buff-breasted Sandpiper showed well at Toft Newton Reservoir, Lincolnshire this afternoon, and there was a good showing of Ortolan Buntings in Dorset, with up to three birds being seen. The Night Heron at Fairburn Ings, West Yorkshire showed again and several Spotted Crakes were present in England. |
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| Seawatching was productive from several coasts today with Wilson's Petrels off the Isles of Scilly and Co Mayo headlining a cast that included multiple
Sabine's Gulls, Long-tailed Skuas and Pomarine Skuas off
both the English and Scottish east coasts. Single Great Shearwaters were recorded at Lossiemouth, Moray and Spurn, East Yorkshire. In Ireland the American Black Tern remained in Co Galway as did the Spotted Sandpiper in Co Cork. In England the Blue-winged Teal continued to linger in Cleveland and likewise the White-winged Black Tern in Kent, Marbled Duck in Leicestershire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset and single Great White Egrets in Lancashire, Merseyside and Wiltshire. |
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| Sunday 2nd September 2007 | ||
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| Ireland produced most of the action, with a mouth watering selection of birds
spread around the country. New discoveries included a juvenile American Black
Tern at Rahasane Turlough, Co Galway, juvenile Spotted Sandpiper at
Ballycotton, Co Cork and Fea's Petrel past Downpatrick Head, Co Mayo,
whilst the Wilson's Phalarope remained at Lady's Island Lake, Co Wexford.
A Pectoral Sandpiper was at nearby Tacumshin and a Buff-breasted
Sandpiper was discovered at Doonbeg, Co Clare.
In Cleveland the Blue-winged Teal remained at Haverton Hole, Great White Egrets were still at Cotswold Water Park, Wiltshire, Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancashire and Marshside RSPB, Merseyside, where the long-staying Glossy Ibis was also on show. A 'new' Great White Egret flew over Wernffrwd, Glamorgan, this morning. Marbled Ducks were still present at Leathes Ham, Suffolk and Rutland Water, Leicestershire, the White-winged Black Tern was still at Dungeness and the Bonaparte's Gull remained on South Uist, Western Isles. Spotted Crakes graced Farlington Marshes, Hampshire, Ladywalk NR, Warwickshire and Coombe Hill Meadows, Gloucestershire, a Kentish Plover visited Brownsea Island, Dorset, an Ortolan Bunting was on St.Mary's, Isles of Scilly for its second day and a Wryneck was at Thurlestone Marsh, Devon. Scarce herons were represented by two long-stayers and a new discovery - a Purple Heron was flushed near Oath Sluice, Somerset and the Purple Heron in Surrey and Night Heron in East Sussex were both still available. |
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