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| Wednesday 26th September 2007 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire. Present at Farlington Marshes mid afternoon and again this evening it was perhaps the individual seen yesterday 133 miles to the north northeast at Baston, Lincolnshire. On the Shetland Isles a Sardinian Warbler was discovered on Mainland (at Scousburgh) along with the long-staying Killdeer and a Yellow-browed Warbler. The Arctic Warbler and an Iceland Gull remained on Out Skerries and the Spotted Sandpiper showed again on Yell whilst on adjacent Unst, Melodious Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Common Rosefinch and Lapland Bunting were all seen. At least seventeen Greenland Redpolls were scattered around the archipelago. On the Isles of Scilly the American Buff-bellied Pipit continued to show well with the Barred Warbler on St Mary's, a Wryneck was seen on Bryher and the Pectoral Sandpiper remained on Tresco, where yesterday the Citrine Wagtail was still present. Lingering rarities elsewhere consisted of the Wilson's Phalarope in Worcestershire, Black Kite in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, American Golden Plover on the Orkney Isles and Glossy Ibis in Lancashire with single Great White Egrets in Derbyshire, Hampshire, South Yorkshire, Suffolk and County Derry. Other Irish rarities included the Snowy Owl still in County Mayo and the Baird's Sandpiper again in County Wexford. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 25th September 2007 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an American Buff-bellied Pipit
on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly - the tenth record for the British Isles but the third this week! Other noteworthy birds around the archipelago included
Spotted Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Barred Warbler on St Mary's,
Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Wryneck and Sabine's Gull on St Agnes and a
Sabine's Gull past Tresco. A Greater Yellowlegs present briefly at Baston, Lincolnshire perhaps constitutes only the fifth inland record of this species for the British Isles. A Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk at Walberswick was a more routine discovery as were single Great White Egrets in Essex, Nottinghamshire and Suffolk. On the Shetland Isles a Citrine Wagtail was found on Mainland at Sandwick and Spotted Sandpipers were present on both Unst and Yell. Elsewhere around the islands the American Buff-bellied Pipit and three Barred Warblers were on Fair Isle, the Arctic Warbler remained on Out Skerries, Pectoral Sandpiper at Fleck and on Unst Melodious Warbler, Common Rosefinch and two Barred Warblers were seen. Other lingering rarities comprised Wilson's Phalaropes in County Down and Worcestershire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Lincolnshire and Norfolk, Black Kite in Cornwall, Cattle Egret in Highland and Great White Egret in Lancashire. |
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| Monday 24th September 2007 | ||
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| In Cornwall a Wilson's Petrel passing St Ives Island was the highlight of a productive day for seawatching with, elsewhere in the county, a
Black Kite seen near Antony. On the Shetland Isles the American Buff-bellied Pipit remained on Fair Isle as did the Arctic Warbler on Out Skerries, King Eider and Common Rosefinch both at Wester Quarff and another Common Rosefinch was on Unst. On the Isles of Scilly the Citrine Wagtail remained on Tresco along with both Pectoral Sandpiper and Lapland Bunting. The Spotted Sandpiper showed again on St Mary's as did the Woodchat Shrike on St Martin's with a Pectoral Sandpiper on St Agnes and a Wryneck on Bryher. Elsewhere, Long-billed Dowitchers remained in Lincolnshire and Norfolk, Wilson's Phalaropes in Worcestershire and County Down and Great White Egrets in Hampshire and County Londonderry with the Cattle Egret still in Highland and the American Golden Plover on the Western Isles. Late news was received of an American Buff-bellied Pipit found aboard a boat around 150 miles north northwest of the Butt of Lewis, Western Isles on Thursday that, sadly, later died. |
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| Sunday 23rd September 2007 | ||
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| Today saw a slight increase in migrant activity around the country, but it
was the Shetlands that benefited the most with a Buff-bellied Pipit being
found on Fair Isle and an Arctic Warbler on the Out Skerries. Also on the
Shetlands, both Killdeer and King Eider remained on Mainland, with
a Barred Warbler still on Fair Isle. Elsewhere, a Wilson's Phalarope
was a good find at Upton Warren in Worcestershire, and a Cattle Egret at
Scrabster in Highland is still a true rarity that far north.
The Long-billed Dowitcher remained popular at Titchwell in Norfolk as did the juvenile Long-tailed Skua in Nottinghamshire. The Spotted Sandpiper remained on The Scillies and, in Ireland, Tacumshin continued to hold Baird's Sandpiper, American Golden Plover, three Buff-breasted Sandpipers and American Wigeon. Several Pectoral Sandpipers were scattered around the country and further Buff-breasted Sandpipers were in Cleveland and Yorkshire. The popular Bluethroat remained at Spurn in Yorkshire and there was a Richard's Pipit in London, which is only the second reported so far this autumn. Some quite large movements of hirundines were reported at various localities. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Monday 17th September 2007 | ||
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| A Great White Egret was a new discovery at Walberswick, Suffolk whilst the long-staying individual showed again at Leighton Moss, Lancashire. The Lesser Scaup remained at Rutland Water, Leicestershire as did the Wilson's Phalarope at Belfast Lough, County Down and a Citrine Wagtail on Tresco, Isles of Scilly. However, the main news today was late news. A Madeiran Petrel watched for 45 minutes feeding off Pendeen Watch, Cornwall yesterday evening follows hot on the heels of the individual photographed from a pelagic off the Isles of Scilly on 28th July this year. Nearby on Sunday the Black Stork was again seen in flight; this time over Porthcurno. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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