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| Tuesday 2nd October 2007 | ||
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| Highlights today included a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Whitburn County Durham,
Lesser Grey Shrike at Holkham Norfolk, Radde's Warbler at The Naze Essex and a
Siberian Stonechat at Spurn Point East Yorkshire. Of the lingering rarities the Turkestan Shrike in East Yorkshire and the Subalpine Warbler (suspected of being a Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler) in Norfolk were the most notable. Otherwise the Lesser Scaup remained in Somerset, Baird's Sandpiper in County Wexford, Cattle Egret in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork, Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent, Ross's Goose in Norfolk, Marbled Duck in Suffolk and Great White Egrets in both Lancashire and County Derry. On the Shetland Isles, Fair Isle recorded American Buff-bellied Pipit, Lanceolated Warbler, White-rumped Sandpiper and a dead White's Thrush, Fetlar a Swainson's Thrush, Whalsay a Blyth's Reed Warbler and Yell a Spotted Sandpiper whilst news from Unst included an Arctic Redpoll yesterday. Scarcities recorded around the archipelago today comprised eleven Yellow-browed Warblers with singles of Melodious Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Bluethroat, Common Rosefinch, Great Grey Shrike, Barred Warbler and Glaucous Gull. On the Isles of Scilly both the American Buff-bellied Pipits were confirmed as still present with one each on St Mary's and Tresco. Around the islands Red-breasted Flycatcher, Pectoral Sandpiper, Wryneck and two each of Yellow-browed Warbler and Lapland Bunting were seen. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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