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| Sunday 7th October 2007 | ||
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| Potentially the biggest bird of the day (in every respect) was a vulture,
apparently thought by the observers to be a Griffon Vulture, which spent
several hours over the Isle of Wight in the afternoon. Birders on the south
coast could do well to keep their eyes on the skies tomorrow.
The remarkable autumn for Buff-bellied Pipits continued with two birds at Lissagriffin, County Cork and another at Liscannor, County Clare, along with the remaining Fair Isle bird. Blyth's Reed Warblers stole the show for many on the mainland with a remarkable three in East Yorkshire (at Flamborough, Kilnsea and Easington) and the confirmation of the bird found yesterday at Red Rocks on the Wirral. The first Dusky Warbler of the autumn chose to appear at the remarkable inland location of Netherfield, Nottinghamshire, where it was eventually seen and heard well, but a Greenish Warbler at the equally unusual location of Catford in London could not be relocated. A Radde's Warbler seen again at The Naze, Essex proved popular but was typically elusive, while the best Scilly could muster were Woodchat and Red-backed Shrikes, Barred and Yellow-browed Warblers and a Common Rosefinch. The east coast deluge of Yellow-browed Warblers continued and a few birds even made it inland. A count of nine in County Galway was particularly noteworthy. There was no sign of yesterday's reported Dendroica species on Shetland, but news of Iceland's second ever Yellow-bellied Sapsucker gave renewed hope for those searching for Nearctic vagrants in the southwest, Scilly and Scotland. |
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| - Andy Symes, RBA | ||
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