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| Thursday 11th October 2007 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation of Ireland's first Blyth's Reed Warbler at Mizen Head, County Cork. On the Western Isles an
American Golden Plover was found on Benbecula. Elsewhere, the White-billed Diver remained at Selsey Bill, West Sussex as did the Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler at Holkham Pines Norfolk, Dusky Warbler at Easington East Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Glossy Ibis in Merseyside and Great White Egret in Lancashire. On the Isles of Scilly St Agnes saw a Radde's Warbler discovered alongside Common Rosefinch, Richard's Pipit and Lapland Bunting. The Blackpoll Warbler, Woodchat Shrike and Red-breasted Flycatcher all remained on St Mary's whilst further Lapland Buntings were seen on St Martin's and Tresco. Six Yellow-browed Warblers were recorded around the islands. On the Shetland Isles a King Eider remained on Mainland as did a Ring-necked Duck and four Yellow-browed Warblers. The Spotted Sandpiper was seen again on Yell and a Little Bunting was on Out Skerries. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 10th October 2007 | ||
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| Another Blackpoll Warbler was found on St.Mary's, Scilly at Porth
Hellick, with the Garrison bird being seen briefly mid morning. The
identification of an acrocephalus warbler was confirmed at Barnes, London,
today, as yet another Blyth's Reed Warbler. The Buff-bellied Pipit was reported briefly early morning at Farmoor Reservoir, Oxfordshire, with three remaining in Ireland. Other lingering rarities included Blyth's Reed Warblers in Yorkshire and Wirral, Paddyfield Warbler on Shetland, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Norfolk, Dusky Warblers in Yorkshire and Cornwall and a superb adult summer White-billed Diver in Sussex. Yellow-browed Warblers continued to entertain on the east coast, with several birds finding their way inland. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 9th October 2007 | ||
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| Another mega for Scilly broke this afternoon in the form of a Blackpoll
Warbler on the Garrison which showed very well, eventually, for the
assembled masses. Also on Scilly, a Greenish Warbler was reported in the
Parsonage, St.Agnes, the Woodchat Shrike remained on St.Mary's, as did a
Red-backed Shrike, Barred Warbler and several Yellow-browed Warblers. In Oxfordshire, an American Buff-bellied Pipit remained for its 5th day on the causeway at Farmoor Reservoir, giving excellent views, with another American Buff-bellied Pipit still in County Clare. On Shetland, new rarities included a Paddyfield Warbler, an American Golden Plover, Arctic Redpoll and an Arctic Warbler, with scarce species such as Melodious Warbler and Little Bunting also present. A Dusky Warbler was found in Cornwall, a White-billed Diver off Selsey Bill, Sussex; the Long-billed Dowitcher remained in Kent, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Norfolk, Great White Egrets in Lancashire and Staffordshire, Glossy Ibis in Merseyside, Blyth's Reed Warbler on the Wirral and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Monday 8th October 2007 | ||
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| The star find today was another American Buff-bellied Pipit, this time inland at Farmoor Reservoir, Oxfordshire. Elsewhere, a
Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler was confirmed at Holkham Norfolk, a Dusky Warbler
at Easington East Yorkshire, a Long-billed Dowitcher at Lough Beg County Londonderry and
Great White Egrets in Cornwall (two), Dorset and Staffordshire. Lingering rarities included American Buff-bellied Pipits in County Clare and County Cork (two), Blyth's Reed Warblers in East Yorkshire (two) and Wirral, Lesser Grey Shrike in Norfolk, Radde's Warbler in Essex, Dusky Warbler in Nottinghamshire, Black Kite and Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Marbled Duck in Suffolk and Great White Egrets in both Hampshire and Lancashire. On the Shetland Isles, Whalsay recorded a Citrine Wagtail, Yell the Spotted Sandpiper, Mainland the Killdeer and Unst an Arctic Redpoll. Scarcities recorded around the archipelago today comprised 35 Yellow-browed Warblers, four Common Rosefinches, three Lapland Buntings, two Barred Warblers and singles of Melodious Warbler, Little Bunting, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Bluethroat and Red-backed Shrike. On the Isles of Scilly the Woodchat Shrike remained on St Mary's along with Red-breasted Flycatcher, Barred Warbler and Red-backed Shrike, Tresco continued to host Pectoral Sandpiper and Dotterel, St Martin's a Wryneck and St Agnes a Lapland Bunting. Thirteen Yellow-browed Warblers were scattered around the islands. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 6th October 2007 | ||
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| An intriguing report surfaced from Shetland this evening, of a Dendroica
species at Kergord, Mainland. No further details were available, but from a
description the bird may well have been a Bay-breasted Warbler. Also on Shetland
were several long staying rarities including Killdeer, Arctic Redpoll,
Spotted Sandpiper and Olive-backed Pipit.
Several Blyth's Reed Warblers were found, including at least one at Spurn, Yorkshire, one at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, as well as two or three possibles around the country. Greenish Warblers and Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers were reported from Wells and Holkham, Norfolk, joining double figures of Yellow-browed Warblers. An American Golden Plover showed well on Tiree, Argyll, as did a Great White Egret in Dorset, but a probable Pratincole species failed to reappear near Norwich, Norfolk. A Buff-bellied Pipit was in County Cork, and a Lesser Yellowlegs was found on Orkney. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 4th October 2007 | ||
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| The main birds today were the Brown Flycatcher in Yorkshire, with the
Turkestan Shrike just up the road, and a back up of three Blyth's Reed
Warblers, American Buff-bellied Pipit on Scilly, and Subalpine Warbler
and Lesser Grey Shrike in Norfolk.
Lingering rarities in Shetland included Spotted Sandpipers on Unst and Yell, and American Buff-bellied Pipit on Fair Isle, along with good numbers of scarce migrants. A Raddes Warbler was trapped and ringed at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, an adult American Golden Plover was found in Lothian, whilst in Ireland a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and a Semipalmated Sandpiper were the highlights, along with a Baird's Sandpiper. Very good numbers of Yellow-browed Warblers continued to be found all down the east coast, along with other scarce migrants. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 3rd October 2007 | ||
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| The discovery of a Brown Flycatcher at Flamborough Head in East
Yorkshire dominated the news today. The bird was found in the morning, but news
did not break until early afternoon, and , although the bird remained in the Old
Fall Plantation till dusk, it did not always prove easy to locate. The only
previous record in the UK was of a bird on Fair Isle in July 1992 which is
currently on Category D of the British list.
Also on the east coast a new Blyth's Reed Warbler was found on Holy Island in Northumberland, with the bird also remaining at Whitburn in County Durham. The Turkestan Shrike remained at Buckton near Flamborough, the Lesser Grey Shrike and probable Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler both remained in Norfolk and a Radde's Warbler was still at The Naze in Essex. Yellow-browed Warblers were seen in numbers all down the east coast with several Great Grey Shrikes also reported and a Greenish Warbler still to be found in Wells Woods, Norfolk. On Scilly a smart Red-throated Pipit was found on St.Mary's and there was a Great White Egret over Bryher, but no sign of any American Buff-bellied Pipits on the islands. On The Shetlands, a Citrine Wagtail was found on Whalsay and there are now two Lanceolated Warblers on Fair Isle, along with the American Buff-bellied Pipit which remains on the island. Belated news from the Out Skerries was of a Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler found there yesterday, but not seen today. In Ireland, a Spotted Sandpiper was new at Ballycotton in County Cork. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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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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