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| Friday 19th October 2007 | ||
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| A juvenile Little Bittern was found at Titchwell RSPB mid afternoon,
following hot on the heels of Norfolk's last Little Bittern, also at Titchwell
during mid-summer. A Great White Egret was tracked along the north
Norfolk coast this afternoon, first being seen past Sheringham, then over
various sites, last being seen over Stiffkey just over an hour later. Another
Great White Egret was at Holkham most of the afternoon, where the Hume's
Yellow-browed Warbler was still present. Scilly still hosted the two Blackpoll Warblers, both on St.Mary's, whilst the very elusive Grey-cheeked Thrush showed in flight only. The Blyth's Pipit showed well on Tresco, whilst the Blyth's Reed Warbler was still elusive on Bryher. Two Cattle Egrets were found at Grove Ferry NNR, Kent this morning, although the second bird was only noticed whilst looking at the photographs taken of the first bird later in the day! Another Cattle Egret continued to show distantly at Rainham Marshes RSPB, London, with a Great White Egret at the same site. Shetland's highlight today was another new Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll. As well as a few long staying rarities, new scarcities located today included several Red-breasted Flycatchers on the south coast and on Scilly, a Pallas's Warbler on The Lizard, Cornwall, Red-backed Shrike at Winterton Dunes, Norfolk and a Leach's Petrel at Draycote Water, Warwickshire. |
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| Thursday 18th October 2007 | ||
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| Today's highlight was the discovery of yet another American Buff-bellied
Pipit, this time on Benbecula, Western Isles. Elsewhere, an Olive-backed Pipit
was at Sumburgh Shetland Isles, a Black Kite at Wadebridge Cornwall and a Great White Egret
at Cley Norfolk. Late news was received of a Desert Wheatear at Land's End, Cornwall yesterday. Lingering rarities comprised both Blyth's Pipit and White-rumped Sandpiper on the Shetland Isles, Greenish Warbler in County Cork, Cattle Egret in London, Black Kite in Lincolnshire, Glossy Ibis in Merseyside, Lesser Scaup in Somerset and Great White Egrets in Hampshire, Lancashire and Suffolk. On the Isles of Scilly, Tresco continued to hold the Blyth's Pipit, St Mary's two Blackpoll Warblers, Short-toed Lark, Woodchat Shrike, Little Bunting, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Richard's Pipit and two Lapland Buntings, Bryher Blyth's Reed Warbler, Red-breasted Flycatcher and two Lapland Buntings and St Agnes Rose-coloured Starling. Ten Yellow-browed Warblers were seen around the archipelago and a pelagic trip yielded a Great Shearwater and six Grey Phalaropes. |
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| Wednesday 17th October 2007 | ||
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| Another Blyth's Pipit was found today, this time on Shetland, at
Sumburgh airfield, and an Arctic Redpoll was also on the islands along
with small numbers of lingering scarcities. On Scilly, a Radde's Warbler was seen on Tresco, with yesterdays Blyth's Pipit remaining all day. The two Blackpoll Warblers were both still on St.Mary's, along with the Wilson's Snipe and Grey-cheeked Thrush, a couple of Little Buntings, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Short-toed Lark and Lapland Buntings. A Cattle Egret showed distantly from the visitor centre at Rainham Marshes RSPB, London, and a Great White Egret was on The Levels at Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk. Two juvenile American Golden Plovers were on South Uist today, with good numbers of Grey Phalaropes moving past the Western and Northern Isles. |
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| Tuesday 16th October 2007 | ||
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| News of three Great White Egrets was released today, with one in
Essex, one in Yorkshire, seen from a train, and one reported from yesterday in
Lincolnshire at Grainthorpe Haven. A Blyth's Pipit was identified on
Tresco, Isles of Scilly, which showed well. On the Wirral, a Radde's Warbler showed very well in the afternoon, posing for some excellent photos. Late news broadcast today concerned a Red-eyed Vireo in County Kerry on Sunday, Dusky Warbler yesterday on Foula, Shetland, Radde's Warbler on Sunday in County Cork with a Grey-cheeked Thrush and Greenish Warbler in the same county yesterday. Seawatching in the north produced some excellent counts of Grey Phalaropes and Pomarine Skuas, with a Sabine's Gull also putting in an appearance. The Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler remained in Norfolk, Blackpoll Warbler on Scilly, along with Penduline Tit, Grey-cheeked Thrush and Wilson's Snipe, White-billed Diver in Sussex and Great White Egrets in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Lancashire. |
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| Monday 15th October 2007 | ||
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| In Norfolk a Lesser Grey Shrike was found at Dersingham Bog, in Highland a
Red-footed Falcon flew over Tarbat Ness and in Dumfries and Galloway a Richardson's Canada Goose arrived at Caerlaverock. Late news from County Cork concerned a
Red-rumped Swallow yesterday at Mizen Head. Lingering rarities comprised the White-billed Diver in West Sussex, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Pembrokeshire, Glossy Ibis in Merseyside, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Norfolk, Cattle Egret in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork, Great White Egret in Leicestershire and American Golden Plover in East Yorkshire. On the Isles of Scilly a brief Lesser Yellowlegs was a new arrival on St Mary's where the Wilson's Snipe remained along with Grey-cheeked Thrush, two Blackpoll Warblers, Rustic Bunting, Little Bunting, Woodchat Shrike, two Short-toed Larks, two Lapland Buntings and a Grey Phalarope. The Blyth's Reed Warbler showed again on Bryher whilst on St Agnes the Rose-coloured Starling was still present. At least seven Yellow-browed Warblers remained around the archipelago. |
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| Sunday 14th October 2007 | ||
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| Foula continued its excellent run of birds this autumn with three more
Olive-backed Pipits, along with Common Rosefinch and a few
Yellow-browed Warblers. Elsewhere on Shetland, two more Arctic Redpolls
were reported, and a Rustic Bunting was at Sumburgh briefly. The
Red-flanked Bluetail remained at Scatness, and Pechora Pipit and
Blyth's Reed Warblers both continued to show. At the other end of the country, a Rustic Bunting was on St.Mary's, Scilly, a Raddes Warbler was on Western Rocks and the Penduline Tit was heard to fly over the Great Pool, Tresco. The Blackpoll Warbler was less mobile today, showing well on the Garrison for much of the day. In Pembrokeshire, a Semipalmated Sandpiper was found on the Gann Estuary, and four American Golden Plovers were seen around the country. The Baird's Sandpiper in Perth and Kinross remained in an area with no access on Loch Leven, but the White-billed Diver in Sussex continued to show well off Selsey Bill. |
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| Friday 12th October 2007 | ||
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| An interesting day, with up to 23 new rarities being found across the
country. Most significant was the relocation of Oxfordshire's American
Buff-bellied Pipit, which was found at Port Meadow late afternoon. Two
Cattle Egrets were found, one on the Kent/East Sussex border, and one in
Somerset at Chew Valley Lake, which was probably the same bird that was reported
as a Great White Egret yesterday. On Scilly, rarities included a probable Wilson's Snipe for its second day, a very brief Penduline Tit, another brief Great White Egret, a Grey-cheeked Thrush, a Blyth's Reed Warbler and a flyover Red-throated Pipit. The Blackpoll Warbler remained on St.Mary's, but continued to be very mobile. Shetland hosted a Pechora Pipit on Mainland at Toab, with three Dusky Warblers, Olive-backed Pipit, Arctic Redpoll and Lesser Yellowlegs also on the islands, with Pallas's Warblers, Red-breasted Flycatchers and Yellow-browed Warblers with them. In Argyll, a Marsh Sandpiper was reported from South Uist, a Baird's Sandpiper was on Loch Levan, Perth and Kinross, and a Ferruginous Duck was on a private broad briefly in Norfolk. Remaining rarities included White-billed Diver in Sussex, Black Kite in Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Dusky Warbler in Yorkshire and Paddyfield Warbler on Shetland. |
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