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| Thursday 22nd November 2007 | ||
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| Once again the Pechora Pipit in Pembrokeshire stole the limelight by showing well all day. Other lingering rarities included a
Wilson's Snipe and Cattle Egret on the Isles of Scilly, three Penduline Tits
in Suffolk, five Cattle Egrets in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpiper in Glamorgan,
Ferruginous Duck in Berkshire, Richardson's Canada Goose in Dumfries and Galloway,
Ross's Goose in Norfolk and Great White Egrets in both Hampshire and Lancashire. An American Golden Plover was a new discovery at Killag, County Wexford as was a Pallas's Warbler at Filey, North Yorkshire. Little Auks were again in evidence with singles in Highland and Norfolk, two in Lothian and a massive 1,172 passing Sumburgh Head, Shetland Isles. |
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Daily news summaries
Catch up with RBA's daily birdnews summaries. Browse ten days at a time, or choose a date to read summaries from that day backwards.
Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Wednesday 21st November 2007 | ||
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| The superb Pechora Pipit remained at Goodwick Moor, Pembrokeshire,
showing very well on and off throughout the day. Everything else was somewhat
overshadowed by this Mainland Mega, but Cattle Egrets continued to turn
up at various sites in Cornwall, including Falmouth, Drift and Carnon Downs. On
Isles of Scilly, the Cattle Egret remained on St Mary's, where a
Wilson's Snipe also reappeared.
In Suffolk three Penduline Tits remained at Dingle Marshes and in Dumfries and Galloway the Red-breasted Goose was again with Barnacle Geese at Caerlaverock WWT. A Pallas's Warbler at Marsden, Co Durham proved that there are still birds to be found on the east coast. |
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| Tuesday 20th November 2007 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the confirmation of a Pechora Pipit at Goodwick Moor, Pembrokeshire. Suspected late yesterday afternoon the identity was confirmed early this morning and the bird showed well throughout the day. Elsewhere in Wales a male
Desert Wheatear was discovered at Towyn, Conwy. A Cattle Egret at the Otter Estuary, Devon may be a returning individual, as might the Great White Egret at Dingle Marshes, Suffolk; the latter joining three Penduline Tits that remain at this site. Other lingering rarities comprise single Glossy Ibises in both Devon and Lancashire, a Cattle Egret in Cornwall and a Great White Egret on the Western Isles. |
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| Monday 19th November 2007 | ||
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| The wheatear species, either a Pied or Black-eared, remained at
Northam Burrows Country Park, Devon, for at least its third day - this
individual is certainly proving to be an identification nightmare!
In neighbouring Cornwall three Cattle Egrets were discovered in the Sennen area, whilst on Isles of Scilly the Cattle Egret remained on St Mary's. In Devon, the juvenile Glossy Ibis was still present at West Alvington. In Suffolk four Penduline Tits continued to perform at Dingle Marshes, the Ferruginous Duck was still at Theale GPs, Berkshire and the long-staying Spotted Sandpiper remained on show at Lisvane Reservoir, Glamorgan. An intriguing record concerned a possible Pechora Pipit seen in Pembrokeshire - many will be hoping that this one 'firms up' tomorrow. |
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| Sunday 18th November 2007 | ||
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| A Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler was found in Conwy, at Penrhyn Bay this
morning, proving that this autumn isn't over yet! A Glossy Ibis appeared
in Devon, at West Alvington, at the same site that one was present a few months
back. Two Cattle Egrets were found, both in the southwest, with one on Scilly, which roosted on St.Mary's, and one in Cornwall briefly on The Lizard. The juvenile American Golden Plover reappeared at Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire, and the Great White Egret on the Western Isles has relocated to Benbecula. Late news concerning either a Pied or a Black-eared Wheatear on Friday in Devon was released, after an incorrectly labelled photograph was found on a website. Other lingering rarities today included Penduline Tits in Suffolk, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Spotted Sandpiper in Glamorgan, Ferruginous Duck in Berkshire, and the Forsters Tern in County Louth. |
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| Saturday 17th November 2007 | ||
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| Another first winter Penduline Tit was discovered today, this time in
Cornwall, at Marazion Marsh, in the same area as the long staying
Yellow-browed Warbler. The four Penduline Tits still showed very well
at Dingle Marshes, Suffolk, for much of the day, although they can go missing
for long periods. Lancashire's Great White Egret was discovered in nearby Cumbria today, at Beetham, before flying back towards Leighton Moss RSPB. A new King Eider was found off Fetlar, Shetland, and the Lesser Scaup remained on the same island. Other rarities seen today included the Spotted Sandpiper in Glamorgan, which reappeared at Llanishen Reservoir, White-billed Diver off Selsey Bill, Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs in Angus, Lesser Scaup in Somerset at Blagdon Lake, and the female Ferruginous Duck at Theale GPs, Berkshire. The second winter Laughing Gull returned to Countess Wear, Devon, where it showed very well within the compound. Elsewhere, Great Grey Shrikes continued to entertain, with most birds likely to settle down to winter here. The adult Pomarine Skua showed well again between Salthouse and Cley, in the draining fields north of the A149. |
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| Friday 16th November 2007 | ||
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| The four Penduline Tits were still at Dingle Marshes, Suffolk,
although they were fairly mobile, not being seen after 12.30pm. The American
Golden Plover was seen again at Waxham, Norfolk and the adult
White-billed Diver was seen off Selsey Bill late morning. A Blyth's Pipit flew over Land's End and Sennen, but was not relocated afterwards. The Red-breasted Goose was seen briefly at Caerlaverock, Dumfries and Galloway, but remains tricky to pick out of the mobile Barnacle Goose flocks. Bonaparte's Gull and Lesser Yellowlegs remained in Angus, with Lesser Scaup and Ferruginous Duck in Berkshire, and a couple of Great White Egrets around the country. Several Great Grey Shrikes were found today, and will hopefully remain for the winter. |
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| Thursday 15th November 2007 | ||
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| Scotland hosted a fine selection of rarities, included Red-breasted Goose
at Caerlaverock WWT, Dumfries and Galloway, Bonaparte's Gull at
Fishtown of Usan and Lesser Yellowlegs at Montrose Basin, Angus.
In Suffolk the four Penduline Tits remained at Dingle Marshes and in neighbouring Essex an immature White-tailed Eagle was once again reported near Braintree. Elsewhere the long-staying 1st-winter Mourning Dove remained on Inishbofin, Co Galway, the Black Scoter was off Llanfairfechan, Conwy, the Glossy Ibis remained in Somerset and in Berkshire the Lesser Scaup was still at Woolhampton Gravel Pits and a female Ferruginous Duck was unearthed at Theale Gravel Pits. Pallas's Warblers were at Spurn, East Yorkshire and Berry Head, Devon and the odd inland Pomarine Skua and a scattering of Little Auks continued to linger. |
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| Wednesday 14th November 2007 | ||
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| The party of four Penduline Tits remained at Dingle Marshes, Suffolk,
where they showed on and off throughout the day. On Shetland the female
Lesser Scaup was still on Fetlar and White-billed Divers were in
Bluemull Sound and South Nesting Bay.
Back on the Mainland, the Bonaparte's Gull and Lesser Yellowlegs were both still in Angus, the American Buff-bellied Pipit made another appearance near Land's End, Cornwall and the adult drake Lesser Scaup was still in Berkshire. In Cleveland the Long-billed Dowitcher appeared at Seaton Snook and elsewhere the White-billed Diver was again logged off Selsey Bill, West Sussex, Glossy Ibises were still in Somerset and Lancashire (the latter returning to Warton Marsh) and on Islay, Argyll, three Richardson's Canada Geese were amongst the Barnacle Geese. Pomarine Skuas and Little Auks were still moving off the east and south coast, with the odd individual making it to inland locations. |
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| Tuesday 13th November 2007 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an adult Red-breasted Goose with the wintering Barnacle Geese at Caerlaverock, Dumfries and Galloway. Elsewhere a
Long-billed Dowitcher was new at Seal Sands, Cleveland and a Great White Egret flew in off the sea at Waxham, Norfolk before being tracked northwest along the coast to Morston. Lingering rarities comprised of the American Buff-bellied Pipit in Cornwall, a Wilson's Snipe on the Isles of Scilly, four Penduline Tits in Suffolk, White-billed Diver in West Sussex, Glossy Ibis in Somerset, Cattle Egret in County Wicklow, American Golden Plover in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull and Lesser Yellowlegs in Angus and single Lesser Scaups in both Berkshire and the Shetland Isles. On the Western Isles the juvenile grey morph Gyr remained east of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis but the possibility that is actually an escaped hybrid - perhaps with a parentage including Saker - may prove difficult to eliminate. |
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