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| Tuesday 29th January 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of a Franklin's Gull at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset. Elsewhere in England the
White-crowned Sparrow and two Ross's Geese remained in Norfolk, as did a
Wilson's Snipe on the Isles of Scilly, both Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in Cornwall,
Red-breasted Goose in West Sussex, Lesser Scaup in Oxfordshire, Glossy Ibis in Lancashire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon,
Ferruginous Duck in Derbyshire and single Great White Egrets in both Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. In Wales the Pacific Diver remained in Pembrokeshire as did the Spotted Sandpiper in Glamorgan. In Scotland a White-billed Diver was seen again on the Shetland Isles and both Lesser Scaup and Great White Egret were seen on the Western Isles. Cattle Egret reports today comprised thirteen in Cornwall (where yesterday at least twenty were present), ten in Devon and singles in East Sussex, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset and West Sussex. |
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Daily news summaries
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Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Monday 28th January 2008 | ||
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| Today’s headline birds were both long-staying major rarities; the White-crowned Sparrow still in Cley, Norfolk and the
Pacific Diver still at Llys-y-Fran Reservoir, Pembrokeshire. Other lingering rarities confirmed as present today included two Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in Cornwall, two Ross's Geese in Norfolk, Glossy Ibis in Lancashire, Red-breasted Goose in West Sussex, Lesser Scaup in Warwickshire, King Eider in Aberdeenshire and Ferruginous Duck in Derbyshire. Cattle Egret reports comprised seven in Cornwall, five in Devon and singles in both County Wexford and West Sussex. |
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| Sunday 27th January 2008 | ||
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| New rarities included an adult Bonaparte's Gull near Portreath,
Cornwall and a Ferruginous Duck near Heanor, Derbyshire. High numbers of Cattle Egrets continued to
linger - 45 were reported from various locations today.
The White-crowned Sparrow in Norfolk and Pacific Diver in Pembrokeshire both remained in situ and a couple of Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers were still in Cornwall. Four Great White Egrets and three Ross's Geese were recorded, the latter all in Norfolk, where Grey Phalarope, Dark-breasted Barn Owl, Rough-legged Buzzard, Shorelark and several other goodies were also on offer. |
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| Saturday 26th January 2008 | ||
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| Most notable records today probable relate to the very large number of
white-winged gulls across the country, including several double figure counts of
Iceland Gulls.
Rarities lingering today included the long staying White-crowned Sparrow at Cley, Norfolk, with possibly up to four Ross's Geese and at least three Lesser Snow Geese in the same county, Pacific Diver in Pembrokeshire, two Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in Cornwall, a first-winter American Herring Gull in County Galway and still good numbers of Cattle Egrets and Great White Egrets across the country. |
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| Friday 25th January 2008 | ||
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| In Cheshire a Cattle Egret was located on Burton Marsh and in Devon
another Cattle Egret arrived at Exminster Marshes RSPB, joining the bird
that was found yesterday.
The long-staying White-crowed Sparrow remained faithful to the Cley driveway and in Pembrokeshire the Pacific Diver was still at Llys-y-Fran Reservoir - the same site also produced Great Grey Shrike, Black-throated Diver, Black-necked Grebe and a Scaup. Other lingering rarities included a couple of Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers, Long-billed Dowitcher, Red-breasted Goose and Wilson's Snipe. |
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| Thursday 24th January 2008 | ||
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| The main attractions today were once again the Pacific Diver in
Pembrokeshire and White-crowned Sparrow in Norfolk. A 1st-winter
American Herring Gull briefly visited Sennen Cove, Cornwall late morning and
a Cattle Egret arrived at Exminster Marshes RSPB, Devon - elsewhere a further 43 individuals were on offer today.
A couple of Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers remained in Cornwall and in Co Durham the Yellow-browed Warbler was still at Jarrow. A Wilson's Snipe on Isles of Scilly, Bonaparte's Gull in Angus, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Red-breasted Goose in West Sussex and Spotted Sandpiper in Glamorgan were all on show, and in Norfolk a couple of Ross's and a single Lesser Snow Goose were in North Norfolk. |
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| Wednesday 23rd January 2008 | ||
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| Long staying rarities include the White-crowned Sparrow in Norfolk, at
Cley, Pacific Diver in Pembrokeshire, at Llys-y-Fran Reservoir,
Wilson's Snipe on Scilly and Barrow's Goldeneye in County Down, at
Quoile Pondage.
Other rarities today included 13 Cattle Egrets, although many long staying flocks were not reported and are most likely still present. The two Lesser Yellowlegs were seen again, as was the Glamorgan Spotted Sandpiper, the Cornwall Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler, and the Sussex Red-breasted Goose. |
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| Tuesday 22nd January 2008 | ||
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| Lingering rarities in England included the White-cronwed Sparrow in Norfolk,
Wilson's Snipe on the Isles of Scilly, two Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in Cornwall,
Red-breasted Goose in West Sussex, both Lesser Yellowlegs and Great White Egret
in Suffolk and single Lesser Scaups in both Oxfordshire and Warwickshire. In Wales the Pacific Diver remained in Pembrokeshire as did the Spotted Sandpiper in Glamorgan. In Scotland the Western Isles continued to host both Lesser Scaup and Great White Egret, the Shetland Isles both White-billed Diver and King Eider and Angus a Lesser Yellowlegs. In Northern Ireland the Barrow's Goldeneye showed again in County Down. Cattle Egret reports comprised 23 in County Cork, thirteen in Devon, eight in Cornwall, two each in County Galway, Dorset and West Sussex and one in Gloucestershire. |
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| Monday 21st January 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the confirmation of a second Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Cornwall; at Camborne. Present since the 15th December, like the other over-wintering
Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in the county, it had initially been identified as a Yellow-browed Warbler. Elsewhere, an
American Golden Plover was a new discovery at Welney, Norfolk. Lingering rarities included the White-crowned Sparrow and Ross's Goose in Norfolk, Wilson's Snipe on the Isles of Scilly, Red-breasted Goose in West Sussex, Lesser Scaup in Oxfordshire, Great White Egret in Suffolk and single Lesser Yellowlegs in both Angus and Suffolk. Cattle Egret reports today comprised sixteen in Cornwall, seven in Devon, four in Dorset, three in County Galway, two in West Sussex and one in Somerset. Late news concerned a further thirteen between County Kerry, County Cork and County Wexford on Sunday. |
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| Sunday 20th January 2008 | ||
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| An adult Franklin's Gull seen briefly at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset
this afternoon was probably the same bird observed last Sunday at nearby Torr
Reservoir, and possibly the same bird that visited Poole Harbour, Dorset last week.
The Norfolk White-crowned Sparrow headlined an impressive line-up of rarities on show today - these included Pacific Diver, Long-billed Dowitcher, Glossy Ibis, Forster's Tern, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler, Red-breasted Goose, Bonaparte's Gull, Barrow's Goldeneye, Lesser Scaup, King Eider, Lesser Yellowlegs and, of course, Cattle Egrets galore. A Kentish Plover was an excellent winter discovery at Landguard NR, Suffolk and a Richard's Pipit in Angus was also noteworthy. |
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