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| Friday 1st August 2008 | ||
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| Four Two-barred Crossbills are present on Fair Isle, Shetland, with
another bird still at Finstown, Orkney. The adult summer Pacific Golden
Plover remains with the Golden Plover flock on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, and,
nearby, a Bee-eater was present for a few minutes on Shapinsay.
Further south, the adult summer White-rumped Sandpiper is still on the Wyre Estuary, Lancashire. A possible Yelkouan Shearwater was seen off Pendeen Watch and Sennen Cove, Cornwall this morning, together with large numbers of Cory's Shearwaters, and smaller numbers of Balearic Shearwaters and Great Shearwaters. The drake Ferruginous Duck was seen again at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset, and a Great White Egret was in Kent, at Reculver Marshes. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 31st July 2008 | ||
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| Just two Two-barred Crossbills were reported today, with one remaining
at Esha Ness lighthouse, Shetland, and another still at Queenamidda, Orkney.
Also on Orkney, the adult Pacific Golden Plover reappeared on North
Ronaldsay.
A Black Stork was watched for a few minutes as it circled over Cramlington, Northumberland, and then drifted south. A Black Kite was seen to fly north-east over Rainham Marshes RSPB, London and the Glossy Ibis was seen again in Yorkshire, this time over Holmfirth before flying south. An adult White-rumped Sandpiper was found this evening at Skippool Creek, Lancashire, and an Alpine Swift lingered at Kilcoole, County Wicklow for twenty minutes early afternoon. Late news involved a Fea's Petrel in County Galway, which was photographed from a fishing boat off Slyne Head last Monday. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 30th July 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued arrival of Two-barred Crossbills
in the northern isles. Today four were seen on the Shetland Isles - singles on Mainland at both East Voe of Scalloway and Esha Ness and two on Fair Isle - and three were seen on the Orkney Isles; all on the Mainland at Finstown, Rendall and Stenness. A Bonaparte's Gull was discovered in County Kerry at Castlemaine with other new finds including an American Golden Plover at Elmley Marshes, Kent and a Cattle Egret at Earls Barton, Northamptonshire. In southwest Britain and Ireland productive seawatching took place with Cory's Shearwater counts including site maximums of 710 off Cornwall, 205 off Devon, 53 off County Cork and five off the Isles of Scilly. Great Shearwaters comprised 25 off Cornwall, five off County Cork and three off Devon whilst a Sabine's Gull was seen off Cornwall. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 27th July 2008 | ||
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| The Northern Isles delivered today, with Shetland attracting a Two-barred
Crossbill, on Fair Isle, and Orkney had an adult Pacific Golden Plover
on North Ronaldsay.
Further south, a Glossy Ibis was on the East Yorkshire coast in the Spurn area until mid afternoon. The Marshside RSPB, Merseyside ibis was not seen today, despite searching; could it be that its long stay has ended? A Great White Egret was seen at Trimley Marshes SWT, Suffolk, with another at Loughor, Glamorgan. Two Wilson's Petrels were seen from a boat NNW of Padstow, Cornwall, whilst longer staying rarities included White-rumped Sandpiper at Cley NWT, Norfolk, Ferruginous Duck at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset, King Eider at Tacumshin, County Wexford and the Glossy Ibis remained for its 4th day at Ennis, County Clare. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 26th July 2008 | ||
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| Despite being an otherwise fairly quiet day, again, several rarities were
either seen or reported for the first time. A Red-footed Falcon was
present over Queensferry, Lothian, for a few minutes this evening before
continuing south, and a Black Stork was seen over Witcham, Cambridgeshire
for a few minutes before drifting north-west.
What is probably the returning adult Long-billed Dowitcher was found at Shannon Airport Lagoon, County Clare, with the Glossy Ibis in the same county, still at Ennis. Other rarities included Lesser Scaup in Clyde, at Balgray Reservoir, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, at Chew Valley Lake, where the controversial large white-headed gull species was also present and the White-rumped Sandpiper was still in Norfolk, briefly at Cley NWT. Late news for yesterday concerned the Caspian Tern again, this time at Kirkby on Bain Gravel-pits, Lincolnshire, briefly in the evening. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 23rd July 2008 | ||
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| An adult Caspian Tern was discovered at Collingham Gravel-pits,
Nottinghamshire mid afternoon, and proceeded to show well until 7.45pm. It was,
however, very mobile, and flew off, mainly north, several times, only to return
a short while later. This is potentially the same bird as was seen at Old Moor
RSPB, Yorkshire on the 15th July.
The Black Stork made another appearance in Essex, circling briefly over Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea mid evening. The adult White-rumped Sandpiper remained on Cley North Scrape, Norfolk, with other lingerers including the Lesser Scaup at Balgray Reservoir, Clyde, Glossy Ibis at Marshside RSPB, Merseyside, and two Great White Egrets flew over Portland Bill, Dorset. Five Pectoral Sandpipers were seen, in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Yorkshire and Leicestershire, and a Ring-necked Duck was at Loch Gelly, Fife. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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