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| Saturday 23rd August 2008 | ||
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| In Lincolnshire, the Audouin's Gull made a further appearance in the
Chapel Point area this morning but was not seen again after about 8am. On Fair
Isle a second Citrine Wagtail joined the bird already present and a
Common Rosefinch was also seen there. Black Kites were seen on the
Isle of Sheppey in Kent and in County Wicklow, whilst in County Donegal, the
Black Duck returned to Blanket Snook by Lough Swilly.
In Norfolk, the Marsh Sandpiper was still to be found at Hickling Broad on Rush Hill Scrape, with other remaining rarities including the Great White Egret at Blashford Lakes in Hampshire, the Pacific Golden Plover at Anthorn in Cumbria, the Long-billed Dowitcher at Dundalk Docks in County Louth, the Cattle Egret at Colyford Common in Devon and in West Yorkshire the Glossy Ibis moved from Allerton Bywater to Swillington Ings during the day. A Grey Phalarope was still in Hampshire with a Red-necked Phalarope at Weston-super-Mare in Somerset this evening. A number of Balearic and Sooty Shearwaters were seen off the East Anglian coast in the morning and a Wryneck was found at Kelling Heath in Norfolk. An inland Gannet flew over a music festival on the Oxfordshire/Buckinghamshire border. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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