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| Thursday 4th December 2008 | ||
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| Long staying rarities present around the country today included the juvenile
Spotted Sandpiper at Tittesworth Reservoir, Staffordshire, the
Red-breasted Goose at Normandy Marsh, Hampshire, and single Lesser Scaups
in Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Clyde. The Cattle Egret was still at
Haversham, Buckinghamshire, and a new Great White Egret flew over
Knockbridge, County Louth early morning.
Late news concerned a Penduline Tit in Somerset, seen at Greylake RSPB on 25th November. Scarcities included the Great Grey Shrike at Lakenheath, Suffolk, a Little Auk past Selsey Bill, Sussex, Kumlien's Gull again in the Forfar Loch roost, Angus, Grey Phalarope on Covenham Reservoir, Lincolnshire, Surf Scoter at Dawlish Warren NNR, Devon, Ring-necked Duck at Martnaham Loch, Ayrshire and Green-winged Teal at Inner Marsh Farm, Cheshire. |
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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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| Wednesday 3rd December 2008 | ||
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| The identity of the Pacific Diver in Cornwall was confirmed today, as
it showed well in Mount's Bay, off Marazion this morning, after being seen twice
briefly in the last few weeks. Other rarities seen today included single
Lesser Scaups in Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Clyde, Red-breasted Goose
in Hampshire, Glossy Ibis in Merseyside, Cattle Egrets in
Buckinghamshire and Hampshire and Hooded Merganser in Dorset.
The Common Rosefinch was seen again at Whitburn, County Durham, and a Grey Phalarope remains on Covenham Reservoir, Lincolnshire. A single Serin remains at Rainham Marshes RSPB, London. |
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| Tuesday 2nd December 2008 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today included the Spotted Sandpiper in Staffordshire,
White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Essex,
Red-breasted Goose and Great White Egret in Hampshire, single Lesser Scaups in both Clyde and Gloucestershire and
Cattle Egrets in Buckinghamshire, Somerset (5) and Staffordshire. Scarcities were represented by a Common Rosefinch in County Durham, Richard's Pipit and Rough-legged Buzzard in Kent, Great Grey Shrike in Suffolk and single Yellow-browed Warblers in both Cornwall and Glamorgan. Waxwing reports totaled 1,186 birds in thirteen counties with peaks in Scotland of 633 in Lothian, 193 in Clyde and 120 in Forth. Late news arrived concerning a Dark-eyed Junco at Hayle, Cornwall on 26th November. |
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| Monday 1st December 2008 | ||
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| Breaking news concerned discoveries in County Cork of a Bonaparte's Gull at Rosscarbery and a
Cattle Egret at nearby Inchydoney. News was released of a Gyr taken into care recently in County Kerry, hopefully it will be fit to be released soon. Lingering rarities comprised the Spotted Sandpiper and Cattle Egret in Staffordshire, Glossy Ibis and Cattle Egret in Lancashire, Lesser Scaup in Clyde and Cattle Egret in Buckinghamshire. Waxwing reports totaled 792 birds in seventeen counties including 232 in Lothian, 150 in Clyde, 100 in County Down and 83 in Lancashire. Sad late news concerned an American Bittern found dead in Pembrokeshire at St David's Airfield on Sunday. |
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| Sunday 30th November 2008 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included the Spotted Sandpiper in Staffordshire,
Glossy Ibis in Lancashire, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Desert
Wheatear in Aberdeenshire and Lesser Scaups in Gloucestershire, Co
Down, Nottinghamshire and Cornwall. A Cattle Egret was discovered near
Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire and elsewhere Cattle Egrets remained in
Staffordshire and Kent whilst another left the egret roost at Leighton Moss
RSPB, Lancashire, early morning. The probable Grey-bellied Brant remained
in Pembrokeshire.
In Suffolk a juvenile Long-tailed Skua lingered off Landguard NR. Four Ring-billed Gulls were logged (with a further two in Ireland), five Great Grey Shrikes, three Black Brants and a Yellow-browed Warbler and Rose-coloured Starling were all reported. |
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| Saturday 29th November 2008 | ||
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| Highlights included the Penduline Tit at Attenborough NR,
Nottinghamshire, Desert Wheatear at Girdle Ness, Aberdeenshire,
Spotted Sandpiper at Tittesworth Reservoir, Staffordshire and Long-billed
Dowitcher in Dundalk Docks, Co Louth. New discoveries included
Staffordshire's second Cattle Egret at Barton-under-Needwood; two more
Cattle Egrets remained in Cumbria.
Lesser Scaups were logged in Nottinghamshire, Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Co Down, the Red-breasted Goose remained in Hampshire, a Great White Egret was still in Greater Manchester, the Red-breasted Flycatcher was again noted in Bedfordshire and large numbers of Waxwings continued to attract plenty of attention. |
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| Friday 28th November 2008 | ||
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| A male Penduline Tit was a good find at Attenborough Nature Reserve,
Nottinghamshire, representing the second for both site and county. A female
King Eider was found on Shetland, in Bluemull Sound this morning. Nearby,
the White-billed Diver was seen again on Orkney, in Water Sound, with a
drake Green-winged Teal on Loch of Tankerness, Mainland.
Further south, lingering rarities included the Spotted Sandpiper at Tittesworth Reservoir, Staffordshire, Red-breasted Goose at Pennington Marshes, Hampshire, Great White Egret in Greater Manchester, two Cattle Egrets in Cumbria, single Lesser Scaups in Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Clyde and the adult Glossy Ibis was again present on Warton Marsh, Lancashire. |
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| Thursday 27th November 2008 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as present today included Spotted Sandpiper in Staffordshire, three
Cattle Egrets in Cumbria, Hooded Merganser in Dorset and single Lesser Scaups in both Gloucestershire and Nottinghamshire. Scarcities included a Serin in London, Red-breasted Flycatcher in Bedfordshire, Hoopoe in County Galway, Rose-coloured Starling in Cornwall and an American Wigeon in Berkshire. Waxwing reports totalled 1,516 birds in 21 counties including 615 in Clyde, 324 in Lothian and 126 in Cumbria. |
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| Wednesday 26th November 2008 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included the Steppe Grey Shrike in Lincolnshire,
Spotted Sandpipers in Staffordshire and Co Louth, Desert Wheatear in
Aberdeenshire, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Glossy Ibis in
Lancashire and Lesser Scaups in Nottinghamshire, Cornwall and Clyde.
A Little Bunting was trapped and ringed in Knott End, Lancashire, the Red-breasted Flycatcher remained in Luton, Bedfordshire, a Richard's Pipit was discovered in Cmn Nash, Glamorgan and five Rough-legged Buzzards included the group of three in East Yorkshire. |
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| Tuesday 25th November 2008 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Steppe Grey Shrike in Lincolnshire,
Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, Glossy Ibis in Lancashire, Spotted Sandpipers
in County Louth and Staffordshire, Cackling Canada Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, single
Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and Nottinghamshire, three Cattle Egrets in Cumbria, a
Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll and the Hooded Merganser in Dorset. Notable scarcities included Red-breasted Flycatcher in Bedfordshire, Common Rosefinch in County Durham, Barred Warbler in County Wexford, Richard's Pipit on the Orkney Isles, Hoopoe in County Galway, Pectoral Sandpiper in County Down and Rough-legged Buzzards in East Yorkshire (3) and Hertfordshire. Waxwing reports totaled 912 birds in 23 counties with maximums of 198 in Clyde, 119 in Lothian and 118 in Cumbria. |
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