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| Sunday 15th February 2009 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of the first spring rarity: a Great Spotted Cuckoo at Ringaskiddy, County Cork. Although this species is noted for being an early vagrant, and there have been two previous February records of this species (and eleven have arrived in March), this is still the earliest ever in the British Isles by a full week. Notable relocations today included the Snowy Owl in Cornwall at Amalveor Downs, White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles in Bluemull Sound, Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk near Wroxham, Great White Egret in Cambridgeshire at Ely and a Dark-breasted Barn Owl at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire. Lingering rarities comprised the Penduline Tit in Devon, Red-breasted Goose in West Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Taverner's Canada Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, Lesser Scaup in Nottinghamshire, King Eiders in County Sligo (2) and Kent, Ferruginous Ducks in both County Armagh and Essex and Cattle Egrets in County Cork (4), Devon (6), Norfolk, Isles of Scilly and Somerset. Scarcities included eight Great Grey Shrikes, seven Green-winged Teals, six Lapland Buntings, five Ring-billed Gulls, two Snow Geese, two Ring-necked Ducks, a Surf Scoter and a Rough-legged Buzzard. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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