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| Monday 1st June 2009 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the first Black Stork of the year, seen in flight near Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. Other brief encounters included a
Bee-eater in Suffolk, single Great White Egrets in both Dorset and Hampshire and
Black Kites in Cornwall, Devon and West Sussex. A Subalpine Warbler was found on Unst, Shetland Isles and in the evening a
White-winged Black Tern was discovered at Blanket Nook, County Donegal. Lingering rarities comprised the Black-winged Pratincole and Great Reed Warbler both still in Norfolk, Squacco Heron in Cambridgeshire, Black Duck in Cornwall, Great Reed Warbler on the Shetland Isles and the elusive Gull-billed Tern still in Devon. Scarce landbirds were represented by two each of migrant Golden Orioles, Icterine Warbler and Marsh Warblers and single Bluethroat (Argyll), Serin (Dorset), Hoopoe (Buckinghamshire) and Red-backed Shrike (Isles of Scilly). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 31st May 2009 | ||
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| The highlight of day was the discovery of a Black-winged Pratincole near Holme, Norfolk, although unfortunately is disappeared before it’s true identity was confirmed. Elsewhere, a singing male
Iberian Chiffchaff was found on South Uist, Western Isles and brief encounters included a
Red-footed Falcon in Kent, Alpine Swift in Clyde, single Red-rumped Swallows in both County Cork and Norfolk,
Black Kites in Hampshire and Suffolk and Bee-eaters in Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Lingering rarities included the Forster's Tern still in County Wexford, Squacco Heron in Cambridgeshire and Great White Egret in Norfolk, whilst in Devon the Gull-billed Tern showed again briefly at the Clyst Estuary. On the Shetland Isles a River Warbler joined the Great Reed Warbler on Fair Isle, a Great Reed Warbler remained on Out Skerries and other birds around the archipelago included a Lesser Scaup, four Marsh Warblers and a Bluethroat. Scarcities elsewhere included four migrant Golden Orioles, three Icterine Warblers and three Marsh Warblers, two each of Purple Heron, Serin, Bluethroat and Red-backed Shrike and single Woodchat Shrike (Cornwall), Common Rosefinch (Gloucestershire), American Wigeon (Lancashire), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire) and Grey-headed Wagtail (Orkney Isles). |
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| Saturday 30th May 2009 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Stilt Sandpiper seen briefly at Grove Ferry, Kent. Other brief encounters included an
Alpine Swift on the Western Isles, Red-footed Falcon in Northumberland and a
Great White Egret in Norfolk. A Bee-eater lingered on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly. Lingering rarities included the Squacco Heron still in Cambridgeshire, Forster's Tern in County Wexford, Savi's Warbler in Essex, Bee-eater in Cornwall and Ferruginous Duck in Somerset. On the Shetland Isles there were two Great Reed Warblers, a Lesser Scaup, Icterine Warbler, Common Rosefinch, Common Crane, Honey Buzzard and two Golden Orioles. Scarcities elsewhere comprised four Purple Herons, two each of both Common Rosefinch and Surf Scoter and singles of Short-toed Lark (Norfolk), Melodious Warbler (Cornwall), American Wigeon (Lancashire), Red-necked Phalarope (Leicestershire), Grey-headed Wagtail (Berkshire), Ring-necked Duck and Green-winged Teal (both Western Isles). Significant negative news concerned the disappearance of the pratincole from Pagham Harbour, West Sussex. Present on 28th and 29th May and identified in the field as a Collared Pratincole, photographs show that the bird was actually an Oriental Pratincole - only Britain's sixth record - although probably actually only the fourth individual - and the first since a mobile bird visited Norfolk, East Sussex and Suffolk in 1993 (with others in Suffolk in 1981 and Kent in 1988). |
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| Friday 29th May 2009 | ||
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| A Great Knot was discovered on Breydon Water, Norfolk late afternoon,
and was present until dusk. Although fairly close when first found, the bird
soon flew out to the middle of the estuary and remained very distant, and
possibly unidentifiable, for the rest of the evening, leading some to question
the identification.
Three Bee-eaters were found, one in Cornwall, one in Kent and one on Orkney. Lingering rarities included Collared Pratincole in Sussex, Squacco Heron in Cambridgeshire, Savi's Warbler in Essex, Whiskered Tern in Yorkshire and Great Reed Warbler on Shetland. The Western Sandpiper or Semipalmated Sandpiper was again present on the beach at Dawlish Warren NNR, Devon. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 26th May 2009 | ||
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| Lingering rarities today included the Squacco Heron at Wicken Fen NT,
Cambridgeshire, Pallid Swift at Seaforth, Merseyside, Savi's Warbler
in the Lee Valley Park, Essex, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset and Great
White Egret at Saltholme Pools RSPB, Cleveland.
Two Whiskered Terns arrived at Earls Barton GPs, Northamptonshire mid morning, with one remaining at Fairburn Ings, Yorkshire. A Black Kite was seen in Gloucestershire. A probable American Dunlin was found on the Isles of Scilly this evening, whilst the Western or Semipalmated Sandpiper remained at Dawlish Warren NNR, Devon. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 24th May 2009 | ||
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| Once again, a fairly small area of Yorkshire produced some good birds, with
three Whiskered Terns joining the Collared Pratincole at
Swillington Ings, a Woodchat Shrike at Pugney's Country Park and a
Red-footed Falcon and Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Hatfield Moors, with
another Buff-breasted Sandpiper just 15 miles away in Lincolnshire.
Further south, a Squacco Heron was found at Wicken Fen NT,
Cambridgeshire, along with a Black Kite, and a Red-rumped Swallow
was at Paxton Pits NR.
Further south still, a Black Duck was in Cornwall, and seven Bee-eaters, a Black Kite and a Red-rumped Swallow were on the Isles of Scilly. Three more Bee-eaters were in each of Dorset and Kent, and the Black-winged Pratincole remained in the latter. Other lingering rarities included Savi's Warbler in Essex, Subalpine Warbler, Franklin's Gull and Laughing Gull on Shetland, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset and Forster's Tern in County Wexford. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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