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| Saturday 26th September 2009 | ||
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| On what was a busy day for birders, new discoveries included a Semipalmated Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, a
Citrine Wagtail in County Waterford, Long-billed Dowicher in Cheshire, Rustic Bunting
in Cornwall, Red-throated Pipit in Norfolk, Black Kite in Dumfries and Galloway and
American Golden Plovers in County Cork and County Londonderry with a further two together in County Wexford. The Sandhill Crane remained on the Orkney Isles as did the Fan-tailed Warbler in Kent, Snowy Owls in both County Mayo and the Western Isles, Arctic Warbler on the Shetland Isles, single Blue-winged Teals in both Cleveland and County Dublin, Long-billed Dowitcher in Somerset, Baird's Sandpiper in Argyll, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian, White-rumped Sandpiper in Essex, American Golden Plovers in Argyll, County Waterford and the Orkney Isles (2), Cattle Egrets in Gloucestershire (3) and Hampshire and Great White Egrets in Hampshire, Lancashire (2), Suffolk and Somerset (2). On the Isles of Scilly the Steppe Grey Shrike remained (but had transferred islands from St Martin's to St Mary's) along with the Long-billed Dowitcher, two Rose-coloured Starlings, Pectoral Sandpiper and Lapland Bunting, whilst a Night Heron flew over St Mary's at dusk. The Glossy Ibis influx continued unabated with a total of 23 recorded in 11 counties comprising five in both Kent and Somerset, three in both Norfolk and Suffolk and singles in each of Anglesey, County Wexford, Cornwall, Devon, Lincolnshire, Northumberland, West Sussex. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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