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| Wednesday 9th December 2009 | ||
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| Lingering rarities provided today's headlines - the Brown Shrike
(Surrey), Pacific Diver (Cornwall), four Spotted Sandpipers
(Essex, Forth, Hampshire and Devon), Red-breasted Goose (Devon),
Lesser Scaup (Glamorgan), two Ferruginous Ducks (West Yorkshire and
Dorset), Lesser Yellowlegs and Baird's Sandpiper (Lothian) all
remained on show.
Five Glossy Ibises, three Great White Egrets and two Cattle Egrets were logged, the Yellow-browed Warbler lingered in Glamorgan and Rose-coloured Starlings were still in Oxfordshire and Cumbria. |
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Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Tuesday 8th December 2009 | ||
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| In Orkney a grey morph Gyr flew in off the sea near Stromness,
Mainland this morning.
Elsewhere lingering rarities included Brown Shrike in Surrey, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpipers in Essex, Hampshire and Devon, Baird's Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian, Ferruginous Ducks in West Yorkshire and Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and King Eider in Moray. Glossy Ibises lingered in Somerset (3) and Kent (2), three Cattle Egrets were in Somerset and Great White Egrets remained in Fife, Norfolk and Kent. The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starlings in Cumbria and Oxfordshire, Yellow-browed Warbler in Glamorgan and Ring-necked Duck in Ceredigion. |
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| Monday 7th December 2009 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Pacific Diver at Hayle, Cornwall. Rarities elsewhere comprised the
Gyr seen again at Yellow Strand, County Sligo, both the Baird's Sandpiper and
Lesser Yellowlegs still in Lothian, Spotted Sandpipers in both Devon and Forth,
Ferruginous Ducks in both Forth and West Yorkshire, Cattle Egret in Dorset and
Great White Egrets in Devon, Fife, Norfolk and Northamptonshire. Scarcities included 30 Balearic Shearwaters, six Shorelarks, four each of both Caspian Gull and Pomarine Skua, two Great Grey Shrikes and single Serin (London), Surf Scoter (Fife) and American Wigeon (Norfolk). |
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| Sunday 6th December 2009 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Brown Shrike in Surrey, Pacific Diver
in Cornwall, Baird's Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian,
Spotted Sandpipers in Forth, Devon , Hampshire and Essex, Ferruginous
Ducks in Norfolk and West Yorkshire, Red-breasted Goose in Devon and
two Glossy Ibises in Kent. Great White Egrets were logged in
Kent, Fife and Lancashire and Cattle Egrets were noted in Dorset (2) and
Cambridgeshire.
Elsewhere notable species included Ring-necked Duck in Ceredigion, Serin in London, American Wigeons in Dumfries & Galloway and Norfolk, Yellow-browed Warbler in Glamorgan, Rose-coloured Starling on Oxfordshire and Green-winged Teals in Leicestershire, Gloucestershire and Norfolk. In Ireland an American Golden Plover was recorded in Co Down. |
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| Saturday 5th December 2009 | ||
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| A white morph Gyr was seen twice in Raghly Harbour, County Sligo late
morning and early afternoon, the second for the county and the first since 1906.
Great White Egrets were found at Long Lawford, Warwickshire and at
Sturminster Marshall, Dorset.
Lingering rarities included the Brown Shrike in Surrey, Baird's Sandpiper in Lothian, single Spotted Sandpipers in Devon, Hampshire, Essex and Forth, Glossy Ibises in Worcestershire and Kent (2) and single Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk, Dorset and Yorkshire. |
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| Friday 4th December 2009 | ||
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| A Brunnich's Guillemot that flew west past Cley (and most likely
Sheringham beforehand) mid morning is potentially just the third record for
England. Also in the county, a female Ferruginous Duck was seen at
Snettisham RSPB late afternoon.
Further south, a Red-breasted Goose was seen with the Dark-bellied Brent Geese at Bowling Green Marsh RSPB, Devon, for its second day. Nearby, in Dorset, a Ferruginous Duck was at Abbotsbury Swannery, whilst a Great White Egret was seen in Leicestershire. Lingering rarities included Brown Shrike in Surrey, King Eider in Moray, Baird's Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian, Ferruginous Duck in Yorkshire, Spotted Sandpipers in Essex, Hampshire, Devon and Forth, Penduline Tit in Kent and Glossy Ibises in Worcestershire and Kent. |
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| Thursday 3rd December 2009 | ||
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| A quiet day was headlined by lingering rarities, which included Brown
Shrike in Surrey, Spotted Sandpipers in Devon and Forth, Pacific
Diver in Cornwall and Ferruginous Duck in Co Down. In Worcestershire
a Glossy Ibis called in at Holt Fleet and in Kent two Glossy Ibises
and a Great White Egret remained at Dungeness RSPB.
Elsewhere the best of the rest comprised Green-winged Teal in Nottinghamshire, Serin in London and Yellow-browed Warbler in Glamorgan. |
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| Wednesday 2nd December 2009 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised the Brown Shrike in Surrey, Baird's
Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian and Spotted Sandpipers
in Devon, Hampshire, Essex and Forth. In Kent, Dungeness RSPB continued to host
two Penduline Tits, a Great White Egret and two Glossy Ibises
whilst a Cattle Egret remained nearby. Ferruginous Ducks were
recorded in West Yorkshire and Berkshire and in Ireland the Wilson's
Phalarope was still in Co Donegal.
The best of the rest included two American Wigeons in Dumfries & Galloway, a Yellow-browed Warbler in Glamorgan and Green-winged Teals remained in Warwickshire, Merseyside and North Yorkshire. |
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| Tuesday 1st December 2009 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Wilson's Phalarope at Inch Island, County Donegal. Rarities elsewhere comprised the
Brown Shrike still in Surrey, Penduline Tit and two Glossy Ibises together in Kent,
Baird's Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian, Spotted Sandpipers in Devon, Essex, Forth and Hampshire,
Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire, two Cattle Egrets together in Hampshire and single
Great White Egrets in Kent, Lancashire, Northamptonshire and Suffolk. The best of the rest included 15 Little Auks, three Pomarine Skuas, two each of Green-winged Teal, Grey Phalarope and Caspian Gull, and single Serin (London), Rose-coloured Starling (Pembrokeshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Glamorgan), Sabine's Gull (Isle of Scilly), Ring-billed Gull (Derbyshire), Black Brant (Essex) and Leach's Petrel (Devon). |
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| Monday 30th November 2009 | ||
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| Rarities recorded today comprised the Brown Shrike still in Surrey, Baird's Sandpiper showing again in Lothian,
Spotted Sandpipers in Devon, Forth and Hampshire, Ferruginous Duck in County Down,
Hooded Merganser in Cleveland, two Glossy Ibises and a Cattle Egret together in Kent and single
Great White Egrets in Kent, Lancashire, Northamptonshire and Suffolk. In Essex a
Franklin's Gull flew past Canvey Island again, and in North Yorkshire a Laughing
Gull flew past Filey Brigg. Seawatching produced 31 Little Auks in nine counties, 18 Pomarine Skuas in eight counties (including one inland in Somerset), at least 13 Leach's Petrels in five counties and four Balearic Shearwaters passing Kent. Scarcities included five Green-winged Teals, two each of Shorelark, Black Brant and Grey Phalarope and single Serin (London), Rose-coloured Starling (Oxfordshire), Greater Snow Goose (Norfolk), Great Grey Shrike (Cumbria) and Ring-billed Gull (Derbyshire). |
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