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| Friday 19th March 2010 | ||
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| As the common Spring migrants continues to arrive in earnest, the first of
the regular Spring rarities concerned two Alpine Swifts, in Kent near
Broadstairs, and in Devon near Exeter.
Elsewhere, lingering rarities consisted of Bufflehead on The Fleet, Dorset, four Penduline Tits at Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk, Pacific Diver off Finavarra Point, County Clare, Forster's Tern on Claddagh Beach, County Galway, single Little Buntings in Dunnet, Highland and Polbathic, Cornwall, three Glossy Ibises at Shapwick Heath NNR, Somerset, single Ferruginous Ducks and Lesser Scaups at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset (with others of the latter in Glamorgan, Clyde and Cornwall) and two Richardson's Canada Geese on Islay, Argyll. New scarcities included a Dotterel on Tiree, Argyll and single Hoopoes remained in Devon and Dorset. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 18th March 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a white morph Gyr discovered in Devon. First noted on Saunton Sands it was relocated at Horsey Island before it departed to the northwest. In Gloucestershire a
Black Kite flew over Severn Beach. Elsewhere, both the Pacific Diver and Pied-billed Grebe remained in County Clare, as did the Bufflehead in Dorset, Snowy Owl on the Western Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, King Eider in Moray, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, single Lesser Scaups in both Clyde and Cornwall and Little Buntings in both Cornwall and Highland. Two Hoopoes were seen in Dorset with late news for Wednesday concerning further singles in Cornwall, Devon and Pembrokeshire. Other scarcities included 20 Waxwings across four counties, four Glaucous Gulls, three each of Ring-necked Duck, Great White Egret and Great Grey Shrike, two each of American Wigeon and Cattle Egret (Cornwall) and single Surf Scoter (Orkney Isles), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk) and Green-winged Teal (County Clare). |
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| Tuesday 16th March 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of four Penduline Tits together at Minsmere, Suffolk – making this fourth spring in a row that the species has been reported from this reserve. Another regular March occurrence is
White-billed Diver off the coast of northwest Scotland, such as one today at Melvaig, Highland. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the Pacific Diver still off County Clare, the Bufflehead in Dorset, Forster's Tern in County Galway, single Lesser Scaups in both Clyde and Cornwall, single Little Buntings in both Cornwall and Highland, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll and Hooded Merganser in Cleveland. Scarcities included 35 Waxwings across seven counties, seven Iceland Gulls, six Ring-billed Gulls, five Ring-necked Ducks, four Great Grey Shrikes, three Rough-legged Buzzards and two each of Surf Scoter, American Wigeon, Cattle Egret (Cornwall), Lapland Bunting (Lincolnshire) and Glaucous Gull and single Great White Egret (Nottinghamshire), Little Auk (Cumbria) and Caspian Gull (Essex). |
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| Sunday 14th March 2010 | ||
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| In Ireland, the adult Pacific Diver reappeared at Finavarra Point,
County Clare. Nearby, the adult Forster's Tern remained at Claddagh
Beach, County Galway. In Dorset, the Bufflehead was still on The Fleet,
with other lingering rarities including Penduline Tit in London, single
Little Buntings in Cornwall and Highland, Black Kite in Powys,
Lesser Scaup in Clyde, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll and three
Glossy Ibises in Somerset.
Scarcity highlights included four Great White Egrets, a Cattle Egret, Rough-legged Buzzard, seven Great Grey Shrikes, 46 Waxwings, seven Ring-necked Ducks, two American Wigeons, two Surf Scoters and 11 Ring-billed Gulls. |
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| Friday 12th March 2010 | ||
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| Long staying rarities seen today included the Bufflehead in Dorset,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Lancashire, Snowy Owl on the Western Isles,
Black Kite in Powys, three Glossy Ibises in Somerset,
Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, Little Bunting in Highland and single
Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Clyde.
Scarcity highlights included five Great Grey Shrikes, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Shorelark, 46 Waxwings, a Ring-billed Gull, five Glaucous Gulls, an Iceland Gull, two Caspian Gulls, six Snow Geese, two Great White Egrets, two Ring-necked Ducks and an American Wigeon. |
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| Thursday 11th March 2010 | ||
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| The lingering Bufflehead in Dorset continued to make the headlines, whilst other rarities seen today comprised both
Bonaparte's Gull and Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Bonaparte's Gull and
Little Bunting in Highland, Lesser Scaup and Little Bunting in Cornwall,
Hooded Merganser in Cleveland and on the Western Isles the Snowy Owl reappeared on Lewis. Scarcities included 47 Waxwings across six counties, six Great Grey Shrikes, five Glaucous Gulls, three each of Surf Scoter (together in Conwy) and Lesser Snow Goose (together in Highland), two each of American Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck and Tundra Bean Goose (together in Lancashire) and single Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Great White Egret (Gwent), Iceland Gull (Argyll) and Caspian Gull (Cheshire). Late news from Wednesday concerned the continued presence of the Black Kite in Powys, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lancashire and the party of three Glossy Ibises in Somerset. |
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| Wednesday 10th March 2010 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Bufflehead in Dorset,
Pied-billed Grebe in County Clare and Hooded Merganser in Cleveland, with in Glamorgan a
Bonaparte's Gull and two Lesser Scaups, and in Highland a Bonaparte's Gull and a Little
Bunting. Scarcities included 18 Waxwings across three counties, six Glaucous Gulls, four each of Ring-necked Duck and Iceland Gull, three each of Ring-billed Gull, Great Grey Shrike and Caspian Gull, two each of American Wigeon, Great White Egret, Green-winged Teal (County Clare) and Shorelark (Norfolk) and singles of Surf Scoter (Conwy), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk) and Black Brant (County Cork). Significant late news from Cornwall concerned the reappearance of the juvenile Pallid Harrier yesterday near Zennor. First noted in the area on 4th December 2009, the bird had recorded irregularly until 25th January but had not been since. |
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