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| Thursday 2nd September 2010 | ||
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| An Ortolan Bunting was discovered at Mizen Head, County Cork, where it
was present on Three Castles Head with a Woodchat Shrike. New Greenish
Warblers were at Spurn Point, Yorkshire and South Shields, County Durham, an
Azorean Yellow-legged Gull was at Blennerville, County Kerry and a
White-rumped Sandpiper was at Ballycotton, County Cork.
In Yorkshire, the elusive Eastern Olivaceous Warbler occasionally showed well at Flamborough Head. Other lingering rarities included Whiskered Tern at Rutland Water, Leicestershire, Semipalmated Sandpiper at Tyninghame Bay, Lothian, Greenish Warbler on St Mary's Island, Northumberland, American Herring Gull in County Kerry and American Golden Plover in County Clare. The impressive influx of Lapland Buntings continued, with at least 375 seen, including birds filtering as far south as the Isles of Scilly, County Wexford (5) and Norfolk. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 1st September 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an Eastern Olivaceous Warbler at Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire.
Found during the morning and present until late in the evening, this popular rarity represents the eighteenth record of the species in Britain and Ireland and the first ever in Northern England; an earlier record of this species from Flamborough Head (on 22nd October 1976) is no longer accepted. Elsewhere, a
Citrine Wagtail was located in the Isles of Scilly on St Agnes, and an Aquatic Warbler was found at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Whiskered Tern in Leicestershire, the Semiplamated Sandpiper in Lothian, Greenish Warbler in Northumberland, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, Glossy Ibis in County Wexford, single American Golden Plovers in both County Clare and the Orkney Isles, and in East Yorkshire the probable Collared Flycatcher remained at Spurn. Scarce migrants included a total of 199 Lapland Buntings spread across eleven counties (including 123 on the Western Isles alone), seven Wrynecks, six Barred Warblers, five Icterine Warblers, four Red-backed Shrikes, three Meldoious Warblers and single Woodchat Shrike, Common Rosefinch and Hoopoe. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 29th August 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Bonaparte's Gull seen briefly at Tynemouth, Northumberland in the evening: it had been
found yesterday just to the south at Whitburn, County Durham. Elsewhere, lingering rarities included the
Semipalmated Sandpiper still in Lothian, the House Finch in Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset and
Glossy Ibises in each of County Clare (2), County Dublin (2) and County Wexford. Scarcities were headlined by a total of 91 Lapland Buntings across seven counties (including 51 on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles), otherwise, there were seven Pectoral Sandpipers, three each of Common Rosefinch (together on the Shetland Isles) and Wryneck, two each of Kentish Plover, Spotted Crake (together in County Durham), Barred Warbler, Ring-billed Gull and Great White Egret, and single Short-toed Lark (Norfolk), Woodchat Shrike (Isles of Scilly), Red-backed Shrike (Cornwall), Hoopoe (West Sussex), Caspian Gull (Suffolk), Red-necked Phalarope and Cattle Egret (both Essex) Seawatching highlights comprised a Wilson's Petrel off County Donegal, Cory's Shearwater in Norfolk, Great Shearwater passing Pembrokeshire, 24 Long-tailed Skuas spread across eleven counties, eight Sabine's Gulls, twenty Leach's Petrels, nineteen Pomarine Skuas, five Grey Phalaropes and 83 Balearic Shearwaters. |
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| Saturday 28th August 2010 | ||
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| Although the Red-necked Stint could not be located in Dorset, lingering rarities confirmed as still present elsewhere comprised the
Semipalmated Sandpiper in Lothian, the House Finch in Devon, American Herring Gull
in County Kerry, American Golden Plover in County Clare, Black Kite in Cornwall and
Glossy Ibises in both County Clare (2) and County Dublin (2). The Long-billed Dowitcher from Cheshire was relocated in Flintshire and a
Red-rumped Swallow was a brief encounter in Perth and Kinross. Scarcities were headlined by a count of 78 Lapland Buntings across ten counties (including 42 together on the Orkney Isles), six Barred Warblers, five Icterine Warblers, four Pectoral Sandpipers, three Surf Scoters (together in Aberdeenshire), two each of Kentish Plover, Red-backed Shrike and Wryneck, and single Ortolan Bunting (Suffolk), Melodious Warbler (Kent), Marsh Warbler (Lincolnshire), Common Rosefinch (Northumberland), Purple Heron (Dorset), Red-necked Phalarope (Essex), Hoopoe (West Sussex), Spotted Crake (County Durham), Cattle Egret (Devon) and, in Norfolk, Greenish Warbler, Short-toed Lark and Bluethroat. Seawatching highlights included a Wilson's Petrel and Cory's Shearwater passing County Donegal, Long-tailed Skuas off Conwy, Devon and County Mayo, Sabine's Gulls in Ayrshire and County Clare (2) and 52 Balearic Shearwaters noted across five counties. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 27th August 2010 | ||
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| A small wader photographed at Ferrybridge in Dorset at midday was later
identified as a Red-necked Stint but unfortunately could not be relocated
in the area during the afternoon. In Lothian, a small wader found at Tyninghame
Bay was also photographed and this was later identified as a Semi-palmated
Sandpiper.
In Norfolk an elusive Booted Warbler was found on Blakeney Point in the afternoon. A Black Kite was at Porthgwarra in Cornwall and a Glossy Ibis was found at Shannon Airport lagoon. The Broad-billed Sandpiper was seen again on Mersea Island in Essex this morning and the two Glossy Ibises remained in County Dublin. The American Golden Plover remained in County Clare as did the American Herring Gull in County Kerry. Five Barred Warblers, 3 Icterine Warblers a Wryneck and a Red-backed Shrike were along the east coast, while another Wryneck was in Shropshire and another Red-backed Shrike was in Cornwall. Seawatching was productive in the south and east with 4 Sabine's Gulls and a dozen Long-tailed Skuas being logged. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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