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| Saturday 11th September 2010 | ||
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| A Western Bonelli's Warbler at Bempton Cliffs RSPB, East Yorkshire
proved very popular this afternoon, with another still on Whalsay, Shetland for
its third day. A Thrush Nightingale was also on Shetland, on Foula, and
an Ortolan Bunting was at Quendale, with another of the latter at Beachy
Head, East Sussex. In Ireland, a Lesser Yellowlegs was on Achill Island,
County Mayo, and two Wilson's Petrels flew past the Bridges of Ross,
County Clare, amongst large numbers of scarce seabirds, which included a
Great Shearwater, 170 Leach's Petrels, 35 Grey Phalaropes and
a Pectoral Sandpiper amongst others.
Lingering rarities included the Daurian Shrike in Hampshire, Lesser Grey Shrike on Scilly, single Wilson's Phalaropes on Scilly and in Kent, Arctic Warbler in Norfolk, single Ortolan Buntings in Northumberland and Shetland, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Cleveland, Bonaparte's Gull in County Durham, Whiskered Tern in Leicestershire and 20 Glossy Ibises in Devon. The first Yellow-browed Warbler of the autumn was on Shetland, with other scarcity highlights including two Spotted Crakes (Oxfordshire and County Durham), two Red-necked Phalaropes (Norfolk and Gloucestershire), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Shetland), Melodious Warbler (Cornwall), two White-winged Black Terns (Leicestershire and Cambridgeshire), Woodchat Shrike (County Cork), two Dotterels (Yorkshire and Cornwall) and twelve Buff-breasted Sandpipers in six counties. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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