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| Thursday 30th September 2010 | ||
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| Today the Shetland Isles stole the show with, on Mainland, River Warbler,
American Buff-bellied Pipit, Arctic Warbler and Rustic Bunting
and, on off-islands, Paddyfield Warbler, Little Bunting and
Ortolan Bunting (Foula), Red-flanked Bluetail (Whalsay), American Buff-bellied
Pipit, Olive-backed Pipit, Red-throated Pipit, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll and
Little Bunting (Fair Isle), Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll (Unst) and
Little Bunting (Out Skerries), supported by 187 Lapland Buntings, 31
Yellow-browed Warblers, 10 Common Rosefinches, nine Red-breasted
Flycatchers, seven Barred Warblers, five Bluethroats, four Buff-breasted
Sandpipers, three Great Grey Shrike and single Short-toed Lark,
Richard's Pipit, Corncrake and Greenland Redpoll. Meanwhile, on the Scilly Isles the Spotted Sandpiper remained with single Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Wryneck, Yellow-browed Warbler and Spoonbill. Elsewhere, new discoveries included Red-flanked Bluetail in Suffolk at Pakefield, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Aberdeenshire at Foveran, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cornwall at Colliford Lake, Red-footed Falcon in London over Rainham Marshes, Little Bunting in East Yorkshire at Buckton, Red-throated Pipit in County Kerry at Dunquin and, on the Orkney Isles, Blyth's Reed Warbler on North Ronaldsay, Little Bunting on Mainland and Ortolan Bunting on South Ronaldsay. Lingering rarities comprised the Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll in Northumberland, Whiskered Tern in Glamorgan, King Eider in Suffolk, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, Wilson's Phalarope and Lesser Yellowlegs together in County Wexford, Wilson's Phalarope in Gloucestershire, Lesser Scaup in Warwickshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in both County Kerry and Kent, three Ferruginous Ducks together in Somerset, and Ross's Geese in both Lothian (2) and Dumfries and Galloway. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 29th September 2010 | ||
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| New rarities discovered today comprised a Gyr in Devon at Morte Point, a
Wilson's Phalarope in Gloucestershire at Dowdeswell Reservoir, a Red-footed Falcon briefly in County Durham at Dawdon and single
Little Buntings in Norfolk at Thornham, and on the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Around the Shetland Isles two American Buff-bellied Pipits remained, as did two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls, single Little Bunting, Short-toed Lark and Corncrake, two each of Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Red-breasted Flycatcher, five each of Bluethroat, Barred Warbler and Common Rosefinch, twelve each of Yellow-browed Warbler and Greenland Redpolls and 161 Lapland Buntings. Meanwhile, on the Isles of Scilly the Spotted Sandpiper remained, as did a Pectoral Sandpiper, Yellow-browed Warbler, Spoonbill and three Wrynecks. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the Northern Parula in Argyll, House Crow in County Cork, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll in Northumberland, Whiskered Tern in Glamorgan, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, Wilson's Phalarope and Lesser Yellowlegs together in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Gwent, King Eider in Suffolk, Lesser Scaup in Warwickshire, Glossy Ibis in Dorset, White-rumped Sandpipers in both County Kerry and Kent, three Ferruginous Ducks together in Somerset and Ross's Geese in Lothian (2) and Dumfries and Galloway. |
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| Monday 27th September 2010 | ||
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| Despite an arrival of migrants all down the east coast, it was the northern
isles that stole the limelight today. New rarities on Shetland were as follows:
2.Red-flanked Bluetails and a Red-throated Pipit on Fair Isle; 2.Blyth's
Reed Warblers, a Paddyfield Warbler and a Rustic Bunting on
Mainland; a Siberian Stonechat on Fetlar and a new Hornemann's Arctic
Redpoll on Unst. There was also belated news of a Subalpine Warbler
yesterday on Fair Isle. Orkney boasted an American Buff-bellied Pipit on
Mainland and a Little Bunting on North Ronaldsay. Elsewhere new rarities
included a Blyth's Reed Warbler in County Cork for its second day and a
Savi's Warbler reported at East Hills at Wells, in Norfolk. A Little
Bunting was at Spurn in Yorkshire and an American Golden Plover was
at Ballycotton in County Cork. New Glossy Ibises were found in County
Tyrone and Herefordshire.
The two Mega-rarities remained on show - the Alder or Willow Flycatcher at Blakeney Point (Norfolk) and Northern Parula on Tiree (Argyll). Other lingering rarities included American Buff-bellied Pipit on Fair Isle and Arctic Warbler on Mainland (both Shetland), Greenish Warbler in Cornwall, King Eider in Suffolk, Whiskered Tern in Glamorgan, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Farne Islands, Spotted Sandpipers in Devon and on Scilly and White-rumped Sandpiper in Kent. A White-winged Black Tern proved very popular at Hyde Park in London. Among the large numbers of common migrants along the east coast were a good smattering of Yellow-browed Warblers, Barred Warblers, Wrynecks, Red-breasted Flycatchers, Great Grey Shrikes and Ring Ouzels. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Friday 24th September 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, whilst another remained in the Orkney Isles, as did the
House Crow in County Cork, Whiskered Tern in Cheshire, Baird's Sandpiper and
Wilson's Phalarope together in County Wexford, Wilson's Phalarope in County Wicklow,
Spotted Sandpipers in both Devon and the Isles of Scilly, Long-billed Dowitcher
in Flintshire, King Eider in Suffolk, three Ferruginous Ducks together in Somerset,
Ross's Geese in Dumfriesshire and Lothian (2) and six Glossy Ibises spread
across four counties. A Lesser Scaup was identified in Warwickshire at Draycote Water. On the Shetland Isles both the American Buff-bellied Pipit and Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll remained on Fair Isle with a supporting cast around the archipelago of two Arctic Warblers, Little Bunting, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, two Barred Warblers, two Common Rosefinches, 125 Lapland Buntings, seven Greenland Redpolls and a Grey-headed Wagtail. Seawatching from North Sea coasts proved productive with maxima comprising 10 Long-tailed Skuas (East Yorkshire), two Sabine's Gulls (Kent, Lincolnshire and Norfolk), two Leach's Petrels (Norfolk), thirty Pomarine Skuas (Lincolnshire) and 627 Great Skuas (Norfolk). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 22nd September 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Brown Flycatcher on the Shetland Isles at Sumburgh Head. Elsewhere around that archipelago were a
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler, American Buff-bellied Pipit, Citrine Wagtail and
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (all on Fair Isle), Bluethroat, Ring-necked
Duck, five Barred Warblers, six Yellow-browed Warblers, seven
Common Rosefinches and 27 Lapland Buntings. Elsewhere, lingering rarities included the Whiskered Tern in Cheshire, House Finch in Devon, King Eider in Suffolk, Spotted Sandpipers in both Devon and the Isles of Scilly, Baird's Sandpiper in County Wexford, Wilson's Phalarope in County Waterford, Ortolan Buntings in Dorset (2), Ross's Geese in Dumfrieshre and Lothian (2), White-rumped Sandpiper in Kent, American Golden Plover on the Orkney Isles, Ferruginous Ducks in Somerset (2) and single Glossy Ibises in Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. Away from the Shetland Isles, scarcities comprised 158 Lapland Buntings, twenty Pectoral Sandpipers, eight Buff-breasted Sandpipers, five each of Common Rosefinch, Wryneck and Yellow-browed Warbler, three Great White Egrets, two each of Spotted Crake, Red-backed Shrike and Ring-billed Gull, and single White-winged Black Tern (Northumberland), Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Purple Heron (Norfolk), Red-necked Phalarope (Essex), Barred Warbler (East Yorkshire), Ring-necked Duck (Somerset), Cattle Egret (Cambridgeshire) |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 21st September 2010 | ||
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| A quieter day today, with new rarities comprising just two Glossy Ibises
(at Ynyslas, Ceredigion and Breydon Water, Norfolk; neither of which
lingered), five Ortolan Buntings (three on Portland, Dorset and singles
at Sennen, Cornwall and St.Mary's, Isles of Scilly) and a Tawny Pipit was
heard flying over Sennen early morning. A Ross's Goose was present for
its fifth day at Caerlaverock WWT, Dumfries and Galloway.
In Cleveland, the adult Sharp-tailed Sandpiper was still in Greatham Creek all day, and the American Buff-bellied Pipit remained on Fair Isle, Shetland.. Other rarity highlights included single Spotted Sandpipers in Devon and Scilly, Wilson's Phalarope and White-rumped Sandpiper in Kent, two Blue-winged Teals in County Wexford, King Eider in Suffolk, Whiskered Tern in Cheshire, House Finch in Devon and three Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls on the Northern Isles. Scarcity totals were headlined by two Red-breasted Flycatchers, seven Barred Warblers, eight Common Rosefinches, six Wrynecks, a Woodchat Shrike, six Red-backed Shrikes, ten Buff-breasted Sandpipers, two Spotted Crakes, a White-winged Black Tern, a Cattle Egret and two Dotterel. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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