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| Tuesday 9th November 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was news of a Pied-billed Grebe in Greater Manchester: present at Hollingworth Lake for a sixth day. Although this species was a regularly occurring rarity in Britain between 1992 and 1999 - with mobile individuals accounting for records in a total of seventeen counties during this period - there has not been a widely twitched bird since one visited Oxfordshire in November 1999. Elsewhere, a Long-billed Dowitcher was discovered at Axmouth, Devon and a Desert Lesser Whitethroat arrived at Sumburgh Head, Shetland Isles. Lingering rarities comprised the Green Heron still in Cornwall, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, House Crow in County Cork, Dusky Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, American Golden Plover in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Waterford, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll and Glossy Ibis in Devon. Scarcities included six Pallas's Warblers, three each of both Sabine's Gull and Great Grey Shrike, two each of Surf Scoter (together in Ceredigion), Long-tailed Skua, Great White Egret and Green-winged Teal and single Serin (Shetland Isles), Richard's Pipit (County Durham), Rough-legged Buzzard (West Midlands) and Ring-billed Gull (Merseyside). Waxwings were recorded across 38 counties. |
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| Sunday 7th November 2010 | ||
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| A smart first-winter Brown Shrike was found this afternoon at
Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, where it remained until dusk. It appears that this
species is now commoner in Britain than Isabelline Shrike! A female
King Eider also flew past Flamborough Head, whilst further north, a
Squacco Heron was in the centre of Morpeth, Northumberland, for its second
day. A Little Bunting was present at Spurn, Yorkshire briefly, a rare
wildfowl included a drake Lesser Scaup in Cardiff, Glamorgan and a
Ferruginous Duck at Shapwick Heath, Somerset.
There was no sign of the American Bittern in Cornwall, but the Green Heron remained in the county. Other lingering rarities included Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire, Glossy Ibises and American Golden Plovers in both Norfolk and Devon, Semipalmated Sandpiper and House Crow in County Cork, Dusky Warbler in Isles of Scilly, Blue-winged Teal in County Dublin, Lesser Scaup in County Sligo, King Eiders in Shetland and Suffolk and Squacco Heron in Pembrokeshire. Scarcity highlights included two Serins (including one on Shetland), Red-breasted Flycatcher, Pallas's Warbler, two Yellow-browed Warblers, three Richard's Pipits, nine Leach's Petrels, three Sabine's Gulls and 11 Grey Phalaropes and many thousands of Waxwings. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 5th November 2010 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised both the American Bittern and
Green Heron in Cornwall, Northern Harrier and Glossy Ibis together in County Wexford,
Franklin's Gull in Derbyshire, Squacco Heron in Pembrokeshire, House Crow in County Cork,
Dusky Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire,
American Golden Plover and Glossy Ibis in Norfolk, King Eiders in both Moray and Suffolk,
Lesser Scaup in County Sligo and Ferruginous Ducks in Nottinghamshire and Somerset (2). Scarcities included six of both Rough-legged Buzzard and Great Grey Shrike, three each of Cattle Egret, Green-winged Teal and Yellow-browed Warbler, two each of Richard's Pipit and Great White Egret, and single Pallas's Warbler (Kent), Surf Scoter (Ceredigion), American Wigeon (North Yorkshire), Long-tailed Skua (Cornwall) and Ring-billed Gull (Merseyside). Waxwings were recorded across 37 counties. |
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| Thursday 4th November 2010 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised both the American Bittern and Green Heron still in Cornwall,
Northern Harrier and Glossy Ibis together in County Wexford, Franklin's
Gull in Derbyshire, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Shetland Isles, two Northern Long-tailed Tits together in Norfolk,
House Crow in County Cork, Squacco Heron in Pembrokeshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire,
Dusky Warbler and Spotted Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly, King Eider in Suffolk,
Ferruginous Duck in Nottinghamshire, single American Golden Plovers in both Norfolk and the Western Isles and
Glossy Ibis in both Norfolk and County Wexford. A Yellow-billed Cuckoo was found dead on South Uist, Western Isles. Scarcities included five Great White Egrets, four Great Grey Shrikes, three Cattle Egrets, two each of both Rough-legged Buzzard and American Wigeon, and single Purple Heron (Northamptonshire), Surf Scoter (Orkney Isles), Richard's Pipit (Suffolk) and Snow Goose (Shetland Isles). Waxwings were recorded across 28 counties. |
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| Monday 1st November 2010 | ||
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| In Cornwall, an American Bittern was present at Walmsley Sanctuary,
Wadebridge, where it showed very well from the hide. Photos may show it to be
the same as the one at Trewey Common, some 40 miles to the south-west, which was
not seen today. In Ireland, the juvenile Northern Harrier continued to
show at Tacumshin, County Wexford.
A new Dusky Warbler was found at Lower Moors, Isles of Scilly, with one also remaining nearby at Porth Hellick. A Ferruginous Duck was seen at Kingsmill Reservoir, Nottinghamshire, and a Glossy Ibis was in the Cotswold Water Park, Gloucestershire. Lingering rarities seen today included the Green Heron in Cornwall, Franklin's Gull in Derbyshire, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire, King Eider in Suffolk, Glossy Ibises in Norfolk and County Wexford (2) and single American Golden Plovers in Lincolnshire and Norfolk. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 31st October 2010 | ||
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| In Cornwall, the American Bittern remained at Trewey Common, last
being seen flying back to the pool east of the road at 4.15pm.
Potentially the second Northern Harrier for the Western Palearctic was present for its second day at Tacumshin, County Wexford, with the Lesser Yellowlegs also remaining on site. Nearby, the American Buff-bellied Pipit was still at Carne Harbour and the White-rumped Sandpiper was at Ballinclamper, County Waterford. The female Blue-winged Teal was seen once again at North Bull Island, County Dublin. Other new arrivals today included a Northern Long-tailed Tit at Stiffkey, Norfolk, American Golden Plover at Freiston Shore RSPB, Lincolnshire and Red-breasted Goose at Marshside RSPB, Merseyside. A Pallid Swift was present at Dunwich, Suffolk yesterday. Lingering rarities seen today included Green Heron in Cornwall, Dusky Warbler and Spotted Sandpiper in Isles of Scilly, single King Eiders in Moray and Suffolk and Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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