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| Sunday 21st November 2010 | ||
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| A Rustic Bunting near Whitstable (Kent) was today's headline
discovery. Elsewhere at least one Coues's Arctic Redpoll arrived on North
Ronaldsay (Orkney) and an American Golden Plover was identified on North
Uist (Western Isles).
Lingering Mega Rarities came in the form of Pied-billed Grebe in Greater Manchester, Green Heron in Cornwall and American Coot in Co Mayo. The Lesser Yellowlegs in Leicestershire, American Golden Plover in Norfolk, Glossy Ibises in Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Cambridgeshire, King Eider in Moray, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Ferruginous Duck in Somerset all remained on show. In Co Wexford the Northern Harrier was still present at Tacumshin, whilst in East Anglia the probable Northern Harrier lingered on the North Norfolk coast. In addition to the aforementioned rarities in Ireland, the Semipalmated Sandpiper and House Crow were still in Co Cork and the Forster's Tern lingered in Co Galway. |
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Daily news summaries
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Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Saturday 20th November 2010 | ||
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| The first confirmed Laughing Gull for Britain in 2010 appeared at
Foremark Reservoir, Derbyshire this evening, following hot on the heels of the
Franklin's Gull at the same site earlier this month. Two Coues's Arctic
Redpolls were found on Mainland Shetland, one at Maywick and one at Sullom,
and two un-raced birds were seen in Norfolk, with singles at both Cley and
Salthouse. A Lesser Yellowlegs was found at Rutland Water, Leicestershire
mid afternoon, and single American Golden Plovers were found in both
County Cork and County Galway.
The Pied-billed Grebe remained in Greater Manchester, as did the Green Heron in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, single Glossy Ibises in County Wexford and Devon, Blue-winged Teal in County Dublin, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Ferruginous Duck in County Down, two American Golden Plovers in the Western Isles and the Ross's Goose in Cumbria. |
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| Friday 19th November 2010 | ||
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| In North Yorkshire a first-winter male Desert Wheatear arrived at Long
Nab, Burniston.
Lingering rarities included Pied-billed Grebe in Greater Manchester, Green Heron in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Glossy Ibises in Devon and American Golden Plover in Norfolk. In Ireland the House Crow and Semipalmated Sandpiper (Co Cork), Northern Harrier (Co Wexford) and Ferruginous Duck (Co Down) all remained on show. Standout scarcities comprised Pallas's Warblers in Gwynedd, East Yorkshire and East Sussex, Wryneck in Devon and Yellow-browed Warbler in Dumfries & Galloway, whilst Waxwings were still plentiful. |
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| Thursday 18th November 2010 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the American Coot in County Mayo,
American Robin and Glossy Ibis in Devon, Pied-billed Grebe in Greater Manchester,
Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Dusky Warbler on the Isles of Scilly,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, American Golden Plover in County Galway and a
Ferruginous Duck in Somerset. Scarcities included five Rough-legged Buzzards, two each of both Great Grey Shrike and Great White Egret, single Pallas's Warbler (Lincolnshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Dumfries and Galloway), Cory's Shearwater (Essex), Cattle Egret (Devon) and both Black Brant and Green-winged Teal (together in County Mayo). |
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| Wednesday 17th November 2010 | ||
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| A Pallid Swift at Hope's Nose, Devon mid morning was just the third
individual reported this Autumn, with an impressive five seen during the Spring.
Lingering rarities included the Pied-billed Grebe at Hollingworth Lake, Greater Manchester, American Coot on The Mullet, County Mayo, Green Heron at Pentewan, Cornwall, American Robin at Exminster, Devon, Ferruginous Duck at Corbet Lake, County Down, American Golden Plover at Cley, Norfolk and two Glossy Ibises in Devon. In Northumberland, the Squacco Heron at Morpeth was found dead, and there was no sign of either the Desert Wheatear or Ross's Goose in the county. Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler in Lincolnshire, a Yellow-browed Warbler in the Isles of Scilly, a Serin in Shetland, a Sabine's Gull in Sussex, two Great Grey Shrikes, two Ring-necked Ducks, at least three Rough-legged Buzzards and four Grey Phalaropes. |
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| Tuesday 16th November 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was breaking news of a Desert Wheatear in Northumberland at Seahouses. Having first been noted there on Sunday, the bird showed well into the afternoon. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised both the American Coot and American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Mayo, American Robin and two Glossy Ibises in Devon, Pied-billed Grebe in Greater Manchester, Squacco Heron and Ross's Goose in Northumberland, King Eider in Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, and American Golden Plovers in both Cornwall and the Western Isles (2). Scarcities included five Rough-legged Buzzards, four Ring-necked Ducks, three Great Grey Shrikes, two each of Snow Goose, Yellow-browed Warbler and Green-winged Teal, a Great White Egret in Suffolk and a Black Brant in Kent. Waxwings were recorded across 33 counties. |
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| Monday 15th November 2010 | ||
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| An American Coot was discovered on The Mullet (Co Mayo) today. This is
only the second record for Ireland, following the famous 1981 Cork bird. Nearby
an American Buff-bellied Pipit was also recorded on The Mullet.
In Pembrokeshire an Ortolan Bunting was located on Skokholm Island. Lingering rarities included Pied-billed Grebe in Greater Manchester, American Robin in Devon, Squacco Herons in Northumberland and Pembrokeshire, Green Heron in Cornwall, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, King Eider in Suffolk, American Golden Plovers in Cornwall and Norfolk, Glossy Ibises in Norfolk and Devon, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Co Waterford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon and Dusky Warbler on Isles of Scilly. |
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| Sunday 14th November 2010 | ||
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| The only new rarities today were American Golden Plovers, with one at
Sennen, Cornwall all day and two together on Lewis, Western Isles. Late news
concerned a Coues's Arctic Redpoll yesterday at Woodwalton Fen NNR,
Cambridgeshire, which had been present for several days.
In Greater Manchester, the Pied-billed Grebe continued to show well, as did the American Robin at Exminster, Devon. Other lingering rarities included Green Heron in Cornwall, single Squacco Herons in Pembrokeshire and Northumberland, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Waterford, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, House Crow and Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Cork, King Eider in Suffolk, Dusky Warbler in Isles of Scilly and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon. Scarcity highlights were a Richard's Pipit in Derbyshire, a Serin in Shetland, a Sabine's Gull in County Cork, two Yellow-browed Warbler, seven Grey Phalaropes, seven Rough-legged Buzzards and 11 Great Grey Shrikes. |
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| Saturday 13th November 2010 | ||
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| In County Wicklow, a juvenile Northern Harrier (form hudsonius) was
superbly photographed at Kilcoole, whilst another remained at Tacumshin, County
Wexford. Also in Ireland, the adult Forster's Tern returned once again to
County Galway, being seen at Doorus Pier. In Britain, new rarities included a
flock of three Northern Long-tailed Tits in Lowestoft, Suffolk, and a
Coues's Arctic Redpoll at Strath Brora, Highland, with an impressive flock
of over a thousand Lesser and 150 Mealy Redpolls.
In Greater Manchester, the Pied-billed Grebe continued to show very well to all comers, whilst further south, the American Robin showed well during the morning only. The Green Heron was still present in Cornwall, as was the Semipalmated Sandpiper and House Crow in County Cork, American Buff-bellied Pipit and White-rumped Sandpiper in County Waterford, single Squacco Herons in Pembrokeshire and Northumberland, American Golden Plover in Norfolk, King Eider in Suffolk, Dusky Warbler in Isles of Scilly, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire and single Glossy Ibises in Devon (2) and Norfolk. |
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| Friday 12th November 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Ross's Gull watched passing Uisead Point, Argyll early in the afternoon. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the American Robin still in Devon, Pied-billed Grebe in Greater Manchester, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Waterford, House Crow in County Cork, Squacco Herons in both Northumberland and Pembrokeshire, Dusky Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, American Golden Plovers in County Galway, Norfolk and the Western Isles, Glossy Ibis in Devon and Norfolk, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset and single Ross's Geese in both Northumberland and Dumfries and Galloway. Scarcities included three each of Pallas's Warbler, Ring-billed Gull and Black Brant, two each of Ring-necked Duck, Great Grey Shrike, Great White Egret and Green-winged Teal and single Surf Scoter (Ceredigion), American Wigeon (Norfolk), Richard's Pipit (Derbyshire), Sabine's Gull (County Cork) and Cattle Egret (Lincolnshire), whilst Waxwings were recorded across 31 counties. |
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