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| Sunday 9th January 2011 | ||
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| Rarities recorded today comprised the Pacific Diver still in Cornwall,
Lesser White-fronted Goose, Northern Harrier and two Ross's Geese in Norfolk,
Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset,
Blue-winged Teal in County Dublin, King Eider in Moray, Glossy Ibis
in Berkshire, Ferruginous Duck in County Wexford, single Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and Gloucestershire, four
Northern Long-tailed Tits together in Kent and Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Cambridgeshire, County Durham (2), Lothian and South Yorkshire. Scarcities included 96 Lapland Buntings, 20 Shorelarks, 12 Great White Egrets, 11 Great Grey Shrikes, 10 Iceland Gulls, nine each of both Rough-legged Buzzard and Glaucous Gull, six each of Green-winged Teal and Black Brant, four of Surf Scoter and Ring-billed Gull, two each of Ring-necked Duck and Tundra Bean Goose, and single White-tailed Eagle (Hampshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Isles of Scilly) and American Wigeon (Norfolk). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 8th January 2011 | ||
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| In Kent, the number of Northern Long-tailed Tits at Dymchurch rose to
five, the birds being typically mobile in the gardens around the village.
Elsewhere, lingering rarities once again included the Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Northern Harrier in Norfolk, American Coot in County Mayo, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Glossy Ibis in Berkshire and two Coues's Arctic Redpolls in County Durham. Rare wildfowl included Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Lesser Scaups in Gloucestershire and Yorkshire, Ferruginous Duck in County Wexford and Ross's Goose in Norfolk. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 7th January 2011 | ||
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| In Kent, three Northern Long-tailed Tits were seen this morning at
Dymchurch, with one apparently being present since late November 2010. Further
north, another Coues's Arctic Redpoll was in the Lammermuir Hills, on the
Borders /Lothian border near Whiteadder Reservoir.
Lingering rarities included the Pacific Diver at Marazion, Cornwall, Northern Harriers in Norfolk and County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher at Lodmoor, Dorset, King Eider at Burghead, Moray, Glossy Ibis at Hungerford, Berkshire, Lesser Scaups in Gloucestershire and South Yorkshire and two Coues's Arctic Redpolls at Rainton, County Durham. Scarcity highlights included a White-tailed Eagle in Hampshire, an American Wigeon in Norfolk, a Green-winged Teal in Cheshire, a Snow Goose in County Mayo, a Surf Scoter and two Pomarine Skuas in Devon, two Rough-legged Buzzards, four Great Grey Shrikes, four Ring-billed Gulls and six Great White Egrets. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 5th January 2011 | ||
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| In Lancashire, a first-winter Red-breasted Goose was present with a
flock of Pink-footed Geese near Hambleton this afternoon. At least two
Coues's Arctic Redpolls are on Hatfield Moors NNR, Yorkshire, and a third
bird was confirmed at Rainton Meadows DWT, County Durham.
Lingering rarities included American Coot in County Mayo, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Northern Harrier and Lesser White-fronted Goose in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire, Glossy Ibis in Berkshire and single Ferruginous Ducks in County Armagh and County Wexford. Scarcities included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Snow Goose, a Grey Phalarope, a Little Auk, a Surf Scoter, a Ring-necked Duck, a Northern Eider, two Great Grey Shrikes, three American Wigeon, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four Green-winged Teal and four Ring-billed Gulls. |
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| Monday 3rd January 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Northumberland at Widdrington. Elsewhere in Britain lingering rarities comprised the
Pacific Diver still in Cornwall, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Northern Harrier and
Ross's Goose all in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire,
Glossy Ibis in Berkshire, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll, Ross's Goose in Cumbria and two
Coues's Arctic Redpolls together in County Durham. Rarities in Ireland consisted of an American Coot in County Mayo, Northern Harrier and Ferruginous Duck together in County Wexford, House Crow in County Cork and Ferruginous Duck in County Armagh. Across the British Isles scarcities included 33 Shorelarks, 21 each of Lapland Bunting and Tundra Bean Goose, 17 Great Grey Shrikes, 10 Iceland Gulls, seven Surf Scoters, six each of both Ring-billed Gull and Great White Egret, five Rough-legged Buzzards, Glaucous Gulls, Green-winged Teals and Black Brants, three each of American Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck, Balearic Shearwater and Grey Phalarope, two Caspian Gulls and a Snow Goose. |
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| Sunday 2nd January 2011 | ||
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| Despite being the busiest day on record in terms of numbers of messages, with
well over 700 sent, there were no new rarities reported today. Lingering Megas
included the Pacific Diver in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, American Coot
at Termoncarragh Lake, County Mayo, Lesser White-fronted Goose at Cantley
Marshes RSPB, Norfolk, Pied-billed Grebe at Rossleague, County Cork and
House Crow in the same county at Cobh. The Northern Harrier also remained
in the Thornham area in Norfolk.
Other rarities seen today included two Coues's Arctic Redpolls in County Durham, Glossy Ibis in Berkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire, Ross's Goose in Cumbria, Ferruginous Duck in County Armargh and three King Eiders, one in Moray and two in Shetland. Scarcity highlights were a Rose-coloured Starling, three Grey Phalaropes, three Surf Scoters, three Ring-necked Ducks, four Green-winged Teals, five Rough-legged Buzzards, five Ring-billed Gulls, six Great White Egrets and nine Great Grey Shrikes. |
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| Saturday 1st January 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Lesser Scaup in County Kerry at Lough Gill. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the Pacific Diver still in Cornwall,
Lesser White-fronted Goose and Northern Harrier in Norfolk, Pied-billed Grebe and
White-billed Diver in County Cork, Forster's Tern in County Galway,
Red-breasted Goose in East Sussex, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset,
King Eider in Moray, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in County Durham, Ferruginous Duck in County
Armagh, Glossy Ibis in Berkshire, Ross's Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, and single
Lesser Scaups in both Glamorgan and Gloucestershire. Scarcities included 61 Shorelarks, 37 Lapland Buntings, 28 Tundra Bean Geese, 12 Great Grey Shrikes, nine Ring-billed Gulls, eight Glaucous Gulls, seven Iceland Gulls, six Great White Egrets, five Green-winged Teals, four each of both Black Brant and Caspian Gull, three Rough-legged Buzzards, two each of Surf Scoter, Ring-necked Duck, Cattle Egret and Little Auk, and single White-tailed Eagle (Hampshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Isle of Scilly), American Wigeon (Leicestershire), Snow Goose (County Down) and Balearic Shearwater (Pembrokeshire). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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