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| Thursday 20th January 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Red-breasted Goose amongst Dark-bellied Brent Geese at Hill
Head, Hampshire. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the Pacific Diver still in Cornwall, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Northern Harrier and Ross's Goose in Norfolk, Pied-billed Grebe and House Crow in County Cork (both on Great Island), Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire, and five Northern Long-tailed Tits together in Kent. Scarcities included 32 Shorelarks, 17 Tundra Bean Geese, nine Great Grey Shrikes, four each of Great White Egret, Glaucous Gull and Caspian Gull, three each of American Wigeon, Rough-legged Buzzard and Ring-billed Gull, two each of Ring-necked Duck and Black Brant, and single Lesser Snow Goose (Somerset), Green-winged Teal (Gloucestershire), Little Auk (Ayrshire) and Iceland Gull (Suffolk). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 19th January 2011 | ||
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| In Highland, a grey morph Gyr Falcon was seen over the moor near
Dalwhinnie this afternoon. In East Anglia, at least three Coues's Arctic
Redpolls were reported from Martham Ferry, Norfolk, and a Ferruginous
Duck was seen at Needham Market, Suffolk, although the identity of the
latter was questioned this afternoon, with the bird possibly being a hybrid.
Also in Norfolk, both the Lesser White-fronted Goose and the Northern Harrier remained in-situ, with another of the latter still in County Wexford, together with another Ferruginous Duck at the same site. Five Northern Long-tailed Tits were once again present in Dymchurch, Kent, with other lingering rarities including Glossy Ibis in Kent, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire and three Coues's Arctic Redpolls in County Durham. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 16th January 2011 | ||
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| Rarities recorded today comprised the American Coot still in County Mayo,
Lesser White-fronted Goose, Northern Harrier, Ferruginous Duck and
Ross's Goose all in Norfolk, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, King Eider in Moray,
Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire, Blue-winged Teal in County Dublin,
Glossy Ibis and six Northern Long-tailed Tits in Kent, and Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Bedfordshire, County Durham (2) and Northumberland. Scarcities included 52 Shorelarks, 30 Balearic Shearwaters (all off Cornwall), 23 Lapland Buntings, 11 Great Grey Shrikes, nine Tundra Bean Geese, eight each of both Rough-legged Buzzard and Iceland Gull, six Caspian Gulls, five each of Ring-billed Gull and Great White Egret, four each of American Wigeon and Ring-necked Duck, three each of Glaucous Gull, Green-winged Teal and Black Brant, and a single Surf Scoter (in Devon). |
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| Saturday 15th January 2011 | ||
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| Despite there being over a thousand birders at Rainham Marshes RSPB, the
adult Slaty-backed Gull eluded most, apparently being seen only very
briefly on the landfill site by Coldharbour Lane. Other gull news concerned an
adult Bonaparte's Gull at Great Island, County Cork, where the
Pied-billed Grebe and House Crow also remained.
In Norfolk, both the Lesser White-fronted Goose and Northern Harrier were confirmed as still present, with other lingering rarities including four Northern Long-tailed Tits in Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Richardson's Canada Goose in County Sligo, Blue-winged Teal in County Dublin, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in South Yorkshire and Glossy Ibis in Kent. |
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| Friday 14th January 2011 | ||
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| Overnight, news was released of a potential Slaty-backed Gull at
Rainham Marshes RSPB, London, where it was present very briefly on Thursday. It
was relocated mid morning today, and was present on and off throughout the day.
Photos of the spread wing were finally posted on the internet this evening, when
the identification could be confirmed of this much anticipated first for
Britain.
In Cornwall, news of a possible juvenile Northern Harrier was released from Bartinney Downs, after apparently being present since October 2010. The confirmed Northern Harrier remained in the Thornham area of Norfolk, whilst in the same county the Lesser White-fronted Goose was seen again in the Yare Valley, this time at Buckenham Marshes RSPB. Other lingering rarities seen today included the Red-breasted Goose at Cleveleys, Lancashire, two Coues's Arctic Redpolls at Rainton, County Durham, Ferruginous Duck in County Wexford, single Glossy Ibises in Berkshire and Kent and single Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Gloucestershire. |
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| Thursday 13th January 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities around Britain comprised the Lesser White-fronted Goose and
Northern Harrier both still in Norfolk, a Coues's Arctic Redpoll in County Durham,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Glossy Ibis in Kent and single
Lesser Scaup in both Cornwall and Gloucestershire. Meanwhile, in Ireland the
American Coot remains in County Mayo, the Forster's Tern showed again in County Galway and the
House Crow continues to linger in County Cork. Scarcities included 26 Shorelarks, 19 Tundra Bean Geese, 17 Lapland Buntings, nine each of both Iceland Gull and Glaucous Gull, five each of Rough-legged Buzzard and Great Grey Shrike, four Great White Egrets, three each of both Ring-billed Gull and Green-winged Teal, two each of Ring-necked Duck and Black Brant, and single White-tailed Eagle (Hampshire), Surf Scoter (Fife), American Wigeon (Norfolk) and Caspian Gull (London). |
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| Wednesday 12th January 2011 | ||
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| In Cornwall, the adult Pacific Diver remained in Mount's Bay off
Marazion. Other rarities today included the Northern Harrier at Thornham,
Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher at Lodmoor RSPB, Dorset, Glossy Ibis
at Dungeness, Kent, Red-breasted Goose at Cockerham, Lancashire, four
Northern Long-tailed Tits at Dymchurch, Kent and single Coues's Arctic
Redpolls at Marston Vale Millennium Country Park and The Lodge RSPB, both
Bedfordshire, with another bird still at Rainton, County Durham.
Scarcity highlights included White-tailed Eagle in Hampshire, American Wigeon in Norfolk, Ring-necked Duck in Cleveland, Surf Scoter in Devon, four Great White Egrets, four Great Grey Shrikes and four Rough-legged Buzzards. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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