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| Friday 6th January 2012 | ||
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| Long staying rarities seen today included the Dark-eyed Junco in
Hampshire, Western Sandpiper, Lesser White-fronted Goose,
Coues's Arctic Redpoll and two Ross's Geese in Norfolk, Greater
Yellowlegs in Highland, Bufflehead in Cornwall, Hume's
Yellow-browed Warbler and Blue-winged Teal in Dorset (with others of
the latter still in County Dublin and the Isles of Scilly), Lesser Yellowlegs
in Somerset, Glossy Ibises in Kent (2) and Devon, Spotted Sandpiper
in Devon, single Lesser Scaups in Northumberland and Gloucestershire,
Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire and Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim.
Gull counts remained impressive, with 120 Iceland, 48 Glaucous, 9 Caspian, 8 Ring-billed, 6 Kumlien's and a Little Gull logged. |
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| Thursday 5th January 2012 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Dark-eyed Junco
in Hampshire, Western Sandpiper, Lesser White-fronted Goose,
Coues's Arctic Redpoll and Ross's Goose in Norfolk, Pallid Harrier in County Galway,
Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler, Blue-winged Teal and two Long-billed Dowitchers in Dorset,
Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Somerset, Lesser Scaup in Northumberland,
Glossy Ibis on the Isles of Scilly, and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire. Scarcities included Bluethroat (County Waterford), Richard's Pipit (Dorset), Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon), Temminck's Stint (Cambridgeshire), Surf Scoter (Devon), Ring-necked Duck (Cleveland), American Wigeon (Dumfries and Galloway and Western Isles), and Snow Goose (Cumbria and Perth and Kinross). Continuing strong winds brought large numbers of Northern and American gulls, with 117 Iceland, 44 Glaucous, eight Kumlien's and seven Ring-billed Gulls logged around the British Isles, with the majority being noted in Scotland and Ireland. |
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| Wednesday 4th January 2012 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Dark-eyed Junco in Hampshire, Western
Sandpiper, Lesser White-fronted Goose and Coues's Arctic Redpoll
in Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs in
Somerset, Bufflehead in Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan,
Northumberland and Gloucestershire, Glossy Ibises in Lancashire,
Isles of Scilly and Devon, Red-breasted Goose in Devon, Spotted
Sandpipers in Somerset and Devon, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler,
Blue-winged Teal and two Long-billed Dowitchers in Dorset, Desert
Wheatear in East Yorkshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Co Antrim.
The best of the rest included a Yellow-browed Warblers in Somerset and Cornwall, Richard's Pipit in Dorset, Bluethroat in Co Waterford and Temminck's Stint in Cambridgeshire. |
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| Tuesday 3rd January 2012 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Dark-eyed Junco in Hampshire, Lesser
White-fronted Goose and Western Sandpiper in Norfolk, Greater
Yellowlegs in Highland, Desert Wheatear and Lesser Scaup in
Northumberland, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler and two Long-billed
Dowitchers in Dorset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Somerset, Blue-winged
Teal on Isles of Scilly, Long-billed Dowitcher in Carmarthenshire,
Bufflehead in Cornwall,
Bonaparte's Gull in Co Antrim and Glossy Ibises in Devon, Isles of
Scilly, Lancashire and Essex.
The best of the rest comprised Richard's Pipit in Dorset, Bluethroat in Co Waterford and Yellow-browed Warblers in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly. |
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| Monday 2nd January 2012 | ||
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| In Dorset two Long-billed Dowitchers were discovered at Lodmoor RSPB
this afternoon.
Lingering rarities included the Dark-eyed Junco in Hampshire, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, Western Sandpiper, Lesser White-fronted Goose and Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Blue-winged Teals in Dorset and Isles of Scilly, Ross's Goose in Cumbria, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Glossy Ibises in Devon, Isles of Scilly, Essex and Lancashire, Spotted Sandpiper in Dorset, Somerset and Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher in Carmarthenshire, Red-breasted Geese in Essex and Devon, Greater Yellowlegs in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Somerset, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Gloucestershire and Northumberland and Desert Wheatears in East Yorkshire and Northumberland. In Ireland a Forster's Tern (Co Galway), Long-billed Dowitcher (Co Wexford), Lesser Scaup (Co Kerry), Bonaparte's Gull (Co Antrim) and Bluethroat (Co Waterford) were all logged. The best of the rest included Hoopoe (Suffolk), Richard's Pipits (Dorset and Co Down) and Pectoral Sandpiper (Ayrshire). |
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| Sunday 1st January 2012 | ||
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| Rarities recorded around England today were the Western Sandpiper, Lesser White-fronted Goose and
Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Bufflehead in Cornwall, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler and
Blue-winged Teal in Dorset, Red-breasted Goose and Glossy Ibis
in Devon, Red-breasted Goose and Glossy Ibis in Essex, Spotted Sandpiper and
Lesser Yellowlegs in Somerset, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, Blue-winged
Teal, Dusky Warbler and Glossy Ibis on the Isles of Scilly, Desert Wheatear and Lesser Scaup in Northumberland, Desert Wheatear in East Yorkshire,
Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, two
Glossy Ibises together in Kent and a Glossy Ibis in Lancashire. Elsewhere, in Scotland the Greater Yellowlegs remained in Highland, in Wales the Long-billed Dowitcher showed in Carmarthenshire, as did the Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, and in Ireland a Long-billed Dowitcher was found in County Wexford, the Bonaparte's Gull remained in County Antrim, and the Blue-winged Teal was seen again in County Dublin. |
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| Saturday 31st December 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was breaking news of Dark-eyed Junco present
yesterday at Hawkhill Inclosure in the New Forest, Hampshire, having first been
noted there on 24th December. Also found yesterday was a Gyr on Hoy, Orkney Isles, with rarities discovered today comprising a
Lesser Yellowlegs at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, and a Lesser Scaup at Lough Gill, County Kerry. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Western Sandpiper, Lesser White-fronted Goose and Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs in Highland, Bufflehead in Cornwall, Desert Wheatears in both East Yorkshire and Northumberland, Red-breasted Goose in Essex, Spotted Sandpiper and Blue-winged Teal in Dorset, King Eider in County Kerry, Spotted Sandpiper and Glossy Ibis in Devon, Blue-winged Teal in County Dublin, House Crow in County Cork, Lesser Scaups in both Glamorgan and Gloucestershire, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, and Glossy Ibises in Kent (2), Lancashire and the Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included Bluethroat (County Waterford), Hoopoe (Suffolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon), Pectoral Sandpiper (Ayrshire), Surf Scoter (Cornwall), American Wigeon (West Yorkshire), Ring-necked Duck (Cleveland, Cornwall, Dorset and Norfolk), Snow Goose (County Donegal) and Cattle Egret (Hampshire). A total of 95 Tundra Bean Geese was recorded across ten counties between the Shetland Isles, Western Isles and Suffolk. |
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| Friday 30th December 2011 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a juvenile American Herring Gull at
Cuskinny Bay, County Cork, and a drake Ferruginous Duck at Blashford
Lakes HWT, Hampshire.
Long staying rarities included the Western Sandpiper, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Coues's Arctic Redpoll and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Bufflehead in Cornwall, Greater Yellowlegs in Highland, Desert Wheatear in Yorkshire, single Glossy Ibises in Lancashire, Devon, Kent and the Isles of Scilly, Red-breasted Goose in Devon, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll, Blue-winged Teal in Dorset, King Eider in Moray, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire and single Spotted Sandpipers in Devon and Dorset. |
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| Thursday 29th December 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Western
Sandpiper, Lesser White-fronted Goose and Coues's Arctic Redpoll
in Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs in Highland, Bufflehead in Cornwall,
Desert Wheatears in both East Yorkshire and Northumberland, Red-breasted
Goose, Spotted Sandpiper and Glossy Ibis in Devon, Red-breasted Goose in Essex,
Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim, King Eider in Moray, Blue-winged Teal in Dorset,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Carmarthenshire, Ross's Goose in Cumbria, Lesser Scaups in Glamorgan, Gloucestershire and Northumberland, and
Glossy Ibises in Kent (2), Lancashire and the Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included Bluethroat (County Waterford), Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon), Pectoral Sandpiper (Ayrshire), Surf Scoter (Cornwall and Devon), American Wigeon (Devon and Dumfries and Galloway), Ring-necked Duck (Cleveland, Dorset (2) and Norfolk) and Snow Goose (Argyll, County Donegal, Forth and Perth and Kinross). A total of 101 Tundra Bean Geese were recorded across thirteen counties between Angus, County Donegal and Suffolk. |
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| Wednesday 28th December 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarity highlights today included the Western Sandpiper and
Lesser White-fronted Goose in Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs in
Highland and Bufflehead in Cornwall.
Other rarities seen today included single Desert Wheatears in Northumberland and Yorkshire, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Dusky Warbler in the Isles of Scilly, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, Penduline Tit in Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher in Carmarthenshire, Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim, single Blue-winged Teals in Dorset, Isles of Scilly and County Dublin, single Lesser Scaups in Gloucestershire, Glamorgan and Northumberland and single Glossy Ibises in Devon, Isles of Scilly and Lancashire. |
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