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| Friday 24th February 2012 | ||
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| Apart from a new Glossy Ibis near Montgomery, Powys, sightings today
were similar to the last few days. Highlights included the Common
Yellowthroat in Gwent (which remained for its 8th twitchable day, raising
the hopes of the second batch of potential weekend visitors), Paddyfield
Warbler in Sussex, Bufflehead in Cornwall and Bonaparte's Gull
in County Antrim.
Other lingering rarities included single Red-breasted Geese in Suffolk, Essex and Dumfries and Galloway, single Lesser Scaups in Glamorgan and Gloucestershire and single Glossy Ibises in Suffolk, Dorset and Glamorgan, with three in Pembrokeshire. |
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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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| Thursday 23rd February 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the arrival of five Glossy Ibises in Norfolk at Berney Marshes. The flock later dispersed, and perhaps it was one of these birds that reached Minsmere, Suffolk later in the afternoon. A newly arrived Lesser Scaup
at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset, was apparently the same male that had been present at Newquay, Cornwall for five days until yesterday;
a movement of 125 miles to the northeast. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Common Yellowthroat in Gwent, both Spanish Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco in Hampshire, Bufflehead in Cornwall, Paddyfield Warbler in West Sussex, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Blue-winged Teal on the Isles of Scilly, two Long-billed Dowitchers in County Wexford, Lesser Scaups in both Glamorgan and Gloucestershire, Glossy Ibises in both Dorset and Lancashire, Ross's Geese in both Norfolk and Dumfries and Galloway, and Ferruginous Duck in Berkshire. Scarcities included 50 Tundra Bean Geese and 81 Smew, with gull tallies including 38 Iceland, nine Glaucous, four Ring-billed, four Caspian and two Kumlien's. |
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| Wednesday 22nd February 2012 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Common Yellowthroat in Gwent,
Paddyfield Warbler in West Sussex, Spanish Sparrow and Dark-eyed
Junco in Hampshire and Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk. The
Ferruginous Duck in Berkshire, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and
Spotted Sandpiper in Dorset also lingered.
A White-tailed Eagle was seen in Norfolk and Yellow-browed Warblers lingered in Somerset and Devon. |
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| Tuesday 21st February 2012 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised the Common Yellowthroat in Gwent,
Spanish Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco in Hampshire, Bufflehead
in Cornwall, Red-breasted Goose in Suffolk, Ferruginous Duck in
Berkshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Dorset, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in
Norfolk, Glossy Ibises in Ceredigion, Dorset and Lancashire and Lesser
Scaup in Glamorgan and Cornwall
The best of the rest included Yellow-browed Warbler in Somerset, American Wigeon in West Yorkshire and Ring-necked Ducks in Cornwall, Cleveland, Lancashire, Ayrshire and Dorset (2). |
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| Monday 20th February 2012 | ||
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| In Highland the Greater Yellowlegs was relocated in Dornoch, 3.5 miles
south of Loch Fleet, where it was last seen on 13th January. A Penduline Tit was
discovered at Dungeness RSPB (Kent).
Lingering rarities included the Common Yellowthroat in Gwent, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Cornwall and Gloucestershire, Bufflehead in Cornwall, Red-breasted Goose in Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Carmarthenshire, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk and Spotted Sandpiper in Dorset. Glossy Ibises lingered in Lancashire and Dorset. |
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| Sunday 19th February 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a pair of Two-barred Crossbills in Norfolk at Lynford Arboretum: the first in that county since December 2002. Elsewhere, a
Coues's Arctic Redpoll was identified in Cambridgeshire at Woodwalton Fen, as was an
American Golden Plover in Cornwall at Crowdy Reservoir, and Lesser Scaups in both County Cavan at Belturbet and Cornwall at Newquay. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Common Yellowthroat in Gwent, Spanish Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco in Hampshire, Bufflehead in Cornwall, Paddyfield Warbler in West Sussex, Pallid Harrier in County Galway, Red-breasted Geese in both Devon, Dumfries and Galloway and Suffolk, Spotted Sandpiper in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Carmarthenshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, two Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Norfolk, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Gloucestershire, Northern Long-tailed Tit in North Yorkshire, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll, Ross's Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, Ferruginous Duck in Berkshire, Glossy Ibises in Ceredigion, Dorset, Lancashire and Somerset. Scarce gulls included 332 Iceland, 41 Glaucous, 24 Kumlien's, five Ring-billed and two Caspian, whilst 49 Tundra Bean Geese were counted and 114 Smew were logged. |
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| Saturday 18th February 2012 | ||
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| In Gwent the Common Yellowthroat remained in Rhiwderyn. Elsewhere
lingering rare passerines included Spanish Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco
(Hampshire) and two Coues's Arctic Redpolls (Norfolk).
Red-breasted Geese remained in Dumfries & Galloway, Devon, Suffolk and Essex, Lesser Scaup lingered in Glamorgan and Gloucestershire, a White-billed Diver was still off Fetlar (Shetland) and the adult Bonaparte's Gull reappeared in Glamorgan. Rare waders comprised Spotted Sandpiper in Dorset and Long-billed Dowitchers in Wexford (2) and Carmarthenshire. Glossy Ibises were logged in Ceredigion, Lancashire, Co Wicklow, Somerset, Dorset and Pembrokeshire (3). The best of the rest included Parrot Crossbill in West Sussex, American Wigeons in Devon and West Yorkshire and Ring-necked Ducks in Cleveland, Cornwall, Ayrshire, Co Mayo, Dorset (2) and Co Waterford (2). |
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| Friday 17th February 2012 | ||
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| The Common Yellowthroat remained in-situ in Gwent, becoming the first
easily twitchable bird since 1997.
New rarities seen today included a first-winter Bonaparte's Gull in Cardiff, Glamorgan (at the same site also hosting an adult), an American Golden Plover near Davidstow, Cornwall and a Glossy Ibis over Brundall, Norfolk. Long staying rarities once again comprised the Spanish Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco in Hampshire, Northern Waterthrush on the Isles of Scilly, Bufflehead in Cornwall, Paddyfield Warbler in Sussex, Lesser White-fronted Goose and three Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Norfolk, single Glossy Ibises in Kent, Somerset and Ceredigion, single Red-breasted Geese in Suffolk and Devon, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll, Ferruginous Duck in Berkshire and single Lesser Scaups in Glamorgan, County Kerry and Cornwall. |
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| Thursday 16th February 2012 | ||
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| News of the tenth Common Yellowthroat for Britain was released today,
with a first-winter male present in Rhiwderyn, Gwent for the last few days.
Being the first potentially twitchable bird for the mainland, and the first live
bird since one on Foula, Shetland in 2004, it is likely that, if it sticks, it
will be very popular at the weekend.
Long staying rarities still present today included the Spanish Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco in Hampshire, Paddyfield Warbler in Sussex, Lesser White-fronted Goose and Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Northern Long-tailed Tit in Yorkshire, single Glossy Ibises in Kent, Dorset, Devon and Lancashire, single Red-breasted Geese in Suffolk and Essex, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll and single Lesser Scaups in Gloucestershire and Cornwall. |
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| Wednesday 15th February 2012 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Spanish Sparrow in Hampshire, Lesser
White-fronted Goose in Norfolk, Red-breasted Geese in Suffolk, Essex
and Dumfries & Galloway, Bufflehead in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpipers
in Devon and Dorset, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Bonaparte's
Gull in Glamorgan, Paddyfield Warbler in West Sussex, Lesser Scaup
in Cornwall and Long-billed Dowitcher in Carmarthenshire.
Glossy Ibises were logged in Devon, Dorset, Ceredigion and Lancashire, a Todd's Canada Goose remained in Dumfries and Galloway and a female American Wigeon reappeared in Herefordshire. In Ireland the long-staying House Crow was still in Co Cork and a Bonaparte's Gull lingered in Co Antrim. |
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