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| Saturday 14th April 2012 | ||
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| A juvenile Pallid Harrier which flew through Belvide Reservoir,
Staffordshire was a first for the county. The roaming Black-winged Stilt
(from Oxfordshire and Leicestershire) was relocated again today, this time at
Willow Tree Fen NR, Lincolnshire, where it remained all day.
Lingering rarities included the Greater Yellowlegs and King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Black-winged Stilt in Dorset, two Long-billed Dowitchers and Spotted Sandpiper in Somerset, Little Bunting in Devon, single Blue-winged Teals in Clyde and Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Ferruginous Duck in Wiltshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 13th April 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the Black-winged Stilt at Rutland Water,
Leicestershire, which relocated from Standlake, Oxfordshire. Perhaps
surprisingly, this is the first record for the site, with previous county
sightings including pairs in 1987 and 1945. Other new discoveries today included
a Glossy Ibis at Ormesby Little Broad, Norfolk, and a Black Kite
south-west over Denbury, Devon.
Lingering rarities included the Greater Yellowlegs and King Eider in Aberdeenshire, single Blue-winged Teals in Clyde and Cornwall, Black-winged Stilt in Dorset, two Long-billed Dowitchers and a Spotted Sandpiper in Somerset, White-billed Diver in Highland, Little Bunting in Devon and Ferruginous Duck in Wiltshire. Glossy Ibises were seen in Suffolk, Essex, Pembrokeshire (3) and the Western Isles. |
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| Thursday 12th April 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Black-winged Stilt in Oxfordshire at Standlake Common. In Highland
a White-billed Diver was located at Burghead. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Northern Waterthrush on the Isles of Scilly, Greater Yellowlegs and King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Black-winged Stilt in Dorset, Blue-winged Teals in Clyde, Cornwall and Somerset, Spotted Sandpiper and two Long-billed Dowitchers in Somerset, another White-billed Diver in Highland, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll, Little Bunting in Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Wiltshire, and Glossy Ibises in Dorset, Essex, Lancashire, Pembrokeshire, Suffolk and the Western Isles. Scarcities included Serin (Suffolk), Hoopoe (Norfolk), Rose-coloured Starling (Hampshire), Ring-necked Duck (Kent and Lincolnshire) and Cattle Egret (Dorset and COunty Wexford (2)). |
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| Wednesday 11th April 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the arrival of a Black-winged Stilt in Dorset at Radipole Lake, it having migrated fifty miles south overnight from Chew Valley Lake, Somerset. Elsewhere, new rarities included a
White-billed Diver in Highland at Poolewe, a Ferruginous Duck in Wiltshire at Langford Lakes, and a
Blue-winged Teal reported in Somerset, at Ham Wall. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Thayer's Gull in Lincolnshire, Greater Yellowlegs and King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Red-breasted Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, Spotted Sandpiper and two Long-billed Dowitchers in Somerset, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim, Falcated Duck in County Mayo, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll, and Glossy Ibises in Dorset, Gwynedd, Pembrokeshire (3), Suffolk and the Western Isles. Significant late news concerned a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll present on Islay on 10th April 2012. |
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| Sunday 8th April 2012 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Northern Waterthrush still on the Isles of Scilly,
Greater Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire, Black Duck and Falcated Duck in County Mayo,
Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, Blue-winged Teals in both
Clyde and Cornwall, Black-winged Stilt in County Wexford, Spotted Sandpiper in Somerset,
Long-billed Dowitchers in Dumfries and Galloway and Somerset (2), Little Bunting in Devon, and
Glossy Ibises in Cleveland, Dorset, Essex, Gwynedd, Pembrokeshire (3) and the Isle of Wight. Scarcities were headed by two White-spotted Bluethroats at Spurn, East Yorkshire, whilst a Purple Heron remained in Devon, a Night Heron was in County Cork, Rose-coloured Starling in Hampshire, Richard's Pipit in Dorset, Cattle Egret in Essex, American Wigeon in County Antrim, Surf Scoters in both County Cork and Cornwall, and seven Green-winged Teals were noted between Hampshire, County Londonderry and Aberdeenshire. |
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| Saturday 7th April 2012 | ||
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| Spring rarities discovered today included a Black Kite in Shetland, at
Virkie then Boddam, and an Alpine Swift at Kilcoole, County Wicklow. At
least two Glossy Ibises were seen in Hampshire, together at Pennington
Marshes and singles over Lepe at Sturt Pond, whilst late news from yesterday
concerned a Black-winged Stilt on the Isle of Wight.
Lingering rarities still present today included Greater Yellowlegs, King Eider and White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire, Falcated Duck in County Mayo, Penduline Tit in Lancashire, Black-winged Stilt in County Wexford, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde and Cornwall, Little Bunting in Devon, Lesser Scaup and Ferruginous Duck in Glamorgan and two Long-billed Dowitchers and Spotted Sandpiper in Somerset. Other Glossy Ibises were in Pembrokeshire (3), Dorset (2) and Suffolk. The juvenile Thayer's Gull in Lincolnshire was not reliably seen all day. |
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| Friday 6th April 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a white morph Gyr on Benbecula, Western Isles. Elsewhere, a
Ferruginous Duck was located at Lisvane Reservoir, Glamorgan, and a Penduline Tit
was heard calling at Minsmere, Suffolk. Lingering rarities comprised the Thayer's Gull still in Lincolnshire, Greater Yellowlegs and King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Black Duck and Falcated Duck in County Mayo, Red-breasted Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, Black-winged Stilt in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitchers in Dumfries and Galloway, Somerset (2) and County Wexford (2), Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Little Bunting in Devon, Ross's Goose in Cumbria, and Glossy Ibises in Cleveland, Dorset (2), Essex, Pembrokeshire (3) and Suffolk. Scarcities included both Purple Heron and Hoopoe in Devon, Surf Scoter in Cornwall, Pectoral Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Cattle Egret in Essex and six Kumlien's Gulls together in County Donegal. |
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| Thursday 5th April 2012 | ||
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| The only new rarity today was a Caspian Tern in County Louth, with the
main news being the lingering juvenile Thayer's Gull in Lincolnshire.
Despite being mobile around Elsham, it remained in the area from late morning,
and often showed well.
Other rarities confirmed as still present included the Falcated Duck and Black Duck in County Mayo, Greater Yellowlegs, White-billed Diver and King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Black-winged Stilt in County Wexford, two Long-billed Dowitchers and a Spotted Sandpiper in Somerset, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Little Bunting in Devon. Glossy Ibises were in Pembrokeshire (3), Dorset (2) Essex and Suffolk. |
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