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| Sunday 13th May 2012 | ||
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| The first Red-footed Falcon of the year, an adult male, was seen at
Babingley, Norfolk early afternoon where it showed well to the finder, but
eluded everyone else. An Alpine Swift flew over Upminster, London early
morning, an Ortolan Bunting was at Wester Quarff, Shetland and a
Glossy Ibis flew over Greystones, County Wicklow. New Red-rumped Swallows
were seen at Scarborough and Spurn, both Yorkshire and at Bawdsey, Suffolk.
Lingering rarities included the Squacco Heron in Somerset, Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, four Glossy Ibises in Pembrokeshire and Red-rumped Swallows in the Isles of Scilly (2) and Northumberland. Other notable occurrences today included the first big passage of skuas in the north-west, with the highest totals being 417 Long-tailed and 172 Poms off Aird an Runair, North Uist, with smaller numbers elsewhere, and also the now regular Spring influx of Red Kites into Cornwall, with 84 individuals reported. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 12th May 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of more Red-rumped Swallows, with four together on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, three in Northumberland (two at Lynemouth, one at Low Newton-by-the-Sea), and one over Capel-le-Ferne, Kent. Elsewhere, a singing
Savi's Warbler was located in Suffolk at Walberswick, a Bee-eater in Pembrokeshire at Marloes, a
Black Kite briefly in Surrey at East Clandon, and the Forster's Tern returned to Tacumshin, County
Wexford for the summer. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Greater Yellowlegs and King Eider together in Aberdeenshire, Pallid Harrier in Lincolnshire, Squacco Heron in Somerset, Spotted Sandpiper and American Golden Plover together in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, Red-rumped Swallow in Cambridgeshire, and Glossy Ibises in Pembrokeshire (4), Somerset and West Sussex. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (Devon (2) and Hampshire), Red-spotted Bluethroat (Northumberland), Red-backed Shrike (Northumberland), Wryneck (Cleveland, East Yorkshire and Fife), Golden Oriole (Cambridgeshire and Dorset), Kentish Plover (Cornwall), Temminck's Stint (three together in Norfolk), Long-tailed Skua (Argyll, Ayrshire and the Shetland Isles) and 20 migrant Dotterel. Meanwhile, the result of a DNA test on nfeathers from the suspected Atlas Flycatcher present at Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire on 28th April-10th May 2012 showed it to be a Pied Flycatcher. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 11th May 2012 | ||
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| The Red-rumped Swallow was once again the most prominent species today,
with seven new individuals found. These were at Spurn, Yorkshire, Gibraltar
Point and Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire (with two at the latter site),
Landguard NR, Suffolk, Pegwell Bay, Kent and Wicken Fen NT, Cambridgeshire.
These brought the Spring total to at least 37 birds, whilst others remained in
the Isles of Scilly and in Norfolk. Other new discoveries included a
White-rumped Sandpiper at Cley, Norfolk, a Spotted Sandpiper at
Tacumshin, County Wexford and a Glossy Ibis at Meare, Somerset, whilst
Lincolnshire hosted a Pallid Harrier and at least one Alpine Swift.
Lingering rarities today included the Squacco Heron in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, Black-winged Stilts in Kent (2) and Lincolnshire, American Golden Plover in County Wexford, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Scaup in Highland and Glossy Ibises in Sussex (2) and Pembrokeshire (3). |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 10th May 2012 | ||
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| Apart from a brief Bee-eater at Dale, Pembrokeshire and a
White-billed Diver from a boat off Melvaig, Highland, Red-rumped Swallow
was the bird of the day. New individuals were found in Cambridgeshire, Cornwall
and Norfolk, with two together at Blakeney and another single bird at Waxham.
Lingering rarity highlights included the Squacco Heron at Blagdon Lake, Somerset, Blue-winged Teal at Kirkintilloch in Clyde, Ortolan Bunting on Fair Isle, Shetland and Long-billed Dowitcher at Hodbarrow RSPB, Cumbria. Other rarities included a possible Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Cornwall, a possible Baltic Gull in London, Glossy Ibises in Lancashire, Essex and Pembrokeshire (3), two Black-winged Stilts in Kent and two Red-rumped Swallows in the Isles of Scilly. |
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| Tuesday 8th May 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of at least one Pallid Harrier on the Lincolnshire coast; with birds noted at both
Gibraltar Point and Theddlethorpe St Helen. Elsewhere, a Red-throated Pipit was new in Cornwall on The Lizard, a
Red-rumped Swallow moved through Staunton Harold Reservoir and Swarkestone Lake (both Derbyshire), and Black Kites
were noted overflying both Kent and Hampshire (2). Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Squacco Heron in Somerset, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Savi's Warbler in Leicestershire, single Red-rumped Swallows in both Cambridgeshire and Kent, White-billed Diver in Moray, and Glossy Ibises in County Cork (3), Pembrokeshire (2), County Wexford and West Sussex (2). Scarcities included Red-spotted Bluethroat (Shetland Isles), Woodchat Shrike (Isle of Scilly), Yellow-browed Warbler (Norfolk), Golden Oriole (Pembrokeshire and Isles of Scilly (3)), Temminck's Stint (Nottinghamshire), White Stork (two together in Hampshire) and Wryneck (two each in both East Yorkshire and the Shetland Isles). |
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| Sunday 6th May 2012 | ||
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| A Pallid Harrier which flew over Spurn, Yorkshire was presumably the
bird seen yesterday at Easington. Today it flew south into Lincolnshire, and
wasn't reported again. Single Tawny Pipits were at Landguard, Suffolk and
on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, with other new discoveries including a
Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, a Black Kite in Somerset, an American
Golden Plover and four Glossy Ibises in County Wexford (the latter
presumably relocating from Marloes Mere, Pembrokeshire) and a Red-rumped Swallow
in Yorkshire. Other Glossy Ibises were found in County Cork and Sussex.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Savi's Warbler in Leicestershire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Suffolk, White-billed Diver in Moray, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Red-rumped Swallows in the Isles of Scilly (2), County Cork, Oxfordshire and Gwent, Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire and Kent (4) and Glossy Ibis in Anglesey. The possible Atlas Flycatcher remained in Yorkshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 5th May 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was Britain's 16th Calandra Lark, which
paused briefly at Sandwich Bay, Kent, before flying north. Other rarity
highlights today included a Pallid Harrier on the north Norfolk coast, a
Citrine Wagtail at Ballynamona, County Cork and a Black Kite over
Ibsley, Hampshire.
Other new discoveries included single Red-rumped Swallows in Kent, Oxfordshire, Devon and County Cork, Black-winged Stilts in Kent (4), Lincolnshire (2) and Devon and Glossy Ibises in Shropshire, Sussex, Essex and Ayrshire. Lingering rarity highlights were the Savi's Warbler in Leicestershire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Suffolk, Greater Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire, Squacco Heron in Somerset, Red-rumped Swallow in Gwent, Little Bunting in Kent and the possible Atlas Flycatcher in Yorkshire. |
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