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| Saturday 6th October 2012 | ||
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| Unfortunately for all those who made the pilgrimage west, the Eastern
Kingbird was not seen today at Inishmore Island in County Galway. However,
it was still American landbirds that made the headlines. Also in Galway, a
Belted Kingfisher was found near Letterfrack, the first in Ireland since
1984, but it gave people the run-around, moving from Lough Fee where it was
first seen to other nearby sites. Back on Inishmore Island, at least one,
possibly two, Myrtle Warblers were found in the morning and down the
coast in County Cork the Myrtle Warbler remained on Dursey Island. On the
Scillies, a Grey-cheeked Thrush was found on St.Agnes late in the
afternoon.
From the east, a Black-throated Thrush was on Fair Isle today along with the lingering Lanceolated Warbler, the Sykes's Warbler was still on Tresco in the Scilly Isles and the Blyth's Reed Warbler remained on Inishbofin Island in County Galway. Also on the Scillies was the Western Bonelli's Warbler on St.Martin's and a Little Bunting was a new discovery on Portland Bill in Dorset. From the south there was an arrival of Glossy Ibises in Cornwall, with fifteen together over Land's End, eight at The Lizard and groups of seven at Sennen and Marazion. Just how many were involved in total is difficult to judge. The flock of seven Red-rumped Swallows were still at Marazion in west Cornwall until about 9.30am but then disappeared which made it difficult to assess how many birds were involved with further reports of this species at Land's End (2), St.Agnes on the Scillies (1) and South Milton Ley in Devon (1). Other new rarities found today were an Arctic Redpoll in Orkney, a White-rumped Sandpiper in County Clare and an American Golden Plover in County Wexford. The Short-billed Dowitcher remained in Dorset and the Pallid Harrier was still in Yorkshire. On a very different note, there was clearly a large movement of Jays at various places around the southern counties, including 668 over Hunstanton in Norfolk. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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