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| Thursday 11th October 2012 | ||
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| The first Blackpoll Warbler on the Isles of Scilly since 2008 was
discovered on Bryher today, but unfortunately it only showed briefly to the few
lucky birders already on the island. Almost as brief, a Radde's Warbler
was trapped at Spurn, Yorkshire, but wasn't seen after release. New arrivals on
Fair Isle, Shetland included a Blyth's Reed Warbler and two
Olive-backed Pipits.
Lingering rarities included the Paddyfield Warbler, Olive-backed Pipit and Ortolan Bunting in Cornwall, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll in Shetland, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Citrine Wagtail in Gwynedd, single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Somerset and County Dublin, single Long-billed Dowitchers in Lincolnshire and Gloucestershire, American Golden Plover on the Isles of Scilly and a Glossy Ibis in County Cork. |
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Daily news summaries
Catch up with RBA's daily birdnews summaries. Browse ten days at a time, or choose a date to read summaries from that day backwards.
Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Wednesday 10th October 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Citrine Wagtail on Bardsey Island, Gwynedd. Other new rarities comprised an
Ortolan Bunting in Cornwall on The Lizard, American Golden Plover on Benbecula, Western Isles, and a brief
Red-throated Pipit on the Wirral. A Lanceolated Warbler remained on Fair Isle, with American Golden Plover, two Bluethroats, two Common Rosefinches, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Richard's Pipit, Barred Warbler and 24 Greenland Redpolls noted elsewhere on the Shetland Isles. Meanwhile, on the Isles of Scilly American Golden Plover, Rose-coloured Starling, Richard's Pipit, Dotterel, two Wrynecks and seven Yellow-browed Warblers were all logged. Lingering rarities included Paddyfield Warbler, Olive-backed Pipit and two Glossy Ibises in Cornwall, Baird's Sandpiper in County Cork, Long-billed Dowitcher in both Gloucestershire and Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in both County Dublin and Somerset, and American Golden Plover on the Orkney Isles. The best of the rest were a Woodchat Shrike in County Galway, Purple Heron in Dorset, Red-backed Shrike in Wiltshire and American Wigeon in West Yorkshire. |
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| Tuesday 9th October 2012 | ||
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| On Isles of Scilly notable birds comprised American Buff-bellied Pipits
on Bryher and St Mary's, a mobile American Golden Plover,
Richard's Pipit, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Rose-coloured Starling,
Dotterel, two Wrynecks and a handful of Yellow-browed Warblers.
Elsewhere new discoveries included Olive-backed Pipit in Cornwall, Red-throated Pipit in Devon and Blyth's Reed Warbler on Orkney. Lingering rarities came in the form of Paddyfield Warbler and two Glossy Ibises in Cornwall, Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire, King Eider in Moray and American Golden Plovers in Argyll and Orkney. In Ireland an American Buff-bellied Pipit and White-rumped Sandpiper (Co Kerry), Lesser Yellowlegs (Co Dublin), Long-billed Dowitcher, American Golden Plover and Baird's Sandpiper (Co Cork) and Northern Harrier and American Golden Plover (Co Wexford) were all logged. The best of the rest included four Richard's Pipits, three Common Rosefinches, three Red-breasted Flycatchers, Barred Warbler (Kent), Spotted Crake (Devon), Rough-legged Buzzard (Essex), Purple Heron (Dorset), Cattle Egret (Somerset) and Red-backed Shrike (Wiltshire). |
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| Monday 8th October 2012 | ||
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| A White's Thrush was at Cot Valley (Cornwall) this morning - the bird
was only seen briefly and could not be relocated later in the day. Elsewhere in
Cornwall new discoveries included Paddyfield Warbler on The Lizard,
Glossy Ibis over Drift and Red-rumped Swallow in Falmouth.
On Isles of Scilly the American Buff-bellied Pipit and Grey-cheeked Thrush both lingered, whilst two American Golden Plovers were also seen. On Shetland a Siberian Stonechat and American Golden Plover both lingered on Mainland whilst a Lanceolated Warbler was still on Fair Isle. Irish rarities comprised Blyth's Reed Warbler and Baird's Sandpiper in Co Cork, Lesser Yellowlegs in Co Dublin, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Co Kerry, Forster's Tern in Co Louth and American Golden Plovers in Co Mayo (2) and Co Kildare. Elsewhere lingering rarities included King Eider in Moray, American Golden Plover in Dumfries & Galloway and Long-billed Dowitcher in Western Isles. The best of the rest comprised six Wrynecks, six Great White Egrets, five Pectoral Sandpipers, three Richard's Pipits, two Purple Herons, two Common Rosefinches, two Barred Warblers, Red-breasted Flycatcher (Orkney), Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Northumberland), Spotted Crake (Devon), American Wigeon (West Yorkshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Isles of Scilly), Red-backed Shrike (Wiltshire) and Red-necked Phalarope (Lincolnshire). |
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| Sunday 7th October 2012 | ||
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| County Galway continued its excellent run of American landbirds with a
Blackpoll Warbler on Inishmore Island, but there was no sign of the
Belted Kingfisher today. Also in Ireland a Northern Harrier was at
Tacumshin, County Wexford for its second day, an Upland Sandpiper was
heard as it flew over Lissagriffin, County Cork, a Lesser Yellowlegs was
on North Bull Island, County Dublin, a Long-billed Dowitcher was at Lough
Beg, County Cork, a White-rumped Sandpiper was at Reenroe, County Kerry
and new American Golden Plovers were in County Wexford and County Cork
(2). Red-rumped Swallows were found in Devon (in Plymouth), Cornwall
(over Tregunna) and Sussex (over Seaford).
Lingering rarities included Grey-cheeked Thrush and American Buff-bellied Pipit on the Isles of Scilly, Siberian Stonechat, Lanceolated Warbler and American Golden Plover in Shetland, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Baird's Sandpiper in County Cork, Blyth's Reed Warbler in County Galway, three Glossy Ibises in Cornwall (with another still in Cambridgeshire), Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, and American Golden Plovers in Orkney, Dumfries and Galloway, County Mayo and the Western Isles (2). |
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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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| Friday 5th October 2012 | ||
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| Staggering news today came in the form of an Eastern Kingbird found on
the island of Inishmore, off the Galway Coast in western Ireland. This is the
first record for the Western Palearctic of this North American Tyrant Flycatcher
and the bird remained all afternoon along walls around Kimurvey - as many
birders prepared for the long journey westwards.
On the Isles of Scilly a Sykes's Warbler was found at Old Grimsby on Tresco this afternoon, and in west Cornwall a magic group of seven Red-rumped Swallows spent the afternoon around Marazion. A Fea's Petrel flew past Mizen Head in County Cork. New rarities on Shetland comprised a Great Reed Warbler on Mainland at Rerwick, a Citrine Wagtail on Fair Isle, a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Out Skerries and a Little Bunting on Whalsay. Nearby there was a Rustic Bunting on North Ronaldsay in the Orkneys. A Blyth's Reed Warbler was found on another island off the Galway coast - this time at Inishbofin, and Ireland held the lion's share of the new American Golden Plovers with birds in County Mayo, County Kerry and a belated report of one in County Wexford yesterday. Others were in the Orkneys and on the Western Isles. A Long-billed Dowitcher was found in Lincolnshire. The Myrtle Warbler remained on Dursey in County Cork, the Short-billed Dowitcher continued its sojourn at Lodmoor in Dorset, a Pallid Harrier was still in Yorkshire, the Western Bonelli's Warbler was still on St.Martins in the Scillies and American Buff-bellied Pipits remained in Counties Antrim and Kerry. |
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| Thursday 4th October 2012 | ||
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| A Wilson's Petrel past Baile na hAbhainn, County Galway was perhaps
the surprise of the day, with Ireland also hosting a new Ortolan Bunting,
at Mizen Head, County Cork. New American waders in the north-west included a
Long-billed Dowitcher and an American Golden Plover on North Uist,
another American Golden Plover on South Uist, Western Isles, and yet
another on Loch Ryan, Dumfries and Galloway. A Richardson's Canada Goose
reappeared on Islay, Argyll, where it joined yesterday's Lesser Canada Goose.
Further south a Glossy Ibis flew over Bosley Reservoir, Cheshire.
In County Cork the Myrtle Warbler remained on Dursey Island, whilst the Swainson's Thrush on Barra relocated to Brevig, where it was trapped and ringed this afternoon. The Short-billed Dowitcher continued its stay at Lodmoor, Dorset, with other lingering rarities including Lanceolated Warbler, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, Siberian Stonechat, American Buff-bellied Pipit and American Golden Plover in Shetland, Western Bonelli's Warbler in the Isles of Scilly, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Lesser Scaup and Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, American Golden Plover in Argyll and Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire. |
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| Wednesday 3rd October 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Myrtle Warbler in County Cork on Dursey Island. Elsewhere, a
Pallid Harrier was identified at Firsby Reservoir, South Yorkshire, where it has already been present for three weeks. On the Shetland Isles a Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler was new on Fair Isle, whilst American Buff-bellied Pipit, Isabelline Shrike, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, Siberian Stonechat, American Golden Plover, Surf Scoter, Little Auk, Red-backed Shrike, two Red-breasted Flycatchers, three Barred Warblers and 11 Yellow-browed Warblers remained around the archipelago. Meanwhile, on the Isles of Scilly the Western Bonelli's Warbler showed, along with two Ortolan Buntings, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Dotterel. Other lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Swainson's Thrush on the Western Isles, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Kerry, Short-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, two Long-billed Dowitchers in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Argyll, American Golden Plovers in County Clare, Orkney Isles and Western Isles, Ortolan Bunting in County Cork, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, and Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire. |
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| Tuesday 2nd October 2012 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the discovery of a Swainson's Thrush on Barra
(Western Isles). Elsewhere on the archipelago an American Buff-bellied Pipit,
Blyth's Reed Warbler and two American Golden Plover were all logged.
On Shetland a Lanceolated Warbler arrived on Fair Isle, where a Pechora Pipit, Arctic Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler and Richard's Pipit were also seen. Elsewhere on Shetland the American Buff-bellied Pipit, Siberian Stonechat, Spotted Sandpiper, Isabelline Shrike, Little Bunting and American Golden Plover lingered on Mainland, a Pechora Pipit and Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll were both still on Unst and a Blyth's Reed Warbler remained on Foula. A couple of new Nearctic waders were discovered - a White-rumped Sandpiper in Co Mayo and a Lesser Yellowlegs in Argyll (the latter previously misidentified as a Wood Sandpiper). Lingering rarities included Short-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Ortolan Bunting in Co Cork, Western Bonelli's Warbler on Isles of Scilly, American Buff-bellied Pipits in Co Antrim and Co Kerry and Bonaparte's Gull in Co Antrim. |
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