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| Sunday 21st October 2012 | ||
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| An Arctic Warbler was discovered at Ronas Voe, Shetland, along with an
Olive-backed Pipit nearby on Out Skerries. Another Olive-backed Pipit
was at Reculver, Kent, whilst a Red-throated Pipit was on St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly. A Lesser Yellowlegs spent the afternoon on Aldcliffe
Marsh, Lancashire, a Red-breasted Goose was on Islay, Argyll, and a
Bonaparte's Gull was at Dawlish Warren, Devon.
Lingering rarities included the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler and Radde's Warbler in Fife, Siberian Stonechat in Sussex, Subalpine Warbler in Dorset, Radde's Warbler in Angus, Red-throated Pipit in County Cork, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Red-breasted Goose in Kent, Spotted Sandpiper in County Clare, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs' in County Kerry and Devon, Lesser Scaups in Somerset and Glamorgan and Glossy Ibises in Cornwall (3) and Pembrokeshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 20th October 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Booted Warbler on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, with, around the islands, a supporting cast of two
Serins, Richard's Pipit, Spotted Crake, and three each of both
Ring-necked Duck and Yellow-browed Warbler. Meanwhile, on the Shetland Isles a
Dusky Warbler arrived at Sumburgh, whilst Lanceolated Warbler, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
and two Olive-backed Pipits remained around the archipelago. New rarities elsewhere comprised a Siberian Stonechat in East Sussex at Birling Gap, a Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon at Plymouth, a Northern Harrier in County Wexford at Tacumshin, an American Golden Plover in County Donegal at Inch Lake, and a report of three Red-rumped Swallows briefly in Lothian. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in Fife, single Radde's Warblers in both Angus and Fife, Dusky Warbler in County Galway, Subalpine Warbler in Dorset, Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls in the Orkney Isles and the Western Isles, Red-breasted Goose in Kent, Black Duck in County Mayo, Bonaparte's Gull in Pembrokeshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in both County Dublin and County Kerry, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, American Golden Plovers in both County Cork and the Orkney Isles, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, and at least one Small Canada Goose in Argyll. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 19th October 2012 | ||
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| New rarities today included Dusky Warblers on Inishmore Island, County
Galway and at Swinister, Shetland, two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls on
North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Olive-backed Pipits on Bryher, Isles of Scilly
and at Fladdabister and Boddam, Shetland, three Richardson's Canada Geese
at Lissadell, County Sligo, Baird's Sandpiper on Harris, Western Isles
and the Lesser Scaup returned to Cardiff Bay, Glamorgan. A Glossy Ibis
flew over Aveton Gifford, Devon.
Lingering rarities included the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in Fife, Lanceolated Warbler and two Olive-backed Pipits on Fair Isle, Radde's Warbler in Angus, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Red-breasted Goose in Kent, Bonaparte's Gull in Pembrokeshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin, single Long-billed Dowitchers in Gloucestershire and Cheshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset and Glossy Ibises in Cornwall (4) and Pembrokeshire. |
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| Thursday 18th October 2012 | ||
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| All the new rarities today were found in Scotland, with the majority in
Shetland, and all but two of these Olive-backed Pipits. A flock of four
arrived on Fair Isle (with a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll also on the
island), another on Unst and a further two on Mainland. A second Horneman's
Arctic Redpoll was on Whalsay, whilst elsewhere there were three Radde's
Warblers (two at Kilminning, Fife and another at Lunan Bay, Angus) and a
White-rumped Sandpiper (on Harris, Western Isles).
Lingering rarities included the Blackpoll Warbler on Bryher and Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler on St Mary's, both Scilly, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in Fife, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler on Fair Isle, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll and Little Bunting on North Ronaldsay, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Red-breasted Goose in Kent, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, American Golden Plover in County Kerry, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Leicestershire, four Glossy Ibises in Cornwall and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. |
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| Wednesday 17th October 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of both Lanceolated Warbler and Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Isles, with, nearby, an Olive-backed Pipit on Westray. Other new rarities comprised a
Greenish Warbler in County Cork at Three Castles Head, and a White-rumped Sandpiper
and Red-rumped Swallow in Norfolk between Cley and Salthouse. On the Isles of Scilly the Solitary Sandpiper and Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler remained on St Mary's, with three each of Ring-necked Duck and Yellow-browed Warbler, Barred Warbler and Richard's Pipit around the islands. On the Shetland Isles a Lanceolated Warbler continued, with Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler, Olive-backed Pipit, Great Grey Shrike and the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. Elsewhere, lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in Fife, Tawny Pipit in East Yorkshire, Little Bunting on the Orkney Isles, Red-breasted Goose in Kent, two Spotted Sandpipers together in County Clare, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Cheshire and Gloucestershire, American Golden Plovers in both County Clare and the Orkney Isles, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, four Glossy Ibises in Cornwall, and the Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Leicestershire. |
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| Sunday 14th October 2012 | ||
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| The second Eastern Olivaceous Warbler for Fife was found today at
Kilminning, Fife Ness. This is, coincidentally, the same site which hosted a
bird earlier in the autumn that some called as this species, but which later
turned out to be a Chiffchaff. Further south, a male Pied Wheatear
arrived on Holy Island, Northumberland, where it remained until dusk, and a
Subalpine Warbler was seen briefly on Portland, Dorset.
Shetland logged a further six Olive-backed Pipits, along with a Little Bunting at Burravoe on Yell. The Isles of Scilly produced a Red-throated Pipit on St Agnes and a Little Bunting on St Mary's. Other new discoveries today included a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll at Port Nis on Lewis, Western Isles, a Radde's Warbler on Bardsey Island, Gwynedd, a Lesser Yellowlegs on Hayling Island, Hampshire, a Red-breasted Goose at South Swale NR, Kent, a Blue-winged Teal at Rahasane Turlough, County Galway, Olive-backed Pipit and Little Bunting in Orkney (on Westray and North Ronaldsay respectively), two Red-throated Pipits and an American Golden Plover in Cornwall (with further Red-throated Pipits in County Cork and Norfolk) and a Glossy Ibis at Rainham Marshes RSPB, London. Lingering rarity highlights included both Blackpoll Warbler and Solitary Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Leicestershire, Tawny Pipit in Yorkshire, Citrine Wagtail in Gwynedd, Long-billed Dowitchers in Gloucestershire and Cheshire and two Spotted Sandpipers together in County Clare. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 13th October 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was an Eyebrowed Thrush seen briefly on Foula. Elsewhere on the Shetland Isles, four
Olive-backed Pipits were discovered, along with a Coues's Arctic Redpoll
on Unst, two Little Buntings, Bluethroat, Red-breasted
Flycatcher, Richard's Pipit, Spotted Crake, Great Grey
Shrike, Lapland Bunting and three Yellow-browed Warblers. A White's Thrush was found on Barra, Western Isles, as was a Booted Warbler in Devon at Slapton Ley, Paddyfield Warbler and Blyth's Reed Warbler together in Northumberland at St Mary's Island, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Dorset at Radipole Lake, Tawny Pipit in East Yorkshire, and Little Bunting in County Durham. In Ireland, Spotted Sandpipers were new in both County Clare and County Sligo, a Lesser Yellowlegs was in County Kerry and a White-rumped Sandpiper arrived in County Wexford. On the Scilly Isles both the Blackpoll Warbler and Solitary Sandpiper remained on Bryher, whilst American Golden Plover, Rose-coloured Starling, Spoonbill, two Wrynecks and three Yellow-browed Warblers were noted around the archipelago. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present included the American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Kerry, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Paddyfield Warbler in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitchers in Cheshire, Gloucestershire and Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin, American Golden Plovers in County Clare and Orkney Isles, Glossy Ibises in Cambridgeshire, Cornwall (8) and Pembrokeshire, and the Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Leicestershire. |
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| Friday 12th October 2012 | ||
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| A pale morph South Polar Skua which flew past Mizen Head, County Cork
was the first Mega discovery of the day. On the north-east mainland coast were
both a Lanceolated Warbler and a Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler. The
former was found in an area with no general access at Long Nab, Yorkshire, and
was therefore untwitchable, but the latter was in Marsden Quarry, County Durham,
where a few lucky birders watched it early afternoon. Further south, a
Solitary Sandpiper arrived on Bryher, Isles of Scilly.
Back in the north, a Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler was at Cambois, Northumberland, with an Olive-backed Pipit in the same county on the Farne Islands. Another Olive-backed Pipit was on North Ronaldsay, whilst a Dusky Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler and Little Bunting were all found on nearby Shetland. A Greenish Warbler was at Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork. Lingering rarities included the American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Kerry, Paddyfield Warbler in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs' in Somerset and County Dublin, Long-billed Dowitchers in Lincolnshire and Gloucestershire, American Golden Plovers in Shetland, Isles of Scilly and County Wexford, Olive-backed Pipit in Shetland, Black Duck in County Mayo, King Eider in Moray and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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