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| Wednesday 31st October 2012 | ||
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| In County Galway, what is presumably the same Belted Kingfisher as a
few weeks ago reappeared today, this time south of Clifden at the west end of
Salt Lake. In County Durham a Bee-eater was seen at Seaburn this morning,
but there were no further reports this afternoon, whilst a Black Kite
flew over Slapton Sands in Devon. Late news from yesterday concerned a grey
morph Gyr over Dowlais, Glamorgan, and a Radde's Warbler trapped
and ringed at Hollesley, Suffolk.
Lingering rarities included the Pied-billed Grebe in County Mayo, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in Fife, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Sussex, Desert Wheatear in Essex, Penduline Tit in Kent, Blyth's Reed Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, two White-rumped Sandpipers together in Norfolk (with another in Highland), Lesser Yellowlegs' in Lancashire and Devon, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, King Eider in Moray, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, four Richardson's Canada Geese in Argyll and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 30th October 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was news of a Pied-billed Grebe at Lough Baun, County Mayo, where it had first been seen yesterday. Elsewhere, a
Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler was new in East Sussex at Beachy Head, as were a Siberian Stonechat in Essex at Southend, Penduline Tit in Kent at Oare Marshes,
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Shetland Isles on Unst, and a Little Bunting at Hawling, Gloucestershire, On the Isles of Scilly a Blyth's Reed Warbler was identified, along with Little Bunting, two Red-breasted Flycatchers, Serin, Richard's Pipit, Lapland Bunting and a Chough. Lingering rarities included the Siberian Rubythroat on the Shetland Isles, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in Fife, Desert Wheatear in Essex, Siberian Stonechats in Devon and Herefordshire, Olive-backed Pipit in Cornwall, Bee-eater in Dorset, Red-breasted Geese in both Argyll and Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Blue-wnged Teal in County Galway, Lesser Scaups in both County Cork and Somerset, two Richardson's Canada Geese in Argyll, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Lancashire and Lincolnshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in Highland and Norfolk (2), American Golden Plover and Northern Harrier, both in County Wexford. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 29th October 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Dusky Warbler inland in Norfolk, at Lynford Arboretum.
Elsewhere, four White-rumped Sandpipers were counted at Tacumshin, County Wexford, a
Richardson's Canada Goose was identified in Dumfries and Galloway at Loaningfoot, and a
Forster's Tern returned to Galway, County Galway. On the Isles of Scilly a Blackpoll Warbler remained along with four Red-breasted Flycatchers, three Yellow-browed Warblers, a Serin and a Barred Warbler. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Siberian Rubythroat on the Shetland Isles, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in Fife, Desert Wheatear in Essex, Siberian Stonechat in Devon, Olive-backed Pipit in Cornwall, two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls on the Western Isles, Bee-eater in Dorset, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Red-breasted Geese in both Argyll and Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher in Carmarthenshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon Lancashire and Lincolnshire, American Golden Plovers in Cumbria, Orkney Isles and County Wexford (2), White-rumped Sandpipers in Highland and Norfolk, Lesser Scaups in County Cork and Somerset, and four Richardson's Canada Geese together in Argyll. |
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| Sunday 28th October 2012 | ||
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| Bird of the day was the Bobolink in Shetland at Brake, Mainland, which
showed well from early afternoon onwards. The Isles of Scilly struck back an
hour or so later with a Blackpoll Warbler on St Mary's at Content, but
Bobolink remains the rarer of the two. A Desert Wheatear in Essex was
unexpectedly found inland at Abberton Reservoir. Other new rarities today
included an American Buff-bellied Pipit in Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs
in Lincolnshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Carmarthenshire,
White-rumped Sandpiper in Highland, Bee-eater in Devon, Little
Bunting in Yorkshire, Olive-backed Pipit in Cornwall and Lesser
Scaup in County Cork.
Lingering rarity highlights included the Siberian Rubythroat on Fair Isle, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in Fife, Siberian Stonechat in Devon, Red-throated Pipit and Little Bunting in the Isles of Scilly, Penduline Tit in Kent, Dusky Warbler in County Durham, Olive-backed Pipit in Norfolk, Red-breasted Geese in Hampshire and Argyll, Lesser Yellowlegs' in Lancashire and Devon and White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk. |
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| Saturday 27th October 2012 | ||
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| Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll is an extremely rare bird away from the
northern and western Scottish islands, so one at Holkham in Norfolk will be very
popular if it lingers for a third day. Despite there being just eight English
records, this is the third for Norfolk, following two at Wells in October 1972.
The other Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll found today was in the rather more
predictable location of Ellister, Shetland. New Siberian Stonechats were
found in Herefordshire (Wellington GPs) and Devon (Mid Soar), with also late
news of a suppressed bird at Eccles, Norfolk recently.
Other new discoveries included a Desert Wheatear at West Lulworth, Dorset, a White-billed Diver at Whitburn, County Durham, a Penduline Tit at Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk, a second Olive-backed Pipit at Easington, Yorkshire and a Little Bunting on Tresco, Isles of Scilly. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present included the Siberian Rubythroat on Fair Isle, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in Fife, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Daurian Shrike in Dorset, Red-breasted Goose and two Richardson's Canada Geese in Argyll, Bonaparte's Gulls in Devon and County Durham, Penduline Tit on the Isles of Scilly, Lesser Yellowlegs' in Devon, Lancashire and County Kerry, White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk and County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire and Red-throated Pipit in Cornwall. |
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| Friday 26th October 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Siberian Rubythroat on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles, with
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, Olive-backed Pipit and Little Bunting also noted there. At Portland, Dorset, the
Daurian Shrike remained alongside Siberian Stonechat, Subalpine
Warbler and Wryneck, and a Pechora Pipit flew over. Elsewhere, rarities included the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in Fife, Desert Wheatear in West Sussex, Olive-backed Pipit in County Galway, Dusky Warblers in both County Durham and Northumberland, Arctic Redpoll and Little Bunting in Norfolk, Black Kite in County Cork, Red-breasted Goose in Argyll, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Gloucestershire and the Western Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon and Lancashire, American Golden Plover in Cumbria and County Wexford (4), White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, and Richardson's Canada Geese in Argyll (2) and Cumbria. Meanwhile, on the Isles of Scilly American Buff-bellied Pipit, Penduline Tit, Red-throated Pipit, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Richard's Pipit, Spotted Crake, Lapland Bunting, Great White Egret, three Ring-necked Ducks and four Yellow-browed Warblers were all logged. |
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| Thursday 25th October 2012 | ||
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| New rarities confirmed today comprised a Desert Wheatear in West Sussex at Worthing,
Siberian Stonechat in Dorset on Portland, Olive-backed Pipit in East Yorkshire at Kilnsea, a brief Red-throated Pipit in Cornwall,
single Dusky Warblers in East Yorkshire, Norfolk, Northumberland and North Yorkshire,
Little Bunting in Norfolk, Richardson's Canada Geese in both Cumbria and Lancashire, and Glossy Ibises
in both Cambridgeshire and Dorset. On the Isles of Scilly the American Buff-bellied Pipit remained alongside Penduline Tit, Red-throated Pipit, three Ring-necked Ducks, two Richard's Pipits, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Common Rosefinch, Spotted Crake and a Great White Egret. Lingering rarities included the Chestnut-eared Bunting still on the Shetland Isles, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in Fife, Daurian Shrike in Dorset, Arctic Warbler in Norfolk, Olive-backed Pipits in County Galway, Norfolk and Suffolk, Dusky Warbler in County Durham, Radde's Warbler and Little Bunting in Northumberland, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Red-footed Falcon on the Isle of Wight, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Kerry, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, County Kerry and Lancashire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, two Lesser Scaups together in Somerset, and three Richardson's Canada Geese together in County Sligo. |
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| Wednesday 24th October 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation of Britian's second Chestnut-eared Bunting at Eastshore, Mainland, Shetland Isles, initially photographed yesterday as a Little Bunting. Other birds on the Shetland Isles included
Pied Wheatear and Olive-backed Pipit also at Eastshore, and Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler on Unst, but the Siberian Rubythroat
was not located on Fair Isle. On the Isles of Scilly the American Buff-bellied Pipit remained with Penduline Tit, Radde's Warbler, Olive-backed Pipit, Little Bunting, Rose-coloured Starling, Spotted Crake, two each of both Red-breasted Flycatcher and Richard's Pipit, three Ring-necked Ducks and four Yellow-browed Warblers. Rarities elsewhere comprised Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in Fife, Daurian Shrike in Dorset, Red-flanked Bluetail and Arctic Warbler in Norfolk, Radde's Warbler in Northumberland, Dusky Warblers in both County Durham and County Galway, Red-throated Pipit and Red-footed Falcon on the Isle of Wight, Olive-backed Pipits in Cornwall, Essex, County Galway, Highland, Norfolk (2) and Suffolk, Rustic Bunting in County Durham, Little Buntings in Cleveland and Northumberland, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Spotted Sandpiper in County Kerry, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, County Kerry and Lancashire, American Golden Plovers in County Kerry and the Orkney Isles, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, two Lesser Scaups in Somerset, Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire, and Richardson's Canada Geese in Argyll (2) and County Sligo (3). However, the most significant news was that of the presence of a Pale-legged Leaf Warbler - a new bird for the Western Palearctic - in Dorset, at Southwell, Portland, on Monday, but not since. |
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