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| Saturday 10th November 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Cedar Waxwing on The Mullet, County
Mayo: present only briefly in the same garden that had hosted a Blackpoll Warbler yesterday!
This is the second Irish record, following one on Inishbofin, County Galway on 14th October 2009. Elsewhere, new rarities comprised two Penduline Tits in Bedfordshire at Marston Moretaine, a Little Bunting in East Yorkshire at Skeffling, two Lesser Scaups together in Highland at Loch Watten, and an American Golden Plover in County Londonderry at Limavady. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in Fife, Arctic Warbler on the Shetland Isles, Bee-eater in County Durham, Penduline Tit in Kent, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, King Eider in Moray, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Gloucestershire and Northumberland, American Golden Plover in Cambridgeshire, and single Lesser Scaups in County Clare and Somerset. Scarcities included a Pallas's Warbler (reported on the Orkney Isles), Barred Warbler (Fife), Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon), Surf Scoter (County Cork), Cattle Egret (Devon), and Richard's Pipits (two together in Cleveland, two toegther in East Yorkshire and one in Suffolk). Waxwings were recorded in 41 counties between the Shetland Isles, Western Isles, Suffolk and Cornwall, with flocks over 100 in 13 counties, and maximum flock counts including 424 in Aberdeenshire, 300 in East Yorkshire, 250 in both County Durham and Highland, 220 in Forth, and 200 each in Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway and North Yorkshire. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 9th November 2012 | ||
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| Bird of the day goes to the Blackpoll Warbler on The Mullet, County
Mayo, which appeared in a birder's garden in Tarmon late afternoon. The
Penduline Tit flock at Grove Ferry, Kent continues to grow, with four being seen
early morning.
Lingering rarities included the Hooded Merganser in Sussex, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in Fife, five Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls in Shetland, Bee-eater in County Durham, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Lesser Scaups in Somerset and County Clare and Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire. The Waxwing influx continues, with a total of 4,274 individuals reported from 35 counties. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 8th November 2012 | ||
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| Two more Penduline Tits joined the lingering bird at Grove Ferry NR,
Kent, where they showed from the David Feast Hide. An adult American Golden
Plover was seen at Pickerings Pasture, Cheshire.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Hooded Merganser in Sussex, Bee-eater and Little Bunting in County Durham, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in Fife, Arctic Warbler and four Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls in Shetland, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Northumberland and Gloucestershire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset and Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire. |
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| Wednesday 7th November 2012 | ||
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| New rarities recorded today comprised a Lesser Scaup in County Cork at Lough Aderra,
a Little Bunting in Herefordshire at Kingsland, and a Black-bellied Dipper
identified at Thetford, Norfolk. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Arctic Warbler on the Shetland Isles, Bee-eater in County Durham, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Long-billed Dowitchers in Gloucestershire, Lincolnshire and Northumberland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, two American Golden Plovers together in County Londonderry, Lesser Scaup in County Clare, Glossy Ibis in Somerset and Ross's Goose in Norfolk. Scarcities included Red-breasted Flycatcher and Richard's Pipit in Cornwall, Barred Warbler in Fife, Yellow-browed Warblers in both Dorset and the Isle of Wight, Cattle Egret in Devon, American Wigeon in West Yorkshire, Ring-necked Duck in Somerset, and Surf Scoters in both County Antrim and Conwy (2). Waxwings were recorded from 36 counties between the Shetland Isles, Western Isles, Devon and Kent; including flocks of 250 in Highland, 150 in both Lothian and Perth and Kinross, 130 on the Western Isles and 100 in Cleveland. |
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| Saturday 3rd November 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Red-rumped Swallow in Forth at Blackness. Elsewhere, new rarities comprised an
American Golden Plover in Cambridgeshire at Ouse Fen, a Tawny Pipit
briedly in Conwy at Great Ormes Head, and, on the Shetland Isles, Olive-backed Pipit on Unst, and a
Black-bellied Dipper at Gulberwick. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in Fife, Desert Wheatear in Essex, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in East Sussex, Bee-eater and Little Bunting in County Durham, Bonaparte's Gull in Northamptonshire, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Lesser Scaups in both County Cork and Somerset, Spotted Sandpiper in County Clare, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon and Lancashire, American Golden Plovers in County Clare, County Londonderry (2) and County Wexford, White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk and County Wexford (2), Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire and Somerset, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Leicestershire. Scarce migrants included Bluethroat (Lincolnshire), Red-breasted Flycatcher (County Cork and the Isles of Scilly), Richard's Pipit (Cornwall, Norfolk and Northumberland), Hoopoe (Dorset, Shetland Isles and Somerset), and four Surf Scoters together (in Conwy). |
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| Friday 2nd November 2012 | ||
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| New rarity discoveries today included a Little Bunting at
Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, Coues's Arctic Redpoll on Fair Isle,
Shetland, Red-throated Pipit at Tacumshin, County Wexford,
Richardson's Canada Goose at Tayinloan, Argyll and American Golden Plover
at Lough Foyle, County Derry.
Lingering rarities included Siberian Rubythroat on Fair Isle, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in Fife, Blyth's Reed Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Sussex, Desert Wheatear in Essex, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk and County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, American Golden Plovers in Oxfordshire and Cumbria, King Eider in Moray, Lesser Scaups in County Cork and Somerset, Red-breasted Geese in Hampshire and Argyll and Glossy Ibises in Somerset and County Cork. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 1st November 2012 | ||
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| The first Bonaparte's Gull for Northamptonshire was seen in the roost
at Boddington Reservoir this evening. Nearby, in Oxfordshire, a juvenile
American Golden Plover roosted on the flood at Port Meadow late afternoon. A
Red-throated Pipit was on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, whilst the leaf
warbler in Ventnor, Isle of Wight for its fifth day was reidentified as a
Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler.
Lingering rarities included the Siberian Rubythroat on Fair Isle (present for ten days and counting), Eastern Olivaceous Warbler in Fife, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Sussex, Blyth's Reed Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Desert Wheatear in Essex, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, two White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs' in Devon and Lancashire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire and Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll and Lesser Scaups in County Cork and Somerset. |
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