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| Friday 30th November 2012 | ||
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| A late Baird's Sandpiper was found on Black Rock Strand, County Kerry,
whilst, slightly more expected, was a Dusky Warbler in West Bexington,
Dorset. The Blue-winged Teal returned to Castle Douglas, Dumfries and
Galloway yesterday.
Long staying rarities included the American Coot in County Galway, Desert Wheatear in Denbighshire, Dusky Warbler and Little Bunting in Cornwall, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on Unst, Shetland, single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Lincolnshire and Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, Red-breasted Goose in Cumbria, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll and Glossy Ibis in Somerset. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 29th November 2012 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the American Coot at
Murloch, County Galway, Pied-billed Grebe at Loch na Bagh, Western Isles,
Subalpine Warbler in St Just, Cornwall, Desert Wheatear at Rhyl,
Denbighshire, single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Devon, Lincolnshire and
Lancashire, Blue-winged Teal at Ballylongford, County Kerry,
Red-breasted Goose at Cardurnock, Cumbria and Glossy Ibis at Ham Wall
RSPB, Somerset.
Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling in Cornwall, Yellow-browed Warbler in Gloucestershire, Surf Scoters in County Waterford and Conwy, American Wigeon in Yorkshire, Ring-necked Duck and Snow Goose in County Donegal (with another of the former on the Western Isles, and another of the latter in Highland), Green-winged Teal in Cumbria, Iceland Gull in Staffordshire and Glaucous Gulls in Cambridgeshire, Yorkshire and Orkney (2). |
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| Wednesday 28th November 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of the second American Coot of the week; at Ballyconneely, County
Galway: only the third Irish record. Elsewhere, a White-billed Diver flew past Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire, and in Cornwall two Little Buntings
were located together at Rosenannon Downs. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Pied-billed Grebe on the Western Isles, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Down, Desert Wheatear in Denbighshire, Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, Red-breasted Goose in Cornwall, four Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls together on the Shetland Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Devon and Lancashire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, and two Richardson's Canada Geese together in County Sligo. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (Northumberland), Yellow-browed Warbler (Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (2)), Surf Scoter (County Cork and County Waterford), American Wigeon (West Yorkshire), Ring-necked Duck (Isle of Scilly (3), Somerset and Western Isles). Waxwings were logged across 45 counties between Aberdeenshire, the Western Isles, Cornwall and Kent, including flocks of 170 in Leicestershire, 120 Lincolnshire, 100 Denbighshire, 84 Staffordshire and 76 in Bedfordshire. |
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| Sunday 25th November 2012 | ||
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| Rarities lingering today included the female Desert Wheatear in Rhyl,
Denbighshire, Northern Harrier at Tacumshin, County Wexford, four
Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls at Baltasound, Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs
at Plymouth, Devon, single Long-billed Dowitchers in Gloucestershire
and Lincolnshire, Red-breasted Goose at Farlington, Hampshire and
Bonaparte's Gull at Larne, County Antrim.
A Wilson's Phalarope was in County Donegal at Malin Head, yesterday. Scarcity highlights included three Yellow-browed Warblers, three Grey Phalaropes, four Great Grey Shrikes and four Surf Scoters. |
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| Saturday 24th November 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Desert Wheatear in Denbighshire at Rhyl; identified this morning after first being located there yesterday. Elsewhere, a
Ross's Goose was new in Dumfries and Galloway at Loaningfoot, whilst in County Down the Bonaparte's Gull returned to Larne, and in Lincolnshire the
Ferruginous Duck reappeared at Barton-upon-Humber. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised two American Buff-bellied Pipits together in County Down, Red-breasted Geese in both Argyll and Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, four Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls together on the Shetland Isles, Richardson's Canada Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk and Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire. In Britain, Waxwings were recorded across 48 counties between Argyll, the Orkney Isles, London and Glamorgan, with peak flocks including 200 in Greater Manchester, 180 in Dumfries and Galloway, 150 in Nottinghamshire, 135 in Clyde, 130 in Highland, and 100 in both Ayrshire and South Yorkshire. Significant late news concerned a Blyth's Reed Warbler present yesterday at Ferry Meadows, Cambridgeshire. Only the fourth ever to be discovered inland - following singles in Cheshire on 26th August 2000, London on 6th-28th October 2001 and Essex on 16th June 2003 - and the second latest on record, the latest being on the Shetland Isles on 29th November- 1st December 2009. |
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| Friday 23rd November 2012 | ||
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| A Dusky Warbler reported at Falmouth, Cornwall was the only new rarity
to be discovered today.
The Subalpine Warbler remained in Cornwall, as did single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Devon and Lancashire, single Long-billed Dowitchers in Gloucestershire and Lincolnshire and the Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire. Scarcity highlights included a Grey Phalarope, a Shorelark, a Richard's Pipit, a Serin, three Great Grey Shrikes and three Surf Scoters. |
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| Thursday 22nd November 2012 | ||
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| A Richardson's Canada Goose was found near Campbeltown, Argyll, whilst
a Blue-winged Teal was in County Kerry at Ballylongford.
Lingering rarities included the Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire and Glossy Ibis in County Cork. Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling in Cornwall, a Hoopoe in Gwent, Great Grey Shrikes in Essex and Staffordshire, a Rough-legged Buzzard in Suffolk, a Ring-necked Duck in Leicestershire, an American Wigeon in Yorkshire, a Green-winged Teal in Angus, a Ring-billed Gull in County Down, a Glaucous Gull in Yorkshire, an Iceland Gull in the Western Isles, a Little Auk in Sussex and a Pomarine Skua in Cornwall. At least 3,430 Waxwings were seen in 35 counties. |
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| Wednesday 21st November 2012 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Subalpine Warbler still in Cornwall, Red-breated Goose in Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, and
White-rumped Sandpiper in Staffordshire. Scarcities included Ring-billed Gull (Hampshire), Surf Scoter (three together in Conwy), American Wigeon (West Yorkshire), Ring-necked Duck (Leicestershire and Somerset), Rough-legged Buzzard (Buckinghamshire) and Great Grey Shrike (Dorset and Essex). Waxwings were logged across 35 counties between the Western Isles, Aberdeenshire, Glamorgan and Essex, including flock counts of 300 in Merseyside, 175 in Greater Manchester, 150 in South Yorkshire and 130 on the Wirral. |
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