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| Tuesday 9th April 2013 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a White-billed Diver in Highland at
Gairloch. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Red-breasted Goose still in Dumfries and Galloway,
Little Bunting in County Durham, and single Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and Herefordshire. Scarce migrants included Hoopoe (Cornwall), Kentish Plover (East Sussex), Pallas's Warbler (Berkshire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Rough-legged Buzzard (Shetland Isles), Temminck's Stint (four together in Kent), Rose-coloured Starling and American Wigeon (both in Devon). Otherwise, across-Britain migrant totals included 26 Garganey, 36 Firecrests, 56 Ring Ouzels and 59 Black Redstarts. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 8th April 2013 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the Killdeer in Lancashire at Alston Wetland, albeit only present there briefly. Elsewhere, a
Black Kite flew over Brighton, East Sussex, a new White-billed Diver
was found on Lewis, Western Isles, Little Bunting reappeared in County Durham at Houghton-le-Spring, as did the
King Eider on Fetlar, Shetland Isles. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present included the American Coot in County Galway, Pied-billed Grebe in Somerset, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles, Glossy Ibis in West Sussex, and single Lesser Scaups in Cleveland, Cornwall, Gwent and Herefordshire. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler in Berkshire, Kentish Plover and three Temminck's Stints in Kent, Rose-coloured Starling and American Wigeon in Devon, and a Ring-billed Gull in London. |
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| Sunday 7th April 2013 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of Lancashire's first ever
Killdeer at Alston Reservoirs, Longridge, present for a couple of hours from
mid morning. Typically mobile, it flew off once, only to reappear a short while
later, before doing the same, but not returning. Astonishingly, it was found by
the same observer who found what may have been the same individual in County
Donegal on 29th March, which was also a county first.
Lingering rarities included the Pied-billed Grebe at Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs at Ernesettle, Devon, White-billed Diver off Herston, Orkney, Long-billed Dowitcher and Glossy Ibises at Dale and Marloes, Pembrokeshire, Ferruginous Duck at Otmoor RSPB, Oxfordshire and single Lesser Scaups at Cosmeston Lakes, Glamorgan, Tredegar, Gwent, Siblyback Lake, Cornwall, Freiston Shore RSPB, Lincolnshire, Saltholme RSPB, Cleveland and Wellington GPs, Herefordshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 6th April 2013 | ||
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| A Red-breasted Goose flew past Oare Marshes NR and Margate, both Kent
with Dark-bellied Brent Geese mid morning.
Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the Harlequin Duck and Richardson's Canada Goose on the Western Isles, Pied-billed Grebe in Somerset, Penduline Tit in Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher and Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire (with another of the latter in Sussex), Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Bonaparte's Gull in Highland, Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire and single Lesser Scaups in Cornwall, Gwent, Glamorgan, Herefordshire, Lincolnshire and Cleveland. |
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| Tuesday 2nd April 2013 | ||
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| Today's lingering rarities included the Harlequin Duck and two
White-billed Divers on the Western Isles, Pied-billed Grebe in
Somerset, Snowy Owl on the Aberdeenshire /Moray border, Penduline Tit
in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Bonaparte's Gull in
Glamorgan, another White-billed Diver on Orkney, single Lesser Scaups
in Herefordshire, Lincolnshire, Cornwall and Glamorgan, Ferruginous Duck
in Oxfordshire, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire and Glossy Ibis in
Pembrokeshire.
Scarcity highlights included five White-spotted Bluethroats, two Kentish Plovers, a Hoopoe, a Pallas's Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, three Great Grey Shrikes, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Surf Scoter, a Green-winged Teal, two Ring-necked Ducks, two American Wigeon, a Kumlien's Gull, two Iceland Gulls, four Glaucous Gulls, four Caspian Gulls, a Ring-billed Gull and a White-tailed Eagle. |
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| Monday 1st April 2013 | ||
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| Thye highlight of the day was the reappearance of the Snowy Owl on North Uist, Western
Isles, first seen here as an adult male on 14th August 2003; approaching ten years
ago. Nearby, the Harlequin Duck remained at Balranald, whilst on Lewis two White-billed Divers continued their
stay between Port of Ness and Skigersta. Elsewhere, rarities included a brief Black Kite in Cornwall at St Agnes and Gwithian, with the Pacific Diver reported again nearby in Mount's Bay, the Pied-billed Grebe remained in Somerset, as did a Penduline Tit in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, three White-billed Divers together in Aberdeenshire, Richardson's Canada Goose in County Sligo, Glossy Ibis in both Pembrokeshire and West Sussex, and single Lesser Scaups in Clyde, Cornwall, Glamorgan, Gwent, Herefordshire and Lincolnshire. The eigth and ninth White-spotted Bluethroats of the spring were located in Dorset and Kent, with other singles lingering in the latter county and on the Isle of Wight, Kentish Plovers were in both Dorset and East Sussex, a Hoopoe was found in Devon, Shorelark in Lincolnshire, and Lapland Bunting in Oxfordshire, whilst the Pallas's Warbler remained in Berkshire. |
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| Sunday 31st March 2013 | ||
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| A smart male Pallid Harrier was photographed at Papercourt, Surrey mid
afternoon, but was only identified after dark.
Lingering rarities included the Harlequin Duck and two White-billed Divers on the Western Isles, Pied-billed Grebe in Somerset, Penduline Tit in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Lesser Scaups in Gwent, Cornwall, Lincolnshire and Herefordshire, Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire and Glossy Ibis in Sussex. Spring scarcities were headlined by just three White-spotted Bluethroats (one in Dorset and two in Kent) and a Kentish Plover (Sussex). |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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