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| Tuesday 30th July 2013 | ||
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| Today, Two-barred Crossbills continued to arrive with seven more discovered on the Shetland Isles today, two on the Orkney Isles at Stromness, and one still in Norfolk, at Lynford Arboretum. Other discoveries comprised a
Black Kite over-flying the Farne Islands, Northumberland, and a new Baltic Gull at Elsham, Lincolnshire. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Gull-billed Tern on the Shetland Isles, two Little Bitterns in Somerset, Spotted Sandpiper in Northumberland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Carmarthenshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in both Kent and Lancashire, and Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire. Scarcities included Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Western Isles), Pectoral Sandpiper (Devon and Gwent), and Surf Scoter (County Kerry), whilst seabirding featured Cory's Shearwater (17 off the Isles of Scilly and one passing Cornwall), Great Shearwater (10 off Scilly), and a total of 185 Balearic Shearwater sightings logged between Scilly, East Sussex and County Down. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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