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| Thursday 19th September 2013 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Baltimore Oriole on the Shetland Isles - the second American landbird of the autumn, following a Black-and-white Warbler on
the adjacent island of Fetlar on 6th September. It consitutes the third record of Baltimore Oriole for the Shetland Isles following singles on Fair Isle on 19th-20th Septermber
1974 and at Baltasound, Unst on 26th September 1890 - the latter bird at the
very same site of todays record. Other rarities today included the Elegant Tern in County Kerry, Pied-billed Grebe in County Mayo, Lesser Grey Shrike in Suffolk, Laughing Gull and Arctic Warbler on the Orkney Isles, two Arctic Warblers and two Little Buntings on the Shetland Isles, three Two-barred Crossbills together in Norfolk, three Blue-winged Teals together in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Lancashire and Glossy Ibis in Somerset. Nearctic waders comprised the Wilson's Phalarope still in Norfolk, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Dorset, Baird's Sandpiper in County Kerry, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Devon and County Wexford, Buff-breasted Sandpipers in Leicestershire, Orkney Isles and the Scilly Isles, American Golden Plovers in County Clare, Highland, Northumberland, Orkney Isles, and the Shetland Isles, and a total of 14 Pectoral Sandpipers. Scarce migrants included 34 Lapland Buntings, 31 Yellow-browed Warblers, six Common Rosefinches, four each of Barred Warbler, Wryneck and Ring-billed Gull, three Red-backed Shrikes, two each of Rose-coloured Starling, Icterine Warbler and Spotted Crake, and single Marsh Warbler (Orkney Isles), White-winged Black Tern (County Wexford), Cattle Egret (Lincolnshire), Red-breasted Flycatcher, Richard's Pipit and Corncrake (all on Shetland Isles). Seawatching accumulated 341 Balearic Shearwaters, 94 Leach's Petrels, 38 Grey Phalaropes, 34 Sabine's Gulls, 19 Long-tailed Skuas and 12 Great Shearwaters. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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