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| Tuesday 15th October 2013 | ||
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| A Daurian Shrike at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire was the highlight of
the day, with an Olive-backed Pipit also new in at the same site. Other
Olive-backed Pipits were at Saltholme RSPB, Cleveland, Farne Islands,
Northumberland and North Ronaldsay, Orkney, whilst a Red-throated Pipit
was on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. A Blyth's Reed Warbler and an
Arctic Redpoll were also found on North Ronaldsay, with two Dusky
Warblers further north on Fair Isle, Shetland. Another Dusky Warbler
was at Filey, Yorkshire, whilst an Arctic Redpoll and three Little
Buntings were also on Shetland, on Foula (two) and at Sullom, Mainland, and
another was at Spurn, Yorkshire. A juvenile Northern Harrier was at
Tacumshin, County Wexford.
A White-rumped Sandpiper was found on the Bann Estuary, County Derry, and Glossy Ibises were in Kent, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Somerset. The Bonelli's warbler in Cleveland was confirmed as a Western Bonelli's Warbler. Lingering rarities included the Red-flanked Bluetail in Suffolk, Siberian Stonechat in Norfolk, Sardinian Warbler in Borders, American Buff-bellied Pipit, Red-throated Pipit, Western Bonelli's Warbler, Arctic Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler and Wilson's Phalarope in Shetland, Radde's Warbler in Hampshire, Dusky Warblers in Norfolk and Yorkshire (two), Rustic Bunting in Yorkshire, Two-barred Crossbills in Kent and Norfolk (two), Long-billed Dowitcher and Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, Lesser Scaups in Greater Manchester and Glamorgan and Bonaparte's Gull in Devon. |
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Daily news summaries
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Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Monday 14th October 2013 | ||
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| Rare and scarce birds continued to arrive on the east coast - Radde's
Warbler and Rustic Bunting (East Yorkshire), Siberian Stonechat
and Coues's Arctic Redpoll (Norfolk), White-rumped Sandpiper
(Lincolnshire), two Olive-backed Pipits, three Little Buntings,
four Red-flanked Bluetails and five Dusky Warblers were all
recorded today.
On Shetland the Wilson's Phalarope (Mainland) and Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll (Yell) both lingered, whilst Fair Isle hosted Red-throated Pipit, two Olive-backed Pipits, Coues's Arctic Redpoll, Arctic Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler and two Little Buntings. On Isles of Scilly the Grey-cheeked Thrush and a Little Bunting were logged on St Mary's and the Sora remained on Tresco. In Co Mayo a White-rumped Sandpiper and American Golden Plover were discovered on The Mullet. Elsewhere lingering rarities included Radde's Warbler, Long-billed Dowitcher and Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitcher and Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester, Western Bonelli's Warbler on Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegs in Carmarthenshire, Baird's Sandpiper in Co Kerry, Two-barred Crossbills in Norfolk (2) and Kent, Forster's Tern in Co Dublin, Sardinian Warbler in Borders and at least 15 Glossy Ibises. The best of the rest included two Short-toed Larks, two Bluethroats, at least four Rose-coloured Starlings, at least five Parrot Crossbills and at least 15 Pallas's Warblers. In Cleveland a Bonelli's warbler species present at Hartlepool on Sunday was belatedly identified from photographs - the first record for Co Durham and Cleveland. |
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| Sunday 13th October 2013 | ||
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| Once again a superb day to be out on the east coast, but still without the
outstanding mega headline bird. Highlights were single Red-flanked Bluetails
at Crail, Fife and Happisburgh, Norfolk and a lovely male Pied Wheatear
on Bardsey Island, Gwynedd (which was killed by a Sparrowhawk not long after its
discovery). A small influx of Coues's Arctic Redpolls involved birds in
Lincolnshire and Norfolk (at Theddlethorpe in the former, and at Morston [two],
Warham Greens, Wells Woods and Blakeney Point in the latter), whilst
Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls were at Port Nis, Western Isles and Mid Yell and
Quendale, Shetland. A male Two-barred Crossbill was in Hemsted Forest,
Kent, and the four Parrot Crossbills remained in Gunners Park, Essex.
Radde's Warblers were seen at Andover, Hampshire, Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire and Buckton, Yorkshire, and Dusky Warblers were at Kilnsea, Yorkshire (two), Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire and Fair Isle, Shetland. A Red-throated Pipit was recorded at Flamborough Head and three Little Buntings were at Spurn, both Yorkshire. The Bonaparte's Gull reappeared at Teignmouth, Devon, a Cackling Goose was at Malin Head, County Donegal and an Azorean Yellow-legged Gull was at The Gearagh, County Cork. Lingering rarity highlights included the Sora and Grey-cheeked Thrush on the Isles of Scilly, Wilson's Phalarope on Shetland, Laughing Gull on Orkney and Sardinian Warbler in Borders. |
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| Saturday 12th October 2013 | ||
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| An exceptional autumn day produced the highest number of messages ever, with 721 sent. Despite there being no outstanding mega rarities, good
numbers of the regular rarities were found. Bird of the day probably goes to the
Paddyfield Warbler on Unst, Shetland, with a Siberian Stonechat
nearby on Bressay and an Olive-backed Pipit and Little Bunting on
Fair Isle. Further Olive-backed Pipits were at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire
and Holland Haven Country Park, Essex, while Red-throated Pipits were
recorded at Spurn, Yorkshire, Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire and Mizen Head,
County Cork, and a Tawny Pipit flew over Porthgwarra, Cornwall. A
Radde's Warbler was at Brighton, Sussex, and Dusky Warblers were at
West Runton, Norfolk, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire and Flamborough Head, Yorkshire,
with single Little Buntings at Grimston and Easington, Yorkshire, Farne
Islands, Northumberland and Seaham, County Durham. A male Red-footed Falcon
flew north over Bawdsey and Shingle Street, Suffolk, a Glossy Ibis was at
Stanwick GPs, Northamptonshire and an Azorean Yellow-legged Gull roosted
at Grafham Water, Cambridgeshire.
Lingering rarity highlights included the Sora and Grey-cheeked Thrush on the Isles of Scilly, Pechora Pipit, American Buff-bellied Pipit, Isabelline Shrike, Wilson's Phalarope, Western Bonelli's Warbler and Black-bellied Dipper on Shetland, Sardinian Warbler in Borders, Long-billed Dowitchers in Hampshire and Glamorgan, Lesser Yellowlegs in Kent, Rustic Bunting in Yorkshire, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire and four Two-barred Crossbills in Norfolk. Scarcity totals included 34 Great Grey Shrikes, 11 Pallas's Warblers, 88 Yellow-browed Warblers, ten Richard's Pipits, eight Red-breasted Flycatchers, five Short-toed Larks, two Common Rosefinches, a Hoopoe and a Bluethroat. Four Parrot Crossbills were at Gunners Park, Essex. Triple figure counts of Ring Ouzels today came from the south coast, with 390 at Beachy Head, 205 at Hastings Country Park, 162 at Crowlink and 150 at Seaford Head, all Sussex, and 100 at Dungeness, Kent. |
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| Friday 11th October 2013 | ||
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| New arrivals found on Shetland today included a Grey-cheeked Thrush,
Blyth's Reed Warbler and Little Bunting on Fair Isle, a
Black-bellied Dipper on Unst and a White-rumped Sandpiper,
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll and Blyth's Reed Warbler on Mainland.
Lingerers on the archipelago included Pechora Pipit, American
Buff-bellied Pipit, Isabelline Shrike and Wilson's Phalarope.
Elsewhere, single Rustic Buntings were brief visitors to Warham Greens, Norfolk and Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, with a Coues's Arctic Redpoll and Two-barred Crossbill further south in Kent. An American Golden Plover was at Swainbost, Lewis, Western Isles and Glossy Ibises were found at Longton Marsh, Lancashire (four), Weymouth and Portland, Dorset and Newport Wetlands, Gwent. Other lingering rarities seen today included the Sora on the Isles of Scilly, Thrush Nightingale in Dorset, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Orkney, Long-billed Dowitcher in Glamorgan, Baird's Sandpiper in County Kerry, American Golden Plover in County Galway, three Blue-winged Teals in Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll and Glossy Ibises in Shropshire, Somerset (three), Kent and Staffordshire. |
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| Thursday 10th October 2013 | ||
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| The rarest bird of the day was the Grey-cheeked Thrush on Barra, Western
Isles, which was trapped and ringed at Sgaillairaidh
House, Brevig. This is the third American thrush species for the island in the
last four years, following the Swainson's Thrush last year and the Hermit Thrush
in 2010.
New arrivals on Shetland included a Wilson's Phalarope at Sand Voe and a Pechora Pipit at Toab, both Mainland, and an Isabelline Shrike on Foula, where the American Buff-bellied Pipit remained. A Dusky Warbler was very elusive at Sandy Point,, Hayling Island, Hampshire, while other new discoveries included an Ortolan Bunting at Pegwell Bay and a Black Kite at Dungeness, both Kent, a White-rumped Sandpiper at Salthouse, Norfolk and single Glossy Ibises at Wickford, Essex and Doxey Marshes, Staffordshire. Lingering rarities included the Sora on the Isles of Scilly, Isabelline Wheatear in Pembrokeshire, Pied-billed Grebe and Black Duck in County Mayo, Laughing Gull in Orkney, Two-barred Crossbill in Surrey, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Glamorgan, Black-winged Stilt in Cornwall and single Baird's Sandpipers in County Cork, County Kerry and Gloucestershire. |
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| Wednesday 9th October 2013 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Sora on the Isles of Scilly, on Tresco, with
Arctic Warbler, Purple Heron, Short-toed Lark,
Bluethroat, Rose-coloured Starling, Spotted Crake, Grey
Phalarope, three each of Red-breasted Flycatcher and Wryneck, four
Balearic Shearwaters and 11 Yellow-browed Warblers all logged
around the archipelago. On the Shetland Isles the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler remained, with American Buff-bellied Pipit, Western Bonelli's Warbler, Rustic Bunting, Red-throated Pipit, Olive-backed Pipit, Little Bunting, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Richard's Pipit, Dotterel, two each of Short-toed Lark, Red-backed Shrike and Great Grey Shrike, three Lapland Buntings and 10 Yellow-browed Warblers around the islands. Elsewhere, new rarities included a Thrush Nightingale in Dorset at Portland Bill, and two Richardson's Cackling Geese together on Islay, Argyll. Meanwhile, lingering rarities included the Isabelline Wheatear still in Pembrokeshire, Pied-billed Grebe and Black Duck in County Mayo, Two-barred Crossbills in Norfolk and Surrey, Western Bonelli's Warbler, Black-winged Stilt and American Golden Plover in Cornwall, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde and Lincolnshire (3), Long-billed Dowitcher in Glamorgan, Baird's Sandpipers in both County Cork and Gloucestershire, and 15 Glossy Ibises spread across eight counties. |
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| Tuesday 8th October 2013 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll at Eoropie,
Western Isles, a Rustic Bunting on Fetlar and an Olive-backed Pipit
on Fair Isle, both Shetland, a Two-barred Crossbill at Leith Hill,
Surrey, a Bee-eater over Land's End, Cornwall, a Long-billed Dowitcher
on Rhaslas Pond, Glamorgan, a White-rumped Sandpiper on Inishmore, County
Galway and Glossy Ibises in Northumberland and Dumfries and Galloway
(two).
Lingering rarity highlights included the Isabelline Wheatear in Pembrokeshire, Pied-billed Grebe and Black Duck in County Mayo, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Galway, Western Bonelli's Warbler and Black-winged Stilt in Cornwall, Sardinian Warbler in Borders, Arctic Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Siberian Stonechat in Suffolk, Eastern Subalpine Warbler, Red-throated Pipit, Blyth's Reed Warbler and Little Bunting in Shetland, four Two-barred Crossbills in Norfolk, Baird's Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher in Hampshire and three Blue-winged Teals in Lincolnshire. |
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| Monday 7th October 2013 | ||
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| On Isles of Scilly a brief sighting of a Grey-cheeked Thrush was the
day's headline news. Elsewhere on the archipelago an Arctic Warbler, two
each of Common Rosefinch and Little Bunting and single Spotted
Crake, Purple Heron, Rose-coloured Starling, Bluethroat and Red-backed
Shrike were all recorded.
Elsewhere new discoveries included Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll in Shetland, Baird's Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, Spotted Sandpiper in Co Galway, Western Bonelli's Warbler in East Yorkshire and flyby White-rumped Sandpiper in Lincolnshire. On Shetland an Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, Eastern Subalpine Warbler, Red-throated Pipit, Arctic Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler and Little Bunting all lingered. A total of 19 Glossy Ibises, four Blue-winged Teals, three Lesser Yellowlegs, two Lesser Scaups, two Two-barred Crossbills, Long-billed Dowitcher (Hampshire), Daurian Shrike (Cornwall), Siberian Stonechat (Suffolk), Isabelline Wheatear (Pembrokeshire), Sardinian Warbler (Borders), Western Bonelli's Warbler (Cornwall), Laughing Gull (Orkney) and Pied-billed Grebe (Co Mayo) were all logged today. |
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| Sunday 6th October 2013 | ||
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| Today's highlight was the discovery of an Ovenbird on Papa Westray
(Orkney). Elsewhere new discoveries included Red-eyed Vireo and
Lanceolated Warbler on Fair Isle, American Buff-bellied Pipit on Yell
(Shetland) and Western Bonelli's Warbler in Cornwall.
On Shetland, as well as the aforementioned rarities, an Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, Red-throated Pipit, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Little Bunting, Arctic Warbler and Eastern Subalpine Warbler were also recorded. On the Mainland a Daurian Shrike and Black-winged Stilt (Cornwall), Isabelline Wheatear (Pembrokeshire), Sardinian Warbler (Borders), Lesser Grey Shrike (Kent), Lesser Scaup (Glamorgan), Long-billed Dowitcher (Hampshire), two Siberian Stonechats, two Two-barred Crossbills, two Lesser Yellowlegs, three American Golden Plovers, three Little Buntings, four Blue-winged Teals and 18 Glossy Ibises were all logged. On Orkney an Olive-backed Pipit remained on North Ronaldsay and on Isles of Scilly an Arctic Warbler was on St Mary's and a Subalpine Warbler lingered on St Agnes. In Ireland a Spotted Sandpiper and American Golden Plover (Co Donegal), American Buff-bellied Pipit (Co Galway) and American Golden Plovers in Wexford and Derry were all reported. |
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