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| Sunday 10th November 2013 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Lesser Yellowlegs at Lepe Country
Park, Hampshire, a drake Blue-winged Teal at Wellington GPs,
Herefordshire, a drake King Eider off Yell, Shetland and a Dusky
Warbler south of St Buryan, Cornwall. Glossy Ibises relocated to
Willington, Derbyshire, Ouse Washes RSPB, Cambridgeshire, North Slob WWR, County
Wexford and Tramore Backstrand, County Waterford.
The Pied Wheatear remained on view all day at Collingham GPs, Nottinghamshire, where it showed very well on occasion. Other lingering rarities included Dusky Warbler on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, single Two-barred Crossbills at Broomhead Reservoir, Yorkshire and Hemsted Forest, Kent, Northern Harrier at Tacumshin, Wexford, three White-rumped Sandpipers on the Hayle Estuary, Cornwall, Lesser Scaup at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset, Red-breasted Goose at Sturt, Hampshire and Bonaparte's Gull at Dawlish, Devon. Glossy Ibises remained in Hertsforeshire, Essex (at least two), Gloucestershire (two) and Nottinghamshire. |
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Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Saturday 9th November 2013 | ||
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| A Pied Wheatear at Collingham Pits,
Nottinghamshire is an outstanding inland record, but news wasn't released until
after dark. A Black-throated Thrush was found at Gulberwick, Shetland
this morning, before it moved a short distance north-east to Sound this
afternoon. A Coues's Arctic Redpoll was trapped and ringed on Whixall
Moss, Shropshire, a Gyr was at Balemore and two White-rumped
Sandpipers were in North Bay, both Western Isles, and a Lesser Scaup
was at Murlach, County Galway.
Lingering rarities still present today included the Penduline Tit in Gwent, single Two-barred Crossbills in Surrey and Kent, three White-rumped Sandpipers in Cornwall, Blue-winged Teal in Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, single Bonaparte's Gulls in Devon and Northumberland and Northern Harrier in County Wexford. Glossy Ibises were seen in Essex, Suffolk, Hertfordshire and Nottinghamshire. |
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| Friday 8th November 2013 | ||
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| An American Golden Plover was seen at Aughinish, County Limerick,
whilst new or relocating Glossy Ibises were at Amwell NR, Hertfordshire,
Wick, Highland, Holland Haven, Essex and Seaton Marshes, Devon.
Lingering rarities comprised the Penduline Tit in Gwent, Two-barred Crossbills in Norfolk and Surrey, Subalpine Warbler on Scilly, Little Bunting on Orkney, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Northern Harrier in County Wexford and Glossy Ibises in Kent, Essex, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Scarcity highlights included a Red-breasted Flycatcher, two Barred Warblers, six Yellow-browed Warblers, two Rose-coloured Starlings, two Richard's Pipits, two Red-backed Shrikes, six Great Grey Shrikes, seven Shorelarks, a Grey Phalarope and a Rough-legged Buzzard. |
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| Thursday 7th November 2013 | ||
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| Two of today's headline discoveries were trapped and ringed
at English south coast bird observatories - a Dusky Warbler at Portland
(Dorset) and Coues's Arctic Redpoll at Dungeness (Kent) - whilst in Gwent
a Penduline Tit was at Uskmouth NR and in Cheshire a Bonaparte's Gull
roosted at Rostherne Mere.
Lingering rarities included Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Blue-winged Teal in Lincolnshire, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, White-rumped Sandpiper on Western Isles, Two-barred Crossbill in South Yorkshire and Subalpine Warbler on Isles of Scilly. Ten Glossy Ibises, three Surf Scoters, three Rose-coloured Starlings, two Yellow-browed Warblers, Common Rosefinch and Barred Warbler (East Yorkshire), Richard's Pipit and Red-breasted Flycatcher (Cornwall), Cattle Egret (Kent), Red-backed Shrike (West Sussex) and American Wigeon (Highland) were also recorded. |
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| Wednesday 6th November 2013 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the American Robin still present on the Isles of Scilly,
a Two-barred Crossbill in Norfolk, Little Bunting on the Orkney Isles,
White-rumped Sandpiper in Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull
in Northamptonshire, and Glossy Ibis in Derbyshire, Gloucestershire (2), Norfolk, Nottinghamshire and Suffolk. Scarcities included Common Rosefinch and Barred Warbler (both in East Yorkshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Cattle Egret (Kent), Ring-billed Gull (Hampshire), two each of both Red-backed and Great Grey Shrike, American Wigeon, Sabine's Gull and Shorelark, three each of Red-breasted Flycatcher, Richard's Pipit and Yellow-browed Warbler, and four Lapland Buntings. |
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| Tuesday 5th November 2013 | ||
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| Rarities recorded today comprised White-rumped Sandpipers in Devon and the Western Isles (2), the Bonaparte's Gull
still in Devon, Blue-winged Teal in Lincolnshire, Subalpine Warbler on the Isles of Scilly,
Little Bunting on the Orkney Isles, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, and
Glossy Ibises in Essex, Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire (2), Nottinghamshire and Suffolk. Scarcities included four Yellow-browed Warblers, three each of Rough-legged Buzzard, Shorelark and Lapland Bunting, two each of Hoopoe, Wryneck, Ring-billed Gull, Sabine's Gull and American Wigeon, and single Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Surf Scoter (County Cork), Richard's Pipit (Cleveland), Ring-necked Duck (Leicestershire), Common Rosefinch and Barred Warbler (East Yorkshire). |
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| Monday 4th November 2013 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the discovery of an adult Ross's Gull on
Westray (Orkney). Elsewhere new birds included Lesser Scaup in Somerset
and American Golden Plover in East Yorkshire, whilst in Co Galway the
Forster's Tern reappeared at Nimmo's Pier.
Two-barred Crossbills in Norfolk and Surrey, Blue-winged Teal in Lincolnshire, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Dusky Warblers in West Midlands and Cornwall, White-rumped Sandpipers in Lincolnshire and Cornwall, Northern Harrier in Cambridgeshire and American Robin on Isles of Scilly all lingered, whilst four Glossy Ibises (Worcestershire [2], Nottinghamshire and Suffolk), two Rose-coloured Starlings (Cornwall and Western Isles), Pallas's Warbler (Isles of Scilly), Common Rosefinch (East Yorkshire), Red-backed Shrike (West Sussex), Richard's Pipit (Cleveland), Red-breasted Flycatcher and Wryneck (Cornwall) were also recorded. |
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| Sunday 3rd November 2013 | ||
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| The Mourning Dove on Rhum (Highland) was today's headline lingering
rarity, whilst elsewhere Dusky Warblers in Cornwall and West Midlands,
Rustic Bunting in Aberdeenshire, American Golden Plover in Co Down,
Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Two-barred Crossbills in Norfolk
and Surrey, White-billed Diver in Co Kerry, two White-rumped Sandpipers
in Cornwall and Blue-winged Teal in Lincolnshire all lingered.
New discoveries included a flock of five Northern Long-tailed Tits on Unst (Shetland) and White-rumped Sandpiper on North Uist (Western Isles). The best of the rest included eight Glossy Ibises, six Yellow-browed Warblers, two Red-backed Shrikes, two Cattle Egrets, two Richard's Pipits, Parrot Crossbill (Kent), Surf Scoter and Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall) and Wryneck (Co Cork). |
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| Saturday 2nd November 2013 | ||
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| Mega seabirds today included an immature Black-browed Albatross past
Bass Point, Cornwall, and a Fea's Petrel past Ballycotton, County Cork. A
white Gyr was seen at Evie, Orkney briefly, and a Red-throated Pipit
was at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. Other new discoveries included a Little
Bunting at Quendale, Shetland and a White-rumped Sandpiper and an
American Golden Plover at Ballycotton, County Cork (with another of the
former at Gibraltar Point NNR, Lincolnshire and another of the latter at
Kirkistown, County Down). Glossy Ibises were found at Lowdham,
Nottinghamshire, Bakewell, Derbyshire, Nosterfield NR, Yorkshire (seven) and
Lower Moor, Worcestershire (two).
Lingering Mega rarities included the Cape May Warbler on Shetland and Mourning Dove in Highland, but there was no sign of the Hermit Thrush in Cornwall. Other lingering rarities included the Dusky Warbler in West Midlands, Sardinian Warbler in Borders, Subalpine Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Olive-backed Pipit and Black-bellied Dipper on Shetland, Northern Harrier in Cambridgeshire, and three White-rumped Sandpipers in Cornwall. |
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| Friday 1st November 2013 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Dusky Warbler at Marsh
Lane NR, West Midlands. Despite the extreme rarity of this species away from the
coast, however, it is the second record for the county, following a bird at
Tipton for three days in mid-November 1996. A group of three White-rumped
Sandpipers were located on the Hayle Estuary RSPB, Cornwall, an adult and
two juveniles, with another single juvenile in Lincolnshire at Frampton Marsh
RSPB. A male Rustic Bunting was seen at Cove Bay, Aberdeenshire, and
new/relocating Glossy Ibises today were seen at Minsmere RSPB and
Hollesley Marshes RSPB, Suffolk and Loch of Strathbeg RSPB, Aberdeenshire.
Lingering Mega rarities included the Cape May Warbler in Shetland (for its 10th day), Mourning Dove in Highland, Hermit Thrush in Cornwall and White's Thrush on the Isles of Scilly. The Northern Harrier remained in Cambridgeshire, as did the Sardinian Warbler in Borders, Subalpine Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, White-billed Diver in County Kerry, Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire and Glossy Ibises in Kent, Essex (two) and Norfolk. |
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