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| Tuesday 14th January 2014 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the American
Coot, King Eider and Lesser Scaup in Highland, Ivory Gull in County Wexford,
American Buff-bellied Pipit in Cheshire, two Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in Kent,
Red-breasted Goose and Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull and
White-billed Diver in Devon, King Eider in County Mayo, White-billed Diver
on the Orkney Isles, and Two-barred Crossbills in Gloucestershire (7), Norfolk and South Yorkshire (7). Scarcities included Ring-necked Duck (County Waterford), Grey Phalarope (East Sussex), two each of Yellow-browed Warbler, Shorelark, Rough-legged Buzzard and Black Brant, three each of Cattle Egret and Snow Goose, four Surf Scoters, five Green-winged Teals, seven Great Grey Shrikes, eight Glossy Ibises, 11 Lapland Buntings, 12 Great White Egrets, and 19 Parrot Crossbills. Notable gulls included 31 Glaucous, 17 Iceland, six Caspian, four Ring-billed and a Kumlien's. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 12th January 2014 | ||
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| New today was a Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, off the heliport in
Cardiff.
Lingering rarities included the American Coot and Lesser Scaup in Highland, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Cheshire, Ivory Gull in County Wexford, two Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, White-billed Diver in Orkney, single King Eiders in Lothian and County Mayo, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Bonaparte's Gull in Devon. Two-barred Crossbills were seen in Norfolk, Yorkshire (seven), Shropshire (three) and Gloucestershire (five) There was no sign of the White-winged Scoter in Lothian, which was seen on Boxing Day. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 11th January 2014 | ||
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| Significant late news today involved a drake White-winged Scoter in
Lothian, which was photographed off Musselburgh on Boxing Day last year.
New discoveries today included a White-billed Diver off South Ronaldsay, Orkney and two Richardson's Cackling Geese on North Uist, Western Isles. Lingering rarities included the American Coot in Highland, Thayer's Gull in Glamorgan, Ivory Gull in County Wexford, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Cheshire, two Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in Kent, White-billed Diver and Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, King Eider in Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, single Lesser Scaups in Highland, Western Isles and Glamorgan. Two-barred Crossbills were in Norfolk, Shropshire (three), Yorkshire (seven) and Gloucestershire (four). |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 10th January 2014 | ||
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| Lingering rarities today comprised the American Coot in Highland,
Short-billed Dowitcher on Orkney, Thayer's Gull in Glamorgan,
Marsh Sandpiper on the Western Isles, two Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers
in Kent, Ivory Gull in County Wexford, White-billed Diver and
Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire and single
King Eiders in Shetland and County Mayo. Two-barred Crossbills
were in Yorkshire (six), Shropshire (three) and Gloucestershire (five).
Scarcity highlights included a Sabine's Gull, a Grey Phalarope, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Richard's Pipit, two Yellow-browed Warblers, three Rough-legged Buzzards, three Kumlien's Gulls, five Great Grey Shrikes and 19 Parrot Crossbills. |
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| Wednesday 8th January 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a juvenile Ivory Gull in County Wexford at
Tacumshin: the first in Ireland this winter, following nine sightings in Britain since 30th November 2013. Other rarities today comprised both the American Coot and Lesser Scaup still in Highland, Thayer's Gull and Lesser Scaup again in Glamorgan, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Kent, Two-barred Crossbill in Berkshire (heard only) and Shropshire (3), Bonaparte's Gull and White-billed Diver still in Devon, and Lesser Scaup in both Cornwall and Western Isles. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Isles of Scilly), American Wigeon (Orkney Isles), two each of Ring-necked Duck, Surf Scoter, Rough-legged Buzzard and Cattle Egret, three each of both Yellow-browed Warbler and Great Grey Shrike, five Green-winged Teals, 12 each of Shorelark and Great White Egret, 13 Glossy Ibises and 25 Parrot Crossbills. Notable gulls included 19 Glaucous, 17 Iceland, 17 Caspian and two Ring-billed. |
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| Tuesday 7th January 2014 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were both American Coot
and Lesser Scaup in Highland, Short-billed Dowitcher on the Orkney Isles,
Bonaparte's Gull and White-billed Diver in Devon, and 10 Two-barred Crossbills together on South Yorkshire. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Isles of Scilly), Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon), Ring-necked Duck (Leicestershire), American Wigeon (Aberdeenshire), Grey Phalarope (East Sussex), Richard's Pipit and Rough-legged Buzzard (both Norfolk), two Cattle Egrets, three Surf Scoters, four Lapland Buntings, nine Parrot Crossbills, and 14 of both Glossy Ibis and Great White Egret. Totals of notable gulls included 20 Glaucous, 17 Iceland, four Ring-billed and two Kumlien's. |
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| Sunday 5th January 2014 | ||
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| An American Coot is present for its second day on Loch Flemington,
Highland, where it showed very well until late afternoon at least. This is the
first record for Britain for nearly nine years, after a good run of records from
the first, in 1996, to the Shetland individual last seen in 2005.
In Glamorgan, both the Thayer's Gull and the now confirmed American Herring Gull remained on Burry Holms. A first-winter Bonaparte's Gull was found at Lochgilphead, Argyll, but there was no sign of the Ross's Gull in County Galway. Lingering rarities included the Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Kent, White-billed Diver and Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, King Eider in Lothian, Lesser Scaup in Highland and Red-breasted Goose in Dumfries and Galloway. Two-barred Crossbills were in Norfolk, Yorkshire (five) and Shropshire (three). |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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