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| Saturday 8th March 2014 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the American Coot in
Highland, American Herring Gull and Richardson's Cackling Goose in
Argyll, Red-flanked Bluetail on the Gloucestershire /Wiltshire border,
Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in Warwickshire and Kent (two), Little
Bunting in Lincolnshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Hampshire,
White-billed Diver on Orkney, King Eider in Lothian, Lesser Scaup
in Cornwall and Two-barred Crossbills in Yorkshire and
Gloucestershire (five).
The Chinese Pond Heron also remained in Hythe, Kent. |
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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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| Friday 7th March 2014 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were both the American Coot
and Black Duck in Highland, Red-flanked Bluetail in Wiltshire,
American Herring Gull and Bonaparte's Gull in Argyll, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in both Kent and Warwickshire, and the
Chinese Pond Heron in Kent. Scarcities included Surf Scoter (Cornwall), American Wigeon (Highland), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), two each of Yellow-browed Warbler and Lapland Bunting, six Glossy Ibises, and seven Parrot Crossbills, with gull totals comprising 25 Glaucous, 22 Iceland, seven Kumlien's, seven Caspian and five Ring-billed. Summer migrants included three Garganey (Buckinghamshire (2) and Suffolk), Osprey in Hampshire, Wheatear in Argyll, Sand Martin in both Gloucestershire and London, and two White Wagtails in Dorset. |
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| Thursday 6th March 2014 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the American Coot still in Highland, Red-flanked Bluetail in Wiltshire, Pied-billed Grebe
on the Western Isles, American Herring Gull in Argyll, Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in
both Kent and Warwickshire, Two-barred Crossbills in Gloucestershire (9) and South Yorkshire,
Bonaparte's Gull in Argyll, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, King Eider in Fife,
Little Bunting in Lincolnshire, and a Black-bellied Dipper identified in Aberdeenshire. In Kent the probable
Chinese Pond Heron showed again in Saltwood, Kent. Scarcities included eight Glossy Ibises, six Lapland Buntings, three Surf Scoters, two each of both Ring-necked Duck and Snow Goose, and a Yellow-browed Warbler. Notable gulls included 29 Glaucous, 17 Iceland, six Kumlien's, five Ring-billed and four Caspian Gulls. Late news concerned a Kentish Plover reported yesterday at Rye Harbour, East Sussex. |
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| Wednesday 5th March 2014 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included American Coot in Highland, American
Herring Gull and Bonaparte's Gull in Argyll, Long-billed Dowitcher
and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers
in Kent (2) and Warwickshire, Two-barred Crossbills in
Gloucestershire (5) and South Yorkshire, Little Bunting in Lincolnshire
and Red-flanked Bluetail on the Gloucestershire/Wiltshire border. The
probable Chinese Pond Heron remained in Kent.
The best of the rest included Yellow-browed Warblers in Devon, Cornwall (2), Worcestershire and Somerset, Richard's Pipit in Somerset and six Parrot Crossbills in Norfolk. |
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| Tuesday 4th March 2014 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included American Coot in Highland, Red-flanked
Bluetail on the Gloucestershire/Wiltshire border, Little Bunting in
Lincolnshire, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler and probable Chinese Pond
Heron in Kent, Ferruginous Duck an Lesser Yellowlegs in
Hampshire, Pied-billed Grebe on Western Isles, Lesser Scaups in
Highland and Staffordshire, Two-barred Crossbills in Norfolk and
Gloucestershire (2), Bonaparte's Gull and Richardson's Cackling Goose
in Argyll, Laughing Gull in Co Cork and Richardson's Cackling Goose
in Co Sligo.
The best of the rest included Richard's Pipit and Yellow-browed Warbler in Somerset. |
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| Monday 3rd March 2014 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included American Herring Gull, Bonaparte's Gull
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Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, American Coot in Highland, Hume's
Yellow-browed Warbler in Warwickshire, two Penduline Tits and the probable
Chinese Pond Heron in Kent, Little Bunting in Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaup in
Staffordshire, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, King Eider in Fife,
Red-flanked
Bluetail on the Gloucestershire/Wiltshire border and White-billed Diver in
Orkney. On Western Isles the Marsh Sandpiper was reported again on North Uist -
it was last reported on 19th January.
The best of the rest included Richard's Pipit and Yellow-browed Warbler in Somerset. |
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| Sunday 2nd March 2014 | ||
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| The American Herring Gull remained at Campbeltown, Argyll, with
another found at Cruisetown Strand, County Louth. Also in Argyll, an adult
Bonaparte's Gull was discovered on Loch Caolisport, with a Richardson's
Cackling Goose also in the county on Islay.
Other lingering rarities included the American Coot and Black Duck in Highland, Red-flanked Bluetail on the Gloucestershire /Wiltshire border, single Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in Warwickshire and Kent, Little Bunting in Lincolnshire, seven Two-barred Crossbills in Yorkshire, Laughing Gull in County Cork, single King Eiders in Fife and Lothian and Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire. A single Sand Martin was seen over Louth, Lincolnshire, with a couple of others reported in the last few days on the south coast. |
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| Saturday 1st March 2014 | ||
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| With no new rarities discovered today, it was left to the long stayers to
provide today's highlights. The American Coot, Black Duck and
Lesser Scaup all remained in Highland, with the American Herring Gull
a little further south in Argyll, the Blue-winged Teal in Dumfries and
Galloway and the King Eider in Fife rounding off the Scottish rarities.
South of the border, the Red-flanked Bluetail on the Wiltshire /Gloucestershire boundary continued to attract admirers. Two Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers remained in Warwickshire and Kent, as did the Little Bunting in Lincolnshire, Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire and Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire. Two-barred Crossbills were seen in Gloucestershire (12) and Yorkshire (five), and the probable Chinese Pond Heron was still in Kent. The only Irish rarity was the King Eider in County Cork. |
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| Friday 28th February 2014 | ||
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| A Little Bunting at Lea, near Gainsborough in Lincolnshire, showed
well this evening, after being seen briefly a few days ago but not confirmed.
Other lingering rarities seen today included the American Coot and Black Duck in Highland, Red-flanked Bluetail on the Gloucestershire /Wiltshire border, Pied-billed Grebe on the Western Isles, Pacific Diver in County Tyrone, King Eider in County Mayo, Long-billed Dowitcher in Hampshire, two Penduline Tits in Kent and Two-barred Crossbill in Lincolnshire. The probable Chinese Pond Heron remained in Kent. |
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| Thursday 27th February 2014 | ||
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| On Shetland a white morph Gyr was discovered at Quarff (Mainland). Elsewhere lingering rarities included American Herring Gull and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, American Coot, Black Duck and Bonaparte's Gull in Highland, Red-flanked Bluetail on the Gloucestershire/Wiltshire border, Laughing Gull and King Eider in Co Cork, Ross's Gull in Co Dublin, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, two Penduline Tits in Kent and King Eider in Lothian. The probable Chinese Pond Heron lingered in Kent. | ||
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