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| Sunday 22nd June 2014 | ||
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| The second Laughing Gull for County Wicklow was discovered today - a
first-summer bird at Kilcoole briefly late morning before it flew south. A
Black Stork was again seen in Greater Manchester, this time over North
Reddish, whilst single Black Kites flew over Flamborough Head, Yorkshire
and Reydon then Benacre, Suffolk. A Blyth's Reed Warbler was at Virkie,
Shetland.
Lingering rarities included the Short-toed Eagle in Hampshire, Bridled Tern in Northumberland, Ross's Gull in Devon, Lesser Grey Shrike in Shetland, Greenish Warbler in Lothian, two Black-winged Stilts in Sussex and King Eider in Aberdeenshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 21st June 2014 | ||
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| In Cambridgeshire a Roller was seen at Warboys late morning, but
wasn't present fifteen minutes after the initial sighting and wasn't seen for
the rest of the day. Three Black Kites were seen today, over Corley
(Warwickshire), Dunwich (Suffolk) and Catisfield (Hampshire).
Lingering rarities included the Short-toed Eagle in Sussex, Bridled Tern in Northumberland, Ross's Gull in Devon, Greenish Warbler in Lothian, Blue-winged Teal in Aberdeenshire and two Black-winged Stilts in Sussex. |
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| Friday 20th June 2014 | ||
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| In Northumberland, the adult Bridled Tern returned to the Farne
Islands, where it spent much of last summer, on and off.
Further south, the Short-toed Eagle lingered on in Sussex in Ashdown Forest, whilst other long staying rarities included the Ross's and Bonaparte's Gulls in Devon, Greenish Warbler in Lothian, Black-winged Stilts in Sussex and Blue-winged Teal in Aberdeenshire. Scarcity highlights included three Rose-coloured Starlings (Suffolk, Highland and County Galway), Ring-necked Duck (Angus), American Wigeon (Western Isles) and White Stork (Somerset). |
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| Wednesday 18th June 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of three mega rarities, with the
Short-toed Eagle still showing well in East Sussex at Ashdown Forest, the territorial
Spectacled Warbler in Norfolk at Burnham Overy Dunes, and the Bridled Tern on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles. Elsewhere, a Citrine Wagtail was discovered in Highland at Balnakeil, a Ross's Gull was reported briefly in Lincolnshire, the Black Scoter remained in Cleveland, as did the Lesser Grey Shrike on the Shetland Isles, Ross's Gull and Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Blue-winged Teal in Aberdeenshire, Greenish Warbler in Lothian, Western Subalpine Warbler on the Orkney Isles, and the family of five Black-winged Stilts in West Sussex. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (Anglesey then Merseyside), Rose-coloured Starling (Suffolk), Marsh Warbler (Orkney Isles), Common Rosefinch (Shetland isles), Hoopoe (East Yorkshire), Purple Heron (Somerset), and five Glossy Ibises. |
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| Tuesday 17th June 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the identification of a Black Scoter in Cleveland off Redcar, where it had first been seen yesterday. Elsewhere, a
Western Subalpine Warbler was new on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Isles. Lingering rarities comprised the Short-toed Eagle still in East Sussex, both Bridled Tern and Lesser Grey Shrike on the Shetland Isles, Spectacled Warbler in Norfolk, Ross's Gull and Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Cheshire, and family groups of Black-winged Stilt in both Kent and West Sussex. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (Anglesey), Golden Oriole (Isle of Scilly), Common Rosefinch (County Galway), Grey Phalarope (Orkney Isles), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire), Marsh Warbler (two on the Shetland Isles), Rose-coloured Starling (County Galway and Suffolk), and four Glossy Ibises. |
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| Monday 16th June 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Bridled Tern in an Arctic Tern colony on Fair Isle. Elsewhere on the Shetland Isles, a
Lesser Grey Shrike was found on Unst at Baltasound. Lingering rarities were headlined by the Short-toed Eagle still in the Ashdown Forest, East Sussex, whilst the Scops Owl remained on the Orkney Isles, as did the territorial Spectacled Warbler in Norfolk, Ross's Gull and Bonaparte's Gull together in Devon, Greenish Warbler in Lothian, Blue-winged Teal and Savi's Warbler together in Aberdeenshire, the family of five Black-winged Stilts in West Sussex, and now two Lesser Scaups in Cheshire. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (Anglesey), Red-breasted Flycatcher and American Wigeon (Western Isles), Red-necked Phalarope (Norfolk), Shorelark (Cornwall), Marsh Warbler (Orkney Isles), Hoopoe (Wiltshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (West Yorkshire), Rose-coloured Starling (County Galway and Suffolk), and Glossy Ibis (Lincolnshire and Perrth and Kinross). |
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| Sunday 15th June 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was, once again, the wandering second-summer
Short-toed Eagle. Today it was seen back in the Ashdown Forest in East
Sussex, in the same area as on the 10th June, where it spent the afternoon
before landing out of view mid evening.
Further north, a Scops Owl was flushed into a mistnet at Holland House, North Ronaldsay early morning. Other lingering rarities included the Spectacled Warbler in Norfolk, Ross's Gull and Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Greenish Warbler in Lothian, Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, Blue-winged Teal and King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Scaups in Cheshire and County Derry and Black-winged Stilts in Kent (six) and Sussex (five). |
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| Saturday 14th June 2014 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Rustic Bunting at Porth Hellick,
Isles of Scilly, a Blue-winged Teal at Loch of Strathbeg RSPB,
Aberdeenshire and a Black Kite near Cosham, Hampshire. The
Black-winged Stilt total increased to five at Medmerry, Sussex and six at
Cliffe, Kent.
Lingering rarities still present today included the Spectacled Warbler in Norfolk, singing Savi's Warblers in Suffolk and Aberdeenshire, Greenish Warbler in Lothian, Ross's Gull in Devon and Lesser Scaup in Cheshire. Scarcity highlights involved a Rose-coloured Starling, a Serin, a Green-winged Teal, two Red-backed Shikes, three Long-tailed Skuas, three American Wigeon and five Marsh Warblers. |
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