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| Wednesday 1st October 2014 | ||
| The highlights of the day came from the Shetland Isles where both the White's Thrush
and Myrtle Warbler remained on South Mainland, a Pallid Harrier was new at Gott, as was an
Olive-backed Pipit on Whalsay, whilst Rustic Bunting, Eastern Subalpine
Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Barred Warbler, Temminck's Stint
and Spotted Crake remained on Unst, with King Eider, Bluethroat,
Lapland Bunting, two each of Little Bunting and Red-breasted
Flycatcher, and 34 Yellow-browed Warblers around the archipelago. On the Scilly Isles
Bluethroat, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Wryneck and Yellow-browed Warbler were logged. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Masked Shrike still in East Yorkshire, a Lesser Yellowlegs new in County Dublin at Rogerstown Estuary, an Olive-backed Pipit on the Orkney Islands at Deerness, although the Eyebrowed Thrush had gone from North Ronaldsay. Otherwise, scarcities included Purple Heron (Norfolk), Surf Scoter (Highland), Richard's Pipit (Cornwall), two each of Hoopoe, Barred Warbler, Wryneck and Cattle Egret, four Lapland Buntings, seven Red-backed Shrikes, nine Yellow-browed Warblers and a total of 106 Pomarine Skuas. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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