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| Wednesday 19th November 2014 | ||
| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a White's Thrush in Lerwick, Shetland Isles, with nearby an
Olive-backed Pipit new on Fair Isle. Elsewhere, a Red-flanked Bluetail was discovered on Westray, Orkney Isles, and
Dusky Warblers at both Portland, Dorset, and St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. Lingering rarities comprised the Grey-cheeked Thrush still on the Shetland Isles, American Coot on the Western Isles, Desert Wheatear in Angus, two Penduline Tits together in Norfolk, Dusky Warblers in Cornwall and Suffolk (2), and Ferruginous Ducks in both Bedfordshire and Hampshire. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Angus), Snow Goose (Moray), Serin (Kent), Ring-billed Gull (Highland), Ring-necked Duck (County Leitrim), Lapland Bunting (Norfolk), Glossy Ibis (Lincolnshire), two each of Richard's Pipit and American Wigeon, three each of Surf Scoter, Shorelark and Yellow-browed Warbler, four Cattle Egrets, five Great Grey Shrikes and seven Rough-legged Buzzards. Seawatch totals included 84 Little Auks and 18 Pomarine Skuas. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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