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| Friday 20th March 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Harlequin Duck in
Aberdeenshire, American Coot in the Western Isles, American Herring
Gull in Cornwall, Laughing Gull in Wirral, Bonaparte's Gull in
County Waterford, Black Scoter in County Kerry, two Penduline Tits
in Devon, White-billed Diver in Orkney, King Eider in Fife,
Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Ross's Goose in Fife.
Scarcity highlights involved a Richard's Pipit, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a White-tailed Eagle, two Serins, two American Wigeons, two Surf Scoters, three Ring-necked Ducks, three Little Buntings and seven Waxwings. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 19th March 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included both Harlequin Ducks in
Aberdeenshire and Highland, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Black
Duck in the Isles of Scilly, Laughing Gulls in Wirral and County
Cork, Bonaparte's Gull in County Waterford, three White-billed Divers
in Aberdeenshire, two Penduline Tits in Devon, King Eider in Fife,
Lesser Scaups in Glamorgan and County Sligo and Ross's Goose in
Forth.
Scarcity highlights were a Richard's Pipit, a Little Bunting, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Kumlien's Gull, two White-tailed Eagles, two American Wigeons, two Surf Scoters, three Ring-necked Ducks, four Waxwings, four Ring-billed Gulls and eight Great Grey Shrikes. |
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| Wednesday 18th March 2015 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Harlequin Duck and three White-billed Divers in Aberdenshire,
Harlequin Duck still in Highland, Laughing Gull on the Wirral, Bonaparte's
Gulls in Dorset and County Waterford, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin,
King Eider in Fife, Lesser Scaups in both County Cavan and Glamorgan, and the
Black-bellied Dipper still in East Yorkshire. Scarcities included Glossy Ibis (Nottinghamshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (East Sussex), two each of Richard's Pipit, Yellow-browed Warbler, Surf Scoter and Cattle Egret, three American Wigeons, four of Ring-necked Duck and Waxwing, six Lapland Buntings, nine Shorelarks and 13 Great Grey Shrikes. Notable gull tallies compried 32 Iceland, seven Glaucous, six Caspian, five Ring-billed and a Kumlien's. |
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| Thursday 12th March 2015 | ||
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| Rarities tody comprised the Harlequin Duck still in Aberdeenshire, Black Scoter
in County Kerry, Laughing Gull on the Wirral, King Eider in Cornwall, two
Penduline Tits together in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Ross's Goose in Forth. Scarcities included Yellow-browed Warbler (Worcestershire), Glossy Ibis (Nottinghamshire), two each of Little Bunting, Richard's Pipit, American Wigeon, Surf Scoter, Ring-billed Gull and Cattle Egret, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four Great Grey Shrikes, six Lapland Buntings and 12 Waxwings. Arrivals of summer migrats continued, with day totals of 114 Sand Martins, 60 Wheatears, nine Garganey, nine Sandwich Terns, eight White Wagtails, six Swallows, three Little Ringed Plovers, two each of both Turtle Dove and Osprey, and a single Ring Ouzel. |
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| Wednesday 11th March 2015 | ||
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| A Ross's Goose was at Tullibody, Forth today, and has been present
with Pink-footed Geese there for around a week.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Lesser Yellowlegs in Sussex, two Penduline Tits in Devon, King Eiders in Cornwall and Fife and Blue-winged Teal in Orkney. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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