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| Tuesday 19th May 2015 | ||
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| A pair of Hooded Mergansers were discovered on Tory Island, County
Donegal this morning. If accepted, they would be the fourth and fifth
individuals for the Republic of Ireland, following one off Ballylongford, Kerry
in 1881 and two in Cork Harbour in 1878. Another was in County Armagh, Northern
Ireland in 1957.
Back in Britain, a Rustic Bunting was found on Fair Isle, Shetland, the first to arrive following the species' recent upgrade to BBRC rarity. Lingering rarities included the Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler and Tawny Pipit in Shetland, Greater Yellowlegs and Bonaparte's Gull in Hampshire, Harlequin Duck and King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Squacco Heron in the Isles of Scilly and Bee-eater in County Mayo. |
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| Monday 18th May 2015 | ||
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| The first Great Reed Warbler for the West Midlands was at Sandwell
Valley today, for its second day. Records are widely spread across England, with
just the Isle of Wight, London, Oxfordshire, Herefordshire and Cumbria lacking
this species.
Other lingering rarities included the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler and Tawny Pipit in Shetland, Greater Yellowlegs and Bonaparte's Gull in Hampshire, Little Bittern and Squacco Heron in the Isles of Scilly and Bee-eater in County Mayo. |
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| Sunday 17th May 2015 | ||
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| New arrivals today included a Red-footed Falcon at Grove Ferry, Kent,
a Tawny Pipit on Fair Isle, Shetland and single Black Kites at
Titchfield Haven, Hampshire and St Margaret's at Cliffe, Kent (the latter later
seen at Pegwell Bay, Sarre, Minnis Bay and then Pegwell Bay again throughout the
morning).
Lingering rarities included the Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Harlequin Duck and King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Greater Yellowlegs and Bonaparte's Gull in Hampshire, Little Bittern and Squacco Heron in the Isles of Scilly, Sardinian Warbler and Squacco Heron in Cornwall, another Squacco Heron in Devon, Bee-eater in County Mayo and Lesser Scaup in Yorkshire. Scarcity highlights included a Red-backed Shrike, a Purple Heron, two each of Serin, Bluethroat, Short-toed Lark, Night Heron, Ring-necked Duck and migrant Honey Buzzard, along with seven Golden Orioles. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 16th May 2015 | ||
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| New rare herons discovered today included a singing male Little Bittern
at Lakenheath Fen RSPB, Suffolk, a second male Little Bittern on St
Mary's, Isles of Scilly (where the other remained, along with the Squacco
Heron), and further Squacco Herons on The Lizard, Cornwall and at
Beesands Ley, Devon (with another remaining nearby at Prawle Point).
Red-rumped Swallows were found at Lodmoor RSPB, Dorset and Spurn, Yorkshire,
whilst other new rarities included single Bee-eaters at Breydon Water,
Norfolk and Kingsdown, Kent, single Black Kites at Borden and Ash, both
Kent, and Trimley, Suffolk, an Alpine Swift at Loddiswell, Devon and a
Bonaparte's Gull at Dungeness RSPB, Kent.
Lingering rarities included the Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Sardinian Warbler in Cornwall, Bee-eater in County Mayo and Lesser Scaup in Yorkshire. |
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| Friday 15th May 2015 | ||
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| The second male Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler of the year was trapped on
Fair Isle, Shetland mid morning. Other new discoveries today included a
Red-throated Pipit at Westleton, Suffolk, a Red-footed Falcon over
Brent Reservoir, London, a Red-rumped Swallow at Filey, Yorkshire, single
Black Kites at Polgigga, Cornwall and Hambledon, Hampshire and
Bee-eaters at Beachy Head, Sussex and two at Faxfleet, Yorkshire, presumable
one of which was later heard nearby at Alkborough, Lincolnshire.
Lingering rarities included the Greater Yellowlegs and Bonaparte's Gull in Hampshire, Little Bittern and Squacco Heron in the Isles of Scilly, Squacco Heron and Sardinian Warbler in Cornwall, King Eider in Aberdeenshire and Lesser Scaup in Yorkshire. |
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| Thursday 14th May 2015 | ||
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| The Isles of Scilly provided the highlights today with Squacco Heron,
Little Bittern and Woodchat Shrike all on St Mary's, along with Short-toed
Lark, Wryneck, Common Crane, two Night Herons and six Golden Orioles,
all around the islands. Elsewhere, rarities today comprided the Harlequin Duck still in Aberdeenshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Hampshire, Lesser Scaup in West Yorkshire, a Red-rumped Swallow new in Surrey at Holmethorpe, a subalpine warbler species on the Western Isles, and brief Red-throated Pipit (County Durham), Bee-eater (County Mayo), and Alpine Swift and Bee-eater (Dorset). Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (Cornwall), Purple Heron (Dorset), Hoopoe (Borders), Pectoral Sandpiper (Northumberland), two White-winged Black Terns (together in Kent), two Grey-headed Wagtails, five Golden Orioles, seven Temminck's Stints and 27 migrant Dotterel. |
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| Monday 11th May 2015 | ||
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| The first Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler for Mainland Britain, and the
first widely twitchable individual anywhere, was discovered on Blakeney Point,
Norfolk mid morning. This singing and calling male joined a female subalpine
warbler species found earlier in the morning. The first accepted Moltoni's
Subalpine Warbler was shot on St Kilda in 1894, with two more recent records in
Shetland in 2009. Both these birds stayed for at least a week, but only one was
identified to (at the time) race whilst the bird was still present, late on in
its stay.
Nearby, the male Citril Finch remained at Burnham Overy Dunes until 6.20am, but not since. Further north, the fifth Slate-coloured Junco for Shetland was found at Toab, Mainland. All five records in the archipelago have occurred in the first 11 days of May. Other new discoveries included a Lesser Yellowlegs at Low Newton, Northumberland, a Black-winged Stilt at Grove Ferry, Kent and a Red-rumped Swallow over Spurn, Yorkshire. Lingering rarities included the Harlequin Duck and King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Squacco Heron in Devon, Red-throated Pipit in Cleveland, Red-rumped Swallow in Cambridgeshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Hampshire and Lesser Scaup in Yorkshire. |
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| Sunday 10th May 2015 | ||
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| Britain's second Citril Finch was discovered in Norfolk this morning,
and spent the rest of the day in and out of the dunes at Burnham Overy, where it
often showed well to the assembled crowd.
A Red-throated Pipit spent the afternoon on Seaton Common, Cleveland, single Red-rumped Swallows were at Ferry Meadows, Cambridgeshire and Catsford Common, Somerset and Bee-eaters were at Winterton, Norfolk, Corton, Suffolk and St Leonards on Sea, Sussex (two). Lingering rarities seen again today included the Harlequin Duck, King Eider and White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire, single Squacco Herons in Devon and Cornwall, Tawny Pipit in Dorset, single Bonaparte's Gulls in Hampshire and Devon and Lesser Scaup in Yorkshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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