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| Wednesday 20th May 2015 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler still on Fair
Isle, Shetland Isles, two Hooded Mergansers still together in County Donegal,
Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshie, Sardinian Warbler in Cornwall, both
Greater Yellowlegs and Bonaparte's Gull in Hampshire, the territorial
Little Bittern again in Suffolk, Bee-eater in County Mayo, and a
Black Kite in Kent. A showy Red-footed Falcon was discovered in Dorset at Wareham, as was a
Rustic Bunting on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Isles. Scarcities included Melodious Warbler (Isles of Scilly), Ortolan Bunting (Pembrokeshire), Short-toed Lark (Shetland Isles), Rose-coloured Starling (Western Isles), Night Heron (Cornwall), Pectoral Sandpiper (Norfolk), Ring-necked Duck (County Dublin), Grey-headed Wagtail (Suffolk), two Purple Herons, three Temminck's Stints, four migrant Red-necked Phalaropes, and 20 migrant Dotterel. Skua passage continued, today totaling 61 Long-tailed and 251 Pomarine, with cumulative totals at North Uist, Western Isles confirming 2015 to be a record year for these species passing Balranald. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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