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| Sunday 6th September 2015 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised both Citrine Wagtail and Greenish Warbler on North Ronaldsay,
Orkney Isles, the Forster's Tern back in County Dublin at Rush, a Pallid Harrier still on the Shetland Isles, lingering
Black Storks in both East Sussex and East Yorkshire, and Lesser Scaup and
Ferruginous Duck together in Somerset. Scarcities included nine Barred Warblers, eight Long-tailed Skuas, six Red-backed Shrikes, five Wrynecks, four Pectoral Sandpipers, two each of Rose-coloured Starling (togther on the Isles of Scilly), White-winged Black Tern and Sabine's Gull, American Golden Plover (County Londonderry), Bluethroat (Orkney Isles), Surf Scoter (Western Isles), American Wigeon (County Wexford), Cattle Egret (Kent), Ring-billed Gull (Lancashire) and Cory's Shearwater (East Yorkshire). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 5th September 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Tawny Pipit on Hayling Island,
Hampshire, a Blue-winged Teal on Lough Beg, County Derry and a Black
Kite over Cardiff, Glamorgan. A probable Subalpine warbler species
was present for a second day at Eoropie, Lewis, Western Isles.
Other lingering rarities included the Black Storks in East Yorkshire and East Sussex and three Bee-eaters still in Cumbria, East coast seawatching provided the bulk of the news today, with totals of two Great Shearwaters, three Cory's Shearwaters, 21 Balearic Shearwaters, c36 Long-tailed Skuas, 30 Pomarine Skuas, three Sabine's Gulls, six Storm Petrels and a high count of 126 Sooty Shearwaters (past Flamborough Head). |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 4th September 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Black Storks at
Bexhill, East Sussex and Sunk Island, East Yorkshire, the Citrine Wagtail
on Fair Isle, Shetland, the Greenish Warbler on North Ronaldsay, Orkney
and the Lesser Scaup and Ferruginous Duck both at Chew Valley Lake
in Somerset. One Bee-eater fledged at Lower Gelt, Cumbria where the two
adults remained in attendance, with at least one more chick still in the nest.
Scarcity highlights included an Ortolan Bunting, an Icterine Warbler, a White-winged Black Tern, two Hoopoes, three Honey Buzzards, six Red-backed Shrikes, seven Barred Warblers and 11 Wrynecks. |
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| Wednesday 2nd September 2015 | ||
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| New rarities today comprised a Blyth's Reed Warbler in Cornwall at Nanjizal, and a
Red-footed Falcon in Somerset at Steart. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were single Black Storks in both East Sussex and East Yorkshire, Citrine Wagtail on the Shetland Isles, Red-footed Falcon in Lincolnshire, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, and three Bee-eaters together in Cumbria. Scarcities included 15 Wrynecks, nine Cattle Egrets, eight Long-tailed Skuas, seven Barred Warblers, six Red-backed Shrikes, three each of both White-winged Black Tern and Pectoral Sandpiper, two Hoopoes, American Wigeon (Northumberland), Icterine Warbler and Common Rosefinch (both on the Shetland Isles). |
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| Sunday 30th August 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries today included two juvenile Pallid Harriers together
at Hillwell, Shetland, single Citrine Wagtails on North Ronaldsay, Orkney
and at Black Hole Marsh, Devon and a Red-rumped Swallow at Dungeness
RSPB, Kent.
Lingering rarities included the Black Storks in East Sussex and East Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcon in Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset (now at Chew Valley Lake) and two Bee-eaters in Cumbria. Scarcity highlights were singles of Woodchat Shrike, Marsh Warbler, Melodious Warbler, Icterine Warbler, Ortolan Bunting, Rose-coloured Starling, Dotterel, Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Red-necked Phalarope, two each of Bluethroat, Barred Warbler and Hoopoe, three White-winged Black Terns, at least six Honey Buzzards, seven Red-backed Shrikes and 21 Wrynecks. A flock of 23 Cattle Egrets in the Avon Valley in Dorset and Hampshire is almost certainly a British record. |
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| Saturday 29th August 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Citrine Wagtail at Tacumshin, County
Wexford and Bee-eaters at Harman's Cross (two) and Hengistbury Head, both
Dorset and Collieston and Loch of Strathbeg RSPB, both Aberdeenshire. The
Paddyfield Warbler found at Collieston, Aberdeenshire yesterday was still
present.
Other lingering rarities included the Black Storks in East Yorkshire and East Sussex, Red-footed Falcons in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, two Bee-eaters in Cumbria, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset and two Wilson's Petrels again from a pelagic off County Cork. Scarcity highlights were singles of Woodchat Shrike, Melodious Warbler, Barred Warbler, Dotterel and White-winged Black Tern, two each of Bluethroat, Hoopoe, Icterine Warbler and Pectoral Sandpiper, eight Red-backed Shrikes, 10 Honey Buzzards and 17 Wrynecks. |
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| Friday 28th August 2015 | ||
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| In Cornwall a Red-billed Tropicbird was seen heading west past Gwennap
Head, Porthgwarra this morning.
Other new discoveries today included a Lesser Grey Shrike at Cromer, Norfolk, an Arctic Warbler at Scousburgh, Shetland, a Greenish Warbler on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, a Bee-eater over Conwy, a Black Stork over Landguard, Suffolk then at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex and a Ferruginous Duck at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset. Lingering rarities included the Black Stork in East Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcon in Lincolnshire and two Bee-eaters in Cumbria. Scarcity highlights were a Marsh Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, two Barred Warblers, three Icterine Warblers, five Red-backed Shrikes, 13 Wrynecks, five Dotterels, a Purple Heron, a Night Heron and a Spotted Crake. Seawatching also produced two Sabine's Gulls, 120 Cory's Shearwaters and 33 Great Shearwaters. |
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