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| Sunday 27th September 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was another Lanceolated Warbler on the Shetland Isles,
today on Fair Isle. Also around the archipelago today were Arctic and Eastern Subalpine
Warbler, American Golden Plover, Bluethroat, two each of Pallid Harrier and Little
Bunting, three of Barred Warbler and Common Rosefinch, four of
both Blyth's Reed Warbler and Lapland Bunting, and 68 Yellow-browed
Warblers. Rarities discovered elsewhere comprised an Arctic Warbler in East Yorkshire in Kilnsea, Rustic Bunting in Devon on Lundy, Red-rumped Swallow in Cornwall at Porthcurno, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire at Blashford Lakes, and a Cackling Goose in Devon at Starcross. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Forster's Tern in County Dublin, Long-billed Dowitcher in Hampshire, Wilson's Phalarope in Essex, Red-footed Falcon in Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaup and Hooded Merganser in Somerset, Northern Harrier on the Orkney Isles, and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Cork. Away from Shetland, scarcities included Melodious Warbler (Cornwall), Ortolan Bunting (Devon), Short-toed Lark (Isles of Scilly), Red-backed Shrike (Orkney Isles), White-winged Black Tern (Lincolnshire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), two American Golden Plovers, four each of Barred Warbler, Wryneck and Pectoral Sandpiper, five of Red-breasted Flycatcher and Richard's Pipit, and six Cattle Egrets. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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