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| Tuesday 29th September 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of Pallid Harriers in both East Yorkshire at Spurn, and at Burpham, West Sussex. A Semipalmated Sandpiper was identified in Gloucestershire at Slimbridge, a
Baird's Sandpiper was found on Turee, Argyll, and a Long-billed Dowitcher
was new at The Gearagh, County Cork. On the Shetland Isles the highlight of the day was a Pechora Pipit on Mainland at Loch of Norby, with supporting cast of Pallid Harrier, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Eastern Subalpine Warbler, Little Bunting, Richard's Pipit, Red-backed Shrike, Iceland Gull, two Common Rosefinches, three each of Bluethroat and Red-breasted Flycatcher, and a total of 112 Yellow-browed Warblers. Elsewhere, the Red-eyed Vireo remained on the Isles of Scilly, as did the Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Kerry, Red-footed Falcon in Lincolnshire, Northern Harrier on the Orkney Isles, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire and Ridgway's Cackling Goose in Devon. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (County Cork), Bluethroat (East Yorkshire), White-winged Black Tern (Lancashire), American Golden Plover (County Kerry), Wryneck and Temminck's Stint (both Norfolk), two each of Ortolan Bunting, Richard's Pipit and Buff-breasted Sandpiper, three of Red-breasted Flycatcher and Barred Warbler, and four Pectoral Sandpipers. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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