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| Friday 13th May 2016 | ||
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| New rarities today were a Great Spotted Cuckoo on Portland, Dorset, an
Iberian Chiffchaff at Barnes, London, a Rustic Bunting on Fair
Isle, a Greenish Warbler at Baltasound and a White-billed Diver
past Esha Ness, all Shetland, single Subalpine warblers on Skokholm,
Pembrokeshire, Red Rocks NR, Wirral and Bryher, Isle of Scilly and a
Red-throated Pipit at East Denwick, Orkney.
Lingering rarities comprised the Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, Calandra Lark in Shetland, Snowy Owl, Iberian Chiffchaff, Great Reed Warbler and Red-rumped Swallow in the Isles of Scilly, Franklin's Gull in Essex, two Whiskered Terns and a Great Reed Warbler in Cleveland, single Broad-billed Sandpipers in Lincolnshire and Cheshire, Black-winged Stilt in Dorset, Bee-eater in Norfolk and single White-billed Divers in County Donegal and Aberdeenshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 12th May 2016 | ||
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| New rarities today were a Pallid Swift in Norfolk at Blakeney, a Thrush Nightingale in Northumberland at Holy Island,
Western Subalpine Warbler off the Isle of Man on Calf of Man, Caspian Tern in Lancashire at Rossall Point,
Broad-billed Sandpipers in Cheshire at Hale and Lincolnshire at Frampton Marsh, Bonaparte's Gull
in Carmarthenshire, Red-rumped Swallows in East Sussex (2) and West Sussex,
Red-footed Falcon in South Yorkshire, Black-headed Wagtail in Forth at Skinflats, and a new
Bee-eater at Cley, Norfolk. Lingering rarities comprised the Dalmatian Pelican still in Cornwall, Calandra Lark on the Shetland Isles, Western Rufous Turtle Dove in Kent, Franklin's Gull in Essex, Thrush Nightingale in Fife, Iberian Chiffchaff and two Red-rumped Swallows on the Isles of Scilly, Great Reed Warbler and two Whiskered Terns together in Cleveland, Bee-eater in Norfolk, Black-winged Stilt in Dorset, King Eider and White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire, King Eider in Highland, and White-billed Divers in Moray and County Donegal (3). Scarcities included Red-breasted Flycatcher (Fife), Common Rosefinch (Isle of Man), Purple Heron (Devon), two Golden Orioles, three of Short-toed Lark and Icterine Warbler, four each of Woodchat Shrike, Serin and Grey-headed Wagtail, eight Red-spotted Bluethroats and 10 Red-backed Shrikes. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 9th May 2016 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, where it was actually first seen on Saturday, at Gwithian. Today the bird lingered between Land's End, Sennen and Polgigga for much of the day, and it transpired that it had previously visited Poland between 6th-11th April, Germany on 16th April-1st May, and eastern France on 3rd May. New discoveries included a Terek Sandpiper in Ceredigion at Ynys-hir, Baird's Sandpiper in Lancashire at Stocks Reservoir, three White-billed Divers together in County Donegal, Great Reed Warblers in both Derbyshire at Willington, and at Netherfield, Nottinghamshire, and Subalpine Warblers in Cornwall, Gwynedd, Isles of Scilly, and the Shetland Isles (3). In addition, brief encounters included both Pallid Harrier and Black Kite in County Kerry, Gull-billed Tern in Pembrokeshire, Black Kite in Lancashire, Red-footed Falcon in West Yorkshire and Bee-eater in Kent. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Western Rufous Turtle Dove in Kent, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, both Snowy Owl and two Red-rumped Swallows on the Isles of Scilly, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Lincolnshire, two Whiskered Terns together on Cleveland, King Eider in Highland, Red-footed Falcon in South Yorkshire, and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham. The best of the rest comprised Melodious Warbler (Isles of Scilly), two each of White-winged Black Tern, Short-toed Lark and Serin, three of Bluethroat, Red-backed Shrike and Wryneck, four of both Woodchat Shrike and Grey-headed Wagtail, and six Golden Orioles. |
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| Sunday 8th May 2016 | ||
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| An exiciting day with new rarities including a Broad-billed Sandpiper in Merseyside at Marshside, Bonelli's Warbler sp in Lincolnshire at Gibraltar Point, two Whiskered Terns together in Cleveland at Saltholme, Western Subalpine Warblers in County Wexford on Great Saltee and on Fair Isle, Red-footed Falcon in South Yorkshire at Thorne Moors, Black-headed Wagtails in both Denbeighshire and Pembrokeshire, White-billed Diver in County Donegal, Red-rumped Swallow in Cornwall, three Red-rumped Swallows together on the Isles of Scilly, Tawny Pipit and a Subalpine Warbler on the Shetland Isles, whilst elsewhere brief encounters included two Whiskered Terns and an Alpine Swift in Gloucestershire, Black Kites in Cornwall and Lancashire, Red-footed Falcon in Norfolk, Red-rumped Swallow in Kent and Bee-eater in Dorset. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Western Rufous Turtle Dove in Kent, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Snowy Owl on the Isles of Scilly, Red-footed Falcon in Dorset, Black-winged Stilt in Norfolk, and both Lesser Yellowlegs and King Eider in Aberdeenshire. Scarcities included Kentish Plover (Dorset), Serin (London), Purple Heron (Norfolk), two each of White-winged Black Tern, Red-backed Shrike and Grey-headed Wagtail, three Hoopoes, four each of Short-toed Lark, Bluethroat and Golden Oriole, and six of both Woodchat Shrike and Temminck's Stint. | ||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 7th May 2016 | ||
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| The first twitchable Alpine Accentor since 2004 was discovered this
evening at Gibraltar Point NNR, Lincolnshire. A Pied-billed Grebe was on
Loch Feorlin, Argyll for its second day. It or another was present at the same
site for a week in 2014.
Other new discoveries today included a singing male Dusky Warbler in Norfolk, a Pallid Harrier in Lancashire, two Whiskered Terns in both Hampshire and Cheshire, single Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk and Dorset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire, two Black Kites in Kent and another in Hampshire, single Bee-eaters in Norfolk and Yorkshire and White-billed Diver in Shetland. Lingering rarity highlights included the Western Rufous Turtle Dove in Kent, Snowy Owl, Iberian Chiffchaff and Red-rumped Swallow in the Isles of Scilly, Red-footed Falcon in Dorset, King Eider in Highland and White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 6th May 2016 | ||
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| An Eastern Bonelli's Warbler was still present at the Calf of Man on the
Isle of Man this morning, having been trapped and ringed there yesterday.
New discoveries today included two Whiskered Terns at Long Eaton GPs, Derbyshire before moving to Attenborough NR, Nottinghamshire, a Pallid Harrier over Wykeham Lakes and Long Nab, Yorkshire, a Black-winged Stilt and a Black Kite at Grove Ferry NNR, Kent, two more Black-winged Stilts at Hengistbury Head, Dorset, a Red-footed Falcon on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly and a Red-rumped Swallow over Pegwell Bay, Kent. Lingering rarities included the Western Rufous Turtle Dove in Kent, Snowy Owl and Iberian Chiffchaff in the Isles of Scilly, Black-winged Stilt in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, Red-footed Falcon in Dorset and Savi's Warbler in Suffolk. The Pomarine Skua passage continued along the south coast, with the highest counts coming from Dungeness (119), Splash Point (76) and Birling Gap (62). |
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