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| Sunday 8th January 2017 | ||
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| Bird of the day was an Orphean warbler species in Newmarket, Suffolk,
which was identified from photographs this evening. It is difficult to be
certain from the available images, but the underpart colouration suggests
it is likely to be a Western Orphean Warbler.
Other new rarities today included a Red-breasted Goose at Cockerham, Lancashire, and a Snowy Owl on Eday, Orkney, yesterday. Lingering rarities present today included the Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Killdeer in Shetland, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Eastern Black Redstart and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Northern Harrier in Orkney, American Coot in the Western Isles, Stejneger's Stonechat in Kent, Desert Wheatear and Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 7th January 2017 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire,
Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Hudsonian Whimbrel,
Pacific Diver, Eastern Black Redstart and Lesser Scaup in
Cornwall, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Stejneger's Stonechat
in Kent, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Hooded Merganser in
Clyde, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Lesser Scaup in County
Sligo, White-billed Diver in Orkney, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire,
Killdeer in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford and
Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset.
Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, four Yellow-browed Warblers, a Richard's Pipit, a Temminck's Stint, a Pomarine Skua, two Little Auks, two Rose-coloured Starlings, a Kumlien's Gull, two American Wigeon, four Surf Scoters, five Green-winged Teals, eight Ring-necked Ducks and a Black Brant. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 4th January 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Red-breasted Goose at Marshside in
Merseyside, a White-billed Diver at St Margaret's Hope in Orkney and a
Ferruginous Duck at Ranworth in Norfolk.
Lingering rarities included the Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Northern Harrier and Lesser Scaup in Orkney, Pacific Diver, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Eastern Black Redstart and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, another Pacific Diver in County Galway, Stejneger's Stonechat in Kent, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and another Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 3rd January 2017 | ||
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| The Pine Bunting at Venus Pool in Shropshire was only seen briefly
today and the other headline birds were all long staying rarities. The Blue
Rock Thrush remained in Gloucestershire, the Dusky Thrush was still
in Derbyshire, the Desert Wheatear was still in Devon and the
Ferruginous Duck was still in Norfolk.
Also present were the Pacific Diver and Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Black Scoters in Northumberland and County Kerry, Lesser Scaup in Dumfries and Galloway, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Killdeer on Shetland, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Stejneger's Stonechat in Kent and Eastern Black Redstarts in Cornwall and Cleveland. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Friday 30th December 2016 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Blue Rock Thrush
in Gloucestershire, Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Black-throated Thrush
in Denbighshire, Stejneger's Stonechat in Kent, Killdeer in
Shetland, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Hudsonian Whimbrel and
Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Desert Wheatear in Devon, single
Eastern Black Redstarts in Cleveland and Cornwall, Red-breasted Goose
in Norfolk, King Eider in County Sligo, Pallid Harrier in
Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and Richardson's Cackling Goose
in Argyll.
Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Surf Scoter, a Little Auk, a Kumlien's Gull, two Green-winged Teals, two American Wigeon, two Snow Geese, four Ring-billed Gulls, four Iceland Gulls, five Great Grey Shrikes, five Ring-necked Ducks, nine Glaucous Gulls, 25 Lapland Buntings, 28 Shorelarks and 49 Cattle Egrets. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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