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| Tuesday 1st August 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Baird's Sandpiper at Stanford Reservoir on the border Northamptonshire and Leicestershire. Elsewhere, lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the
American White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Forster's Tern in County Louth,
Marsh Sandpiper, Bonaparte's Gull and nine Black-winged Stilts in Kent,
Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, three Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk and the colony of seven
Bee-eaters in Nottinghamshire. Seabirds again featured with Wilson's Petrels at sea off the Isles of Scilly (8) and County Kerry and totals of 22 Cory's and seven Great Shearwaters between Cornwall and County Cork, whilst a Sabine's Gull flew past County Durham. Scarcities included Night Heron (Northumberland), White-winged Black Tern and Pectoral Sandpiper (both Lincolnshire), Red-backed Shrike (North Yorkshire), White Stork (East Sussex), two Rose-coloured Starling (both Highland), two Surf Scoters (together in Aberdeenshire), a total of 14 Cattle Egrets, and at least 15 Glossy Ibises (including 14 in Cornwall and 7 in Devon). Significant late news concerned the confirmed breeding of Night Herons on the Somerset Levels at Westhay Moor where two adults present on 9th July were accompanied by two juveniles on 16th-26th July. Earlier in the summer singles had been seen at nearby Shapwick Heath on 4th June and Ham Wall on 16th-24th June. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 31st July 2017 | ||
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| Exciting seabirding continued in the southwest with a Wilson's Petrel, four
Cory's Shearwaters and three Great Shearwaters passing Cape Clear, County Cork, and in the evening at least seven
Wilson's Petrels at sea off the Isles of Scilly alongside 29 Cory's and three
Great Shearwaters. Rarities included the Forster's Tern still in County Louth, Two-barred Crossbill on the Shetland Isles, Marsh Sandpiper and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, five Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk and seven Bee-eaters still at the colony in Nottinghamshire. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (Lincolnshire), Sabine's Gull (Norfolk), Ring-billed Gull (County Galway), Red-backed Shrike (North Yorkshire), a total of 15 Cattle Egrets, and most notably 15 Glossy Ibis (including a flock of 14 in Cornwall). |
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| Sunday 30th July 2017 | ||
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| Once again Wilson's Petrel dominated the news with in County Cork at least 40 logged from a pelagic off Fastnet Cork and a single passing Galley Head, and in Cornwall four off Porthgwarra. Other seabirds included a total of 14
Cory's and 36 Great Shearwaters between County Cork and Cornwall, and a total of 103
Balearic Shearwaters included 50 off Bolt Tail, Devon. Rarities today comprised a Bonaparte's Gull discovered in Dorset at Brownsea Island, the American White-winged Scoter still in Aberdeenshire, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Marsh Sandpiper, Bonaparte's Gull and 10 Black-winged Stilts all in Kent, King Eider in Ceredigion, White-rumped Sandpiper on the Western Isles and seven Bee-eaters still at their colony in Nottinghamshire. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (Lincolnshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Highland), Red-backed Shrike (North Yorkshire), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire), Glossy Ibis (Suffolk), Night Heron (Shropshire), two Pectoral Sandpipers (Lincolnshire and London), and a total of 16 Cattle Egrets. |
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| Saturday 29th July 2017 | ||
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| Seabirds dominated the headlines again with a total of nine Wilson's Petrels seen from Cornwall, 26
Cory's Shearwaters reported between County Cork and Devon, 109 Great Shearwaters
between County Cork and Cornwall, and two Sabine's Gulls passed County Cork. The four Two-barred Crossbills present today - three on the Shetland Isles and one still in Fife on the Isle of May - brings the influx total to seven individuals since the 21st July. Other rarities comprised a White-rumped Sandpiper new on the Western Isles on North Uist, the Forster's Tern still in County Louth, Marsh Sandpiper, Bonaparte's Gull and 11 Black-winged Stilts in Kent, two Black-winged Stilts still in Norfolk and at least four Bee-eaters still in Nottinghamshire. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (Lincolnshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Highland), Glossy Ibis (Suffolk), Red-backed Shrike (East Yorkshire and North Yorkshire), three Pectoral Sandpipers and eight Cattle Egrets. |
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| Friday 28th July 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was notable seawatching in Cornwall culminating in three
Wilson's Petrels seen from land: two passing Lizard Point and one off
Porthgwarra. Large shearwaters totalled 175 Cory's between County Kerry and Devon and 169
Great Shearwaters between County Cork and Dorset, with the majority of both species being seen from Porthgwarra, Cornwall. Elsewhere lingering rarities comprised single Marsh Sandpipers in both Kent and Lincolnshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull and the flock of 10 Black-winged Stilts in Kent, and at least five Bee-eaters still in Nottinghamshire. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (Lincolnshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Highland), Red-backed Shrike (North Yorkshire), Red-necked Phalarope (Cambridgeshire), Glossy Ibis (Suffolk), and three Pectoral Sandpipers. |
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| Tuesday 25th July 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Marsh Sandpiper at Freiston Shore
RSPB, Lincolnshire, a second Two-barred Crossbill at Baltasound, Unst,
Shetland, a Wilson's Petrel off Skellig Michael, County Kerry and a
Black Kite at Cuckmere, East Sussex. A Black Stork flew over
Woodwalton Fen, Cambridgeshire (presumably the lingering bird which departed
Dunsby Fen, Lincolnshire late morning), and late news concerned a Collared
Pratincole present on Orford Ness, Suffolk last weekend.
Lingering rarities included the Two-barred Crossbill in Fife, Forster's Tern in County Louth, White-rumped Sandpiper in Yorkshire, Little Bittern in Somerset, three Bee-eaters in Nottinghamshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 23rd July 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a White-rumped Sandpiper on West Burra,
Shetland, a Wilson's Petrel past Cape Cornwall, Cornwall and a Black
Kite over Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancashire.
Lingering rarities included the American White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Marsh Sandpiper, ten Black-winged Stilts and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, six Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk and four in Cambridgeshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Yorkshire, Two-barred Crossbill in Shetland and five Bee-eaters in Nottinghamshire. The best of the rest were a Short-toed Lark, a Hoopoe, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Purple Heron, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Honey Buzzard, two Pectoral Sandpipers, five Cattle Egrets, two Long-tailed Skuas, a Pomarine Skua, eight Roseate Terns, nine Great Shearwaters and 23 Cory's Shearwaters. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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