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| Saturday 17th February 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Pine Bunting in Kent at Herne
Bay during the morning. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Forster's Tern in County Galway, Snowy Owl on the Isles of Scilly, Pacific Diver and White-billed Diver together in Cornwall, Pacific Diver in County Cork, Pied-billed Grebe and King Eider on the Shetland Isles, Stilt Sandpiper in Dorset, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Horned Lark in Surrey, Thayer's Gull in Hampshire, Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Spotted Sandpiper in Nottinghamshire, Bonaparte's Gull in County Donegal, and Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Norfolk (5), Suffolk and the Shetland Isles. Scarcities included Little Bunting (London), Bluethroat (East Sussex), Rose-coloured Starling (East Yorkshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Cambridgeshire), Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), two each of both Yellow-browed Warbler and Snow Goose, three American Wigeons, six Ring-necked Ducks, seven Ring-billed Gulls, eight Surf Scoters, 10 Lapland Buntings, 11 Glossy Ibises, and in England a total of 11 Parrot Crossbills. Potentially of greatest significance was what probably a female Siberian Rubythroat seen in South Yorkshire at South Bramwith where it had first been noticed on Tuesday. |
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| Friday 16th February 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was location of the Semipalmated Plover in County Mayo at Achill Island on Keel Beach where it was first discovered on 2nd-14th October 2016 and present again on 13th September-15th October 2017 and perhaps never left. Rarities elsewhere comprised a White-billed Diver new in Cornwall at Mousehole where it joined the Pacific Diver, Pied-billed Grebe and King Eider on the Shetland Isles, Snowy Owl on the Isles of Scilly, Stilt Sandpiper in Dorset, Horned Lark in Surrey, Thayer's Gull in Hampshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Nottinghamshire, Bonaparte's Gull in County Donegal, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, and Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Norfolk (2), Shetland Isles and Suffolk. Scarcities included Bluethroat (East Sussex), Little Bunting (London), Rose-coloured Starling (East Yorkshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Cambridgeshire), Surf Scoter (Fife), two each of both American Wigeon and Ring-billed Gull, six Ring-necked Ducks, nine Glossy Ibises, 10 Shorelarks and in England a flock of 15 Parrot Crossbills in Norfolk. |
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| Tuesday 13th February 2018 | ||
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| A white morph Gyr was photographed by the road near Bunowen Pier, County Galway in the early hours of this morning.
Lingering rarities included the Horned Lark in Surrey, single Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Norfolk and Suffolk, Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Pied-billed Grebe in Shetland, single Bonaparte's Gulls in Devon, Clyde and County Donegal and Ferruginous Duck in Somerset. Scarcity highlights included a Little Bunting, a Rose-coloured Starling, at least two Parrot Crossbills, seven Waxwings, 20 Shorelarks, a Surf Scoter, an American Wigeon, four Ring-necked Ducks, a Tundra Bean Goose, two Kumlien's Gulls, four Ring-billed Gulls, a Glossy Ibis and three Little Auks. |
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| Sunday 11th February 2018 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Horned Lark in Surrey, Thayer's Gull in Hampshire, Stilt Sandpiper in Dorset, Pied-billed Grebe in Shetland, Snowy Owl in Scilly, Spotted Sandpiper in Nottinghamshire, Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, two Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Norfolk and one in Suffolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, King Eider in Ceredigion and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall. Scarcity highlights included a Bluethroat, a Little Bunting, a Yellow-browed Warbler, 10 Waxwings, 30 Parrot Crossbills, 35 Shorelarks, a Temminck's Stint, a Rough-legged Buzzard, four Ring-necked Ducks, four American Wigeon, six Surf Scoters, six Green-winged Teals, seven Glossy Ibises, five Kumlien's Gulls and eight Ring-billed Gulls. |
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| Saturday 10th February 2018 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Snowy Owl on Tresco, Isles of Scilly, Horned Lark at Staines Reservoir, Surrey, Stilt Sandpiper at Christchurch, Dorset, Coues's Arctic Redpoll at Hazlewood Common, Suffolk, Penduline Tit at Longford, Gloucestershire, Spotted Sandpiper at Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, Long-billed Dowitcher at Oare, Kent and Ferruginous Duck at Washington WWT, County Durham. Scarcity highlights included a Little Bunting, a Serin, a Bluethroat, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Lapland Bunting, six Waxwings, 14 Parrot Crossbills, 23 Shorelarks, an American Wigeon, three Ring-necked Ducks, five Surf Scoters, a Rough-legged Buzzard, two Kumlien's Gulls, four Ring-billed Gulls and six Glossy Ibises. |
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| Friday 9th February 2018 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Horned Lark in Surrey, Thayer's Gull in Hampshire, Stilt Sandpiper in Dorset, Spotted Sandpiper in Nottinghamshire, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, four Coue's Arctic Redpolls in Norfolk and one in Suffolk, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire and White-billed Diver in Shetland. Scarcities included a Bluethroat, a Little Bunting, a Temminck's Stint, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Ring-billed Gull, two Kumlien's Gulls, two Lapland Buntings, two Surf Scoters, two Ring-necked Ducks, three American Wigeon, five Glossy Ibises, 13 Shorelarks and 15 Waxwings. |
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| Thursday 8th February 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Pied-billed Grebe and White-billed Diver both still on the Shetland Isles,
Horned Lark in Surrey, Thayer's Gull and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Stilt Sandpiper in Dorset,
Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Spotted Sandpiper in Nottinghamshire,
Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall. Scarcities included Bluethroat (East Sussex), Rose-coloured Starling (Pembrokeshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Parrot Crossbill (Suffolk), three Glossy Ibises, seven Ring-billed Gulls and a total of 19 Shorelarks. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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