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| Sunday 30th September 2018 | ||
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| The ninth White-crowned Sparrow for Britain appeared on Foula, Shetland this morning, less than twelve months after the previous British record, also on Foula. The White-throated Sparrow also remained on the same island, making for an impressive double. A Brown Shrike was present for its second day in Cornwall at Soapy Cove, The Lizard.
Other new discoveries today included a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Lowestoft, Suffolk, single Citrine Wagtails on St Kilda, Western Isles and on Unst, Shetland, a Bee-eater at Burry Port, Carmarthenshire and a Baird's Sandpiper at Easington, Yorkshire. Lingering rarities included American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and Cornwall, Pallid Harrier in Hertfordshire and Tawny Pipit in Scilly. Scarcity highlights included an Ortolan Bunting, a Melodious Warbler, two Red-backed Shrikes, two Rose-coloured Starlings, three Richard's Pipits, four Barred Warblers, five Wrynecks, six Lapland Buntings, ten Common Rosefinches, 16 Yellow-browed Warblers, three Spotted Crakes, two Honey Buzzards, a Glossy Ibis, three American Wigeon, a Dotterel, a Temminck's Stint, two American Golden Plovers, two Buff-breasted Sandpipers, eight Grey Phalaropes, ten Pectoral Sandpipers, a Little Auk, a Sabine's Gull, a Long-tailed Skua, 15 Pomarine Skuas, 12 Leach's Petrels and an Iceland Gull. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 29th September 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Blue-winged Teal in County Galway on Inishmore. Rarities elsewhere included the
American White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Pallid Harriers in both Hertfordshire and Norfolk,
Baird's Sandpiper in County Londonderry, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Cornwall and Dorset,
King Eider in Moray and Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk. On the Shetland Isles the White-throated Sparrow remained on Foula with around island totals of Icterine Warbler, Lapland Bunting, Sabine's Gull and three each of both Barred Warbler and Common Rosefinch. Meanwhile, on the Isles of Scilly Tawny Pipit, Ortolan Bunting, Lapland Bunting, Pectoral Sandpiper and Yellow-browed Warbler were all logged. Scarcities elsewhere comprised Buff-breasted Sandpiper (East Sussex), Woodchat Shrike (Lothian), Common Rosefinch (County Cork), Red-backed Shrike (Argyll), Purple Heron (Cambridgeshire), Red-necked Phalarope (East Yorkshire), Temminck's Stint (Hampshire), Dotterel (Cornwall), Corncrake (Gwynedd), Sabine's Gull (Aberdeenshire), Long-tailed Skua (Lothian), two each of Richard's Pipit, Spotted Crake, Glossy Ibis and Great Shearwater, three of Rose-coloured Starling, Hoopoe and Wryneck, five Lapland Buntings, 10 Pectoral Sandpipers and 14 Yellow-browed Warblers. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 25th September 2018 | ||
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| New rarities today were all ducks with a Hooded Merganser found in Streamstown Bay, County Galway, a
King Eider in Findhorn Bay, Moray and a Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk at Minsmere. On the Shetland Isles the White-throated Sparrow remained on Foula whilst other scarcities around the islands today comprised Golden Oriole, Bluethroat, Red-backed Shrike, Lapland Bunting and five Common Rosefinches. Meanwhile on the Isles of Scilly Ortolan Bunting, Common Rosefinch, Wryneck, Pectoral Sandpiper and two Yellow-browed Warblers were all logged. Lingering rarities elsewhere comprised the American White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Pallid Harriers in both Hertfordshire and Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and King Eider in Gwynedd. Whilst scarcities included Richard's Pipit (East Sussex), Common Rosefinch (East Yorkshire), Temminck's Stint (Hampshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Kent), Cory's Shearwater (Aberdeenshire), two each of Woodchat Shrike, Rose-coloured Starling, Wryneck, American Golden Plover and Glossy Ibis, three of Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Spotted Crake, and a total of ten Pectoral Sandpipers. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 24th September 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the White-throated Sparrow on Foula
whilst around the Shetland Isles totals comprised a Booted Warbler new on Mainland at Quendale, single Bluethroat,
Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Richard's Pipit, two each of both Barred Warbler and Yellow-browed
Warbler, three Lapland Buntings and four Common Rosefinches.
Meanwhile on the Isles of Scilly two Common Rosefinches, Wryneck,
Pectoral Sandpiper and six Great Shearwaters were logged. Rarities elsewhere were the American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Snowy Owl on the Western Isles, Pallid Harriers in both Hertfordshire and Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Londonderry, King Eider in Ceredigion, and in Cornwall Tawny Pipit and Red-rumped Swallow were both seen briefly. Other scarcities included Barred Warbler (Norfolk), Red-backed Shrike (Argyll), Great Shearwater (County Durham) and Temminck's Stint (Hampshire), two eack of Woodchat Shrike, Rose-coloured Starling, Wryneck, Long-tailed Skua and Ring-billed Gull, three of Yellow-browed Warbler, Spotted Crake and Glossy Ibis, four of Ortolan Bunting and Sabine's Gull, five of American Golden Plover and Common Rosefinch, seven of Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Lapland Bunting, and a total of 11 Pectoral Sandpipers. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 22nd September 2018 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the discovery of a Yellow-breasted Bunting on Whalsay, Shetland, which spent from late morning in ditches at Vatshoull. The only other new rarities discovered today were two White-rumped Sandpipers in County Derry, at Myroe Levels and Barmouth.
Lingering rarities included the White-throated Sparrow and Citrine Wagtail in Shetland, American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, single Pallid Harriers in Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Cheshire, Snowy Owl in Western Isles, Citrine Wagtail in Scilly, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and Ferruginous Duck in Essex. An inland influx of Grey Phalaropes produced 39 in 21 counties, with a further 28 seen at coastal locations. Other scarities included a Richard's Pipit, a Woodchat Shrike, a Red-backed Shrike, two Wrynecks, three Lapland Buntings, six Common Rosefinches, four Spotted Crakes, two Glossy Ibises, an American Golden Plover, 13 Buff-breasted Sandpipers, 13 Pectoral Sandpipers, a Ring-necked Duck, a White-winged Black Tern, 11 Roseate Terns, a Ring-billed Gull, an Iceland Gull, two Long-tailed Skuas, ten Pomarine Skuas, six Sabine's Gulls, 19 Leach's Petrels, two Cory's Shearwaters and 120 Great Shearwaters. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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