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| Tuesday 23rd April 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of the fourth Subalpine Warbler in seven days on the Isles of
Scilly; a Western Subalpine Warbler on St Agnes. Rarities elsewhere comprised the
American White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Black Duck, Blue-winged Teal
and King Eider all still in Highland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire,
Black Kites briefly in both Gwent and Somerset, Black-winged Stilts in Kent (2), Norfolk and Suffolk (2),
White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire (2) and Moray (2), and Savi's Warblers in Aberdeenshire, Dorset, Kent, Nottinghamshire and Suffolk. Scarcities included Little Bunting (Shetland Isles), Serin (West Sussex), Purple Heron (Norfolk), Red-necked Phalarope (Gwent), Rough-legged Buzzard (Kent), Yellow-browed Warbler (Suffolk), two each of both Ortolan Bunting, Hoopoe and Temminck's Stint, three of Woodchat Shrike and Ring-necked Duck, four of Surf Scoter and Glossy Ibis, and 6 migrant Dotterel. |
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| Monday 22nd April 2019 | ||
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| New rarities today comprised an Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Devon on Lundy, in Suffolk
Iberian Chiffchaff at Lowestoft and two Black-winged Stilts at Minsmere,
a Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan at Cardiff Bay, a Red-rumped Swallow briefly in Dorset and
Black Kites passing over Kent, the Shetland Isles, Somerset, Suffolk and Worcestershire. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Dresser's Eider in County Dublin, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Black Duck, Blue-winged Teal and King Eider all in Highland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Oxfordshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Savi's Warblers in Dorset, Nottinghamshire and Suffolk, Black-winged Stilts in Kent (2) and Norfolk, and at least 12 White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire. Scarcities included an early Red-necked Phalarope (Gwent), Ortolan Bunting (Essex), Serin (West Sussex), Richard's Pipit (Lincolnshire), two Woodchat Shrikes, three each of Hoopoe, Surf Scoter and Glossy Ibis, six Ring-necked Ducks and a total of 17 Shorelarks. Significant late news concerned a Slate-coloured Junco present yesterday on the Isle of Wight at Ventnor. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 20th April 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation of a Dresser's Eider in County Dublin at Skerries where it was first suspected yesterday; only the second record of this subspecies in both Ireland and the Western Palearctic. Elsewhere rarities included
American White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll,
Blue-winged Teal in Highland, Bonaparte's Gull in Oxfordshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford, King Eider
in Moray, Lesser Yellowlegs still in Dorset with another new in County Cork at Clogheen Marsh,
whilst White-billed Divers were off both Moray (2) and the Western Isles. From the Mediterranean were Eastern Subalpine Warbler, Night Heron and Golden Oriole all on the Isles of Scilly, a passage Bee-eater in County Cork at Mizen Head, Black-winged Stilts in Kent (2) and Norfolk, Serin in Cornwall, three Hoopoes, three Woodchat Shrikes and four Glossy Ibises, with Black Kites seen briefly in Cleveland, East Sussex, Orkney Isles and Shetland Isles. Other scarcities included remarkably early Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Merseyside), Honey Buzzard (Suffolk) and Red-backed Shrike (County Donegal), along with Pallas's Warbler (Cornwall), two Yellow-browed Warblers (North Yorkshire and Devon), Wryneck (Lothian), Temminck's Stint (Dorset), American Wigeon (Lancashire), Black Brant, three Rough-legged Buzzards, two each of Surf Scoter and Spotted Crake, 14 Shorelarks, four migrant Dotterel, a Pomarine Skua and a total of six Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Friday 19th April 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the American White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, two
Subalpine Warblers on the Isles of Scilly, Red-rumped Swallow and Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, both
Black Duck and Blue-winged Teal still in Highland, Bonaparte's Gull
in Oxfordshire, territorial Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, Ferruginous Duck in Northumberland,
Black-winged Stilts in East Sussex (2) and Norfolk, White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire and Moray (2) and
Black Kites briefly on the Shetland Isles and in Suffolk. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Cornwall), Night Heron (Isles of Scilly), Montagu's Harrier (County Waterford), Temminck's Stint (Suffolk), Pectoral Sandpiper (Nottinghamshire), Grey-headed Wagtail (Lothian), American Wigeon (Lancashire), two each of Woodchat Shrike, Serin, Rough-legged Buzzard, Spotted Crake and Surf Scoter, three Glossy Ibises, four Hoopoe and a total of six Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Wednesday 17th April 2019 | ||
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| New discoveries today included singing Iberian Chiffchaffs at Seaforth, Merseyside and The Naze, Essex, a Red-rumped Swallow at Far Ings NR, Lincolnshire, Black Stork at Arundel WWT, Sussex, two Black-winged Stilts at Rye Harbour NR, Sussex, and a White-billed Diver at Malin Head, County Donegal, but there was no sign of the Eastern Yellow Wagtail seen yesterday on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.
Lingering rarities included Iberian Chiffchaff in Conwy, Great Spotted Cuckoo on the Isle of Wight, Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Oxfordshire, Black-winged Stilt in Argyll, single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Dorset and Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, three White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire and another in Moray, Blue-winged Teal, Black Duck and King Eider in Highland and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. |
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| Monday 15th April 2019 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Gyr at Fanad Head, County Donegal, a Black Kite over Colchester, Essex and a Red-rumped Swallow at Lamby Lake, Glamorgan.
Lingering rarities included the Great Spotted Cuckoo on the Isle of Wight, Blue-winged Teal, Black Duck and King Eider in Highland, two Ferruginous Ducks in Nottinghamshire and one in Northumberland, Bonaparte's Gull in Oxfordshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford, Red-rumped Swallow in Kent and White-billed Diver in Moray. Scarcity highlights included two Hoopoes, four Great Grey Shrikes, a Purple Heron, a White Stork, a Glossy Ibis, a Spotted Crake, a Pomarine Skua, a Black Brant, three Tundra Bean Geese, an American Wigeon, three Green-winged Teals, four Ring-necked Ducks, two Glaucous Gulls and four Iceland Gulls. |
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| Sunday 14th April 2019 | ||
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| The Tengmalm's Owl was still in Shetland today, but had moved 43 miles to the north-northeast to Valyie at Norwick on Unst, where it remained until dusk.
New discoveries today included a Kentish Plover at Cuckmere Haven, Susex, a Red-rumped Swallow at Stodmarsh, Kent and two White-billed Divers off Lossiemouth, Moray. Lingering rarities included the Bonaparte's Gull in Oxfordshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Great Spotted Cuckoo in Isle of Wight, Red-rumped Swallow in Cornwall, four White-billed Divers in Moray, Black Duck in Highland, two Ferruginous Ducks in Nottinghamshire and one in Northumberland and single Lesser Scaups in Somerset and Orkney. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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