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| Wednesday 29th May 2019 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Bonaparte's Gull briefly in Derbyshire at Carr Vale,
a Great Reed Warbler on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's and on the Shetland Isles two
Blyth's Reed Warblers on Foula. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Baikal Teal in East Yorkshire, Blue-winged Teal in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs on the Shetland Isles, Iberian Chiffchaffs in Lancashire and Suffolk, Red-rumped Swallow in Lincolnshire, Red-footed Falcons in both County Wexford and the Isles of Scilly, territorial Great Reed Warblers in both Cleveland and West Yorkshire and Savi's Warblers in Gwent and Suffolk. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark (Orkney Isles), Purple Heron (Norfolk), Night Heron (West Yorkshire), Great Grey Shrike (Cambridgeshire), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), Long-tailed Skua (Western Isles), Icterine Warbler and Common Rosefinch (Shetland Isles), two each of both Rose-coloured Starling and Serin, and three of Spotted Crake (singing at the same site in Angus), Bluethroat and Glossy Ibis. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 25th May 2019 | ||
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| New discoveries today included single Savi's Warblers at Uskmouth, Gwent and Buckroney, County Wicklow, single Bee-eaters at Constantine, Cornwall, Cart Gap, Norfolk and Deerness, Orkney, a Red-footed Falcon in County Wexford and a Black Kite in East Sussex.
Lingering rarities included the Baikal Teal in Yorkshire, Black Duck and Blue-winged Teal in Highland, Squacco Heron in Hampshire, single Great Reed Warblers in Yorkshire and Cleveland, Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, single Iberian Chiffchaffs in Aberdeenshire and Lancashire, Western Subalpine Warbler in Isle of Man, Thrush Nightingale in Shetland, Red-footed Falcon in Scilly and Broad-billed Sandpiper in Northumberland. Scarcity highlights included an Icterine Warbler, a Red-backed Shrike, a Grey-headed Wagtail, two Bluethroats, three Serins, three Common Rosefinches, three Golden Orioles, a White-winged Black Tern, a Purple Heron, two Glossy Ibises, five Honey Buzzards, a Green-winged Teal, a Ring-necked Duck, an American Golden Plover, three Dotterel, six Temminck's Stints and an Iceland Gull. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 24th May 2019 | ||
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| The drake Baikal Teal continued its journey northwards, being discovered at Hornsea Mere, Yorkshire where it remained all day. New discoveries today included a male Pallid Harrier at Helperby, Yorkshire, a Squacco Heron at Titchfield, Hampshire, a Thrush Nightingale on Fair Isle, Shetland, Eastern Subalpine Warblers on Out Skerries, Shetland (two) and at The Naze, Essex, a Red-flanked Bluetail on North Ronaldsay, Orkney and a Red-rumped Swallow at Gibraltar Point NNR, Lincolnshire.
Lingering rarities included single Great Reed Warblers in Yorkshire and Cleveland, Rustic Bunting in Orkney, Iberian Chiffchaff in Aberdeenshire, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Northumberland, Red-footed Falcon in Scilly and Black Duck in Highland. Scarcity highlights included a Red-backed Shrike, a Grey-headed Wagtail, two Golden Orioles, two Bluethroats, three Serins, three Common Rosefinches, a White-winged Black Tern, a Night Heron, two Purple Herons, three Glossy Ibises, a Long-tailed Skua, five Honey Buzzards, a Dotterel, 13 Temminck's Stints, a Green-winged Teal and a Ring-necked Duck. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 22nd May 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Crag Martin seen briefly in East Sussex at Beachy Head whilst other discoveries included a
Paddyfield Warbler on the Shetland Isles on Out Skerries, a Great Reed Warbler in Cleveland at Saltholme,
Red-footed Falcon in East Yorkshire at Kilnsea, two Black-winged Stilts
together in Norfolk at Wells and a flyover Bee-eater in Suffolk. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were two Thrush Nightingales, a Rustic Bunting and an Eastern Subalpine Warbler on the Shetland Isles, Rustic Bunting and Eastern Subalpine Warbler on the Orkney Isles, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Squacco Heron in County Wexford, Black Duck and Blue-winged Teal in Highland, Great Reed Warbler in West Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcon Isles of Scilly, Iberian Chiffchaff in Lancashire and Lesser Scaup in Borders. Scarcities included Serin (Kent), Night Heron (Nottinghamshire), Ring-necked Duck (Suffolk), Montagu's Harrier (East Yorkshire), Wryneck and Shorelark (Shetland Isles), two each of Purple Heron, Bluethroat, Golden Oriole and migrant Dotterel, three of Red-backed Shrike and Glossy Ibis, five Common Rosefinches and six Temminck's Stints. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 20th May 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Whiskered Tern in Kent at Dungeness -
where a Bee-eater also flew over - whilst other discoveries included a Subalpine Warbler
off the Isle of Man on Calf of Man, a mobile Black Kite in Essex, a
Red-rumped Swallow in East Yorkshire and a Bee-eater briefly in Dorset. Around the Shetland Isles
Thrush Nightingale, Rustic Bunting, Red-rumped Swallow and two
Eastern Subalpine Warblers were all logged. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Baikal Teal in Cambridgeshire, Stilt Sandpiper in Merseyside, Gull-billed Tern in Argyll, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Lincolnshire, Great Reed Warblers in both London and West Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcons in County Wexford and the Isles of Scilly, Iberian Chiffchaffs in Aberdeenshire and Lancashire, and territorial Savi's Warbler in Suffolk. Scarcities included Serin (Kent), Red-necked Phalarope (Lincolnshire), Montagu's Harrier (East Yorkshire), Marsh Warbler, Grey-headed Wagtail and 13 Common Rosefinches (all on the Shetland Isles), two each of Purple Heron, Long-tailed Skua, Glossy Ibis and migrant Honey Buzzard, three Ring-necked Ducks, four Red-backed Shrikes, four migrant Dotterel, five White-winged Black Terns, six each of Icterine Warbler, Golden Oriole and Temminck's Stint, and a total of 28 Bluethroats. Significant late news concerned a male Collared Flycatcher present on Stronsay, Orkney Isles on 18th May; bringing the total this spring to five birds. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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