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| Friday 4th October 2019 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Red-flanked Bluetail on the Isle of May, Fife, a Coues's Arctic Redpoll at Lamba Ness, Shetland, a Red-throated Pipit at Porthgwarra, Cornwall and a Dusky Warbler on Burray, Orkney.
Lingering rarities included the Red-eyed Vireo in Cornwall, Blue Rock Thrush in Scilly, Eastern Stonechat sp, Dusky Warbler, Bee-eater and Semipalmated Sandpiper in Shetland, Greenish Warbler in Northumberland, Snowy Owl in the Western Isles, American Black Tern in County Galway, Long-billed Dowitchers in Yorkshire and Devon, Black-winged Stilt in Berkshire and Blue-winged Teal in Clyde. Scarcity highlights included a Melodious Warbler, six Barred Warblers, a Richard's Pipit, an Ortolan Bunting, a Little Bunting, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Hoopoe, two Short-toed Larks, three Wrynecks, four Red-breasted Flycatchers, four Red-backed Shrikes, nine Waxwings, a Spotted Crake, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, two Pectoral Sandpipers, two American Golden Plovers, a Great Shearwater, four Long-tailed Skuas and a Ring-necked Duck. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 3rd October 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was news of a Black-and-white Warbler on the Isles of Scilly on St Martin's where yesterday it had been photographed and momentarily caught in netting but today it was only glimpsed once. Elsewhere on that archipelago
Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Melodious Warbler and Dotterel were all on St Mary's, with
Short-toed Lark, Ortolan Bunting, Red-breasted Flycatcher,
Corncrake and two Lapland Buntings around the islands. On the Shetland Isles two
Olive-backed Pipits, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Greenish Warbler and Bee-eater were all on Mainland,
Dusky Warbler and Red-flanked Bluetail were both on Unst (although the latter died), with around island totals of Little
Bunting, Short-toed Lark, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Waxwing, two each of Red-backed Shrike
and Lapland Bunting, and six Barred Warblers. Elsewhere, an adult male Red-flanked Bluetail was new in Cleveland at Brotton, whilst lingering rarities confirmed as still present were Red-eyed Vireo in Cornwall, Booted Warbler in East Yorkshire, Pacific Golden Plover and Greenish Warbler together in Northumberland, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Orkney Isles, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Devon and West Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Ayrshire and Black-winged Stilt in Berkshire. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 2nd October 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day came from the Isles of Scilly where a Yellow-billed Cuckoo
was seen briefly on St Mary's where Blue Rock Thrush and Melodious Warbler remained whilst on Tresco
White-winged Black Tern, Short-toed Lark, Ortolan Bunting and Hoopoe were all present, with four Wrynecks
and five Lapland Buntings around the islands. On the Shetland Isles both
Red-flanked Bluetail and Dusky Warbler were on Unst, with Snowy
Owl, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Greenish Warbler and Bee-eater
all on Mainland and around island totals of Short-toed Lark, Little
Auk, two each of Red-breasted Flycatcher, Barred Warbler, Red-backed
Shrike, Glaucous Gull and Lapland Bunting, and three
Waxwings. Discoveries elsewhere included an Isabelline Wheatear in Conwy at Llandudno, a Gull-billed Tern briefly in Dorset at Lodmoor, and in Cornwall a Red-eyed Vireo on The Lizard, a Greenish Warbler in Cot Valley, and both Red-throated Pipit and Blyth's Reed Warbler at Nanjizal. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were Red-eyed Vireos in both County Antrim and County Cork, Booted Warbler and Rustic Bunting together in East Yorkshire, Snowy Owl on the Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon and West Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Ayrshire and Black-winged Stilt in Berkshire. Sadly, a second Yellow-billed Cuckoo arrived but was picked up dead in Seaford, East Sussex. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 1st October 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Booted Warbler in East Yorkshire at Spurn whilst in Ayrshire a
Lesser Yellowlegs was new at Capringstone Flash. Lingering rarities included Red-eyed Vireos
in both County Antrim and County Cork, Pacific Golden Plover and Greenish Warbler
together in Northumberland, Snowy Owl on the Western Isles, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Orkney Isles,
Rustic Bunting in East Yorkshire, American Black Tern in County Galway, Blue-winged Teal
in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Devon and West Yorkshire, and Black-winged Stilt
in Berkshire. Elsewhere, on the Isles of Scilly Blue Rock Thrush, Rustic Bunting, Melodious Warbler, Dotterel and Red-backed Shrike were all on St Mary's with Short-toed Lark, Ortolan Bunting, Richard's Pipit and Hoopoe on other islands. On the Shetland Isles a Red-flanked Bluetail arrived on Unst, Snowy Owl, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Bee-eater and two Olive-backed Pipits were all located on Mainland, with around island totals of single American Golden Plover, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Barred Warbler, Red-backed Shrike, Pectoral Sandpiper and Lapland Bunting. |
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| Sunday 29th September 2019 | ||
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| New discoveries today included single Red-eyed Vireos on Rathlin Island, County Antrim and Mizen Head, County Cork, an American Buff-bellied Pipit on Bardsey Island, Gwynedd, a Citrine Wagtail on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, an Olive-backed Pipit at Hoswick, Red-throated Pipit on Foula and a Bee-eater at Ollaberry, all Shetland, a Barolo Shearwater off Pendeen, Cornwall, a Gull-billed Tern off Cullernose Point, Northumberland, a Whiskered Tern at Baleshare, Western Isles, a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Derrymore, County Kerry, single White-rumped Sandpipers at Lound, Nottinghamshire and Skinflats, Forth and a Black-winged Stilt over Binley, Warwickshire.
The Daurian Shrike, Rustic Bunting, Eastern Stonechat sp, Semipalmated Sandpiper and Baird's Sandpiper all remained in Shetland, as did the Blue Rock Thrush in Scilly, American Black Tern in County Galway, Snowy Owl in the Western Isles, Pacific Golden Plover in Northumberland, Long-billed Dowitchers in Yorkshire, Devon and Gloucestershire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Wexford, Black-winged Stilt in Berkshire and Blue-winged Teal in County Wexford. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 26th September 2019 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Pacific Golden Plover on Holy Island, Northumberland and a Long-billed Dowitcher at Coombe Hill Meadows, Gloucestershire.
Lingering rarities included the Blue Rock Thrush in Scilly, Red-flanked Bluetail and Olive-backed Pipit in Shetland, Subalpine Warbler sp and Blyth's Reed Warbler in Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitchers in Yorkshire and Devon, Black-winged Stilts in Berkshire and Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Scilly and Blue-winged Teal in Clyde. Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Short-toed Lark, two Barred Warblers, two Red-backed Shrikes, three Rose-coloured Starlings, four Wrynecks, five Little Buntings, seven Red-breasted Flycatchers, 22 Lapland Buntings, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Spotted Crake, an American Golden Plover, a Dotterel, a Red-necked Phalarope, six Grey Phalaropes, six Pectoral Sandpipers, a Purple Heron, a Glossy Ibis, a Sabine's Gull, two Long-tailed Skuas, ten Pomarine Skuas, two Roseate Terns and two Snow Geese. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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