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| Monday 28th October 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of five Two-barred Crossbills together on the Western Isles on North Uist, with a
Rustic Bunting new in Cornwall at Nanjizal and Porthgwarra, four White-billed Divers passing Papa Westray, Orkney Isles, the
White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Short-billed Dowitcher still in County Louth,
single Long-billed Dowitchers in both Argyll and Northumberland, and White-rumped Sandpipers still in Lancashire, Leicestershire and
the Western Isles. On the Isles of Scilly the Blue Rock Thrush remained on St Mary's with a Serin there too, on Tresco Isabelline Wheatear and Rustic Bunting, and on St Agnes Little Bunting, Red-breasted Flycatcher and Richard's Pipit. On the Shetland Isles a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll was on Mainland at Lerwick with an Eastern Stonechat at Sandwick, whilst on Unst a Coues's Arctic Redpoll was identified. Notable scarcities included Rose-coloured Starlings in both Berkshire and Northumberland, Short-toed Lark in County Donegal, Ring-necked Ducks in Argyll and Dorset, Red-necked Phalarope in West Yorkshire and a Kumlien's Gull in Cheshire. The Hooded Merganser remained in Leicestershire at Rutland Water was shown to be a metal-ringed escape. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 24th October 2019 | ||
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| An Upland Sandpiper was present at Windmill Farm, Cornwall briefly this afternoon. Other new discoveries included a Radde's Warbler in a mistnet at Greenham Common, Berkshire, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Ardivachar, Western Isles and a Richardson's Cackling Goose at Mersehead RSPB, Dumfries and Galloway.
Lingering rarities still present today included the Short-billed Dowitcher in County Louth, Red-eyed Vireo in County Cork, Isabelline Wheatear, Blyth's Reed Warbler and Spotted Sandpiper in Scilly, Radde's Warbler in Fife, Eastern Stonechat species in County Durham, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll in Shetland, Forster's Tern in County Galway, American Black Tern in Dorset, Pacific Diver in County Cork, eight White-rumped Sandpipers in Western Isles, five in County Derry and singles in Ayrshire and County Cork and Black Scoter in Northumberland. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 23rd October 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an American Buff-bellied Pipit in Cornwall at Sennen, whilst an
Eastern Stonechat was confirmed at Whitburn, County Durham, a Radde's Warbler arrived on the Isle of May, Fife, and in Essex a
Red-throated Pipit flew over The Naze and a Bee-eater was seen briefly at Hawkwell. On the Isles of Scilly a Blyth's Reed Warbler was new on St Mary's along with Spotted Sandpiper, Blue Rock Thrush, Citrine Wagtail and Lapland Bunting, on Tresco the Isabelline Wheatear remained with a Red-breasted Flycatcher and Waxwing, and on St Agnes Red-backed Shrike, Lapland Bunting and Waxwing. Elsewhere, lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Short-billed Dowitcher in County Louth, American Black Tern in Dorset, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Black Duck in Highland, and White-rumped Sandpipers in Ayrshire (2) and County Londonderry (5). Unfortunately the kestrel present yesterday at Fraisthorpe, East Yorkshire and believed to be a Lesser Kestrel remained but was reidentified as an atypical Common Kestrel with pale claws, whilst in London photographs showed that at least two Hooded Mergansers - including one with a deformed upper mandible - have been present recently at King George V Reservoir so both are presumably escaped birds. |
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| Tuesday 22nd October 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the revelation that a kestrel photographed in East Yorkshire at Fraisthorpe was actually a juvenile
Lesser Kestrel. On the Isles of Scilly an Isabelline Wheatear was new on Tresco with Red-breasted Flycatcher and Waxwing there, a Red-flanked Bluetail arrived on St Agnes with Red-throated Pipit, Red-backed Shrike, Lapland Bunting and Waxwing on that island, and on St Mary's Blue Rock Thrush, Red-throated Pipit, Citrine Wagtail and Spotted Crake were all present. At sea off the Western Rocks were Red-necked Phalarope, eleven Grey Phalaropes and three Sabine's Gulls. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Short-billed Dowitcher still in County Louth, Pacific Diver and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork, a Baird's Sandpiper new on Islay, Argyll, a Subalpine Warbler found in Lincolnshire at Gibraltar Point, a Red-flanked Bluetail still in Norfolk, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll still on the Shetland Isles, American Black Tern in Dorset, Hooded Merganser in London and White-rumped Sandpipers in Ayrshire (2), County Cork, County Derry (7) and the Western Isles (9). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 21st October 2019 | ||
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| New discoveries today included single Red-flanked Bluetails at East Hills, Norfolk and Burn of Sound, Shetland, a Citrine Wagtail at Salakee, Scilly, a White-billed Diver off Flamborough and Burniston, Yorkshire and a Cackling Goose at Loch Indaal, Argyll. New White-rumped Sandpipers included five at Myroe Levels, County Derry (making seven in total on site), two at Annagh Beach and one at Leam Lough, County Mayo and one at Lissagriffin, County Cork.
Lingering rarities included the Blue Rock Thrush and Spotted Sandpiper in Scilly, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll in Shetland, Red-eyed Vireo, Pacific Diver, Lesser Yellowlegs and a White-rumped Sandpiper in County Cork, other White-rumped Sandpipers in Western Isles (11), Ayrshire (two), County Wexford and Aberdeenshire, Short-billed Dowitcher in County Louth, single Long-billed Dowitchers in Argyll and Devon, Hooded Merganser in London, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in Western Isles and American Black Tern in Dorset. Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Barred Warbler, a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Common Rosefinch, a Red-backed Shrike, a Great Grey Shrike, two Little Buntings, two Wrynecks, three Rose-coloured Starlings, three Shorelarks, four Richard's Pipits, five Lapland Buntings, 35 Waxwings, two Spotted Crakes, a Pectoral Sandpiper, two American Golden Plovers, five Grey Phalaropes, a Glossy Ibis, a Ring-necked Duck, two Green-winged Teals, two American Wigeon, two Todd's Canada Geese, two Snow Geese, two Glaucous Gulls, a Leach's Petrel, five Sabine's Gulls, ten Long-tailed Skuas, 44 Pomarine Skuas and 181 Little Auks. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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