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| Friday 9th October 2020 | ||
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| In Shetland, new discoveries today included a Lanceolated Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Red-throated Pipit and Coues's Arctic Redpoll on Unst, an Olive-backed Pipit on Whalsay and a Dusky Warbler and two Radde's Warblers on Mainland. Elsewhere, other Radde's Warblers were at Ventnor, Isle of Wight and Nanjizal, Cornwall, another Dusky Warbler was at Malin Beg, County Donegal, a Wilson's Phalarope was at Pennington Marshes, Hampshire, a Lesser Yellowlegs was at Lady's Island Lake, County Wexford, a Semipalmated Sandpiper was on the Teifi Estuary in Ceredigion/Pembrokeshire and a Citrine Wagtail was at Tacumshin, County Wexford.
Lingering rarities seen today included the White's Thrush in Devon, single Red-eyed Vireos in Scilly and Cornwall, Pallid Harrier in Warwickshire/ Staffordshire, Snowy Owl, Eastern Stonechat sp, Blyth's Reed Warbler and Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll in Shetland, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in County Galway, Red-throated Pipit in Orkney, Arctic Warbler in Northumberland, Radde's Warbler in Suffolk, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Lincolnshire and County Galway and Lammergeier in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Short-toed Lark, a Richard's Pipit, a Rose-coloured Starling, two Shorelarks, two Hoopoes, two Great Grey Shrikes, four Red-backed Shrikes, four Bluethroats, four Wrynecks, five Common Rosefinches, seven Red-breasted Flycatchers, seven Barred Warblers, nine Little Buntings, 19 Lapland Buntings, a Purple Heron, four Glossy Ibises, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Temminck's Stint, two American Golden Plovers, five Pectoral Sandpipers, eight Grey Phalaropes, a Leach's Petrel, two Pomarine Skuas, 16 Balearic Shearwaters, an Iceland Gull and two Tundra Bean Geese. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 7th October 2020 | ||
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| Nearctic landbirds today comprised both Swainson's Thrush and Red-eyed Vireo new on the Isles of
Scilly on St Mary's and St Martin's respectively, an American Buff-bellied Pipit
was found on the Western Isles on North Uist, and both the Tennessee Warblers remained
on the Shetland Isles and in County Galway. From the east came two Eyebrowed Thrushes on Shetland, at Brae, Mainland and on Fetlar, a White's Thrush in Devon on Lundy, Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler and two Red-flanked Bluetails new on the Orkney Isles, the Steppe Grey Shrike still in Suffolk, a Pallid Harrier on the Staffordshire/Warwickshire border, Radde's Warblers in Cambridgeshire, Highland (2), Kent, and Suffolk, Arctic Warbler on Scilly, Rustic Bunting and Citrine Wagtail on Shetland, Red-throated Pipits in both Cornwall and Orkney, Olive-backed Pipits in East Yorkshire and Shetland (3), and Eastern Stonechats in Norfolk, Orkney and Shetland (3). Other rarities today were Lesser Yellowlegs in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Cumbria and Dorset, Kentish Plovers in Somerset and West Sussex, an Arctic Redpoll on Shetland, a Red-rumped Swallow briefly in Kent, the Black Duck still in Highland, and the King Eider still in Moray. Sadly, the Short-toed Eagle taken into care in Dorset on Monday has died. |
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| Tuesday 6th October 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Short-toed Eagle in Dorset at Hengistbury Head
although it was picked up there and taken into care. Meanwhile, the Tennessee Warbler
reappeared on the Shetland Isles on Yell with another Tennessee Warbler
discovered in County Galway on Inishbofin constituting the first Irish record. Rarities from the east comprised the Eyebrowed Thrush still on the Orkney Isles, Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler still on the Shetland, Steppe Grey Shrike in Suffolk, Red-flanked Bluetail on Shetland, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in County Galway (2), Gwynedd and Hampshire, Citrine Wagtail in Aberdeenshire, Red-throated Pipits on Orkney (2), Shetland (2) and in Suffolk, Radde's Warblers in Cambridgeshire, Cleveland, Fife, Highland, Norfolk, and Suffolk (2), Arctic Warblers in Fife, Northumberland and Shetland, Blyth's Reed Warblers on Norfolk and Shetland, Rustic Buntings in Aberdeenshire, Orkney (3) and Shetland, Eastern Stonechats in East Yorkshire, Norfolk, and Shetland, and a total of four Olive-backed Pipits were located on Shetland. From elsewhere a Little Bittern was glimpsed on the Isles of Scilly, a Snowy Owl and two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls on Shetland, Kentish Plover still in West Sussex, King Eider in Moray, Long-billed Dowitchers in Cumbria, County Londonderry, and County Wexford, and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Galway, North Yorkshire, and Somerset. |
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| Monday 5th October 2020 | ||
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| Another incredible day for rare eastern passerines with the Siberian Thrush
still in Fife, Eyebrowed Thrush still on the Orkney Isles, Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler and
Citrine Wagtail on the Shetland Isles, Steppe Grey Shrike in Suffolk,
Eastern Yellow Wagtails in County Galway, Gwynedd and Shetland, Lesser Grey Shrike and
Red-flanked Bluetail together in Northumberland, two Eastern Stonechats in Norfolk,
Rustic Buntings in Aberdeenshire (2), Orkney (2) and Shetland, Red-throated Pipits on Orkney, Shetland, and in Suffolk,
Olive-backed Pipits in Aberdeenshire and Shetland (3), Radde's Warblers
in Cambridgeshire, Cleveland, and Suffolk (2), Dusky Warblers in Essex and Shetland (2),
Arctic Warblers in Norfolk, Northumberland, and Shetland, and Blyth's Reed Warblers
on both Orkney and Shetland. Other highlightd today were the first Pallid Swift of the autumn in Kent at North Foreland, Pallid Harriers new in both Norfolk and Suffolk, Blue-winged Teal in County Mayo, two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls on Shetland, Kentish Plover still in West Sussex, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, King Eider in Moray, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both North Yorkshire and Somerset. |
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| Friday 2nd October 2020 | ||
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| The third Eyebrowed Thrush for North Ronaldsay and Orkney was discovered this morning, and lingered until late afternoon at least. Great Snipes were flushed at Sandilands, Lincolnshire and Spurn Point, Yorkshire.
New discoveries in Shetland today included a Lanceolated Warbler at Sumburgh Head, a Booted Warbler on Fair Isle, Olive-backed Pipits at Spiggie and West Burrafirth, a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Ellister, a Radde's Warbler at Rerwick and a White-billed Diver at Hestingott, with Tennessee Warbler, White's Thrush, two Pallas's Grasshopper Warblers, another Radde's Warbler and Rusting Bunting all lingering in the archipelago. Elsewhere, other new arrivals included another Blyth's Reed Warbler at St Margaret's Hope, Orkney, a Kentish Plover at Ferrybridge, Dorset and a Red-throated Pipit heard at Land's End, Cornwall. Other lingering rarities included the Siberian Thrush in Fife, White's Thrush in Orkney, Two-barred Greenish Warbler in Northumberland, Upland Sandpiper in County Galway, Lesser Yellowlegs in Somerset and Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset and four Blue-winged Teals in Western Isles. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 30th September 2020 | ||
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The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Siberian Thrush in Fife at Kilminning. Elsewhere discoveries included an Upland Sandpiper in County Galway on Inishbofin, Booted Warbler on the Western Isles on North Uist, and a Red-flanked Bluetail in East Yorkshire at Easington. On the Shetland Isles the Tennessee Warbler remained on Yell, Shetland albeit only seen briefly, Hornemmann's Arctic Redpoll on Unst, Rustic Bunting on Fair Isle, Olive-backed Pipit on Mainland, and two Citrine Wagtails. Elsewhere, lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Two-barred Greenish Warbler in Northumberland, Swainson's Thrush on the Orkney Isles, Wilson's Phalarope in Lancashire, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Cumbria and Dorset, Black Duck in Highland, King Eider in Moray, and in County Wexford Arctic Warbler, Red-throated Pipit and Long-billed Dowitcher. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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