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| Monday 19th October 2020 | ||
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| A new Red-flanked Bluetail was discovered at Bamburgh, Northumberland, with a second Dusky Warbler arriving nearby on Holy Island, and another of the latter found on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly.
Lingering rarities included the Eastern Rufous Bush Chat, Red-flanked Bluetail, Eastern Stonechat sp and three Dusky Warblers in Norfolk, Blackpoll Warbler and five Arctic Redpolls in Shetland, Northern Brown Shrike in Yorkshire, Brown Shrike, Desert Wheatear, two Red-flanked Bluetails and two further Dusky Warblers in Northumberland, other Red-flanked Bluetails in Bedfordshire and Western Isles, single Eastern Stonechats in Scilly and Cleveland, more Dusky Warblers in Scilly (two), Essex and Yorkshire, Wilson's Phalarope in Hampshire, Pacific Golden Plover and King Eider in Moray, single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Somerset, Devon and County Dublin, Spotted Sandpiper in Ayrshire and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll. Scarcity highlights included a Barred Warbler, a Red-backed Shrike, a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Shorelark, two Short-toed Larks, two Richard's Pipits, two Lapland Buntings, four Little Buntings, four Pallas's Warblers, four Rose-coloured Starlings, seven Great Grey Shrikes, two Rough-legged Buzzards, a Grey Phalarope, two American Golden Plovers, three Glossy Ibises, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Lesser Snow Goose, two Tundra Bean Geese, three Black Brants, a Surf Scoter, a Green-winged Teal, two Ring-necked Ducks, a Little Auk, six Balearic Shearwaters and eight Pomarine Skuas. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 18th October 2020 | ||
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| Mega rarities still present today were the Eastern Rufous Bush Chat in Norfolk at Stiffkey,
Taiga Flycatcher in County Durham at South Shields, Masked Shrike in Kent at
Reculver, and Blackpoll Warbler at Aith, Mainland, Shetland Isles. Other rarities from the east comprised Brown Shrikes in both Northumberland and West Yorkshire, a Desert Wheatear new in Northumberland, Hume's Warbler on Shetland, Great Reed Warbler in Devon, both Blyth's Reed Warbler and Olive-backed Pipit in Norfolk, Radde's Warbler in East Yorkshire, three Eastern Stonechats, four Red-throated Pipits, 11 Red-flanked Bluetails, and a total of 18 Dusky Warblers. From American and the Arctic came a Pacific Diver to The Mullet, County Mayo, American Buff-bellied Pipit on Scilly, Snowy Owl, Arctic Redpoll and White-billed Diver all on Shetland, King Eider still in Moray, Baird's Sandpiper in Somerset, Wilson's Phalarope in Hampshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Ayrshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Londonderry, and four Lesser Yellowlegs. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 17th October 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Rufous Bush Chat discovered at Stiffkey, Norfolk where it showed throughout the day; the first British record since 1980. Also
new was a Masked Shrike in Kent at Shuart; the fifth British record. Otherwise, rarities from east comprised Taiga Flycatcher still in County Durham, White's Thrush in Devon, Brown Shrike in Northumberland, Lanceolated Warbler on Shetland, Pacific Golden Plover in Moray, Red-throated Pipit on the Isles of Scilly, Olive-backed Pipits in both East Yorkshire and Scilly, Eastern Stonechats in Cleveland, Norfolk, and Scilly, 13 Red-flanked Bluetails, and a total of 20 Dusky Warblers. From American and the Arctic were the Blackpoll Warbler and Arctic Redpoll on Shetland, American Buff-bellied Pipit on Scilly, Wilson's Phalarope in Hampshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Kerry, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, Lesser Yellowlegs in Somerset, White-billed Diver in Orkney, and four Blue-winged Teals together on the Western Isles. |
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| Wednesday 14th October 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the identification of a Taiga Flycatcher in County Durham at South Shields whilst other Asian passerines included a
Brown Shrike new in Northumberland on Holy Island, Lanceolated Warbler on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Isles,
Rustic Bunting in North Yorkshire, both Red-throated Pipit and Blyth's Reed Warbler on the Shetland Isles,
Olive-backed Pipit in East Yorkshire, Radde's Warblers in East Yorkshire, Kent and the Isles of Scilly,
Dusky Warblers in Argyll, Lincolnshire, Northumberland, Norfolk and Shetland (3), and
Red-flanked Bluetails in Kent, Norfolk (3), and Shetland (2). From the Nearctic were Swainson's Thrush and American Buff-bellied Pipit still on Scilly, Wilson's Phalarope in Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Devon and Somerset, Black Duck in Highland, and Cackling Geese in both Argyll and the Western Isles (2). From elsewhere were a Short-toed Treecreeper new in Kent at Dungeness, both Pacific Golden Plover and King Eider in Moray, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on Shetland, and the Lammergeier relocated in East Sussex. |
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| Tuesday 13th October 2020 | ||
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| Nearctic landbirds today were confined to the Isles of Scilly where both Swainson's Thrush and American Buff-bellied Pipit were
present on Bryher. Asian passerines included the White's Thrush still in Devon on Lundy, Red-flanked Bluetails in both Northumberland and the Shetland Isles, Red-throated Pipits in Cornwall and Scilly, Radde's Warblers in Suffolk and Scilly, Dusky Warblers in East Yorkshire and Shetland, Blyth's Reed Warbler on Shetland, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in County Galway, and Citrine Wagtail in County Wexford. Other lingering rarities comprised both Pacific Golden Plover and King Eider still in Moray, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Wilson's Phalarope in Hampshire, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both North Yorkshire and Somerset. Late news concerned the Lammergeier that was present yesterday in Kent near Tunbridge Wells. DNA analysis of a feather dropped by this bird has proven that it originates from the Alps. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 12th October 2020 | ||
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| New discoveries today included an Isabelline Wheatear on Lundy, Devon, a Rustic Bunting and a Radde's Warbler on Portland, Dorset, a Hume's Warbler, a Red-flanked Bluetail and an Olive-backed Pipit on Mainland, Shetland and a Dusky Warbler on Tresco, Scilly.
Lingering rarities included the Philadelphia Vireo and Eastern Yellow Wagtail in County Galway, Swainson's Thrush and Radde's Warbler in Scilly (with a report of the Black-and-white Warbler present again), White's Thrush in Devon, Red-throated Pipit and Blyth's Reed Warbler in Shetland, Citrine Wagtail in County Wexford, Wilson's Phalarope in Hampshire, single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Somerset and Yorkshire, Pacific Golden Plover and King Eider in Moray, four Blue-winged Teals and two Cackling Geese in Western Isles and Lammergeier in Bedfordshire. Scarcity highlights included a Short-toed Lark, two Richard's Pipits, two Barred Warblers, two Hoopoes, three Red-backed Shrikes, three Red-breasted Flycatchers, five Little Buntings, 25 Lapland Buntings, a Little Auk, a Dotterel, four Pectoral Sandpipers, five Grey Phalaropes, six American Golden Plovers, two Ring-necked Ducks, two Glossy Ibises, a Pomarine Skua and three Iceland Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 11th October 2020 | ||
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| Nearctic landbirds today comprised the Philadelphia Vireo still in County Galway,
Blackpoll Warbler in County Cork, Swainson's Thrush and Red-eyed Vireo on the Isles of Scilly, Red-eyed Vireo in County Kerry, and
American Buff-bellied Pipit on the Orkney Isles all making 17 individuals of 10 species of Nearctic landbird located across Britain and Ireland this autumn since 15th September. Meanwhile, American waders included
Wilson's Phalarope in Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, and
Lesser Yellowlegs in County Galway, Somerset and North Yorkshire. Asian passerines today included White's Thrush still in Devon, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in County Galway, Citrine Wagtail in County Wexford, Red-throated Pipit on both Orkney and Shetland, three Olive-backed Pipits together and a Blyth's Reed Warbler on Shetland, Dusky Warbler on Scilly, and Radde's Warblers in Cornwall, East Sussex, Scilly (2), and Suffolk. Otherwise, the Western Orphean Warbler remained in Highland, as did Pacific Golden Plover in Moray, Pallid Harrier, Snowy Owl and Coues's Arctic Redpoll on Shetland, two each of both Blue-winged Teal and Cackling Goose on the Western Isles, a White-billed Diver passed County Durham and then Northumberland, and the Lammergeier ranged from Cambridgeshire, through Bedfordshire to reach London. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 10th October 2020 | ||
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| The third Philadelphia Vireo for Ireland was on Inishmore, Aran Islands, County Galway, a Western Orphean Warbler was at Lothbeg Point, Highland and a Rock Thrush was seen briefly on Fetlar, Shetland.
Other new discoveries included a Swainson's Thrush on Bryher, Scilly, a Red-eyed Vireo at Feohanagh, County Kerry, an American Buff-bellied Pipit on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, a Lanceolated Warbler on Foula, a Red-flanked Bluetail on Unst, an Eastern Stonechat and Red-throated Pipit on Fair Isle and a Dusky Warbler on Mainland, all Shetland, a Booted Warbler at Men-an-Tol, Cornwall, a Pacific Golden Plover at Findhorn Bay, Moray and two Cackling Geese at Loch Paible, Western Isles. Lingering rarities seen today included the White's Thrush in Devon, Red-eyed Vireo in Cornwall, Red-eyed Vireo in Scilly, Olive-backed Pipit, Snowy Owl, Blyth's Reed Warbler and Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Shetland, Citrine Wagtail in County Wexford, Radde's Warbler in Suffolk, Upland Sandpiper in County Galway, Wilson's Phalarope in Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire, four Blue-winged Teals in Western Isles, Pallid Harrier in Warwickshire /Staffordshire and Lammergeier in Cambridgeshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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