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| Wednesday 1st September 2021 | ||
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| Seawatching provided the highlights today with a Fea's/Desertas Petrel again tracked north along the east coast of
England from Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire to Northumberland, a Cory's Shearwater
passed Suffolk, five Sabine's Gulls, and at least 21 Long-tailed Skuas
were logged. Rarities elsewhere comprised both the White-tailed Lapwing and Black-browed Albatross still in East Yorkshire, the Elegant Tern still in Lancashire, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Booted Warbler and Citrine Wagtail still together on the Shetland Isles, both Lesser Yellowlegs and Bee-eater briefly on the Isles of Scilly, Snowy Owl still on the Western Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in County Down, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Kent and Norfolk, and in Nottinghamshire the pratincole species was reported again. Scarcities included Bluethroat (Scilly), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Norfolk), Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Shetland), American Golden Plover (Cornwall), Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry), two each of Icterine Warbler and Dotterel, three of Common Rosefinch and Glossy Ibis, seven Barred Warblers, and a total of 15 Wrynecks. |
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| Tuesday 31st August 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised both the White-tailed Lapwing and Black-browed Albatross
still in East Yorkshire, Booted Warbler and Citrine Wagtail on the Shetland Isles together on Fair Isle,
unidentified pratincole species in Nottinghamshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk,
Bonaparte's Gull in County Down, the Forster's Tern relocated to County Meath, and the Elegant Tern returned to Lancashire. Scarcities included Bluethroat (Isles of Scilly), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Norfolk), Ortolan Bunting (County Cork), Pectoral Sandpiper (Highland), Great Shearwater (East Yorkshire), Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall), two each of Melodious Warbler, Temminck's Stint, and Dotterel, three Barred Warblers, seven Sabine's Gulls, eight Glossy Ibises, 11 Common Rosefinches, 22 Long-tailed Skuas, and a total of 24 Wrynecks. |
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| Sunday 29th August 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included an Olive-backed Pipit in Cornwall, a Wilson's Petrel from a pelagic off Pembrokeshire and a Bonaparte's Gull at Belfast Lough RSPB, County Antrim.
Lingering rarities still present included the White-tailed Lapwing and Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, Forster's Tern in County Louth and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Scarcity highlights included a Bluethroat, a Common Rosefinch, a Rose-coloured Starling, four Barred Warblers, 26 Wrynecks, two Dotterel, two Temminck's Stints, two Pectoral Sandpipers, two American Golden Plovers, a Purple Heron, six Glossy Ibises, three Great Shearwaters, four Pomarine Skuas, 14 Long-tailed Skuas, a Sabine's Gull and a Ring-billed Gull. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 28th August 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a second Arctic Warbler on Fair Isle, Shetland and a Greenish Warbler at Ardmair, Highland.
Lingering rarities included the White-tailed Lapwing and Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, Black Stork in Lincolnshire, Booted Warbler in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Carmarthenshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Scarcity highlights included an Icterine Warbler, two Red-backed Shrikes, three Common Rosefinches, eight Barred Warblers, 16 Wrynecks, a Dotterel, two Temminck's Stints, two Purple Herons, 12 Glossy Ibises, two Cory's Shearwaters, two Great Shearwaters, five Sabine's Gulls, six Pomarine Skuas and around 19 Long-tailed Skuas. |
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| Friday 27th August 2021 | ||
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| A Fea's or Desertas Petrel flew north past Cowbar, Cleveland this evening, before being tracked along the coast through County Durham and Northumberland. The Elegant Tern relocated to Hodbarrow, Cumbria, with new discoveries including an Arctic Warbler on Fair Isle, Shetland and single Greenish Warblers on Great Saltee Island, County Wexford and at Whitby, Yorkshire (joining another lingering bird).
Other lingering rarities included the White-tailed Lapwing and Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, Black Stork in Lincolnshire, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Long-billed Dowitcher in Carmarthenshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Scarcity highlights included an Icterine Warbler, a Red-backed Shrike, a Rose-coloured Starling, 11 Barred Warblers, 17 Wrynecks, a Grey Phalarope, a Pectoral Sandpiper, two American Golden Plovers, three Temminck's Stints, a Honey Buzzard, a Purple Heron, eight Glossy Ibises, five Sabine's Gulls, two Pomarine Skuas, 29 Long-tailed Skuas and a Ring-billed Gull. |
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| Wednesday 25th August 2021 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Citrine Wagtail on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's, and a
Greenish Warbler in North Yorkshire at Saltwick Nab, whilst in Norfolk a Long-billed Dowitcher reappeared at Hickling Broad. Rarities confirmed as still present were single Greenish Warblers in East Yorkshire, the Isles of Scilly, and the Shetland Isles, Snowy Owl on the Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitcher in Carmathenshire, Lesser Yellowlegs on Scilly, and Bonaparte's Gull on the Shetland Isles. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (Dorset), American Golden Plover (Orkney Isles), Pectoral Sandpiper (Norfolk), Icterine Warbler (East Yorkshire), Common Rosefinch (Shetland), Temminck's Stint (Northumberland), Sabine's Gull (Cleveland), three Long-tailed Skuas, four of both Melodious Warbler and Red-backed Shrike, five Barred Warblers, 12 Wrynecks, and a total of 13 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Tuesday 24th August 2021 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Black-winged Pratincole briefly in Hampshire at East Dean with a further pratincole species
briefly at Annesley Pit Top, Nottinghamshire, a Caspian Tern in Suffolk off Southwold, and
Greenish Warblers in Norfolk at Horsey and on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Least Tern still in County Dublin, Forster's Tern still in County Louth, Black Stork in Lincolnshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Carmarthenshire, both Lesser Yellowlegs and Wilson's Petrel on Scilly, Bonaparte's Gulls in both Kent and the Shetland Isles, Black Kite in Pembrokeshire, Baltic Gull in Oxfordshire, and Greenish Warblers in both East Yorkshire (2) and Shetland. Scarcities included American Golden Plover (Orkney Isles), Pectoral Sandpiper (County Durham), Montagu's Harrier (Norfolk), Cory's Shearwater and Rose-coloured Starling (East Yorkshire), three each of Melodious Warbler, Barred Warbler, Common Rosefinch, Red-backed Shrike, and Wryneck, four Glossy Ibises, and a total of six Long-tailed Skuas. |
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| Monday 23rd August 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today included the Eastern Rufous Bush Chat still in Cornwall,
Black-browed Albatross still in East Yorkshire, Elegant Tern still in Merseyside, both Black-winged Pratincole and Bonaparte's Gull
on the Shetland Isles, Black Stork in Lincolnshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Carmarthenshire,
Lesser Yellowlegs and Wilson's Petrel on the Isles of Scilly, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and Black Kites briefly in East Yorkshire and Pembrokeshire. Notable drift migrants from the northeast included eight Greenish Warblers (in County Durham, East Yorkshire (3), Norfolk, North Yorkshire (2), and Shetland), Icterine Warbler (Norfolk), Marsh Warbler (Shetland), five Red-backed Shrikes, six each of both Barred Warbler and Common Rosefinch, and a total of seven Wrynecks. Other scarcities included Buff-breasted Sandpiper and White-winged Black Tern (Kent), American Golden Plover (Orkney Isles), Cory's Shearwater (East Yorkshire), Sabine's Gull (Scilly), two each of Pectoral Sandpiper and Long-tailed Skua, four of Melodious Warbler and Great Shearwater, and six Glossy Ibises. |
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