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| Tuesday 28th September 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Greater Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire at Loch of Strathbeg, with other Nearctic waders comprising a
Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford,
Buff-breasted Sandpiper and American Golden Plover on the Isles of Scilly, and 26
Pectoral Sandpipers. On the Isles of Scilly other bird included Balearic Woodchat Shrike still on St Mary's, Common Rosefinch on St Agnes, Dotterel and Spotted Crake on Tresco, and Glossy Ibis and Red-backed Shrike on St Martin's. On the Shetland Isles both Pechora Pipit and Woodchat Shrike were on Fair Isle, Booted Warbler, Citrine Wagtail, Marsh Warbler, and Richard's Pipit all on Unst, Blyth's Reed Warbler on Bressay, King Eider and Rose-coloured Starling on Mainland, and Bluethroat on Foula, along with around island totals of two of both Red-backed Shrike and Common Rosefinch, three Lapland Buntings, and four each of Barred Warbler and Yellow-browed Warbler. Other rarities today comprised a Rustic Bunting new in East Yorkshire at Kilnsea whilst the White-tailed Lapwing remained at Blacktoft Sands, a Bonaparte's Gull discovered in Denbighshire at Rhyl, and in Ireland the Black Duck remained in County Mayo, and a Black Kite flew over Tacumshin, County Wexford. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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