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| Sunday 2nd January 2022 | ||
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| A female Hooded Merganser was discovered at Tollesbury Wick EWT, Essex.
Lingering rarities included the Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Devon, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Dusky Warblers in Kent and London, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Ferruginous Ducks in Staffordshire and Hampshire, Lesser Scaups in Devon and Ayrshire, two Red-breasted Geese in Essex, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim and Spotted Sandpiper in Scilly. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 1st January 2022 | ||
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| Lingering rarities present into the new year included the Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Scilly, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Lesser Scaups in Western Isles, Argyll (two), Ayrshire, Devon (two), Scilly and County Cork, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, Hume's Warber in Kent, three Penduline Tits in Somerset and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Carlow.
Scarcity highlights included two Richard's Pipits, two Yellow-browed Warblers, two Great Grey Shrikes, two Waxwings, two Lapland Buntings, four Shorelarks, a Surf Scoter, an American Wigeon, five Green-winged Teals, 18 Ring-necked Ducks, two Black Brants, 15 Tundra Bean Geese, 98 Taiga Bean Geese, 54 Glossy Ibises, six Pomarine Skuas, three Ring-billed Gulls, seven Glaucous Gulls and 13 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Friday 31st December 2021 | ||
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| In Ireland, the adult Egyptian Vulture reappeared, this time in County Roscommon, after going undetected for over four months. The White-tailed Lapwing also reappeared in Lincolnshire at East Halton Skitter, 19 miles east of Blacktoft Sands RSPB where it was last reported on 16th December, as did a Red-breasted Goose at Holliwell Point, Essex which was last seen on 25th November.
New discoveries today included a Red-flanked Bluetail near Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham and a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll at Baltasound, Unst, Shetland. Other lingering rarities still present included the Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, Rustic Bunting in County Down, three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Hume's Warbler and Dusky Warbler in Kent, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Lesser Scaups in Ayrshire and Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire and Spotted Sandpiper in Scilly. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 29th December 2021 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Belted Kingfisher
in Lancashire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan,
Rustic Bunting in County Down, Hume's Warbler in Kent, two Penduline Tits
together in Somerset, Dusky Warblers in both Kent and North Yorkshire,
Ferruginous Ducks in Hampshire and Surrey, and Lesser Scaups in Argyll (2), County Cork, and Devon (2). Scarcities included Little Bunting (London), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Hoopoe (Cornwall), Black Brant (Essex), two each of both Yellow-browed Warbler and Waxwing, three Ring-billed Gulls, 12 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 32 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Tuesday 28th December 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, White-winged Scoter
in Lothian, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, Black Scoter in Northumberland,
Hume's Warbler in Kent, Rustic Bunting in County Down, Penduline Tit in Somerset,
Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo, Dusky Warblers in London and North
Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in County Cork and Devon (2), and Ferruginous Ducks in Hampshire, Staffordshire and Surrey. Scarcities included Little Bunting (London), American Wigeon (Derbyshire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), two each of both Yellow-browed Warbler and Snow Goose, three Waxwings, four Grey Phalaropes, five Ring-billed Gulls, 11 each of Shorelark and Ring-necked Duck, and a total of 23 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Saturday 25th December 2021 | ||
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| An adult Brown Booby flew south past Flamborough Head, Yorkshire mid morning.
Lingering rarities included the Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Ferruginous Duck in Surrey, Lesser Scaup in Western Isles, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim and Dusky Warblers in London and Kent. Scarcity highlights included a Little Bunting, a Waxwing, a Shorelark, an American Wigeon, two Surf Scoters, four Ring-necked Ducks, five Green-winged Teal, two Taiga Bean Geese, nine Tundra Bean Geese, 21 Glossy Ibises, a Pomarine Skua, a Ring-billed Gull, two Glaucous Gulls and six Iceland Gulls. |
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| Friday 24th December 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Dusky Warbler at Aylestone Meadows, Leicestershire, the first record for the county, and a Bonaparte's Gull at Ballycarry, County Antrim.
Lingering rarities still present included the Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Dusky Warbler in London, Penduline Tit in Somerset, Lesser Scaup in Scilly and Ferruginous Duck in Surrey. Scarcity highlights included a Yellow-browed Warbler, two Little Buntings, two Lapland Buntings, five Shorelarks, an American Wigeon, a Green-winged Teal, four Surf Scoters, 11 Ring-necked Ducks, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Black Brant, 16 Tundra Bean Geese, 49 Glossy Ibises, a Pomarine Skua, a Kumlien's Gull, two Glaucous Gulls, three Ring-billed Gulls and six Iceland Gulls. |
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