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| Tuesday 19th April 2022 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of five more Black-winged
Stilts: three in Berkshire and two in Norfolk, the latter at Silt Fen. A further
Black-winged Stilt remained in Merseyside making a total of 12 recorded in Britain since 11th April. All other rarities discovered today were brief encounters; an
Alpine Swift in County Cork, a Red-rumped Swallow in East Yorkshire, and
Black Kites in both East Sussex and Kent. Lingering rarities comprised the Crag Martin still on the Isles of Scilly, Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, Black-browed Albatross in East Yorkshire, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Pacific Golden Plover and Lesser Yellowlegs both in Suffolk, Red-breasted Goose and Dusky Warbler in Norfolk, Blue-winged Teal in Cambridgeshire, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Shetland Isles, Lesser Scaups in Somerset and Staffordshire (2), and ten White-billed Divers: seven in Aberdeenshire and three in Moray. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike and Surf Scoter (Isles of Scilly), Pectoral Sandpiper (Cumbria), Temminck's Stint (Norfolk), Snow Goose (Merseyside), two Green-winged Teals, three American Wigeons, four Hoopoes, 16 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 25 Glossy Ibises. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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