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| Friday 30th September 2022 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Pallid Harrier at Point of Lag, Dumfries and Galloway, an Olive-backed Pipit on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly and a Radde's Warbler at Benacre, Suffolk. The Great Grey Shrike present at Hillswick, Shetland since Wednesday is now thought to be of the form homeyeri.
Lingering rarities included the Swainson's Thrush and two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls in Shetland, Blue-winged Teal in London and Kentish Plover in Somerset. Scarcity highlights included an Ortolan Bunting, a Bluethroat, an Icterine Warbler, a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Common Rosefinch, a Rose-coloured Starling, two Wrynecks, two Red-backed Shrikes, three Richard's Pipits, three Barred Warblers, a Purple Heron, eight Glossy Ibises, a Ring-necked Duck, a Honey Buzzard, an American Golden Plover, six Pectoral Sandpipers, three Red-necked Phalaropes, eight Grey Phalaropes, a Leach's Petrel, three Sabine's Gulls, three Long-tailed Skuas and nine Pomarine Skuas. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 27th September 2022 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of both a White's Thrush and a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Orkney Isles on North Ronaldsay, whilst a
Siberian Thrush was found dead nearby on Papa Westray. On the Western Isles a
Gyr was now on Lewis at Loch Ordais whilst a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
arrived on St Kilda. On the Shetland Isles a Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler was new on Fair Isle, Eastern Yellow Wagtail, Olive-backed Pipit, King Eider, Surf Scoter, and Pectoral Sandpiper were all on Mainland, a Red-backed Shrike on Unst, and around the islands three Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, three Barred Warblers, and a total of 10 Common Rosefinches. On the Isles of Scilly a Common Rosefinch was on Bryher and two Wrynecks were on St Mary's. Other rarities comprised Baird's Sandpiper still in Aberdeenshire, Long-billed Dowitcher still on the Orkney, Red-footed Falcon still in Norfolk, and Pallid Harriers identified in Dorset at Hengistbury Head and Kent at Worth. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 25th September 2022 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Semipalmated Sandpiper on the Western Isles on South Uist,
Pacific Golden Plover in Lincolnshire at Donna Nook, Lesser Yellowlegs
in North Yorkshire at Scorton, and in Norfolk two Red-footed Falcons together at Hickling Broad. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present included Baird's Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, Pallid Harrier in Cornwall, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, and Kentish Plover in Somerset. On the Shetland Isles a King Eider was on Yell, Woodchat Shrike, Red-backed Shrike, and Barred Warbler on Unst, Surf Scoter and two Pectoral Sandpipers on Mainland, and a total of five Common Roesfinches. On the Isles of Scilly a Barred Warbler was on Tresco, Common Rosefinch on Gugh, and both Red-backed Shrike and Wryneck on St Mary's. Elsewhere notable scarcities comprised Icterine Warbler (Norfolk), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Kent), Purple Heron (Lancashire), American Golden Plover (Anglesey), Ring-billed Gull (County Louth), Rose-coloured Starling (County Cork), and two Buff-breasted Sandpipers (Gwynedd and Western Isles). |
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| Saturday 24th September 2022 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Pallid Harrier in Cornwall at Goonhilly Downs whilst elsewhere the
Roller remained in Devon, as did the Baird's Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, and Long-billed Dowitcher on the Orkney
Isles,. In Somerset the Kentish Plover returned to winter at Burnham-on-Sea. On the Shetland Isles the Long-billed Dowitcher remained on Fair Isle, with Woodchat Shrike, Red-backed Shrike and Bluethroat all on Unst, Surf Scoter, Wryneck, and two Pectoral Sandpipers on Mainland, and around island totals of two Barred Warblers and six Common Rosefinches. On the Isles of Scilly a Spotted Crake remained on Tresco, two Wrynecks were on St Mary's, and multiple Great Shearwaters were seen at sea. Otherwise notable scarcities included Bluethroat (Orkney), Icterine Warbler (Norfolk), American Golden Plover (Anglesey), Surf Scoter (Cornwall), Red-breasted Flycatcher and Temminck's Stint (together in East Yorkshire), two each of Melodious Warbler, Rose-coloured Starling, and Purple Heron, and a total of seven Buff-breasted Sandpipers. |
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| Friday 23rd September 2022 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Baird's Sandpiper at Meikle Loch, Aberdeenshire, a Red-footed Falcon at St Austell, Cornwall and a White-billed Diver off Whalsay, Shetland, and the Black Scoter returned to Cocklawburn, Northumberland for at least its eighth year.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Roller in Devon, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Orkney and Long-billed Dowitcher in Shetland. Scarcity highlights included a Bluethroat, a Hoopoe, a Rose-coloured Starling, two Melodious Warblers, three Barred Warblers, five Red-backed Shrikes, six Wrynecks, seven Common Rosefinches, nine Lapland Buntings, a Night Heron, a Purple Heron, three Glossy Ibises, a Corncrake, a Honey Buzzard, a Dotterel, a Grey Phalarope, a Temminck's Stint, an American Golden Plover, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 11 Pectoral Sandpipers, two Surf Scoters, two Long-tailed Skuas, five Pomarine Skuas, two Glaucous Gulls, five Sabine's Gulls, a Roseate Tern, 18 Cory's Shearwaters, 27 Great Shearwaters and two Leach's Petrels. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 22nd September 2022 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Semipalmated Sandpiper on the Orkney Isles on Westray whilst in Cornwall an
Iberian Chiffchaff was identified at Najizal. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Roller in Devon, Western Bonelli's Warbler on the Shetland Isles, and Long-billed Dowtchers on both the Orkney Isles and Shetland. Scarcities included Buff-breasted Sandpiper (County Mayo), Ortolan Bunting (Dorset), Night Heron (Kent), two each of Bluethroat, American Golden Plover, and Rose-coloured Starling, and three Barred Warblers. |
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