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| Monday 8th May 2023 | ||
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Discoveries today included an Eastern Stonechat species on the Shetland Isles on Mainland at Scatness, a Pallid Harrier in Lincolnshire at Saltfleetby, a Black-headed Wagtail in Norfolk at Cley, and Red-rumped Swallows briefly in both Lincolnshire and Norfolk. Rarities elsewhere today comprised the Grey-headed Lapwing still in Northumberland, Stejneger's Scoter and White-winged Scoter still together in Fife, Forster's Tern still in Dorset, Laughing Gull on the Isles of Scilly, Hooded Merganser in Cumbria, Iberian Chiffchaff in East Sussex, Great Reed Warbler in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Hampshire and Norfolk, White-billed Divers on the Orkney Isles and Western Isles, two Red-footed Falcons together in Kent, Black-winged Stilts in Highland, Lincolnshire (3), Somerset, and West Yorkshire (2). Scarcities included Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Western Isles), Red-spotted Bluethroat (Lincolnshire), Red-backed Shrike (Northumberland), Great Grey Shrike (Shetland), Montagu's Harrier (County Antrim), Ring-billed Gull (Perth and Kinross), American Wigeon (Fife), two each of Golden Oriole, Purple Heron, Ring-necked Duck, and Glossy Ibis, three of Surf Scoter and Temminck's Stint, four of Hoopoe and Grey-headed Wagtail, and a total of 10 migrant Dotterel. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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