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| Sunday 27th August 2023 | ||
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The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Western Rufous Turtle Dove on the Western Isles on South Uist, with other new rarities including an Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Cornwall at Sennen, a Lesser Yellowlegs in Angus at Montrose Basin, and an Alpine Swift briefly in East Sussex at Wilmington. Seabirds included the Red-footed Booby and a Scopoli's Shearwater at sea off the Isles of Scilly, a Wilson's Petrel passing County Clare, seven Sabine's Gulls, 14 Long-tailed Skuas, 117 Great Shearwaters, and a total of 1,021 Cory's Shearwaters. Otherwise, rarities included the Stejneger's Scoter and King Eider still together in Lothian, Greater Sand Plover still in County Wexford, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Black-winged Pratincole in County Donegal, Black Storks in Hampshre and Lincolnshire, Blue-winged Teal in East Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Greenish Warblers on the Shetland Isles (2) and East Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in County Cork (2), County Down, and Kent, and four Black-winged Stilts together in South Yorkshire. Scarcities included Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Western Isles), Woodchat Shrike (Scilly), Melodious Warbler (Devon), Serin and Marsh Warbler (Dorset), American Golden Plover Norfolk), Rose-coloured Starling and Common Rosefinch (Shetland), Red-necked Phalarope (Suffolk), Dotterel (Cornwall), Surf Scoter (Lothian), two each of both Icterine Warbler and Hoopoe, three of Wryneck and Glossy Ibis, four of Barred Warbler, Red-backed Shrike, and Pectoral Sandpiper. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 26th August 2023 | ||
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Discoveries today included an Arctic Warbler on the Shetland Isles on Whalsay with now four Greenish Warblers around that archipelago, with a further Greenish Warbler still in East Yorkshire at Flamborough Head. Rarities elsewhere comprised both Red-footed Booby and Scopoli's Shearwater off the Isles of Scilly, Stejneger's Scoter and King Eider still together in Lothian, Greater Sand Plover still in County Wexford, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Black-winged Pratincole in County Donegal, Black Storks in both Hampshire and Lincolnshire, Blue-winged Teal in East Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Norfolk and the Orkney Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in Pembrokeshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Northumberland, four Black-winged Stilts together in South Yorkshire, and Bonaparte's Gulls in County Cork (2), County Down, and Kent. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark (Pembrokeshire), Melodious Warbler (Dorset), White-winged Black Tern (Kent), Rose-coloured Starling, Marsh Warbler, Icterine Warbler and Common Rosefinch (Shetland), Purple Heron (Glamorgan), Night Heron (Devon), Spotted Crake (Lincolnshire), Red-necked Phalarope (Suffolk), Dotterel (Shropshire), two each of Woodchat Shrike, American Golden Plover, and Pectoral Sandpiper, five Barred Warblers, seven of Wryneck and Long-tailed Skua, eight Glossy Ibises, 12 of Red-backed Shrike and Sabine's Gull, 147 Great Shearwaters, and a total of 1,078 Cory's Shearwaters. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 25th August 2023 | ||
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| The second South Polar Skua of the year for the Scilly pelagic was identified this evening, with single Fea's Petrel species also seen passing Pendeen, Cornwall, Brandon Point, County Kerry and Bridges of Ross, County Clare. Other new discoveries included a Broad-billed Sandpiper at Tyninghame Bay, Lothian, a Booted Warbler on Out Skerries, Shetland, three Bee-eaters at Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire, a Caspian Tern at Titchwell, Norfolk and a Bonaparte's Gull at Harper's Island, County Cork.
Lingering rarities included the Red-footed Booby and a Wilson's Petrel in Scilly, Greater Sand Plover in County Wexford (now at The Cull), Forster's Tern in Dorset, Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Blue-winged Teal in Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Norfolk and Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegs in Pembrokeshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Northumberland, four Black-winged Stilts in Yorkshire, Greenish Warblers in Shetland and Yorkshire and Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and County Down. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 24th August 2023 | ||
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| New discoveries today included an Arctic Warbler on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, single Greenish Warblers on Fair Isle, Shetland, at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire and on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, a Citrine Wagtail at Nanjizal, Cornwall, single Lesser Yellowlegs at Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire and Neyland, Pembrokshire and a second Blue-winged Teal joined the lingering bird at Tophill Low, Yorkshire.
Other lingering rarities still present included the Red-footed Booby and a Wilson's Petrel in Scilly, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Stejneger's Scoter and King Eider in Lothian, Booted Warbler in Orkney, single Greenish Warblers in Northumberland and Shetland, Black-headed Wagtail in County Derry, Black Stork in Lincolnshire, single Long-billed Dowitchers in Norfolk and Orkney, Pacific Golden Plover and White-rumped Sandpiper in Northumberland, Black-winged Stilts in Lincolnshire (five) and Yokshire and single Bonaparte's Gulls in County Down and Kent. Scarcity highlights included a Woodchat Shrike, a Short-toed Lark, a Melodious Warbler, a Marsh Warbler, a Hoopoe, two Barred Warblers, three Icterine Warblers, five Wrynecks, six Red-backed Shrikes, three Honey Buzzards, a Night Heron, two Purple Herons, three Glossy Ibises, a Dotterel, a Pectroal Sandpiper, a Red-necked Phalarope, three American Golden Plovers, a Ring-necked Duck, two White-winged Black Terns, a Sabine's Gull, a Leach's Petrel, a Long-tailed Skua, five Pomarine Skuas, five Great Shearwaters, 14 Balearic Shearwaters and at least 591 Cory's Shearwaters. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 23rd August 2023 | ||
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Discoveries today included a Greater Sand Plover in County Wexford at Tacumshin, a Western Bonelli's Warbler in Pembrokeshire at Skokholm, a Blue-winged Teal in East Yorkshire at Tophill Low, a Kentish Plover in East Yorkshire at Spurn, and two Citrine Wagtails together on the Wirral at Hoylake. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Red-footed Booby on the Isles of Scilly, Stejneger's Scoter, Surf Scoter and King Eider all together in Lothian, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Black-headed Wagtail in County Londonderry, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Northumberland, Greenish Warblers in Northumberland and the Shetland Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and Black-winged Stilts in Lincolnshire (5) and South Yorkshire (5). Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern and Long-tailed Skua (Western Isles), Common Rosefinch (Shetland), Dotterel (Cornwall), Ring-necked Duck (Suffolk), two each of American Golden Plover, Pectoral Sandpiper, Sabine's Gull, and Glossy Ibis, three each of Melodious Warbler, Icterine Warbler, and Wryneck, four Red-backed Shrikes, 22 Great Shearwaters, and a total of 114 Cory's Shearwaters. |
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| Tuesday 22nd August 2023 | ||
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| A Sooty Tern flew past Pendeen, Cornwall, single Black Storks were at Snettisham, Norfolk and Brockenhurst, Hampshire, a Bonaparte's Gull was at Loch Bee, Western Isles, an Azorean Yellow-legged Gull was at The Gearagh, County Cork and a Greenish Warbler was at Tresta, Fetlar, Shetland.
Lingering rarities still present included the Red-footed Booby in Scilly, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Black-winged Pratincole in County Donegal, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Northumberland, five Black-winged Stilts in both Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, Stejneger's Scoter and King Eider in Lothian, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Black-headed Wagtail in County Derry and single Greenish Warblers in Shetland and Northumberland. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Monday 21st August 2023 | ||
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| In Cornwall, a Fea's or Desertas Petrel flew past Pendeen and a Bee-eater flew over Drift Reservoir. Further north, a Greenish Warbler was at Cresswell Pond, Northumberland, with another at Norwick and a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Halligarth, both Unst, Shetland.
Lingering rarities included the Red-footed Booby in Shetland, Hudsonian Godwit in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Northumberland, Black-winged Stilts in Lincolnshire (six) and Yorkshire (five), Forster's Tern in Dorset, Stejneger's Scoter and King Eider in Lothian, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, Black Stork in Lincolnshire, Booted Warbler in Orkney, two Greenish Warblers in Shetland, Black-headed Wagtail in County Derry, Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and Argyll and Wilson's Petrels in Cornwall and Scilly (two). Scarcity highlights included a Golden Oriole, a Melodious Warbler, a Barred Warbler, a Short-toed Lark, a Hoopoe, a Rose-coloured Starling, four Red-backed Shrikes, five Wrynecks, 15 Icterine Warblers, a Pectoral Sandpiper, two American Golden Plovers, three Grey Phalaropes, seven Honey Buzzards, two Glossy Ibises, a Surf Scoter, a Ring-necked Duck, two White-winged Black Terns, nine Sabine's Gulls, two Long-tailed Skuas, 70 Balearic Shearwaters, 320 Great Shearwaters and at least 1,057 Cory's Shearwaters. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 20th August 2023 | ||
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Seabirds today included the Red-footed Booby, Scopoli's Shearwater, and three Wilson's Petrels all at sea off the Isles of Scilly, and totals of three Long-tailed Skuas, 28 Sabine's Gulls, 57 Great Shearwaters, and 898 Cory's Shearwaters. From the east came two Arctic Warblers and a Red-breasted Flycatcher on the Shetland Isles, Greenish Warblers in Highland, Orkney Isles, and Shetland (3), two Common Rosefinches, 10 Barred Warblers, 15 Red-backed Shrikes, 18 Wrynecks, and a total of 25 Icterine Warblers. Elsewhere rarities included the Hudsonian Godwit still on Shetland, Stejneger's Scoter and King Eider still together in Lothian, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Black Stork in Lincolnshire, Black-headed Wagtail in County Londonderry, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpipers in Northumberland and the Western Isles, Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and the Western Isles, Bee-eater in Suffolk, Black-winged Stilts in Lincolnshire (5) and South Yorkshire (5). Scarcities included Short-toed Lark (Pembrokeshire), Buff-breasted Sandpiper (County Donegal), Red-necked Phalarope (Dumfries and Galloway), Purple Heron (Lancashire), Night Heron (East Yorkshire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Ring-necked Duck (Suffolk), two each of Melodious Warbler, White-winged Black Tern, American Golden Plover, and Pectoral Sandpiper, and four Glossy Ibises. |
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| Saturday 19th August 2023 | ||
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Seabirds again proved to be the highlight of the day with a Brown Booby in Norfolk passing both Cley and Sheringham, a Scopoli's Shearwater and six Wilson's Petrels at sea off the Isles of Scilly, Fea's/Desertas Petrels in County Cork and Devon, a Gull-billed Tern in County Wexford at Hook Head, three Sabine's Gulls, 14 Long-tailed Skuas, 48 Great Shearwaters, and a total of 1,171 Cory's Shearwaters. Landbirds from the east included a Booted Warbler on the Orkney Isles on North Ronaldsay, Greenish Warbler and Common Rosefinch on Orkney, Greenish Warbler and Blyth's Reed Warbler on the Shetland Isles, Ortolan Bunting in Suffolk, two each of both Marsh Warbler and Barred Warbler, seven Wrynecks, 14 Icterine Warblers, and 15 Red-backed Shrikes. Other discoveries incluted a White-rumped Sandpiper in Northumberland at Boulmer, a Bonaparte's Gull in County Down at Holywood, an Alpine Swift in County Antrim at Rathlin Island, and a Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire at Needingworth. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Hudsonian Godwit on Shetland, Stejneger's Scoter and King Eider together in Lothian, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Black Storks in Kent and Lincolnshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and Black-winged Stilts in Lincolnshire (6) and South Yorkshire (4), whilst further scarcities were Short-toed Lark (Pembrokeshire), White-winged Black Tern (Western Isles), Red-necked Phalarope (Nottinghamshire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Dotterel (Norfolk), Ring-necked Duck (Suffolk), two Pectoral Sandpipers, and two Glossy Ibises. |
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| Friday 18th August 2023 | ||
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| In Scotland, the roaming Brown Booby was seen again, heading north past Tarbat Ness, Highland. Booted Warblers were at Landguard, Suffolk and Blakeney Point, Norfolk, a Blyth's Reed Warbler was on Fair Isle, Shetland, a Kentish Plover was at Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire and a Wilson's Petrel flew past Hook Head, County Wexford.
Lingering rarities included the Hudsonian Godwit in Shetland, Pacific Golden Plover in Northumberland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Black-winged Stilts in Lincolnshire (five) and Yorkshire (six), Forster's Tern in Dorset, single Black Storks in Lincolnshire and Kent, Stejneger's Scoter and King Eider in Lothian and single Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and County Dublin. Scarcity highlights included two Melodious Warblers, two Common Rosefinches, two Red-backed Shrikes, three Marsh Warblers, three Barred Warblers, five Wrynecks, ten Icterine Warblers, a Ring-necked Duck, two Surf Scoters, a Dotterel, two Pectoral Sandpipers, a Night Heron, two Glossy Ibises, a Honey Buzzard, 12 Pomarine Skuas, 25 Long-tailed Skuas, a Glaucous Gull, four Sabine's Gulls, six Balearic Shearwaters, 288 Great Shearwaters, around 1,600 Cory's Shearwaters and a White-winged Black Tern. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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