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Thursday 7th September 2023  
 

Seabird highlights today comprised the Brown Booby still in Cleveland, the Red-footed Booby still of the Isles of Scilly, two Long-tailed Skuas, 12 Great Shearwaters, and a total of 258 Cory's Shearwaters.

From the west were the Yellow Warbler still on the Shetland Isles, a Baird's Sandpiper new on the Western Isles on Barra, Spotted Sandpiper still in Fife, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Cork, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Angus, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo, five Buff-breasted Sandpipers, and six each of American Golden Plover and Pectoral Sandpiper.

Of eastern origin were a Booted Warbler new in County Cork at Crookhaven, a Red-throated Pipit in Cornwall at Pendeen, Pallid Harrier on the Isle of Wight at Shorwell, Citrine Wagtail on the Orkney Isles on North Ronaldsay, Little Bunting and Yellow-browed Warbler on Shetland, Golden Oriole on the Isle of Wight, two Rose-coloured Starlings, three of Ortolan Bunting and Barred Warbler, four Icterine Warblers, five Red-backed Shrikes, 13 Common Rosefinches, and 22 Wrynecks.

And visitors from the south were a Western Bonelli's Warbler still in County Cork, Short-toed Lark in Pembrokeshire, Woodchat Shrike on the Isles of Scilly, two Hoopoes, four Purple Herons, and five Glossy Ibises.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
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