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| Friday 29th September 2023 | ||
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| The first Cape May Warbler for Ireland was discovered on Achill Island, County Mayo this morning, with a new Baltimore Oriole on Dursey Island, County Cork (along with a lingering Red-eyed Vireo), and a further Red-eyed Vireo at Hook Head, County Wexford.
The first Catharus thrush of the year was found in Shetland, a Veery at Lunna on Mainland, with the sixth Tennessee Warbler of the year nearby on Fetlar. From the east, a Lanceolated Warbler was on Fair Isle (along with the lingering Turkestan Shrike) and an Arctic Warbler was on Yell, with the Eastern Yellow Wagtail and Citrine Wagtail remaining elsewhere on the archipelago. In Scilly, a Bobolink was seen very briefly on St Mary's, with the Red-eyed Vireo remaining on St Agnes. Nearby, in Devon, a Cliff Swallow was on Lundy, and a Brown Booby was seen offshore south of Berry Head. Other new discoveries included a Barolo Shearwater off Pendeen, Cornwall, a Red-flanked Bluetail near Lake Vyrnwy, Powys, a Long-billed Dowitcher at Buckroney, County Wicklow, a Baird's Sandpiper at Ardivachar, Western Isles and a Red-footed Falcon over Durham, County Durham. Lingering rarities still present included the Magnolia Warbler in Glamorgan, Black-and-white Warbler in Gwynedd, Alder Flycatcher in Pembrokeshire, Red-eyed Vireo in Western Isles, Lesser Grey Shrike in Cornwall, Iberian Chiffchaff and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork, Wilson's Phalarope and Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Orkney, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Western Isles, Baird's Sandpiper in Argyll, Spotted Sandpiper in County Dublin, White-rumped Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs and Black Stork in Lincolnshire, single Northern Harriers in Cornwall and County Mayo, Pallid Harrier in Essex, Red-footed Falcon and Red-breasted Goose in Northumberland, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Bonaparte's Gull in County Down, two Blue-winged Teals in Yorkshire and Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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