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| Tuesday 17th April 2007 | ||
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| With cooler northerly air over much of the country it was not surprising that
arrivals of migrants slowed down a little, with the obvious exception of the
south west coasts where one or two notable falls occurred. Biggest of these was
at Portland Bill in Dorset, where grounded migrants included 100+Redstarts,
2000+Willow Warblers, 500 Wheatears, 20 Grasshopper Warblers,
100 Chiffchaffs, 5 Ring Ouzels, 6 Pied Flycatchers and 15.Tree
Pipits. Among these along the south coast were Hoopoes at Portland
Bill and on the Isle of Wight, and Wrynecks at Portland Bill, the Isle of
Wight and Dungeness in Kent.
No new rarities were found, but the Killdeer was still on Shetland and the Eastern Subalpine Warbler was reported again at Rame in Cornwall. However, the Lesser Scaup in Edinburgh could not be found. The Laughing Gull put in another appearance in Devon and the Marbled Duck remained in Gloucestershire, with the Spotted Sandpiper again being reported in Cornwall. The Pallas's Warbler was still in Kent and Spoonbills were popular in Gloucestershire and Gwent. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Monday 16th April 2007 | ||
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| Today continued the theme of arriving common migrants with notable falls at
Portland Bill and Hengistbury Head in Dorset. With these arrivals came a singing
Subalpine Warbler (probably Eastern) near Rame, in Cornwall and a new Red-rumped
Swallow in Aberdeenshire. A Great White Egret was reported briefly
just south of Norwich in Norfolk, whilst a Serin and a Wryneck
were among the migrants at Portland Bill, and an Icterine Warbler was
reported singing briefly at Reculver in Kent in the morning.
Remaining rarities included the Killdeer on Shetland, the American Golden Plover at Tacumshin in County Wexford, three Lesser Scaup in Scotland, the Barrow's Goldeneye in Forth and the Marbled Duck in Gloucestershire. The Pallas's Warbler continued to sing in east Kent, although still elusive and in Devon a Kentish Plover was found at Dawlish Warren. Ring Ouzels continued to feature highly among the common migrants, especially around the East Anglian coast. Three early Honey Buzzards were seen in southern counties and five Pomarine Skuas passed the Western Isles. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Friday 13th April 2007 | ||
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| A White-billed Diver was found on Unst, Shetland Isles whilst an immature
White-tailed Eagle seen briefly over Denbighshire was presumably the same individual as that seen over Nottinghamshire on 31st March and Wirral on 6th April. A
Little Bunting in Dorset was seen only briefly as was a Hoopoe in Devon. The Marbled Duck remained in Gloucestershire and similarly the Laughing Gull in Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher in Essex, Lesser Scaup in Lothian and singing Pallas's Warbler in Kent. Wintering rarities still remaining included the Barrow's Goldeneye in Forth, Black-eared Kite in Norfolk, Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall and on the Western Isles Snowy Owl and two each of both White-billed Diver and Lesser Scaup. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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