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| Sunday 30th December 2007 | ||
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| Yesterdays Yellow-browed Warbler at Beachy Head, Sussex was re-identified
today as a Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler, with the Cornwall bird remaining
elusive. New Great White Egrets were found in Leicestershire and in
Powys, and up to 48 Cattle Egrets were seen. The Lesser Scaup remained in Warwickshire, Desert Wheatear in Yorkshire, Glossy Ibis in Lancashire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, 2 King Eiders in Aberdeenshire with the Bonaparte's Gull nearby and two Red-breasted Geese in Sussex and Dumfries and Galloway. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 29th December 2007 | ||
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| At least 35 Cattle Egrets remain across Great Britain today, with
birds as far east as Cambridgeshire, and north to Dumfries and Galloway. The
majority are in Cornwall, with a Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in the same
county still. Nearby, the Long-billed Dowitcher is still in Devon at
Bowling Green Marsh, and the Red-breasted Goose remains at West Wittering,
Sussex. There is a first winter drake King Eider at Leven, Fife, and the Spotted Sandpiper was seen again in Forth at Kinneil Lagoon. Further south, the Desert Wheatear lingers in North Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in Warwickshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and Great White Egret in Cambridgeshire. Best of the rest includes a Pallas's Warbler still in Suffolk, whilst in Ireland the Black Duck in County Donegal relocated to Blanket Nook. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 25th December 2007 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation of a Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
at Cot Valley, Cornwall; this bird had been present for four days and initially believed to be a Yellow-browed Warbler. In Somerset a
Great White Egret was discovered at Catcott Lows and in Cornwall a Pacific Diver was reported again at St Austell Bay. Elsewhere, two Wilson's Snipes were seen together on the Isles of Scilly with other lingering rarities including the Desert Wheatear in North Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Angus, Spotted Sandpipers in both Forth and Glamorgan, Lesser Scaups in both County Down and Wiltshire and single Great White Egrets in Cambridgeshire, County Londonderry and the Western Isles. The thirty four Cattle Egrets seen today comprised singles in both Dumfries and Galloway and Gloucestershire with the remainder in Cornwall (fourteen near Helston, nine near St Ives, seven near Sancreed and singles at both Polgigga and St Buryan). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 24th December 2007 | ||
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| A slightly busier day today saw the discovery of a Spotted Sandpiper
at Kinneil Lagoon in Forth, whilst, in Cornwall, a Blyth's Pipit flew
over Polgigga in the afternoon. In Ireland four Cattle Egrets were found
at Cartron in County Galway, with a single bird having been seen yesterday at
Mizen Head in County Cork. Other new Cattle Egrets were in Dumfries and Galloway
and by the River Exe in Devon.
A Great White Egret was at Staines Moor in Surrey until mid afternoon and plenty of Cattle Egrets could still be found in various parts of Cornwall. The Spotted Sandpiper remained in Glamorgan, and other winterers included the White-tailed Eagle in Hampshire, the Desert Wheatear in North Yorkshire, the Wilson's Snipe in the Scillies, and Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and Angus. A Hoopoe was an unseasonal discovery at Kingsley Common in Hampshire. The Pallas's Warbler remained in Suffolk and the Short-toed Lark could still be found in Northumberland. Bitterns were seen at a number of localities, including a very showy bird at Potteric Carr in Yorkshire. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 23rd December 2007 | ||
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| Cattle Egrets remained in the headlines with at least 35 in Cornwall (at least fifteen at St Ives, thirteen at Sancreed, five at Breage and two at Constantine) and singles still in both Devon and Gloucestershire. Lingering rarities comprised, in Northern Ireland, the Barrow's Goldeneye in County Down and Great White Egret in County Londonderry, in England the Wilson's Snipe on the Isles of Scilly, Desert Wheatear in North Yorkshire, Red-breasted Goose in West Sussex, Lesser Scaup in Wiltshire, Glossy Ibis in Lancashire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and Falcated Duck in Staffordshire. In Scotland the Red-breasted Goose reappeared in Dumfries and Galloway and both King Eiders remained in Aberdeenshire. In Wales the Spotted Sandpiper was still in Glamorgan. Wintering scarcities recorded today included the Pallas's Warbler in Suffolk, Short-toed Lark in Northumberland and Lesser Snow Goose in Dumfries and Galloway. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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