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| Monday 21st January 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the confirmation of a second Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Cornwall; at Camborne. Present since the 15th December, like the other over-wintering
Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in the county, it had initially been identified as a Yellow-browed Warbler. Elsewhere, an
American Golden Plover was a new discovery at Welney, Norfolk. Lingering rarities included the White-crowned Sparrow and Ross's Goose in Norfolk, Wilson's Snipe on the Isles of Scilly, Red-breasted Goose in West Sussex, Lesser Scaup in Oxfordshire, Great White Egret in Suffolk and single Lesser Yellowlegs in both Angus and Suffolk. Cattle Egret reports today comprised sixteen in Cornwall, seven in Devon, four in Dorset, three in County Galway, two in West Sussex and one in Somerset. Late news concerned a further thirteen between County Kerry, County Cork and County Wexford on Sunday. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 19th January 2008 | ||
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| In Norfolk, the adult White-crowned Sparrow continued to show for much
of the day with, nearby, a Lesser Snow Goose at Saxlingham and a
Waxwing at Cromer. Scottish rarities today included three Bonaparte's
Gulls, King Eider, Lesser Yellowlegs and a Spotted
Sandpiper.
The other Lesser Yellowlegs was again on Southwold Town Marshes, Suffolk, the other Spotted Sandpiper was still in Glamorgan at Lisvane Reservoir and the Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler was seen again in Cornwall. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 18th January 2008 | ||
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| An otherwise very quiet day surprisingly yielded three new rarities. A first
winter American Herring Gull, the first new bird since the recent split
of this species, was found on Lewis, Western Isles, with an adult Bonaparte's
Gull nearby on South Uist. A first winter drake Lesser Scaup was
found in County Sligo, most likely representing the first record for this
county. The White-crowned Sparrow is still at Cley, Norfolk, and the Pacific Diver is still in Pembrokeshire. Good numbers of Cattle Egrets are still present in southern England, and the Lesser Yellowlegs is still in Angus. Another unseasonal Richard's Pipit was reported from Angus for its second day. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 17th January 2008 | ||
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| The Pacific Diver, now a second winter, has returned to Llys-y-Fran
Reservoir, Pembrokeshire, and now shows a full black chin strap. Other
highlights today include an adult or second winter Franklin's Gull in the
roost in Wareham Channel, Dorset, and the continued presence of the superb adult
White-crowned Sparrow at Cley, Norfolk.
Other lingering rarities include King Eider in Shetland, Wilson's Snipe on Scilly, Lesser Scaup on Benbecula, Lesser Yellowlegs in Angus and still good numbers of both Cattle Egrets and Great White Egrets across the southern half of the country. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 13th January 2008 | ||
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| An adult Franklin's Gull spent a few minutes at Torr Reservoir,
Somerset, but flew off towards Chew Valley Lake. The adult White-crowned Sparrow remained in Cley, and, elsewhere in Norfolk, at least two Ross's Geese were seen, along with a Lesser Snow Goose, Richard's Pipit and Waxwing. Other lingering rarities included King Eider, Lesser Yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper and Lesser Scaup in Scotland, and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in Cornwall and Sussex, Wilson's Snipe on Scilly and White-tailed Eagle in Hampshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 12th January 2008 | ||
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| The continued presence of the adult White-crowned Sparrow at Cley
enabled most of the weekend birders to connect today. Other rarities included the White-tailed Eagle in Hampshire, Lesser Scaups in Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Western Isles, Glossy Ibis in Lancashire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Angus, two Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers on the south coast and a new White-billed Diver on Shetland. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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