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| Saturday 1st March 2008 | ||
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| The Lesser Yellowlegs in Angus was seen again today, in its usual area
at Montrose Basin. The Spotted Sandpiper remained nearby in Forth, with
another still at Lisvane Reservoir, Glamorgan.
The White-crowned Sparrow was still at Cley, Norfolk, whilst the three wintering Shorelarks reappeared at Cley NWT. One Ross's Goose remains at Holkham freshmarsh, whilst the Rough-legged Buzzard made a brief appearance at Burnham Norton. The Glossy Ibis was still near Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, and 26 Cattle Egrets were seen. The Wilsons Snipe was seen again on Scilly, and the Red-breasted Goose was still at West Wittering, West Sussex. The Pallas's Warbler remained in Dorset and the Rose-coloured Starling in Pembrokeshire. |
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| Thursday 28th February 2008 | ||
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| The adult drake King Eider returned to Uisaed Point, Argyll today. A
new Cattle Egret was found in Glamorgan, with the elusive Great White
Egret on the north Norfolk coast being seen briefly at Thornham. Elsewhere,
at least 22 other Cattle Egrets remained, along with another two Great
White Egrets.
The King Eider was still in Devon at Northam Burrows Country park, and the White-crowned Sparrow continued its long stay at Cley, Norfolk, with a Ross's Goose nearby at Holkham Freshmarsh. Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers were seen in Cornwall and Cleveland, Lesser Scaups were seen in Wiltshire, Warwickshire and on Western Isles and the Glossy Ibis remained in Lincolnshire. In Ireland, the adult Forster's Tern was seen at Killyleigh and Galway. |
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| Wednesday 27th February 2008 | ||
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| Both of the highlights of the day came from the Western Isles, where a White-billed Diver
was located off the Isle of Lewis near Port Nis and an American Herring Gull
was reported on Benbecula. Lingering rarities included the White-crowned Sparrow still in Norfolk, Wilson's Snipe on the Isles of Scilly, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Cork, King Eider in Devon, Ferruginous Duck in County Armagh, Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in both Cleveland and Cornwall, Glossy Ibises in both Lancashire and Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaups in both Dumfries and Galloway and Warwickshire and single Great White Egrets in both Somerset and Wiltshire. In County Galway both of the American Herring Gulls and the Forster's Tern showed again. Cattle Egret reports comprised 24 in Cornwall, four in Somerset, three in Hampshire, two in West Sussex and singles in both Cheshire and Dorset. |
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| Tuesday 26th February 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of two Penduline Tits together at Minsmere, Suffolk. In Dumfries and Galloway a
Lesser Scaup was identified at Castle Loch, Lochmaben. Lingering rarities included the White-crowned Sparrow in Norfolk, Wilson's Snipe on the Isles of Scilly, Hume’s Yellow-browed Warbler in Cleveland, Forster's Tern in County Down, Glossy Ibis in Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaup in Warwickshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Angus, Great White Egret in Wiltshire and both King Eider and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon. Cattle Egret reports comprised six in Cornwall, two each in both Dorset and West Sussex and singles in Cheshire, County Cork and Devon. |
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| Sunday 24th February 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Forster's Tern at Killyleagh, County Down. Meanwhile, in County Galway the long-staying
Forster's Tern showed again alongside two American Herring Gulls. In England the White-crowned Sparrow and two Ross's Geese lingered in Norfolk as did the Wilson's Snipe on the Isles of Scilly, Lesser Scaup in Warwickshire, King Eider and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, single Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in both Cleveland and Cornwall, single Glossy Ibises in both Lancashire and Lincolnshire and single Great White Egrets in Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk and Wiltshire. A Pallas's Warbler was a notable discovery in inland Dorset. In Scotland a King Eider was located in Aberdeenshire and the Lesser Yellowlegs remained in Angus. In Wales the Spotted Sandpiper continued to linger in Glamorgan and a Great White Egret was seen again in Powys. Cattle Egret reports today comprised fifteen in Cornwall, nine in Devon, four in County Cork, two in Dorset and singles in both East Sussex and Wirral. |
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| Saturday 23rd February 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was, once again, the relocation of the pale juvenile
Thayer's Gull (or perhaps a hybrid between Thayer's Gull and either Iceland Gull or Kumlien's Gull), this time in North Yorkshire at the Wheldrake Ings evening gull roost. Lingering rarities still present today comprised the White-crowned Sparrow and two Ross's Geese in Norfolk, Wilson's Snipe on the Isles of Scilly, King Eider and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, American Herring Gull in County Galway, Spotted Sandpiper in Glamorgan, Bonaparte's Gull in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Angus, single Glossy Ibises in both Lancashire and Lincolnshire, Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in Cleveland and Cornwall (2), Lesser Scaups in County Down, Western Isles and Wiltshire and Great White Egrets in Cambridgeshire, Somerset, Suffolk and Wiltshire. Cattle Egrets reports totalled thirty birds with 22 in Cornwall, two each in Dorset and West Sussex and singles in Cheshire, Devon, Lancashire and Cambridgeshire; the latter bird relocating to Northamptonshire. |
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| Friday 22nd February 2008 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still being present today comprised the White-crowned Sparrow and a
Ross's Goose in Norfolk, Wilson's Snipe on the Isles of Scilly,
American Herring Gull in County Galway, King Eider in Devon, Great White Egret in Cambridgeshire, single
Glossy Ibises in both Lancashire and Lincolnshire and Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in Cleveland and Cornwall (2). The most notable fresh discoveries today involved single Great White Egrets at Portesham and Burleston in Dorset and Fingringhoe Wick in Essex. Cattle Egret reports today concerned seventeen in Cornwall, four in Dorset and two in Devon. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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