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| Friday 11th April 2008 | ||
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| The male Little Crake continued to show well in Devon, today, at
Exminster Marshes RSPB. New rarities included an adult White-tailed Eagle
at Slimbridge WWT for a few minutes mid morning, but it then flew south and was
not relocated. A Great White Egret was on Unst, Shetland, with another
found in Hertfordshire at Wilstone Reservoir, which was later seen to fly over
College Lake, Buckinghamshire.
The Killdeer was refound on Shetland, this time relocating to the Isle of Noss, with other rarities including Bonaparte's Gull on South Uist, Western Isles, Spotted Sandpipers in Forth and Glamorgan, three Black-winged Stilts in Cornwall and Cattle Egrets in Norfolk, Hampshire and Cornwall. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 10th April 2008 | ||
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| Two more Black Kites were found today, both brief fly-overs, in Kent,
over Sandwich Bay, and in East Yorkshire, over Hornsea Mere. Two White-billed
Divers were seen on the Western Isles, off Port Nis, Lewis, with another on
Shetland off Wester Quarff.
King Eiders were seen in Ayrshire, Aberdeenshire, and the Devon bird reappeared off Northam Burrows Country Park. Also in Devon, the adult male Little Crake continued to show very well at Exminster Marshes RSPB. The Black Duck was still in Pembrokeshire at Marloes Mere, but there was no sign today of the Dark-eyed Junco in Kent. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 9th April 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a male Little Crake that showed throughout the day at Exminster Marshes, Devon. Elsewhere, in Norfolk a
Red-rumped Swallow was tracked along the coast from Winterton to Blakeney Point and in Leicestershire news broke of a
Great White Egret at Sheepy Parva. Lingering rarities included the Dark-eyed Junco still in Kent, three Black-winged Stilts together in Cornwall, Black Kite and Great White Egret in Suffolk, American Herring Gull in County Galway, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Glossy Ibis and Ross's Goose in Lancashire, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll and Falcated Duck in Devon. Notable scarcities recorded today were single Purple Herons in Cornwall, Somerset and Suffolk, single Serins in both Cornwall and Dorset, a Pallas's Warbler in Dorset, Night Heron on the Shetland Isles and a White-spotted Bluethroat in Lancashire. Cattle Egret reports comprised fifteen in Cornwall, five in Devon and one in Dorset. |
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| Monday 7th April 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the early morning discovery of a Dark-eyed Junco at Dungeness, Kent. The second record for both the site and the county, it went on to show throughout day was gratefully received by many birders. Elsewhere, three
Black-winged Stilts were found at Lizard, Cornwall, a Red-rumped Swallow toured the Suffolk coast between North Warren and Minsmere and a
Franklin's Gull was located in the evening roost at Newnham, Gloucestershire. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Black Duck in Pembrokeshire, American Herring Gull in County Galway, Spotted Sandpiper in Glamorgan, King Eider in Ayrshire, Bonaparte's Gull on the Western Isles, Great White Egret in Norfolk, Ross's Goose in Lancashire and both Lesser Scaup and Great White Egret in Somerset. Cattle Egret reports comprised six in Devon, four together in West Sussex, two in Cornwall and one in Dorset. |
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| Sunday 6th April 2008 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Black Duck in Pembrokeshire, American Herring Gull in County Galway,
King Eider in Ayrshire, Glossy Ibis in Merseyside, Bonaparte's Gull
on the Western Isles, Great White Egret in Somerset and both Spotted Sandpiper and
Lesser Scaup in Forth. Cattle Egret reports comprised six in Cornwall, five in Devon and singles in each of Cheshire, Dorset and Norfolk. Scarce spring migrants were headlined by a Purple Heron in Somerset, Hoopoe in Berkshire and a Night Heron on the Shetland Isles. The singing Pallas's Warbler remained in Dorset. |
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| Saturday 5th April 2008 | ||
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| A very early Whiskered Tern was seen in County Cork, at Kilcolman
Birdwatch Ireland Nature Reserve, with other spring rarities including a
Black Kite in Kent, over Capel Fleet and several Cattle Egrets and
Great White Egrets moving around the country.
Continuing winter rarities included the King Eider in Ayrshire, Bonaparte's Gull on the Western Isles, Lesser Scaups in Forth, Dumfries and Galloway and Somerset, Spotted Sandpipers in Forth and Glamorgan and the female Black Duck was still in Pembrokeshire, on Marloes Mere. Two Night Herons were found, with one, an adult, as far north as Fair Isle! Ospreys and Ring Ouzels continued their movement into inland Britain, and many other spring migrants are becoming more available, including a Grasshopper Warbler in East Sussex. |
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| Friday 4th April 2008 | ||
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| Two male Penduline Tits were found today, showing well briefly at
Oulton Broad, Suffolk. Despite searching, they were not seen again. One was
heard again at Minsmere RSPB, near the West Hide. On the Western Isles, an adult
Bonaparte's Gull was seen at Peninerine, South Uist, and a
White-billed Diver was off Port Skigersta, Lewis.
A new Cattle Egret was located in Norfolk, and the Great Reed Warbler was heard again on Scilly. Three Lesser Scaups were seen, as well as a drake King Eider in Ayrshire and Barrow's Goldeneye in County Down. Also in Ireland, the juvenile American Herring Gull was still in County Galway, and the Lesser Yellowlegs remained in County Cork. Spring migrants continued to flood in, with a good passage of Ospreys occurring across the country, around 25 birds were seen. The first three Dotterel of the year were seen, on Scilly and in Carmarthenshire. |
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| Wednesday 2nd April 2008 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today included the Killdeer
on the Shetland Isles, Barrow's Goldeneye in County Down, American Herring Gull in County Galway, King Eider in Ayrshire,
Glossy Ibis in Lancashire, Spotted Sandpiper in Forth and both Lesser Scaup and
Great White Egret in Somerset. Cattle Egret reports comprised seventeen together in Cornwall and singles in each of Cumbria, Devon and Gloucestershire. |
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