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| Saturday 31st May 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Terek Sandpiper at Rye Harbour, East Sussex for several hours before it departed to the east. In adjacent Kent a
Whiskered Tern showed in Stour Valley near Stodmarsh. Elsewhere, brief encounters included a
Great Snipe in Northumberland on Holy Island, an American Golden Plover
in County Mayo at Annagh Marsh, a Red-rumped Swallow in East Sussex over Beachy Head, a
Subalpine Warbler in Kent at St Margaret's at Cliffe, a Bee-eater over Portland, Dorset and single
Black Kites in Norfolk and Somerset. The overnight disappearance of the River Warbler from East Sussex was a disappointment to many but elsewhere lingering rarities comprised the American Golden Plover on Anglesey, Black Duck in County Donegal, Great White Egret in Powys and the family of three Black-winged Stilts in Cheshire. Red-footed Falcon reports consisted of three in Berkshire, two each in Bedfordshire and Suffolk and singles in Derbyshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Kent and Lothian. Scarce migrant passerines included 17 Red-backed Shrikes, 15 Marsh Warblers, 11 Common Rosefinches, eleven Icterine Warblers, three Golden Orioles, six Grey-headed Wagtails and single Tawny Pipit and Short-toed Lark. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 30th May 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a male River Warbler at
Beachy Head, East Sussex. Found in the afternoon the bird continued to sing
until late in the evening but proved very difficult to see well. Discoveries elsewhere included a Great Reed Warbler off the Isle of Man on Calf of Man, American Golden Plover on Anglesey at Cemlyn, Red-throated Pipit in Cleveland at Saltholme Pools, Red-rumped Swallow in Cornwall on The Lizard, Greenish Warbler in Norfolk at East Hills and Bee-eater over Beachy Head, East Sussex. On the Shetland Isles two Thrush Nightingales, a Rustic Bunting, Red-throated Pipit and White-billed Diver were all found. Lingering rarities comprised a Black Stork on the Shetland Isles, Marsh Sandpiper in Leicestershire, Great Reed Warbler and Western Subalpine Warbler both in Suffolk, Whiskered Tern and Great White Egret both in Powys, Forster's Tern in County Wexford, Rustic Bunting on the Orkney Isles, Alpine Swift in East Sussex, three Black-winged Stilts in Cheshire, King Eider in Ayrshire, Glossy Ibis in Merseyside and Cattle Egrets in both Devon (2) and Dorset. Red-footed Falcons were recorded in Bedfordshire (2), Berkshire (2), Cornwall, Derbyshire, Dorset, Hampshire and. Lothian Once again scarce migrants were much in evidence with 51 Red-backed Shrikes, 29 Common Rosefinches, 28 Icterine Warblers, 19 Marsh Warblers, 16 Grey-headed Wagtails, 10 Bluethroats, 4 Golden Orioles and single Rose-coloured Starling, Little Bunting, Tawny Pipit, Ortolan Bunting, Short-toed Lark, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Hoopoe and Lapland Bunting. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 29th May 2008 | ||
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| Another busy day with highlights including a Thrush Nightingale in East Yorkshire at Spurn, single
Great Reed Warblers in East Yorkshire at Flamborough Head and Suffolk at
Minsmere, Cattle Egrets at Titchfield Haven, Hampshire and South Huish, Devon (3) and
Subalpine Warblers in Suffolk at Landguard, in the Shetland Isles on Unst and in Norfolk at both Blakeney Point and Warham Greens. Aerial encounters included a
Caspian Tern over Oundle, Northamptonshire, a Black Kite over Forest Row and Ringmer, East Sussex and a
Bee-eater over Fontwell, West Sussex. Lingering rarities comprised the Marsh Sandpiper in Leicestershire, Black Stork on the Shetland Isles, Citrine Wagtail in Norfolk, Alpine Swift in East Sussex, Rustic Bunting on the Orkney Isles, Black Duck in County Donegal, Glossy Ibis in Merseyside, Black-winged Stilts in Cheshire (3) and Kent, Great White Egret in Powys and Falcated Duck on Anglesey. Red-footed Falcons were represented by singles in each of Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Hampshire, Lothian and Suffolk whilst three together were found in Dorset. Once again, the British east coast, between Suffolk and the Shetland Isles, yielded large numbers of scarce migrants with day totals of 51 Red-backed Shrikes, 33 Icterine Warblers, 27 Marsh Warblers, 19 Common Rosefinches, ten Grey-headed Wagtails, eight Golden Orioles, four Red-spotted Bluethroats, two Ortolan Buntings and singles of Barred Warbler, Tawny Pipit, Red-breasted Flycatcher and Lapland Bunting. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 26th May 2008 | ||
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| On the Shetlands, two new Subalpine Warblers were found on Mainland,
one at Sumburgh, and another at Scatness. Also on Shetland a Tawny Pipit
remained at Boddam on Mainland and two Icterine Warblers were on Fair
Isle. Other eastern birds brought in by strong easterlies included an
Icterine Warbler in Orkney and on the Yorkshire coast, three Icterine
Warblers, a Red-breasted Flycatcher and a Golden Oriole, along
with a new Red-footed Falcon at Howden and the lingering Broad-billed
Sandpiper on the Humber Estuary at Spurn.
Other Red-footed Falcons could still be found near Livingston in Lothian, near Ingleby in Derbyshire and on the New Forest in Hampshire. The Black Stork was seen again in Orkney, the Glossy Ibis remained at Marshside Marsh in Merseyside and single Cattle Egrets were reported from Kent, Dorset and Devon. A Black Kite was seen at Udimore in East Sussex and a Tawny Pipit remained at Rye Harbour where there was also belated news of a Bee-eater yesterday. A female Red-necked Phalarope was at Heacham in Norfolk and a number of Fulmars appeared inland to reward patch watchers. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 22nd May 2008 | ||
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| Red-footed Falcons continued to the most reported rarity today, with
birds in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire and Bedfordshire. New rarities
included a Savi's Warbler trapped and ringed on Fair Isle, Shetland, a
White-winged Black Tern at Hickling Broad NWT, Norfolk, and a Subalpine
Warbler on St.Kilda, Western Isles.
A Black Kite was watched for half an hour in Lancashire in the afternoon, and an American Golden Plover was present in County Wicklow. Scarce migrants included an Ortolan Bunting at Land's End, Cornwall, with two Golden Orioles nearby, a Bluethroat still on Inner Farne, Northumberland, Wryneck on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Short-toed Lark in Yorkshire and Scilly, Red-backed Shrike in Yorkshire and a Tawny Pipit at Waxham, Norfolk. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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