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| Sunday 27th July 2008 | ||
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| The Northern Isles delivered today, with Shetland attracting a Two-barred
Crossbill, on Fair Isle, and Orkney had an adult Pacific Golden Plover
on North Ronaldsay.
Further south, a Glossy Ibis was on the East Yorkshire coast in the Spurn area until mid afternoon. The Marshside RSPB, Merseyside ibis was not seen today, despite searching; could it be that its long stay has ended? A Great White Egret was seen at Trimley Marshes SWT, Suffolk, with another at Loughor, Glamorgan. Two Wilson's Petrels were seen from a boat NNW of Padstow, Cornwall, whilst longer staying rarities included White-rumped Sandpiper at Cley NWT, Norfolk, Ferruginous Duck at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset, King Eider at Tacumshin, County Wexford and the Glossy Ibis remained for its 4th day at Ennis, County Clare. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 26th July 2008 | ||
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| Despite being an otherwise fairly quiet day, again, several rarities were
either seen or reported for the first time. A Red-footed Falcon was
present over Queensferry, Lothian, for a few minutes this evening before
continuing south, and a Black Stork was seen over Witcham, Cambridgeshire
for a few minutes before drifting north-west.
What is probably the returning adult Long-billed Dowitcher was found at Shannon Airport Lagoon, County Clare, with the Glossy Ibis in the same county, still at Ennis. Other rarities included Lesser Scaup in Clyde, at Balgray Reservoir, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, at Chew Valley Lake, where the controversial large white-headed gull species was also present and the White-rumped Sandpiper was still in Norfolk, briefly at Cley NWT. Late news for yesterday concerned the Caspian Tern again, this time at Kirkby on Bain Gravel-pits, Lincolnshire, briefly in the evening. |
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| Wednesday 23rd July 2008 | ||
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| An adult Caspian Tern was discovered at Collingham Gravel-pits,
Nottinghamshire mid afternoon, and proceeded to show well until 7.45pm. It was,
however, very mobile, and flew off, mainly north, several times, only to return
a short while later. This is potentially the same bird as was seen at Old Moor
RSPB, Yorkshire on the 15th July.
The Black Stork made another appearance in Essex, circling briefly over Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea mid evening. The adult White-rumped Sandpiper remained on Cley North Scrape, Norfolk, with other lingerers including the Lesser Scaup at Balgray Reservoir, Clyde, Glossy Ibis at Marshside RSPB, Merseyside, and two Great White Egrets flew over Portland Bill, Dorset. Five Pectoral Sandpipers were seen, in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Yorkshire and Leicestershire, and a Ring-necked Duck was at Loch Gelly, Fife. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 22nd July 2008 | ||
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| A Bee-eater was seen briefly at Witham, Essex but, unfortunately, it
was not seen by anyone but the initial observer. A drake Lesser Scaup
remained on Balgray Reservoir, Clyde for its second day, and an adult White-rumped
Sandpiper was located amongst the Dunlin flock on Cley North Scrape,
Norfolk. Also at this site, and three others in England, was an adult
Pectoral Sandpiper.
Long staying rarities included the White-billed Diver on Orkney and the Glossy Ibis in Merseyside, and late news for yesterday concerned a Red-footed Falcon in West Sussex. The Hoopoe continued to show well in Yorkshire, near York, and the Red-backed Shrike was again seen at Sea Palling, Norfolk. A press release from the Somerset Ornithological Society heralded the arrival of a new breeding species to the county, and possibly to Britain, with a pair of Cattle Egrets raising one young this summer. |
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| Monday 21st July 2008 | ||
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| An American Golden Plover was found in Argyll, on the Add Estuary at
Crinan, but unfortunately it did not stay long. Other brief new rarities were a
Black Stork near Braintree in Essex and two Wilson's Petrels seen
from the evening pelagic off the Scillies. The Glossy Ibis could still be
found at Marshside Marsh in Merseyside, but few other rarities were lingering.
Rose-coloured Starlings were at Lewis on the Western Isles still, with the bird at Hayle in Cornwall also reported again. A Hoopoe was well watched at Dunnington near York and four Pectoral Sandpipers could be found: in Essex, Norfolk, Leicestershire and South Yorkshire. A Ring-necked Duck was still at Linlithgow Loch in Lothian. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 20th July 2008 | ||
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| A few more rarities were discovered today, with the best being a superb male
Two-barred Crossbill at Evie, Orkney this morning, and an adult
Semipalmated Sandpiper at Balranald, Western Isles.
A Black Kite was seen near Corby Glen, Lincolnshire mid-morning. Lingering rarities included the adult White-rumped Sandpiper at Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk, White-winged Black Tern at Rye Harbour NR, East Sussex and Glossy Ibis at Marshside RSPB, Merseyside. The King Eider was seen again at Tacumshin, County Wexford, and the Hooded Merganser remained in Weymouth, Dorset. Seabirds continued to be seen in small numbers, the best being two Cory's Shearwaters in Aberdeenshire, a Sabine's Gull in County Durham, along with a few Pomarine Skuas, Balearic Shearwaters and good numbers of Roseate Terns. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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