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| Friday 8th August 2008 | ||
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| Two-barred Crossbills continued to arrive on Shetland, with thirteen
now present at Sumburgh Head, and a further juvenile on North Ronaldsay, Orkney.
Another male was reported from Harris, Western Isles, comprising just the second
record of the influx away from the Northern Isles.
A juvenile Black Stork was found this evening, near Blaydon, County Durham, and was present until dusk, when it went to roost. A moulting adult White-winged Black Tern was seen at Slapton Ley, Devon. Lingering rarities included the Lesser Grey Shrike in Dorset, White-billed Diver and Citrine Wagtail on Orkney and an American Golden Plover in Kent. Scarcities included a Tawny Pipit on Blakeney Point, Norfolk, with Sabine's Gull, Long-tailed Skua and Balearic Shearwater in the same county. Another Long-tailed Skua was seen in County Durham, with other Sabine's Gulls in Cleveland and North Yorkshire. A Barred Warbler was on Inner Farne, Northumberland. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Monday 4th August 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the first Aquatic Warbler of the autumn, found in the Shetland Isles, at Skaw on Unst. Elsewhere, a
Caspian Tern flew past Formby Point, Merseyside and a White-rumped Sandpiper showed briefly at Cley, Norfolk. Lingering rarities comprised both the Lesser Grey Shrike and Hooded Merganser still in Dorset and the Ferruginous Duck in Somerset. A Two-barred Crossbill present on St Kilda, Western Isles had first been seen alongside a Snowy Owl yesterday! Other late reports included another Two-barred Crossbill on Stronsay, Orkney Isles, a brief Pacific Golden Plover on Havergate Island, Suffolk and the Bonaparte's Gull still in County Kerry. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 3rd August 2008 | ||
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| Once again the highlight of the day was the Lesser Grey Shrike at Middlebere Heath, Dorset. Other lingering rarities included a
Two-barred Crossbill on the Shetland Isles, Pacific Golden Plover on the Orkney Isles,
White-rumped Sandpiper in Northumberland and Hooded Merganser in Dorset. A
Wilson's Petrel was again seen off the Isles of Scilly. Migrant waders continue to be seen throughout the country, most notably Curlew Sandpipers (39 in five counties) and Wood Sandpipers (25 in twelve counties). |
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| Saturday 2nd August 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Lesser Grey Shrike at Middlebere Heath, Dorset - only the fifth county record and the first since 1989. Elsewhere, a
Citrine Wagtail was found on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Isles and new rare waders comprised a
Baird's Sandpiper at Ballycotton, County Cork, a White-rumped Sandpiper at Spurn, East Yorkshire and a brief
Pacific Golden Plover at Aberlday Bay, Lothian. Lingering rarities included a Two-barred Crossbill on the Shetland Isles, the Pacific Golden Plover on the Orkney Isles, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset and Hooded Merganser in Dorset. Seabird headlines were stolen by a Wilson's Petrel and four Cory's Shearwaters from a pelagic off the Scilly Isles but over 100 Cory's Shearwaters and five Great Shearwaters were seen from land in County Cork, a Great Shearwater passed Kent and 33 Balearic Shearwaters were reported from nine counties. |
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| Friday 1st August 2008 | ||
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| Four Two-barred Crossbills are present on Fair Isle, Shetland, with
another bird still at Finstown, Orkney. The adult summer Pacific Golden
Plover remains with the Golden Plover flock on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, and,
nearby, a Bee-eater was present for a few minutes on Shapinsay.
Further south, the adult summer White-rumped Sandpiper is still on the Wyre Estuary, Lancashire. A possible Yelkouan Shearwater was seen off Pendeen Watch and Sennen Cove, Cornwall this morning, together with large numbers of Cory's Shearwaters, and smaller numbers of Balearic Shearwaters and Great Shearwaters. The drake Ferruginous Duck was seen again at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset, and a Great White Egret was in Kent, at Reculver Marshes. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 31st July 2008 | ||
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| Just two Two-barred Crossbills were reported today, with one remaining
at Esha Ness lighthouse, Shetland, and another still at Queenamidda, Orkney.
Also on Orkney, the adult Pacific Golden Plover reappeared on North
Ronaldsay.
A Black Stork was watched for a few minutes as it circled over Cramlington, Northumberland, and then drifted south. A Black Kite was seen to fly north-east over Rainham Marshes RSPB, London and the Glossy Ibis was seen again in Yorkshire, this time over Holmfirth before flying south. An adult White-rumped Sandpiper was found this evening at Skippool Creek, Lancashire, and an Alpine Swift lingered at Kilcoole, County Wicklow for twenty minutes early afternoon. Late news involved a Fea's Petrel in County Galway, which was photographed from a fishing boat off Slyne Head last Monday. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 30th July 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued arrival of Two-barred Crossbills
in the northern isles. Today four were seen on the Shetland Isles - singles on Mainland at both East Voe of Scalloway and Esha Ness and two on Fair Isle - and three were seen on the Orkney Isles; all on the Mainland at Finstown, Rendall and Stenness. A Bonaparte's Gull was discovered in County Kerry at Castlemaine with other new finds including an American Golden Plover at Elmley Marshes, Kent and a Cattle Egret at Earls Barton, Northamptonshire. In southwest Britain and Ireland productive seawatching took place with Cory's Shearwater counts including site maximums of 710 off Cornwall, 205 off Devon, 53 off County Cork and five off the Isles of Scilly. Great Shearwaters comprised 25 off Cornwall, five off County Cork and three off Devon whilst a Sabine's Gull was seen off Cornwall. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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