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| Friday 24th October 2008 | ||
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| Following the first record of Little Blue Heron for Britain and
Ireland in County Galway earlier in the month, came surprising news today of
another (or possibly the same bird) at Kidwelly in South Wales. The bird was
seen on the Gwendraeth Estuary and later on the Coed Bach marshes, and it may
have been present in the area for up to two weeks. In Scilly a Wilson's Snipe
showed well at Porth Hellick Pool on St.Mary's.
A new White-rumped Sandpiper was found at the Mullet in County Mayo, with one to two birds remaining on Scilly. Also on Scilly were a Blyth's Reed Warbler along with various of the usual scarce migrants such as Yellow-browed Warblers, Common Rosefinches, Barred Warblers and Red-breasted Flycatchers. In Scotland, the two Lesser Scaups remained at Hogganfield Loch in Clyde and Ferruginous Ducks were still to be found in Hertfordshire and Somerset. A Great White Egret flew over the M60 in Greater Manchester and there was an unconfirmed report of a Siberian Thrush near Rhayader in Powys. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 22nd October 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a brief Rose-breasted Grosbeak at Kilbaha, County Clare. Other discoveries included a Long-billed Dowitcher in County Clare at Liscannor,
Red-throated Pipit in Devon on Lundy, Lesser Scaup in Perth and Kinross at Loch Leven,
Cattle Egret in County Cork at Bantry and a White-rumped Sandpiper on South Uist, Western Isles. On the Isles of Scilly the Grey-cheeked Thrush, Blyth's Reed Warbler and Olive-backed Pipit all remained on St Agnes with two White-rumped Sandpipers, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Spoonbill and ten each of both Yellow-browed Warbler and Grey Phalarope scattered around the archipelago. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the Glossy Ibis in County Cork, King Eider in Devon, two Lesser Scaups in Clyde, Cattle Egrets in Pembrokeshire and East Sussex (4), Great White Egret in Suffolk, two Small Canada Geese in Dumfries and Galloway, Hooded Merganser in Dorset and single Ferruginous Ducks in Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Somerset. Significant news from yesterday concerned the reappearance of the Little Blue Heron in Barnaderg Bag, County Galway - but it could not be located there today. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 21st October 2008 | ||
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| Today's highlights came from the Isles of Scilly where the first Red-flanked Bluetail
for the archipelago was discovered on St Mary's, a Bobolink was found on St Agnes and two
White-rumped Sandpipers arrived on Tresco. Other birds recorded around the islands today included single
Grey-cheeked Thrush, Blyth's Reed Warbler and Olive-backed Pipit
- all on St Agnes - along with totals of ten Yellow-browed Warblers, five
Grey Phalaropes, two each of Little Bunting and Red-breasted Flycatcher and single Richard's Pipit
and Pectoral Sandpiper. In County Cork a Black-browed Albatross flew past Mizen Head, an American Golden Plover was recorded at Clonakilty and a Glossy Ibis was found at Pilmore. Other single Glossy Ibises were seen briefly in London at Rainham Marshes and Staffordshire at Belvide Reservoir. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the Baird's Sandpiper in Somerset, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Shetland Isles, White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles, Lesser Scaup in Clyde, King Eider in Devon, Cattle Egret in Pembrokeshire, Great White Egret in Suffolk, Hooded Merganser in Dorset and single Ferruginous Ducks in each of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Somerset. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 20th October 2008 | ||
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| An Olive-backed Pipit spent a couple of hours on St Agnes, Isles of
Scilly, this afternoon, before flying south-east. On the same island, the
Grey-cheeked Thrush remained, still showing well, although the Sociable
Plover appears to have departed from St Mary's.
A Baird's Sandpiper was seen briefly in Somerset, at Burnham-on-Sea, and a Lesser Scaup was at Hogganfield Loch, Clyde, present for its second day. Both the Cackling Canada Goose and the Taverner's Canada Goose were at Caerlaverock WWT, Dumfries and Galloway, whilst both Siberian Stonechat and Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll were still on Shetland. The Forster's Tern was seen again in County Louth, and the King Eider remained in Devon. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 19th October 2008 | ||
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| A White's Thrush in Aberdeenshire, present for its second day, was
bird of the day. It remained very elusive, but was seen a few times this
afternoon, after access was arranged for the Parkhill Estate, Dyce. There will,
however, be no further access to this site.
Negative news from both Yorkshire and Wirral, where there was no sign of either the Amur Falcon or the probable Snowy Egret. New rarities included another Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on Shetland, at Isbister, a Siberian Stonechat nearby at Collafirth, and a Great White Egret and four Cattle Egrets in County Cork and Sussex respectively. On Scilly, both the Sociable Plover and the Grey-cheeked Thrush remained in-situ, and the King Eider continued to show well in Devon, at Appledore. Ferruginous Ducks remained in Somerset and Hertfordshire, the Glossy Ibis was seen at Swillington Ings, Yorkshire with American Golden Plover again in Cornwall and White-billed Diver on Orkney. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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