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| Thursday 6th November 2008 | ||
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| Once again, Red-flanked Bluetails headlined the day with new birds discovered in Lincolnshire at Chapel Six Marshes and Norfolk at Blakeney Point. With an additional late report from Norfolk (at Brancaster on 4th November) there has now been nine
Red-flanked Bluetails in Britain this autumn, since the first on the 24th September. Lingering rarities included the Green Heron in Kent, Desert Wheatear in Suffolk, single Dusky Warblers in both East Yorkshire and Norfolk, Hooded Mergansers in Dorset and Fife, Siberian Stonechat in East Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in Nottinghamshire, Great White Egret in Greater Manchester, King Eider in Devon and three Small Canada Geese in Argyll. Scarce migrant passerines comprised 11 Yellow-browed Warblers, eight Pallas's Warblers and single Bluethroat, Serin, Great Grey Shrike and Lapland Bunting. 764 Waxwings were recorded across 21 counties. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 4th November 2008 | ||
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| Once again, Asian passerines dominated the headlines with Red-flanked Bluetail and
Dusky Warbler together in Norfolk at Weybourne, Radde's Warbler in Cleveland at South Gare,
Desert Wheatear in Suffolk at Easton Bavents, Siberian Stonechat in East Yorkshire at Easington and single
Dusky Warblers in Suffolk at Bawdsey and in East Yorkshire at both Flamborough Head and Spurn. Related scarce migrants comprised eleven
Yellow-browed Warblers, six Pallas's Warblers and singles of Bluethroat,
Red-breasted Flycatcher and Richard's Pipit. Elsewhere, a Grey-cheeked Thrush was a new discovery on Bryher, Isles of Scilly, as were an American Golden Plover and a Black-bellied Dipper in Lincolnshire and a brief Great White Egret in Norfolk. Lingering rarities comprised the Green Heron in Kent, Hooded Merganser in Fife, Lesser Scaup in Clyde, Glossy Ibis in Lancashire, Ferruginous Duck in Buckinghamshire and Great White Egret in Greater Manchester. |
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| Sunday 2nd November 2008 | ||
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| Once again, Asian passerines stole the show with at least two Red-flanked
Bluetails, one at Weybourne, Norfolk and perhaps two at Ramsgate, Kent, an Olive-backed Pipit in Lincolnshire at Gibraltar Point,
Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers on Unst, Shetland and in Kent at Sandwich Bay,
Dusky Warblers in East Yorkshire at Spurn and Kent at North Foreland, and single
Siberian Stonechats at Easington, East Yorkshire and St Margaret's at Cliffe, Kent. Scarce migrants totalled 13
Pallas's Warblers, 22 Yellow-browed Warblers, five Great Grey
Shrikes, four Lapland Buntings, two each of Serin, Barred Warbler
and Richard's Pipit and a single Common Rosefinch. Otherwise, in Scotland American Buff-bellied Pipit, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll and White-rumped Sandpiper were all on the Western Isles, two White-billed Divers were around the Shetland Isles, the Hooded Merganser remained in Fife as did a Cackling Canada Goose in Dumfries and Galloway. In Ireland the Black Duck was still in County Kerry and a Lesser Scaup was found in County Galway. In England the Green Heron remained in Kent, Glossy Ibis and Ross's Goose returned to Lancashire, King Eider remained in Devon as did both American Golden Plover and Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk, Lesser Scaup in Nottinghamshire and two Cattle Egrets in Somerset. Ferruginous Ducks were in both Buckinghamshire and Essex and single Great White Egrets were seen in Hampshire, Greater Manchester and Northamptonshire. Waxwings continue to be recorded in some numbers, with 517 reported from eighteen counties today. |
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| Saturday 1st November 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of rarities along the east coast all the way from Kent to the Shetland Isles. Headline birds concerned single
Red-flanked Bluetails at Ramsgate, Kent and in Norfolk at Weybourne, Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers were found in Cleveland on the Shetland Isles, a
Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk and Subalpine Warbler in East Yorkshire.
Siberian Stonechats were seen in Kent and East Yorkshire (2) with scarce passerines being represented by 19
Yellow-browed, eleven Pallas's and one Barred Warbler, four
Great Grey Shrikes, two each of Red-breasted Flycatcher, Common Rosefinch and
Lapland Bunting and single Little Bunting, Serin and Bluethroat. Elsewhere, an American Buff-bellied Pipit was found on the Western Isles, as were a Marbled Duck in Northamptonshire and a brief White-billed Diver in County Durham. The Green Heron lingered in Kent as did the Snowy Owl on the Isles of Scilly, Blyth's Reed Warbler in County Cork, Glossy Ibis in West Yorkshire, American Golden Plover in Norfolk, Cackling Canada Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, King Eiders in Devon and the Shetland Isles, Lesser Scaups in Clyde and Nottinghamshire, Hooded Merganser in Fife, Ferruginous Duck in Buckinghamshire and single Great White Egrets in Essex and Greater Manchester. Fourteen Cattle Egrets were recorded; comprising six in Somerset, three in Lancashire, two in Cambridgeshire and singles in Cornwall, Dorset and Pembrokeshire. Waxwings continue to arrive with 599 logged from 16 counties including 220 in Highland, 93 in Lothian, 84 in Moray and 42 in Norfolk. |
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| Wednesday 29th October 2008 | ||
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| Bird of the day was a Snowy Owl on Isles of Scilly, the fifth record
for the archipelago, and the first since 1972. Elsewhere on the islands the
Grey-cheeked Thrush remained, as did the Blyth's Reed Warbler and a
White-rumped Sandpiper. Nearby, the first Paddyfield Warbler for
Devon was trapped and ringed on Lundy.
In the Northern Isles, both King Eiders and White-billed Divers were found on Shetland, with large numbers of Grey Phalaropes still present, mainly on Orkney. A White-billed Diver was also seen in Yorkshire, whilst on the Western Isles a juvenile White-rumped Sandpiper was found on South Uist. A new American Golden Plover was found in Cambridgeshire, with yesterday's juvenile still present at East Harling, Norfolk. Lingering rarities included the Green Heron in Kent, Lesser Scaup in Nottinghamshire, Great White Egret in Greater Manchester, King Eider in Devon and Ferruginous Duck in Buckinghamshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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