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| Monday 17th November 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a brief American Black Tern on South Uist, Western Isles – only the second British record. Lingering rarities comprised the Dark-eyed Junco in Somerset, Steppe Grey Shrike in Lincolnshire, Sardinian Warbler and King Eider in Devon, Two-barred Crossbill in North Yorkshire, Cattle Egret in Cumbria, Great White Egret in County Galway, Hooded Merganser in Dorset, single Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and Gloucestershire and Ferruginous Ducks in Glamorgan and Leicestershire. The Waxwing tally for the day reached a minimum of 1,153 birds in eighteen counties including 289 in Ayrshire, 160 in Cleveland, 137 in Clyde, 120 in Lothian, 114 in Highland and 107 in Dumfries and Galloway. |
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| Friday 14th November 2008 | ||
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| New arrivals today included a drake Blue-winged Teal at Back Saltholme
Pool, Cleveland, a drake Ferruginous Duck at Groby Pool, Leicestershire,
American Golden Plovers in County Clare and Cambridgeshire and Great
White Egrets in Norfolk, Essex and Kent.
In Lincolnshire, the Steppe Grey Shrike remained at Grainthorpe Haven all day, with the female Desert Wheatear nearby at Saltfleet. Further north, the male Two-barred Crossbill was again on the feeders at Garfitts Farm, North Yorkshire, with the first-winter female Pied Wheatear still at Filey. The Red-flanked Bluetail was still on Holy Island, and the Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler was still on St Mary's Island, both Northumberland, with other lingering rarities including Long-billed Dowitcher at Dundalk Docks, County Louth, Cattle Egret at Ulverston, Cumbria, Glossy Ibis at Marshside RSPB, Merseyside and single Lesser Scaups in Clyde and Gloucestershire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 13th November 2008 | ||
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| Very little change today, with the only 'new' rarity being a Cattle Egret,
which flew north-west past Sunk Island, East Yorkshire mid morning. The North-east
rarities all remained present, with both Steppe Grey Shrike and Desert
Wheatear in Lincolnshire, Two-barred Crossbill and Pied Wheatear
in North Yorkshire and Red-flanked Bluetail in Northumberland.
In the south, the Snowy Owl was still on the Isles of Scilly, on St Mary's, with both King Eider and Lesser Scaup still nearby, in Devon and Cornwall respectively. The American Golden Plover was again located in the ever-growing Golden Plover flock at East Harling, Norfolk, and another Cattle Egret was at Ulverston, Cumbria. A very impressive count of seven Serins at Rainham Marshes RSPB must be one of the largest recorded in Britain in November. Other scarcities included Ring-necked Duck in Norfolk, Grey Phalaropes in Bedfordshire and Ayrshire, Rose-coloured Starling in Cornwall and still rapidly increasing numbers of Waxwings in the north. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 12th November 2008 | ||
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| New finds today included a female Sardinian Warbler in Devon, at Berry
Head, Brixham, with a Barred Warbler at the same site. Nearby, a male
Desert Wheatear was found at Instow, with others in Kent, Northumberland and
Lincolnshire.
The East Coast continued to hold its eastern rarities. The Steppe Grey Shrike was still at Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire, the Pied Wheatear was at Filey, North Yorkshire and the Two-barred Crossbill remained in the same county, at Stokesley. The Red-flanked Bluetail showed well on Holy Island, the Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler was still on St Mary's Island, both Northumberland, and a King Eider was seen off Hartlepool Headland, Cleveland. The first-winter male Snowy Owl reappeared on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly this evening, and other lingering rarities included Ferruginous Duck in Buckinghamshire, Black-bellied Dipper again in Norfolk and Lesser Scaups in Clyde and Cornwall. |
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| Tuesday 11th November 2008 | ||
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| The east coast continued to support several eastern rarities with the Steppe Grey Shrike still in Lincolnshire,
Red-flanked Bluetail in Northumberland, Pied Wheatear in North Yorkshire,
Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in both Northumberland the Shetland Isles and
Desert Wheatears in Kent, Lincolnshire and Northumberland. Other lingering rarities included the Two-barred Crossbill in North Yorkshire, King Eider in Devon, American Golden Plover in Norfolk, Great White Egret in Greater Manchester, Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and Gloucestershire and Hooded Mergansers in both Dorset and Fife. Scarce migrant passerines included four each of Serin and Yellow-browed Warbler, two Pallas's Warblers and single Great Grey Shrike and Lapland Bunting. Waxwings totalled 1,073 birds in nineteen counties; 892 of which were in Scotland. |
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| Monday 10th November 2008 | ||
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| The east coast between Suffolk and Shetland Isles continued to hold the limelight with the Steppe Grey Shrike still showing well in Lincolnshire,
Red-flanked Bluetail in Northumberland, Pied Wheatear in North Yorkshire,
Rustic Bunting on the Shetland Isles and single Desert Wheatears in each of Lincolnshire, Northumberland and Suffolk. Late news from the weekend concerned a
Red-flanked Bluetail at Hollesley, Suffolk. Elsewhere, a Squacco Heron flew over Rainham Marshes, London, a Lesser Scaup was identified in Gloucestershire at Lydney, the Two-barred Crossbill remained in North Yorkshire as did the King Eider in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Hooded Merganser in Fife, Cattle Egret in Oxon and Great White Egret in Greater Manchester. Scarce migrant landbirds comprised seven Yellow-browed Warblers, two Pallas's Warblers and single Serin and Great Grey Shrike. Waxwings continue to be reported in large numbers with 1,021 seen today in 19 counties including 210 in both Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Inverness, Highland, 100 in Dunbar, Lothian and 105 on the Orkney Isles. |
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| Sunday 9th November 2008 | ||
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| Another very busy day, for November, with some excellent birds lingering. The
first-winter Steppe Grey Shrike in Lincolnshire continued to give superb
views at Grainthorpe, becoming one of the few mega's this year to stay for the
whole weekend. Nearby, the Desert Wheatear was present all day at
Saltfleet, with others in Kent, Northumberland and Suffolk. A three wheatear day
was completed with the Pied Wheatear in North Yorkshire, and late
Northern Wheatears in Suffolk and Hampshire.
The Two-barred Crossbill again visited the feeders at Garfitts Farm, North Yorkshire, and the Red-flanked Bluetail was relocated on Holy Island, Northumberland. A Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler was in Aberdeenshire and two were in Northumberland. The long staying Green Heron was still present at Hythe, Kent, with other lingering rarities consisting of Glossy Ibis in Lancashire, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Louth, Great White Egrets in Leicestershire and Greater Manchester, Cattle Egrets in Oxfordshire, Somerset and Cambridgeshire, Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Clyde, King Eider in Devon and a Rustic Bunting on Shetland. |
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| Saturday 8th November 2008 | ||
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| Bird of the day was undoubtedly the first-winter Steppe Grey Shrike at
Grainthorpe Haven, Lincolnshire. The bird showed superbly throughout the day, at
times flying to within a few feet of the gathered admirers. Nearby, a Desert
Wheatear was found at Saltfleet, and yet another Red-flanked Bluetail,
possibly the twelfth of the autumn, was trapped and ringed at Saltfleetby, also
Lincolnshire.
Also in the North-east, the adult drake Canvasback was re-found, again at Nosterfield, North Yorkshire. A Pied Wheatear was near Filey, at Reighton Sands Holiday Camp all day, and the male Two-barred Crossbill continued to visit the feeder near Stokesby, although it could go missing for several hours between visits. New Olive-backed Pipits appeared on Fair Isle, Shetland and North Ronaldsay, Orkney, where a Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler was also found. Another was in Wells Wood, Norfolk, and the St Mary's Island, Northumberland bird remained, both for their second day. Lingering rarities included the long staying Green Heron in Kent, King Eider in Devon, Radde's Warbler in East Yorkshire, Ferruginous Duck in Buckinghamshire, Desert Wheatear in Kent and Lesser Scaup in Nottinghamshire, with a new bird at Helston, Cornwall. |
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