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| Friday 5th June 2009 | ||
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| New arrivals today included a Paddyfield Warbler on the Wirral, which
was trapped and ringed on Hilbre Island before disappearing, a Greenish
Warbler singing near Brixham, Devon and a Red-footed Falcon at
Winterton, Norfolk. Late news concerned an adult Gull-billed Tern
yesterday in Hampshire, and a White's Thrush on Tuesday in Fife.
Lingering rarities included the Black-winged Pratincole in Norfolk, Black Duck in Cornwall, Pallid Swift in Merseyside, four Cattle Egrets in County Waterford and the Squacco Heron in Cambridgeshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 4th June 2009 | ||
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| There were no confirmed sightings of the Oriental Pratincole at Dungeness,
Kent today, but a pratincole species was reported from Grove Ferry NNR briefly.
The Black-winged Pratincole remained on show all day at Thornham,
Norfolk, but there was no sign of the Eastern Black-eared Wheatear on the Isles
of Scilly.
A Black Kite was seen in Argyll, a Snowy Owl was on the Western Isles and a Red-rumped Swallow was in Cornwall. The Squacco Heron remained in Cambridgeshire, as did the Red-breasted Goose in Aberdeenshire. Four Cattle Egrets were in County Cork, and a Great White Egret was in Suffolk. A Red-necked Phalarope was at Hickling Broad, Norfolk, and Golden Orioles were seen on the Isles of Scilly and in Gwynedd. A Buff-breasted Sandpiper was seen at Attenborough NR, Nottinghamshire, and a Spotted Crake was heard singing in Angus. |
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| Wednesday 3rd June 2009 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the relocation of the Oriental Pratincole to Kent. Perhaps first glimpsed in Oxfordshire, at Otmoor on 25th May, it was first seen for certain at Pagham Harbour, West Sussex on 28th-29th May but the true identity was not suspected until after the bird had departed - it had been reported as a Collared Pratincole. However, given that the three previous Oriental Pratincoles in Britian had all lingered for some time, it seemed probable that this bird would show again, and today it did, at Dungeness from late morning until well into the evening. Elsewhere, lingering rarities included the Eastern Black-eared Wheatear still on the Isles of Scilly, Black-winged Pratincole and Great White Egret both in Norfolk, Black Duck in Cornwall, Squacco Heron in Cambridgeshire and both Subalpine Warbler and Great Reed Warbler on the Shetland Isles. A Cattle Egret was found in Oxfordshire and a Great White Egret visited County Tipperary whilst the American Wigeon lingered in Lancashire, single Marsh Warblers were in East Yorkshire and the Shetland Isles, and a Bluethroat reached Gwynedd. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 1st June 2009 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the first Black Stork of the year, seen in flight near Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. Other brief encounters included a
Bee-eater in Suffolk, single Great White Egrets in both Dorset and Hampshire and
Black Kites in Cornwall, Devon and West Sussex. A Subalpine Warbler was found on Unst, Shetland Isles and in the evening a
White-winged Black Tern was discovered at Blanket Nook, County Donegal. Lingering rarities comprised the Black-winged Pratincole and Great Reed Warbler both still in Norfolk, Squacco Heron in Cambridgeshire, Black Duck in Cornwall, Great Reed Warbler on the Shetland Isles and the elusive Gull-billed Tern still in Devon. Scarce landbirds were represented by two each of migrant Golden Orioles, Icterine Warbler and Marsh Warblers and single Bluethroat (Argyll), Serin (Dorset), Hoopoe (Buckinghamshire) and Red-backed Shrike (Isles of Scilly). |
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| Sunday 31st May 2009 | ||
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| The highlight of day was the discovery of a Black-winged Pratincole near Holme, Norfolk, although unfortunately is disappeared before it’s true identity was confirmed. Elsewhere, a singing male
Iberian Chiffchaff was found on South Uist, Western Isles and brief encounters included a
Red-footed Falcon in Kent, Alpine Swift in Clyde, single Red-rumped Swallows in both County Cork and Norfolk,
Black Kites in Hampshire and Suffolk and Bee-eaters in Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Lingering rarities included the Forster's Tern still in County Wexford, Squacco Heron in Cambridgeshire and Great White Egret in Norfolk, whilst in Devon the Gull-billed Tern showed again briefly at the Clyst Estuary. On the Shetland Isles a River Warbler joined the Great Reed Warbler on Fair Isle, a Great Reed Warbler remained on Out Skerries and other birds around the archipelago included a Lesser Scaup, four Marsh Warblers and a Bluethroat. Scarcities elsewhere included four migrant Golden Orioles, three Icterine Warblers and three Marsh Warblers, two each of Purple Heron, Serin, Bluethroat and Red-backed Shrike and single Woodchat Shrike (Cornwall), Common Rosefinch (Gloucestershire), American Wigeon (Lancashire), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire) and Grey-headed Wagtail (Orkney Isles). |
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| Saturday 30th May 2009 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Stilt Sandpiper seen briefly at Grove Ferry, Kent. Other brief encounters included an
Alpine Swift on the Western Isles, Red-footed Falcon in Northumberland and a
Great White Egret in Norfolk. A Bee-eater lingered on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly. Lingering rarities included the Squacco Heron still in Cambridgeshire, Forster's Tern in County Wexford, Savi's Warbler in Essex, Bee-eater in Cornwall and Ferruginous Duck in Somerset. On the Shetland Isles there were two Great Reed Warblers, a Lesser Scaup, Icterine Warbler, Common Rosefinch, Common Crane, Honey Buzzard and two Golden Orioles. Scarcities elsewhere comprised four Purple Herons, two each of both Common Rosefinch and Surf Scoter and singles of Short-toed Lark (Norfolk), Melodious Warbler (Cornwall), American Wigeon (Lancashire), Red-necked Phalarope (Leicestershire), Grey-headed Wagtail (Berkshire), Ring-necked Duck and Green-winged Teal (both Western Isles). Significant negative news concerned the disappearance of the pratincole from Pagham Harbour, West Sussex. Present on 28th and 29th May and identified in the field as a Collared Pratincole, photographs show that the bird was actually an Oriental Pratincole - only Britain's sixth record - although probably actually only the fourth individual - and the first since a mobile bird visited Norfolk, East Sussex and Suffolk in 1993 (with others in Suffolk in 1981 and Kent in 1988). |
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| Friday 29th May 2009 | ||
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| A Great Knot was discovered on Breydon Water, Norfolk late afternoon,
and was present until dusk. Although fairly close when first found, the bird
soon flew out to the middle of the estuary and remained very distant, and
possibly unidentifiable, for the rest of the evening, leading some to question
the identification.
Three Bee-eaters were found, one in Cornwall, one in Kent and one on Orkney. Lingering rarities included Collared Pratincole in Sussex, Squacco Heron in Cambridgeshire, Savi's Warbler in Essex, Whiskered Tern in Yorkshire and Great Reed Warbler on Shetland. The Western Sandpiper or Semipalmated Sandpiper was again present on the beach at Dawlish Warren NNR, Devon. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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