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| Saturday 25th July 2009 | ||
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| A Ferruginous Duck was a new arrival at Skinflats, Forth and a Wilson's Petrel
was seen from a boat offshore from Padstow, Cornwall. Lingering rarities comprised the Collared Pratincole still in East Yorkshire, Franklin's Gull on the Orkney Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian, American Golden Plover in Norfolk, Cattle Egret in Devon and single Great White Egrets in both Somerset and Suffolk. Seabirds elsewhere included a Sabine's Gull in Highland, Cory's Shearwater off Suffolk and Balearic Shearwaters in Cornwall (59), Devon (3) and the Isles of Scilly. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 24th July 2009 | ||
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| In Norfolk, the Great Spotted Cuckoo remained in the Salthouse area
all day, although it went missing between 11am and 7.50pm, when it was
eventually re-found at nearby Kelling. In East Yorkshire, relocating rarities
included a Lesser Yellowlegs at Paull Holme Strays, and Collared
Pratincole at Tophill Low NR. A Black Kite was seen in Suffolk.
In the Southwest, four Wilson's Petrels were seen this evening off the Isles of Scilly. Elsewhere, the Little Bittern was in Somerset, Franklin's Gull was Orkney, American Golden Plover in Norfolk and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 23rd July 2009 | ||
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| An adult Great Spotted Cuckoo was found at Salthouse, Norfolk, late
afternoon, and was present until 8.55pm at least. It was typically mobile and
elusive, and ranged over a very wide area on the north and east side of the
village.
At opposite ends of the country a male Two-barred Crossbill was on Fair Isle, Shetland, and five Wilson's Petrels were seen from a pelagic near the Isles of Scilly. Lingering rarities included the Collared Pratincole in Yorkshire, American Golden Plover in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian, Franklin's Gull on Orkney and Great White Egret in Somerset. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 22nd July 2009 | ||
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| The mid-summer lull was once again shattered this morning, with the discovery
of a Blue-cheeked Bee-eater in Kent. The bird was seen at St Margaret's
at Cliffe briefly 10.20am, before disappearing. Luckily, it returned shortly
after, and remained on site until 1.40pm when it flew a short distance and was
lost to view. Despite a thorough search of the area by large numbers of birders
it wasn't seen again. This represents the second for Kent, and the first
twitchable bird for Britain since the Shetland individual in 1997.
Other rarities included a Collared Pratincole in Yorkshire, single Lesser Yellowlegs in Fife, Lothian and Yorkshire, an American Golden Plover in Norfolk and the Franklin's Gull on Orkney. |
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| Tuesday 21st July 2009 | ||
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| In Fife, a Lesser Yellowlegs was found on the rising tide on the Eden
Estuary at Edenside, before flying onto the saltings. A juvenile Lesser
Yellowlegs was found in exactly the same place in September 2008. Other new
rarities included two Cattle Egrets in Devon and the returning Great
White Egret at Blashford Lakes HWT, Hampshire.
In Yorkshire, the Collared Pratincole remained for its second day at High Eske NR. Scarcities included Pectoral Sandpiper in Kent, Red-backed Shrike on Orkney, Pomarine Skua in the West Midlands and a Red-necked Phalarope on the Western Isles. |
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| Monday 20th July 2009 | ||
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| A Collared Pratincole was watched for a few minutes at High Esk NR,
East Yorkshire, this evening, before flying north and not relocated. Further
south, a Wilson's Petrel was seen off a pelagic out of the Isles of
Scilly, and late news from yesterday concerned two Black-winged Stilts in
Kent.
Lingering rarities included just the Little Bittern and Great White Egret in Somerset. Scarcities included a Pectoral Sandpiper in Kent, a Red-backed Shrike on Orkney and good numbers of seabirds in the south-west. |
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| Sunday 19th July 2009 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Gull-billed Tern at St John's Lake, Cornwall - particularly noteworthy in that it was in a subadult plumage. Lingering rarities comprised the Little Bittern still in Somerset, Franklin's Gull on the Orkney Isles and single Great White Egrets in the Orkney Isles, Somerset and Suffolk. Seawatching rewards included eight Cory's Shearwaters and a Great Shearwater off Cornwall and Balearic Shearwaters from Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, East Sussex, Hampshire and Kent. |
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| Saturday 18th July 2009 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Franklin's Gull and
Great White Egret together on the Orkney Isles and the singing Little Bittern
and Great White Egret together in Somerset. Notable seabirds included a Great Shearwater off County Cork, a Sabine's Gull off the Isles of Scilly and Cory's Shearwaters from Cornwall, East Yorkshire, Norfolk and the Isles of Scilly. Significant late news was released of a male Brown-headed Cowbird present in a garden at an undisclosed location in southern Pembrokeshire earlier this week, but not found today. Prior to 2009 there was just one British record of this common North American species - at Ardnave, Islay, Argyll on 24th April 1988 - but this spring and summer has seen five separate reports of single males of this species (Belford Northumberland 1st-2nd May, Weybourne Norfolk 7th May, Fair Isle Shetland Isles 8th-10th May, West Runton Norfolk 3rd June and now southern Pembrokeshire 13th-15th July; with all records away from Norfolk supported by photographs). |
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| Friday 17th July 2009 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence in Norfolk of the showy Lesser Golden Plover at Cley that was, ultimately, identified as an
American Golden Plover. Elsewhere, on the Orkney Isles both the Franklin's Gull
and Great White Egret remained, as did the Great White Egret in Somerset. Seawatching highlights comprised a single Cory's Shearwater passing Suffolk and Balearic Shearwaters off Cornwall (22), Dorset (5), East Sussex (2), Hampshire (2), Pembrokeshire (2), Conwy and North Yorkshire. Notable waders included a Grey Phalarope in Aberdeenshire, Red-necked Phalarope on the Western Isles and single Pectoral Sandpipers in both Kent and North Yorkshire. |
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| Thursday 16th July 2009 | ||
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| A Pacific Golden Plover (or possibly
an American Golden Plover) was found at Cley NWT reserve in the afternoon before
relocating to Blakeney Harbour, and then heading back towards Cley later in the
evening. On Mainland Orkney, the Franklin's Gull remained in the area of
Howes Wick at Holm and the Great White Egret was still to be found at
Graemeshall Loch. In the south west another Great White Egret was seen
again at Shapwick Heath in Somerset. Pectoral Sandpipers were at Nosterfield NR in Yorkshire and Greatham Creek in Cleveland. A male Red-backed Shrike was still to be found at Cissbury Ring in West Sussex. Crossbills continued to fly over scattered localities throughout the country and a Gannet was an unusual inland find at Foremark Reservoir in Derbyshire and proved a popular local attraction. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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