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| Sunday 10th January 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation of the identity of a juvenile Pallid Harrier in Cornwall at Sennen, then later near Madron at Men-an-Tol. This bird had been first seen in the area on 4th December but was not conclusively identified, and has proved elusive since. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Forster's Tern in County Galway, Baird's Sandpiper in Lothian, Little Bunting in Highland, Spotted Sandpiper and Red-breasted Goose in Devon, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Ferruginous Duck in County Armagh. Scarcities present included 18 Caspian Gulls, eleven each of Lapland Bunting and Iceland Gull, nine each of Ring-billed Gull and Glaucous Gull, six Black Brants, three each of Green-winged Teal and Waxwing, two each of Surf Scoter, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Snow Goose (together in Aberdeenshire), Great White Egret, Great Grey Shrike and Shorelark (Norfolk) and single Serin (London), Cattle Egret (Cornwall) and Grey Phalarope (Norfolk). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 9th January 2010 | ||
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| In Powys, the juvenile Black Kite continued to show very well at the
Gigrin Farm feeding station. Other lingering rarities seen today included
Baird's Sandpiper in Lothian, Little Bunting in Highland, Lesser
Scaup in Glamorgan, Red-breasted Goose in Devon and Ferruginous
Duck in County Armagh.
Scarcities included Surf Scoter in Devon, Green-winged Teal in Hampshire, two Ring-necked Ducks, three Black Brants in Dorset, Snow Goose in Argyll, 22 Bean Geese, two Ring-billed Gulls, five Glaucous Gulls, six Iceland Gulls, ten Caspian Gulls, Great Grey Shrike in Warwickshire, 11 Spoonbills, Great White Egret and two Cattle Egrets in Somerset, Rough-legged Buzzard in Norfolk, three Waxwings, two Lapland Buntings and a Serin in London. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 7th January 2010 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Black Kite in Powys,
Baird's Sandpiper in Lothian, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher
in Argyll, Little Bunting in Highland and Ferruginous Duck in Berkshire. Scarcities included eight Caspian Gulls, four Great White Egrets, three each of Lapland Bunting and Glaucous Gull, two each of Ring-billed Gull and Iceland Gull and single Serin (London), Richard's Pipit (Cornwall), Surf Scoter (Conwy), Ring-necked Duck (Lancashire) and Green-winged Teal (County Antrim). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 4th January 2010 | ||
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| In Norfolk, the probable Pacific Diver was seen again at Titchwell,
where it flew west on two occasions. Elsewhere, in Wales, the Black Kite
remained at the Red Kite feeding station at Gigrin Farm, Powys.
Wintering rarities seen today included the Little Bunting in Highland, Baird's Sandpiper in Lothian, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, Glossy Ibis in Worcestershire, Spotted Sandpiper and Red-breasted Goose in Devon and single Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk and Yorkshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 3rd January 2010 | ||
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| A juvenile Black Kite at Gigrin Farm, Powys is an excellent winter record,
being the first ever January sighting of this species in Britain (excluding the wintering Black-eared Kite of 2006/2007). A diver
species, thought to be possibly a Pacific Diver was seen off Titchwell,
Norfolk late afternoon, whilst a dowitcher species, thought to be probably a
Long-billed Dowitcher was seen briefly at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire
briefly early afternoon.
Lingering rarities included Forster's Tern in County Galway, Baird's Sandpiper in Lothian, Glossy Ibises in Worcestershire and Somerset, Spotted Sandpipers in Essex and Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, Little Bunting in Highland, King Eider in Moray, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Red-breasted Goose in Devon and Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk, Yorkshire, County Armagh and Staffordshire. |
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| Saturday 2nd January 2010 | ||
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| A drake American Eider, of the form dresseri, was discovered in Glasagh
Bay, County Donegal this morning. This is possibly the first Western Palearctic
record, at a site also well known for records of borealis Northern Eiders.
In Surrey, the Brown Shrike remained at Staines Moor, although it proved very elusive. The Forster's Tern remained at Nimmo's Pier, County Galway, as did the Blue-winged Teal at North Bull Island, County Dublin, single Spotted Sandpipers in Devon and Essex, Red-breasted Goose in Devon, Little Bunting in Highland, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Glossy Ibises in Somerset (3) and Worcestershire and single Ferruginous Ducks in Yorkshire and Staffordshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 1st January 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the wintering Brown Shrike at Staines Moor, Surrey. Present from 11th October until 17th December, it was widely presumed to have disappeared as a result of the onset of the harsh winter weather, but in fact it remained unseen on site, or at least nearby. Elsewhere, rarities comprised the Forster's Tern still in County Galway, Black Duck on the Isles of Scilly, Red-breasted Goose in Devon, Baird's Sandpiper in Lothian, Spotted Sandpipers in both Devon and Essex, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, two Richardson's Canada Geese in County Sligo, Glossy Ibises in Somerset (3) and Worcestershire and single Ferruginous Ducks in each of County Armagh, Norfolk, Somerset, Staffordshire and West Yorkshire. Scarcities included eight each of Shorelark and Lapland Bunting, seven each of Ring-necked Duck, Cattle Egret, Great White Egret and Iceland Gull, five Black Brants, three each of Ring-billed Gull and Green-winged Teal, two each of Rough-legged Buzzard, Great Grey Shrike and Caspian Gull and single Little Bunting (Highland), Serin (London), Surf Scoter (Devon), Richard's Pipit (Cornwall), Kumlien's Gull (Lincolnshire), Glaucous Gull (Derbyshire) and Greater Snow Goose and Waxwing (Norfolk). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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