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| Tuesday 7th September 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the arrival of 21 Glossy Ibises in Devon (twenty together at Budleigh Salterton and one at Teignmouth), with another briefly in Dorset, at Burton Bradstock. As with previous influxes of this species, five of the birds were bearing colour-rings showing them to originate from Spain. Elsewhere, an
American Golden Plover was discovered on the Shetland Isles on Yell, whilst brief encounters included, in East Yorkshire a
Red-rumped Swallow at Kilnsea and a Greenish Warbler at Flamborough Head, and in Somerset a
Citrine Wagtail at Chew Valley Lake. Lingering rarities comprised single Arctic Warblers in both County Cork and Norfolk, Citrine Wagtail in Cornwall, Wilson's Phalarope in County Kerry, Whiskered Tern in Leicestershire, single Greenish Warblers in both County Cork and Suffolk, the House Finch in Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Northamptonshire and thirteen Ortolan Buntings (5 in Cornwall, 3 in East Yorkshire, 2 in Northumberland and singles in Dorset, the Isles of Scilly and North Yorkshire). Scarcities included 92 Lapland Buntings (including 44 on Western Isles), 45 Wrynecks, 21 Barred Warblers (including 9 in East Yorkshire), eleven Icterine Warblers, nine Common Rosefinches (including 7 in East Yorkshire), seven each of Pectoral Sandpiper and Red-backed Shrike, four Buff-breasted Sandpipers, three each of Red-breasted Flycatcher, Red-necked Phalarope and Spotted Crake, two each of Melodious Warbler (together in Gwynedd), White-winged Black Tern, Ring-billed Gull and Great White Egret, and single Short-toed Lark (Norfolk), Woodchat Shrike (County Cork), Marsh Warbler (Northumberland) and Temminck's Stint (Essex). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 6th September 2010 | ||
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| New discoveries today include single Wilson's Phalaropes on the Hayle
Estuary, Cornwall and at Ventry, County Kerry, single Arctic Warblers at
Holme, Norfolk and Dursey Sound, County Cork, Ortolan Bunting at Kelling,
Norfolk, Citrine Wagtail on Unst, Shetland, American Golden Plover
on South Uist, Western Isles and single Greenish Warblers at Thorpeness,
Suffolk and Saltfleet Haven, Lincolnshire.
The Brown Flycatcher was glimpsed at Buckton, Yorkshire early morning, but eluded most observers for the rest of the day. A Red-breasted Flycatcher in the car park was little consolation. Six Ortolan Buntings remain at Nanquidno, Cornwall, as does the Citrine Wagtail, with other lingering rarities including American Herring Gull in County Kerry, single Semipalmated Sandpipers in County Kerry and Lothian, Greenish Warbler and Ortolan Bunting in County Cork, Glossy Ibis in County Clare and single American Golden Plovers on Orkney and the Western Isles. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 4th September 2010 | ||
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| Three Arctic Warblers were discovered on Shetland today, with two on
the Mainland and one on Out Skerries, one of which (at Scatness) was with a
Greenish Warbler. A Booted Warbler was further south, at Grimston,
Yorkshire, with a Great Snipe present nearby at Spurn Point. A
Semipalmated Sandpiper was discovered on the estuary at Blennerville, County
Kerry, where it joined the lingering American Herring Gull. An Aquatic
Warbler was trapped at Steart, Somerset and a Whiskered Tern was seen
briefly at Annesley, Nottinghamshire.
New American Golden Plovers were in County Cork, Argyll and on the Western Isles, and there was a significant arrival of Ortolan Buntings in the south-west, including at least five together at Nanquidno, Cornwall and singles at Polgigga, Cornwall, on Bryher, Isles of Scilly, on Bardsey Island, Gwynedd and at Galley Head, County Cork. Lingering rarity highlights included House Finch in Devon, Citrine Wagtails on Scilly and in Cornwall, Snowy Owl in County Mayo, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Lothian and Whiskered Tern in Leicestershire. Scarcity totals included 13 Common Rosefinches, c27 Wrynecks, seven Melodious Warblers, five Icterine Warblers, c25 Barred Warblers, Marsh Warbler, Bluethroat, Woodchat Shrike, six Red-backed Shrikes and a Short-toed Lark. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 3rd September 2010 | ||
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| A Citrine Wagtail and at least one Ortolan Bunting were found
near Nanquidno in Cornwall this morning. Elsewhere a second Ortolan Bunting
was found at Mizen Head in County Cork which joined an impressive list of birds
at this site including Woodchat Shrike, Icterine Warbler,
Barred Warbler and Wryneck. A drake Ferruginous Duck was at
Pitsford Reservoir in Northamptonshire and a new Glossy Ibis was at Lough
Atedaun in County Clare in addition to four others present in Ireland: two at
Shannon in County Clare, one in County Dublin and one in County Wexford.
In East Yorkshire the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler remained at Flamborough, although it proved very elusive this afternoon. In Leicestershire, the Whiskered Tern was still to be found at Rutland Water, and in County Durham the Bonaparte's Gull moved to Seaham for a while. Two Greenish Warblers were still in the north east this morning but could not be found this afternoon. Other lingering rarities included American Golden Plovers in Orkney and County Clare and the Long-billed Dowitcher in Flintshire. Scarcities included 15 Wrynecks, 12 Barred Warblers, 6.Icterine Warblers, 3 Spotted Crakes and 3 Red-necked Phalaropes. A movement of Common Buzzards along the east coast included a record 70 over Spurn. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 2nd September 2010 | ||
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| An Ortolan Bunting was discovered at Mizen Head, County Cork, where it
was present on Three Castles Head with a Woodchat Shrike. New Greenish
Warblers were at Spurn Point, Yorkshire and South Shields, County Durham, an
Azorean Yellow-legged Gull was at Blennerville, County Kerry and a
White-rumped Sandpiper was at Ballycotton, County Cork.
In Yorkshire, the elusive Eastern Olivaceous Warbler occasionally showed well at Flamborough Head. Other lingering rarities included Whiskered Tern at Rutland Water, Leicestershire, Semipalmated Sandpiper at Tyninghame Bay, Lothian, Greenish Warbler on St Mary's Island, Northumberland, American Herring Gull in County Kerry and American Golden Plover in County Clare. The impressive influx of Lapland Buntings continued, with at least 375 seen, including birds filtering as far south as the Isles of Scilly, County Wexford (5) and Norfolk. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 1st September 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an Eastern Olivaceous Warbler at Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire.
Found during the morning and present until late in the evening, this popular rarity represents the eighteenth record of the species in Britain and Ireland and the first ever in Northern England; an earlier record of this species from Flamborough Head (on 22nd October 1976) is no longer accepted. Elsewhere, a
Citrine Wagtail was located in the Isles of Scilly on St Agnes, and an Aquatic Warbler was found at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Whiskered Tern in Leicestershire, the Semiplamated Sandpiper in Lothian, Greenish Warbler in Northumberland, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, Glossy Ibis in County Wexford, single American Golden Plovers in both County Clare and the Orkney Isles, and in East Yorkshire the probable Collared Flycatcher remained at Spurn. Scarce migrants included a total of 199 Lapland Buntings spread across eleven counties (including 123 on the Western Isles alone), seven Wrynecks, six Barred Warblers, five Icterine Warblers, four Red-backed Shrikes, three Meldoious Warblers and single Woodchat Shrike, Common Rosefinch and Hoopoe. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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