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| Sunday 7th November 2010 | ||
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| A smart first-winter Brown Shrike was found this afternoon at
Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, where it remained until dusk. It appears that this
species is now commoner in Britain than Isabelline Shrike! A female
King Eider also flew past Flamborough Head, whilst further north, a
Squacco Heron was in the centre of Morpeth, Northumberland, for its second
day. A Little Bunting was present at Spurn, Yorkshire briefly, a rare
wildfowl included a drake Lesser Scaup in Cardiff, Glamorgan and a
Ferruginous Duck at Shapwick Heath, Somerset.
There was no sign of the American Bittern in Cornwall, but the Green Heron remained in the county. Other lingering rarities included Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire, Glossy Ibises and American Golden Plovers in both Norfolk and Devon, Semipalmated Sandpiper and House Crow in County Cork, Dusky Warbler in Isles of Scilly, Blue-winged Teal in County Dublin, Lesser Scaup in County Sligo, King Eiders in Shetland and Suffolk and Squacco Heron in Pembrokeshire. Scarcity highlights included two Serins (including one on Shetland), Red-breasted Flycatcher, Pallas's Warbler, two Yellow-browed Warblers, three Richard's Pipits, nine Leach's Petrels, three Sabine's Gulls and 11 Grey Phalaropes and many thousands of Waxwings. |
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Daily news summaries
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Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Saturday 6th November 2010 | ||
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| In Essex an adult Thayer's Gull was discovered at Pitsea landfill
site.
Other new discoveries included a Red-flanked Bluetail at Dungeness RSPB (Kent), female King Eider on Shetland and Semipalmated Sandpiper in Co Cork. In Cornwall the American Bittern and Green Heron both remained on show throughout the day. Elsewhere lingering rarities included Glossy Ibises in Devon and Norfolk, American Golden Plover in Norfolk and Devon, King Eider in Suffolk, Red-breasted Goose in Merseyside, Spotted Sandpiper and Dusky Warbler on Isles of Scilly, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire, Squacco Heron in Pembrokeshire and White-billed Diver on Shetland. In Ireland the Northern Harrier and Lesser Yellowlegs (Wexford), House Crow (Cork) and White-rumped Sandpiper (Waterford) all remained on show. |
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| Friday 5th November 2010 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised both the American Bittern and
Green Heron in Cornwall, Northern Harrier and Glossy Ibis together in County Wexford,
Franklin's Gull in Derbyshire, Squacco Heron in Pembrokeshire, House Crow in County Cork,
Dusky Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire,
American Golden Plover and Glossy Ibis in Norfolk, King Eiders in both Moray and Suffolk,
Lesser Scaup in County Sligo and Ferruginous Ducks in Nottinghamshire and Somerset (2). Scarcities included six of both Rough-legged Buzzard and Great Grey Shrike, three each of Cattle Egret, Green-winged Teal and Yellow-browed Warbler, two each of Richard's Pipit and Great White Egret, and single Pallas's Warbler (Kent), Surf Scoter (Ceredigion), American Wigeon (North Yorkshire), Long-tailed Skua (Cornwall) and Ring-billed Gull (Merseyside). Waxwings were recorded across 37 counties. |
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| Thursday 4th November 2010 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised both the American Bittern and Green Heron still in Cornwall,
Northern Harrier and Glossy Ibis together in County Wexford, Franklin's
Gull in Derbyshire, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Shetland Isles, two Northern Long-tailed Tits together in Norfolk,
House Crow in County Cork, Squacco Heron in Pembrokeshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire,
Dusky Warbler and Spotted Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly, King Eider in Suffolk,
Ferruginous Duck in Nottinghamshire, single American Golden Plovers in both Norfolk and the Western Isles and
Glossy Ibis in both Norfolk and County Wexford. A Yellow-billed Cuckoo was found dead on South Uist, Western Isles. Scarcities included five Great White Egrets, four Great Grey Shrikes, three Cattle Egrets, two each of both Rough-legged Buzzard and American Wigeon, and single Purple Heron (Northamptonshire), Surf Scoter (Orkney Isles), Richard's Pipit (Suffolk) and Snow Goose (Shetland Isles). Waxwings were recorded across 28 counties. |
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| Wednesday 3rd November 2010 | ||
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| In Cornwall both the American Bittern and Green Heron continued
to show well. Elsewhere lingering rarities included American Golden Plovers
in Norfolk and Devon, Ferruginous Ducks in Nottinghamshire and Somerset
(2), Glossy Ibis in Norfolk, King Eider in Suffolk, Lesser
Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire and Franklin's Gull in Derbyshire.
In Ireland the juvenile Northern Harrier lingered at Tacumshin and a Lesser Scaup was discovered in Co Sligo. In Suffolk an American Kestrel at Landguard NR caused a considerable amount of excitement, before it was unfortunately recaptured by its owners! |
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| Tuesday 2nd November 2010 | ||
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| In Cornwall the American Bittern remained at Walmsley Sanctuary CBWPS,
where it showed well on occasions.
In Ireland the juvenile Northern Harrier lingered at Tacumshin (Co Wexford). Elsewhere lingering rarities included Franklin's Gull in Derbyshire, Dusky Warbler on Isles of Scilly, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire, American Golden Plovers in Devon and Norfolk, Squacco Heron in Pembrokeshire, King Eider in Suffolk and Glossy Ibis in Norfolk. Waxwings were again well represented - the largest gathering was a flock of 1,000 in Inverness (Highland). The best of the rest included Richard's Pipits in Norfolk and Suffolk, Pallas's Warblers in Devon and East Sussex and Cattle Egrets in Lincolnshire, Pembrokeshire, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. |
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| Monday 1st November 2010 | ||
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| In Cornwall, an American Bittern was present at Walmsley Sanctuary,
Wadebridge, where it showed very well from the hide. Photos may show it to be
the same as the one at Trewey Common, some 40 miles to the south-west, which was
not seen today. In Ireland, the juvenile Northern Harrier continued to
show at Tacumshin, County Wexford.
A new Dusky Warbler was found at Lower Moors, Isles of Scilly, with one also remaining nearby at Porth Hellick. A Ferruginous Duck was seen at Kingsmill Reservoir, Nottinghamshire, and a Glossy Ibis was in the Cotswold Water Park, Gloucestershire. Lingering rarities seen today included the Green Heron in Cornwall, Franklin's Gull in Derbyshire, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire, King Eider in Suffolk, Glossy Ibises in Norfolk and County Wexford (2) and single American Golden Plovers in Lincolnshire and Norfolk. |
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| Sunday 31st October 2010 | ||
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| In Cornwall, the American Bittern remained at Trewey Common, last
being seen flying back to the pool east of the road at 4.15pm.
Potentially the second Northern Harrier for the Western Palearctic was present for its second day at Tacumshin, County Wexford, with the Lesser Yellowlegs also remaining on site. Nearby, the American Buff-bellied Pipit was still at Carne Harbour and the White-rumped Sandpiper was at Ballinclamper, County Waterford. The female Blue-winged Teal was seen once again at North Bull Island, County Dublin. Other new arrivals today included a Northern Long-tailed Tit at Stiffkey, Norfolk, American Golden Plover at Freiston Shore RSPB, Lincolnshire and Red-breasted Goose at Marshside RSPB, Merseyside. A Pallid Swift was present at Dunwich, Suffolk yesterday. Lingering rarities seen today included Green Heron in Cornwall, Dusky Warbler and Spotted Sandpiper in Isles of Scilly, single King Eiders in Moray and Suffolk and Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire. |
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| Saturday 30th October 2010 | ||
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| In Cornwall the American Bittern lingered at Trewey Common, where it
again showed only in flight on a few occasions.
Elsewhere lingering rarities included Green Heron (Cornwall), Western Bonelli's Warbler (Shetland), Dusky Warbler (Isles of Scilly), Franklin's Gull (Derbyshire), American Golden Plovers (Devon and Norfolk), King Eider (Suffolk) and Lesser Yellowlegs (Oxfordshire). On Shetland an American Golden Plover was discovered at Fleck (Mainland), in Ireland an American Buff-bellied Pipit arrived at Carne harbour (Co Wexford) and Norfolk, Suffolk and Devon each hosted a Glossy Ibis. In Norfolk an albatross species flew west past Salthouse early afternoon. The Waxwing invasion continued, with at least 5,400 reported in Scotland alone. |
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| Friday 29th October 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of both the American Bittern
and Green Heron in Cornwall, although the former proved elusive and was only ever seen in flight. Other rarities comprised the
House Crow still in County Cork, Franklin's Gull in Derbyshire, Western Bonelli's Warbler on the Shetland Isles,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire, King Eider in Suffolk, Glossy Ibis in Norfolk and single
American Golden Plovers in County Cork, Devon, Norfolk and County Tipperary. On the Isles of Scilly the Dusky Warbler remained alongside Red-breasted Flycatcher and two each of Serin, Yellow-browed Warbler and Spoonbill. Elsewhere, scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (East Yorkshire), Barred Warbler (Northumberland), Cattle Egret (Pembrokeshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Norfolk), three Green-winged Teals, five Great Grey Shrikes, six Rough-legged Buzzards, flocks of Waxwings across 26 counties and a count of 3,908 Little Auks passing the Isle of May, Fife in just one hour. |
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