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| Sunday 23rd January 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as present today comprised the Pacific Diver still in Cornwall,
Lesser White-fronted Goose, Northern Harrier and Ferruginous Duck all in Norfolk,
Pied-billed Grebe and House Crow in County Cork, American Herring Gull
in County Londonderry, Red-breasted Geese in both Hampshire and Lancashire,
Coues's Arctic Redpolls in County Durham (2) and Bedfordshire, Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Gloucestershire,
Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk and five Northern Long-tailed Tits together in Kent. Scarcities included 23 Shorelarks, 13 Lapland Buntings, 12 each of both Great Grey Shrike and Tundra Bean Goose, 11 Iceland Gulls, nine Glaucous Gulls, seven each of Rough-legged Buzzard, Ring-billed Gull and Great White Egret, four Caspian Gulls, three Surf Scoters, two each of both American Wigeon and Ring-necked Duck, and single White-tailed Eagle (Hampshire), Great Shearwater (North Yorkshire), Snow Goose (County Down), Little Auk (County Cork) and Black Brant (Norfolk). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 22nd January 2011 | ||
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| In County Clare, the Pacific Diver reappeared at Finvarra Point, where
it showed well off the Martello tower. An adult Franklin's Gull was seen
briefly at Birkdale, Merseyside and a White-billed Diver was off
Skigersta, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities today included Lesser White-fronted Goose, two Ross's Geese, Northern Harrier and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, American Coot in County Mayo, House Crow in County Cork, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, seven Northern Long-tailed Tits in Kent, three Coues's Arctic Redpolls in County Durham, King Eider in Moray, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire and Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 21st January 2011 | ||
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| In West Yorkshire, a Coues's Arctic Redpoll was found at Fairburn Ings
RSPB, but none of the other wintering birds were reported.
Lingering rarities confirmed as still present included Lesser White-fronted Goose and Northern Harrier in Norfolk, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, House Crow in County Cork, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, all five Northern Long-taailed Tits in Kent, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire and Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll. Scarcity highlights included an unseasonal Great Shearwater off Flamborough, East Yorkshire, a probable eastern form Lesser Whitethroat in County Louth and a flock of six Great White Egrets in Somerset. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 20th January 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Red-breasted Goose amongst Dark-bellied Brent Geese at Hill
Head, Hampshire. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the Pacific Diver still in Cornwall, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Northern Harrier and Ross's Goose in Norfolk, Pied-billed Grebe and House Crow in County Cork (both on Great Island), Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire, and five Northern Long-tailed Tits together in Kent. Scarcities included 32 Shorelarks, 17 Tundra Bean Geese, nine Great Grey Shrikes, four each of Great White Egret, Glaucous Gull and Caspian Gull, three each of American Wigeon, Rough-legged Buzzard and Ring-billed Gull, two each of Ring-necked Duck and Black Brant, and single Lesser Snow Goose (Somerset), Green-winged Teal (Gloucestershire), Little Auk (Ayrshire) and Iceland Gull (Suffolk). |
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| Wednesday 19th January 2011 | ||
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| In Highland, a grey morph Gyr Falcon was seen over the moor near
Dalwhinnie this afternoon. In East Anglia, at least three Coues's Arctic
Redpolls were reported from Martham Ferry, Norfolk, and a Ferruginous
Duck was seen at Needham Market, Suffolk, although the identity of the
latter was questioned this afternoon, with the bird possibly being a hybrid.
Also in Norfolk, both the Lesser White-fronted Goose and the Northern Harrier remained in-situ, with another of the latter still in County Wexford, together with another Ferruginous Duck at the same site. Five Northern Long-tailed Tits were once again present in Dymchurch, Kent, with other lingering rarities including Glossy Ibis in Kent, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire and three Coues's Arctic Redpolls in County Durham. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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