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| Tuesday 13th September 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Red-eyed Vireo on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly: the earliest ever date for this species in Britain. Other storm-driven arrivals were a
Spotted Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly, Semipalmated Sandpipers in both Cornwall and County Kerry,
American Golden Plover in County Clare, and a Baird's Sandpiper together with two
White-rumped Sandpiper on Lewis, Western Isles, with seawatching headlined by 11
Wilson's Petrels: six off County Clare, two off County Kerry, and three passing Pendeen Watch, Cornwall. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised both the Greater Yellowlegs and Black Kite in Cornwall, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Pallid Harrier, American Golden Plover and three White-rumped Sandpipers in County Wexford, two Pallid Harriers on the Shetland Isles, Western Bonelli's Warbler and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork, Semipalmated Sandpiper and Ferruginous Duck together in Somerset, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Kerry, Aquatic Warbler, Citrine Wagtail and Lesser Yellowlegs on the Isles of Scilly, and an American Golden Plover in County Durham. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 11th September 2011 | ||
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| New rarities discovered today included a Western Bonelli's Warbler alongside a
Melodious Warbler in County Cork at Mizen Head, a Wilson's Petrel in County Clare passing the Bridges of Ross, and a
Red-footed Falcon seen briefly in Norfolk. A suspected Red-necked Stint at Weir Wood Reservoir, East Sussex remained frustratingly distant until dusk. Lingering rarities included the Little Bittern in Norfolk, Semipalmated Sandpipers in both County Cork and County Wexford, Baird's Sandpiper and Black Kite in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, Bonaparte's Gull and American Golden Plover together in County Durham, Blue-winged Teal in Cleveland, and three White-rumped Sandpipers in County Wexford. Highlights from the Scilly Isles comprised Aquatic Warbler, Baird's Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, Bee-eater, Red-backed Shrike, two each of both Woodchat Shrike and Wryneck, three Pectoral Sandpipers, five Lapland Buntings and six Buff-breasted Sandpipers. Meanwhile, on Shetland Isles at least four Pallid Harriers were logged, with two each of both Barred Warbler and Common Rosefinch also noted. Elsewhere, scarcity tallies included 43 Lapland Buntings, 19 Buff-breasted Sandpipers, 17 Pectoral Sandpipers, eight Wrynecks, four Common Rosefinches, two Barred Warblers, and single White-winged Black Tern (Oxfordshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Suffolk), Hoopoe (Northumberland) and Corncrake (Orkney Isles). Seawatchers logged 49 Sabine's Gulls, seven Great Shearwaters, six each of Cory's Shearwater and Long-tailed Skua, whilst Balearic Shearwaters passed Devon and Dorset in impressive numbers, including 316 off Orcombe Point alone. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 7th September 2011 | ||
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| A quieter day today, with new discoveries including an Arctic Warbler
at Hoswick, Shetland, and a new Citrine Wagtail on North Ronaldsay,
Orkney. A Citrine Wagtail was also seen at Cley NWT, Norfolk, for its
second day.
The Sharp-tailed Sandpiper remained at Tacumshin, County Wexford, as did the Pallid Harrier, White-rumped Sandpiper, American Golden Plover and two Buff-breasted Sandpipers. Other lingering rarities included the Bonaparte's Gull and American Golden Plover in County Durham, Citrine Wagtail in Isles of Scilly, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, Baird's Sandpiper in Cornwall, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Cork and Ferruginous Duck in Somerset. Few scarcities were seen today apart from seabirds (except a Rose-coloured Starling, a White-winged Black Tern, two Melodious Warblers, two Woodchat Shrikes and nine Wrynecks). Seabird totals included 71 Sabine's Gulls, 52 Great Shearwaters, 40 Leach's Petrels, 36 Pomarine Skuas, 14 Long-tailed Skuas, seven Grey Phalaropes and a Red-necked Phalarope, and a few Manx Shearwaters were seen well inland. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 6th September 2011 | ||
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| Seawatching, once again, provided the highlights today, with the star being a
Madeiran Petrel in Cornwall. First seen at 2.30pm, it was later seen
lingering between 3.50pm and 3.55pm, before flying west. Single Wilson's
Petrels flew past Brandon Point, County Kerry and Bridges of Ross, County
Clare. Other seabird totals included 119 Great Shearwaters, 27 Cory's
Shearwaters, 99 Sabine's Gulls, 41 Leach's Petrels and two
Grey Phalaropes. In Devon, records were broken with 304 Balearic
Shearwaters flying past Berry Head, Brixham, and 238 flying past Start
Point.
Other new rarities were limited, with just a Citrine Wagtail on Fair Isle, Shetland, and a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Clonakilty, County Cork. Lingering rarities included single Pallid Harriers in County Wexford and Shetland, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, House Crow in County Cork, Bee-eater in Isles of Scilly and American Golden Plover in County Durham. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Monday 5th September 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was another sighting of a Fea's Petrel off the Irish coast; passing
Mizen Head, County Cork in the afternoon. Seawatching elsewhere produced
a Wilson's Petrel and a Sabine's Gull off County Clare, and cumulative totals of at least 146
Cory's Shearwaters (all off County Cork), 108 Great Shearwaters and three
Long-tailed Skuas. A Semipalmated Sandpiper was discovered in County Cork at Pilmore, a Citrine Wagtail made a brief appearance in Hampshire at Pennington Marshes, and an Ortolan Bunting was on St Martin's, Isles of Scilly. Whilst lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Pallid Harrier and American Golden Plover all together in County Wexford, Baird's Sandpiper in Argyll, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, Greenish Warbler in County Cork, Black Kite in Cornwall, American Golden Plover in County Durham, and Bee-eater on the Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included 14 Pectoral Sandpipers, six Buff-breasted Sandpipers, four Wrynecks, three Barred Warblers, two each of Woodchat Shrike and Cattle Egret, and single Melodious Warbler (Dorset), White-winged Black Tern (Oxon), Rose-coloured Starling (Dumfries and Galloway), Common Rosefinch (Pembrokeshire), Spotted Crake (Cheshire), Ring-necked Duck (Somerset) and and Lapland Bunting (Orkney Isles). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 4th September 2011 | ||
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| The fifth Fea's Petrel of the autumn was seen at Old Head of Kinsale,
County Cork today, but it was a slightly quieter day elsewhere for seawatching,
with 249 Great Shearwaters, a single Cory's Shearwater, two
Long-tailed Skuas, ten Pomarine Skuas, three Leach's Petrels,
two Grey Phalaropes and six Sabine's Gulls being the cumulative
totals.
An Arctic Warbler was found on Fetlar, Shetland, whilst the Pallid Harrier and Greenish Warbler also remained on the islands, with another of the latter in County Cork. Single American Golden Plovers were in County Durham and County Kerry, with a White-rumped Sandpiper also in the latter county. Five Glossy Ibises flew over Atwick, Yorkshire, a Baird's Sandpiper was in Argyll and an Ortolan Bunting and a couple of Citrine Wagtails were on the Isles of Scilly. A Marbled Duck was present at Freckleton, Lancashire this evening. Lingering rarities today included Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Pallid Harrier, Citrine Wagtail, American Golden Plover and White-rumped Sandpiper all at Tacumshin, County Wexford (together with a White-winged Black Tern, three Buff-breasted Sandpipers, two Pectoral Sandpipers and a Montagu's Harrier), Black Scoter in Highland, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, Black Kite and Baird's Sandpiper in Cornwall and Ferruginous Duck in Somerset. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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