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| Saturday 12th November 2011 | ||
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| The first Greater Yellowlegs for Northumberland was discovered in
Whitley Bay late morning, on the north pool at East Chevington NWT. It went
missing a couple of times, before reappearing nearby at Hauxley NR shortly before dusk,
where it remained until dark. Further south, the identity of the Eastern
Black Redstart was confirmed at Margate, Kent, where it was present all day.
More classic late autumn rarities discovered today included single Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers at Newburgh, Aberdeenshire and Winspit, Dorset, Dusky Warbler on Holy Island, Northumberland and single Pallid Swifts in Norfolk and Dorset (the latter being unfortunate enough to be picked up off the ground in Langton Herring and released at Portland Bill, where it was promptly killed by a Sparrowhawk). New, or relocating, Glossy Ibises were present in Derbyshire, Cheshire and County Cork. Lingering rarity highlights included Northern Waterthrush and Wilson's Snipe on the Isles of Scilly, Bufflehead in Cornwall, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Cork, Olive-backed Pipit on Fair Isle (where there was also an impressive flock of 59 Tundra Bean Geese), Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cleveland and Desert Wheatear in Norfolk. |
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| Friday 11th November 2011 | ||
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| New rarities today included a Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler at South
Gare, Cleveland, Dusky Warbler on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly,
Olive-backed Pipit at Sumburgh, Shetland, and single Glossy Ibises at
Wacker Quay, Cornwall and Tupton, Derbyshire. A Black Redstart in Kent appears
to be of the form phoenicuroides, Eastern Black Redstart, from central
Asia.
Lingering rarities included Bufflehead in Cornwall, Wilson's Snipe on the Isles of Scilly, Desert Wheatear in Norfolk, Red-breasted Goose in Devon, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cleveland, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, Dusky Warbler in Aberdeenshire, single Glossy Ibises in Devon, Dorset, Kent and Essex and Lesser Scaup in Northumberland. |
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| Wednesday 9th November 2011 | ||
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| A Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler was discovered at Trimingham, Norfolk
today, together with two Pallas's Warblers and a Yellow-browed Warbler
in the same wood, and the Melodious Warbler remained nearby in
Happisburgh. Another White-rumped Sandpiper in the Western Isles was the
only other new rarity, apart from the belated news of a Yellow-billed Cuckoo
in County Wexford, in late October.
Lingering rarity highlights included the Steppe Grey Shrike in Shropshire, Northern Waterthrush in the Isles of Scilly, Bufflehead in Cornwall, Isabelline Wheatear in Glamorgan, Pied Wheatear and Arctic Redpoll in Yorkshire, single Desert Wheatears in Cleveland and Cornwall and single Dusky Warblers in Suffolk and Aberdeenshire. |
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| Tuesday 8th November 2011 | ||
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| A Pied Wheatear was discovered at Spurn, Yorkshire mid morning, and an
Arctic Redpoll was nearby at Kilnsea late afternoon. A Desert Wheatear
was up the coast at Loftus, Cleveland, and Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers
were seen in Shetland, at Kergord, and in Suffolk, at Bawdsey. New Glossy
Ibises were at Fingringhoe Wick EWT, Essex and Pett Level, Sussex.
Lingering rarities included the Isabelline Wheatear in Glamorgan, Northern Waterthrush, Wilson's Snipe and Great Reed Warbler in the Isles of Scilly, Bufflehead and Desert Wheatear in Cornwall, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Cork, King Eider in Moray, single Glossy Ibises in Devon and Yorkshire and single Dusky Warblers in Suffolk and Aberdeenshire. Other Nearctic waders included a Semipalmated Sandpiper (Western Isles), Lesser Yellowlegs (Anglesey), two Spotted Sandpipers (Devon and Somerset), two American Golden Plovers (Western Isles and County Cork), three Long-billed Dowitchers (Dumfries and Galloway and Somerset) and four White-rumped Sandpipers (Western isles, County Cork and Devon). |
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| Monday 7th November 2011 | ||
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| New rarities discovered today comprised Dusky Warblers in both Dorset at Portland Bill, and Norfolk at Holme, on the Isles of Scilly
American Herring Gull (Tresco) and Olive-backed Pipit (St Agnes), on the Shetland Isles
Olive-backed Pipit (Fair Isle) and White-billed Diver (Bluemull Sound), in County Wexford
American Golden Plover (South Slob) and White-rumped Sandpiper (Tacumshin), and in Devon
a White-rumped Sandpiper (Axe Estuary). Relocating rare wildfowl were represented by the Bufflehead at Helston, Cornwall, Red-breasted Goose in Devon at Exminster Marshes, and the Marbled Duck in Lancashire, now at Martin Mere. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Isabelline Wheatear in Glamorgan, Brown Shrike in Argyll, Desert Wheatear in Cornwall, Daurian Shrike in Pembrokeshire, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Cork, Dusky Warblers in both Aberdeenshire and Suffolk, Wilson's Snipe, Lesser Yellowlegs and White-rumped Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly, Semipalmated Sandpiper on the Western Isles, Spotted Sandpipers in both Devon and Somerset, two Long-billed Dowitchers together in Somerset, American Golden Plover on the Western Isles, White-rumped Sandpipers in both Gwynedd and the Western Isles, Ferruginous Duck in Lincolnshire and Glossy Ibises in Devon, Dorset and North Yorkshire. |
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| Sunday 6th November 2011 | ||
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| An exciting day for new discoveries, although the Rufous Turtle Dove,
Pallid Harrier and Desert Wheatear in Cornwall (all between Porthgwarra and Polgigga),
Pine Bunting on the Isles of Scilly, Pallid Harrier on the Western Isles,
Black Kite in Dorset, Glossy Ibis in Devon and Little Bunting in County Cork were all
just brief encounters, whilst a Penduline Tit in West Yorkshire and Wintersett Reservoir, a
Dusky Warbler in Suffolk at North Warren, White-rumped Sandpiper on the Western Isles on South Uist, three Richardson's Canada Geese
together in County Sligo at Lissadell, and the returning Forster's Tern in County Galway at Doorus, showed to more than just their finders. Lingering rarities comprised the Isabelline Wheatear still in Glamorgan, Brown Shrike in Argyll, Northern Waterthrush, Wilson's Snipe, Great Reed Warbler, Lesser Yellowlegs and White-rumped Sandpiper all on the Isles of Scilly, American Buff-bellied Pipit and Pallid Harrier in County Cork, Pine Bunting on the Shetland Isles, Steppe Grey Shrike in Shropshire, Daurian Shrike in Pembrokeshire, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Squacco Heron in Nottinghamshire, Dusky Warbler in Aberdeenshire, Spotted Sandpipers in both Devon and Somerset, two Long-billed Dowitchers together in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in both Gwynedd and Leicestershire, two American Golden Plovers in County Cork, Small Canada Goose in County Donegal, Ferruginous Ducks in both Berkshire and Norfolk, and Glossy Ibis in Dorset, Kent and North Yorkshire. |
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| Saturday 5th November 2011 | ||
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| In Glamorgan an Isabelline Wheatear was discovered mid afternoon on
The Gower, at Wernffrwd, where it remained until dusk. The Isabelline
Wheatear at Spurn, Yorkshire also remained in situ until dark, after it had
shown very well throughout the day. Two American Buff-bellied Pipits were
found today, both in Ireland, one in County Wexford and one in County Cork.
In Shetland, a Pine Bunting was at Haroldswick, Unst, and a Dusky Warbler was at Exnaboe, Mainland, whilst a Blyth's Reed Warbler was nearby on Fair Isle. Two White-rumped Sandpipers were together at Towyn, Gwynedd, and two Glossy Ibises flew over Huntspill, Somerset, with another on the latter also found in Devon. Significant late news concerned a male Spectacled Warbler at Needs Ore Point, Hampshire last weekend. Lingering rarity highlights included Steppe Grey Shrike in Shropshire, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Squacco Heron in Nottinghamshire, Brown Shrike in Argyll, Daurian Shrike in Pembrokeshire, Desert Wheatear in Orkney, Dusky Warbler in Aberdeenshire, Pallid Harrier in Ayrshire, Wilson's Snipe in the Isles of Scilly, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and two Long-billed Dowitchers in Somerset. |
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| Friday 4th November 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the second Isabelline Wheatear of the
year, this time at Spurn, Yorkshire, where it was trapped and ringed late
afternoon and remained in the area until dusk.
In Aberdeenshire, both a Desert Wheatear and a Dusky Warbler were found, the former at Girdle Ness and the latter at Balmedie Country Park. Single Red-throated Pipits were seen in County Galway and County Cork, and the discovery of late swifts continued with confirmed Pallid Swifts being seen in Ceredigion, Dorset and Northumberland. New American Golden Plovers were found in Lancashire and the Western Isles, and close scrutiny of the Wilson's Snipe on the Isles of Scilly confirmed that it is a different individual to that present earlier in the autumn. Lingering rarities included the Steppe Grey Shrike in Shropshire, Squacco Heron in Nottinghamshire, Daurian Shrike in Pembrokeshire, Desert Wheatear in Orkney, Pallid Harriers in Kent and Ayrshire, Great Reed Warbler and Dusky Warbler in the Isles of Scilly, White-rumped Sandpipers in Leicestershire and County Cork, Lesser Yellowlegs' in Lincolnshire and Anglesey, Spotted Sandpipers in Devon and Somerset, Baird's Sandpiper and American Golden Plover in County Wexford, two Long-billed Dowitchers, Lesser Scaup and Ferruginous Duck in Somerset and Glossy Ibises in Dorset and Yorkshire. |
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| Thursday 3rd November 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Desert Wheatear on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Isles, with a
Dusky Warbler present nearby; in Holm. Elsewhere a Pallid Harrier paid
a brief appearance to Plymouth, Devon, a Lesser Scaup was new in Somerset at Chew Valley Lake, as was a
Ferruginous Duck at Cheddar Reservoir, and in Ireland a Little Bunting arrived in County Donegal on Tory Island, and an
American Golden Plover was found on the Swords Estuary, County Dublin. Lingering rarities comprised the Brown Shrike still in Argyll, Steppe Grey Shrike in Shropshire, Daurian Shrike in Pembrokeshire, Squacco Heron in Nottinghamshire, Spotted Sandpipers in both Devon and Somerset, two Long-billed Dowitchers together in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in both County Cork and Leicestershire, Glossy Ibis in both Dorset and North Yorkshire, Ferruginous Ducks in Berkshire, Lincolnshire and Somerset, and, on the Isles of Scilly, Dusky Warbler, Lesser Yellowlegs and White-rumped Sandpiper. Single Pallas's Warblers remained in Devon, Dorset and Suffolk. |
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