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| Sunday 7th October 2012 | ||
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| County Galway continued its excellent run of American landbirds with a
Blackpoll Warbler on Inishmore Island, but there was no sign of the
Belted Kingfisher today. Also in Ireland a Northern Harrier was at
Tacumshin, County Wexford for its second day, an Upland Sandpiper was
heard as it flew over Lissagriffin, County Cork, a Lesser Yellowlegs was
on North Bull Island, County Dublin, a Long-billed Dowitcher was at Lough
Beg, County Cork, a White-rumped Sandpiper was at Reenroe, County Kerry
and new American Golden Plovers were in County Wexford and County Cork
(2). Red-rumped Swallows were found in Devon (in Plymouth), Cornwall
(over Tregunna) and Sussex (over Seaford).
Lingering rarities included Grey-cheeked Thrush and American Buff-bellied Pipit on the Isles of Scilly, Siberian Stonechat, Lanceolated Warbler and American Golden Plover in Shetland, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Baird's Sandpiper in County Cork, Blyth's Reed Warbler in County Galway, three Glossy Ibises in Cornwall (with another still in Cambridgeshire), Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, and American Golden Plovers in Orkney, Dumfries and Galloway, County Mayo and the Western Isles (2). |
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| Saturday 6th October 2012 | ||
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| Unfortunately for all those who made the pilgrimage west, the Eastern
Kingbird was not seen today at Inishmore Island in County Galway. However,
it was still American landbirds that made the headlines. Also in Galway, a
Belted Kingfisher was found near Letterfrack, the first in Ireland since
1984, but it gave people the run-around, moving from Lough Fee where it was
first seen to other nearby sites. Back on Inishmore Island, at least one,
possibly two, Myrtle Warblers were found in the morning and down the
coast in County Cork the Myrtle Warbler remained on Dursey Island. On the
Scillies, a Grey-cheeked Thrush was found on St.Agnes late in the
afternoon.
From the east, a Black-throated Thrush was on Fair Isle today along with the lingering Lanceolated Warbler, the Sykes's Warbler was still on Tresco in the Scilly Isles and the Blyth's Reed Warbler remained on Inishbofin Island in County Galway. Also on the Scillies was the Western Bonelli's Warbler on St.Martin's and a Little Bunting was a new discovery on Portland Bill in Dorset. From the south there was an arrival of Glossy Ibises in Cornwall, with fifteen together over Land's End, eight at The Lizard and groups of seven at Sennen and Marazion. Just how many were involved in total is difficult to judge. The flock of seven Red-rumped Swallows were still at Marazion in west Cornwall until about 9.30am but then disappeared which made it difficult to assess how many birds were involved with further reports of this species at Land's End (2), St.Agnes on the Scillies (1) and South Milton Ley in Devon (1). Other new rarities found today were an Arctic Redpoll in Orkney, a White-rumped Sandpiper in County Clare and an American Golden Plover in County Wexford. The Short-billed Dowitcher remained in Dorset and the Pallid Harrier was still in Yorkshire. On a very different note, there was clearly a large movement of Jays at various places around the southern counties, including 668 over Hunstanton in Norfolk. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Friday 5th October 2012 | ||
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| Staggering news today came in the form of an Eastern Kingbird found on
the island of Inishmore, off the Galway Coast in western Ireland. This is the
first record for the Western Palearctic of this North American Tyrant Flycatcher
and the bird remained all afternoon along walls around Kimurvey - as many
birders prepared for the long journey westwards.
On the Isles of Scilly a Sykes's Warbler was found at Old Grimsby on Tresco this afternoon, and in west Cornwall a magic group of seven Red-rumped Swallows spent the afternoon around Marazion. A Fea's Petrel flew past Mizen Head in County Cork. New rarities on Shetland comprised a Great Reed Warbler on Mainland at Rerwick, a Citrine Wagtail on Fair Isle, a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Out Skerries and a Little Bunting on Whalsay. Nearby there was a Rustic Bunting on North Ronaldsay in the Orkneys. A Blyth's Reed Warbler was found on another island off the Galway coast - this time at Inishbofin, and Ireland held the lion's share of the new American Golden Plovers with birds in County Mayo, County Kerry and a belated report of one in County Wexford yesterday. Others were in the Orkneys and on the Western Isles. A Long-billed Dowitcher was found in Lincolnshire. The Myrtle Warbler remained on Dursey in County Cork, the Short-billed Dowitcher continued its sojourn at Lodmoor in Dorset, a Pallid Harrier was still in Yorkshire, the Western Bonelli's Warbler was still on St.Martins in the Scillies and American Buff-bellied Pipits remained in Counties Antrim and Kerry. |
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| Thursday 4th October 2012 | ||
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| A Wilson's Petrel past Baile na hAbhainn, County Galway was perhaps
the surprise of the day, with Ireland also hosting a new Ortolan Bunting,
at Mizen Head, County Cork. New American waders in the north-west included a
Long-billed Dowitcher and an American Golden Plover on North Uist,
another American Golden Plover on South Uist, Western Isles, and yet
another on Loch Ryan, Dumfries and Galloway. A Richardson's Canada Goose
reappeared on Islay, Argyll, where it joined yesterday's Lesser Canada Goose.
Further south a Glossy Ibis flew over Bosley Reservoir, Cheshire.
In County Cork the Myrtle Warbler remained on Dursey Island, whilst the Swainson's Thrush on Barra relocated to Brevig, where it was trapped and ringed this afternoon. The Short-billed Dowitcher continued its stay at Lodmoor, Dorset, with other lingering rarities including Lanceolated Warbler, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, Siberian Stonechat, American Buff-bellied Pipit and American Golden Plover in Shetland, Western Bonelli's Warbler in the Isles of Scilly, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Lesser Scaup and Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, American Golden Plover in Argyll and Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire. |
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| Wednesday 3rd October 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Myrtle Warbler in County Cork on Dursey Island. Elsewhere, a
Pallid Harrier was identified at Firsby Reservoir, South Yorkshire, where it has already been present for three weeks. On the Shetland Isles a Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler was new on Fair Isle, whilst American Buff-bellied Pipit, Isabelline Shrike, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, Siberian Stonechat, American Golden Plover, Surf Scoter, Little Auk, Red-backed Shrike, two Red-breasted Flycatchers, three Barred Warblers and 11 Yellow-browed Warblers remained around the archipelago. Meanwhile, on the Isles of Scilly the Western Bonelli's Warbler showed, along with two Ortolan Buntings, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Dotterel. Other lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Swainson's Thrush on the Western Isles, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Kerry, Short-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, two Long-billed Dowitchers in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Argyll, American Golden Plovers in County Clare, Orkney Isles and Western Isles, Ortolan Bunting in County Cork, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, and Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire. |
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| Monday 1st October 2012 | ||
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| Shetland produced a new Pechora Pipit (on Fair Isle) and a new
Siberian Stonechat (on Out Skerries), whilst the Isles of Scilly attracted a
Western Bonelli's Warbler (St Martin's). Quality rarities elsewhere
included the seventh Siberian Stonechat for County Cork at Firkeel, a
Red-throated Pipit over the Calf of Man, a Long-billed Dowitcher at
Burton Mere Wetlands, Cheshire, Ortolan Bunting at Lissagriffin, County
Cork, King Eider at Burghead, Moray and an American Golden Plover
on Tiree, Argyll.
Longer staying rarities included Pechora Pipit, American Buff-bellied Pipit, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, Paddyfield Warbler, two Blyth's Reed Warblers, Siberian Stonechat and Spotted Sandpiper in Shetland (other American Buff-bellied Pipits were still in County Antrim, County Kerry and the Western Isles), Short-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitchers in Northumberland and Gloucestershire (the latter individual relocating to Walmore Common), Forster's Tern in County Louth, Greenish Warbler in Kent, Ortolan Bunting in the Isles of Scilly and Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire. |
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| Sunday 30th September 2012 | ||
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| Rare pipits stole the show today, particularly on Shetland, where both a
Pechora Pipit and an American Buff-bellied Pipit were discovered on
Unst and Mainland respectively, whilst another American Buff-bellied Pipit
was found at Carrickfergus, County Antrim. Other new discoveries on Shetland
included a Spotted Sandpiper at Lower Voe, Mainland and a Bonaparte's
Gull at Buffafirth, Unst, whilst elsewhere new, or relocating, American
Golden Plovers were on the Western Isles (2) and in County Mayo (3).
Lingering rarities on Shetland included the Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll and Blyth's Reed Warbler on Unst and Isabelline Shrike, Siberian Stonechat, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Little Bunting and American Golden Plover on Mainland. Scilly continued to hold two Ortolan Buntings. Elsewhere, the Short-billed Dowitcher remained in Dorset, as did the Lesser Yellowlegs and Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, single American Buff-bellied Pipits in County Kerry and Western Isles, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Dublin, Greenish Warbler in Kent, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire and American Golden Plovers in County Wexford, Orkney and the Western Isles. |
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| Saturday 29th September 2012 | ||
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| The Shetland Isles continued to provide excellent birding with Sykes's
Warbler, American Buff-bellied Pipit (new on Fair Isle), Isabelline
Shrike, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, three Blyth's Reed Warblers,
Booted Warbler (new on Bressay), two Olive-backed Pipits, two Little
Buntings, American Golden Plover, Barred Warbler, two Richard's Pipits and 14
Yellow-browed Warblers. Meanwhile, on the Isles of Scilly, the American Buff-bellied Pipit showed again along with
Aquatic Warbler, Melodious Warbler, Ortolan Bunting, Common
Rosefinch, Dotterel and two Yellow-browed Warblers. Elsewhere, a Lesser Yellowlegs arrived in Somerset at Curry Moor, a Greenish Warbler was found in Kent at St Margaret's at Cliffe, a Little Bunting was at Bradfield Moors, South Yorkshire, and fly-overs included an Ortolan Bunting in County Cork, and Tawny Pipits in both Devon and Norfolk. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present included Short-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Greater Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire, American Buff-bellied Pipits in both County Kerry and the Western Isles, Blyth's Reed Warbler on the Western Isles, Arctic Warbler in Northumberland, Greenish Warbler in East Yorkshire, Citrine Wagtail in Argyll, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, White-rumped Sandpipers in both County Dublin and County Wexford, American Golden Plovers on the Orkney Isles and Western Isles (2), Lesser Scaup in Somerset, and Glossy Ibises in Cambridgeshire and Pembrokeshire. |
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| Friday 28th September 2012 | ||
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| New rarity discoveries off the Scottish coast included a Hornemann's
Arctic Redpoll on Unst at Norwick, a Little Bunting on Fetlar at Feal
and an Olive-backed Pipit on Mainland at Lower Voe, all Shetland, along
with a Blyth's Reed Warbler on South Uist at Bornish and an American
Golden Plover on Benbecula at Lionacleit, both Western Isles.
Along the east coast, an Olive-backed Pipit was briefly at Whitburn, County Durham, a Long-billed Dowitcher was on Holy Island, Northumberland and in Norfolk a Citrine Wagtail was at Titchwell RSPB and a White-rumped Sandpiper was at Breydon Water. The west coast received a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Fleetwood, Lancashire and an American Golden Plover at Drumburgh, Cumbria whilst over in Ireland County Kerry produced an American Buff-bellied Pipit, County Cork a White-rumped Sandpiper and County Wexford an American Golden Plover. The south-west had a Red-throated Pipit at Davidstow, Cornwall and a new Aquatic Warbler on the Isles of Scilly. Lingering rarity highlights included the Short-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Sykes's Warbler and Isabelline Shrike in Shetland, Greater Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire, Arctic Warbler in Northumberland and single American Buff-bellied Pipits in County Kerry and the Western Isles. |
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