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| New rarities discovered today comprised a Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan on the Ogmore Estuary, and a
Penduline Tit at Stodmarsh, Kent. Elsewhere, lingering raities confirmed as still present were the Desert Wheatear and King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Black Duck in Highland, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, single Red-breasted Geese in Dumfries and Galloway, Hampshire and Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Lincolnshire and Pembrokeshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Glossy Ibis in Hampshire, and Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Devon), Yellow-browed Warbler (Pembrokeshire), Cattle Egret (County Donegal), Temminck's Stint (Somerset), Rough-legged Buzzard (Lincolnshire and Norfolk), Ring-billed Gull (County Dublin, Hampshire and County Kerry), Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall (2), Devon, Pembrokeshire and Somerset), Great Grey Shrike (Bedfordshire, Derbyshire, Hampshire (2), Hertfordshire and Staffordshire). |
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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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| Friday 4th January 2013 | ||
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| Headline rarities included King Eider and Desert Wheatear in
Aberdeenshire, Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in
Somerset and Co Clare, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Long-billed
Dowitcher in Pembrokeshire, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk,
Glossy Ibis in Hampshire and Red-breasted Geese in Suffolk and
Dumfries & Galloway (the former apparently a new first-winter, not the
bird present at the same site, North Warren RSPB, 29th December-3rd January).
The best of the rest included Yellow-browed Warbler in Berkshire, Rose-coloured Starling in Devon, Temminck's Stint in Somerset and American Wigeon in Aberdeenshire. |
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| Thursday 3rd January 2013 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Gyr on Western Isles, Subalpine
Warbler in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Long-billed
Dowitcher in Pembrokeshire, Red-breasted Geese in Dumfries & Galloway
and Suffolk, Glossy Ibis Hampshire and Co Cork, Desert Wheatear in
Aberdeenshire, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk and Northern Harrier
in Co Wexford.
Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling in Devon, Yellow-browed Warbler in Berkshire, American Wigeon in Aberdeenshire and Temminck's Stint in Somerset. |
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| Wednesday 2nd January 2013 | ||
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| Rarities recorded today comprised the American Coot still in County Galway,
Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall,
Red-breasted Geese in both Dumfries and Galloway and Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Pembrokeshire,
King Eider on the Shetland Isles, Lesser Scaup in County Clare (2) and Somerset,
Glossy Ibis in County Cork and Dark-breasted Barn Owl in Cambridgeshire. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Devon), Temminck's Stint (Somerset), Surf Scoter (Fife), American Wigeon (Highland and West Yorkshire), Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall (2), Devon and County Mayo), Ring-billed Gull (Dorset, Hampshire, County Kerry, Pembrokeshire, Somerset and County Wexford), and Great Grey Shrike (Denbighshire, Hampshire, Staffordshire, Surrey and Wiltshire (2)). Waxwings were recorded across 43 counties between Highland, the Shetland Isles, Kent and Cornwall, and included maximum counts of 175 in West Yorkshire, 100 in both County Durham and Greater Manchester, 81 in Merseyside and 80 in South Yorkshire. |
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| Tuesday 1st January 2013 | ||
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| A Long-billed Dowitcher was found in Pembrokeshire today, on the Gann
Estuary. The Glossy Ibis which was discovered on Stanpit Marsh, Dorset is
highly likely to be the recent individual from Ringwood, Hampshire.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Dark-breasted Barn Owl in Cambridgeshire, Blue-winged Teal in Dumfries and Galloway, Lesser Scaups in Somerset and County Clare, Red-breasted Geese in Suffolk, Hampshire and Dumfries and Galloway and Glossy Ibises in Pembrokeshire and County Cork. |
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| Monday 31st December 2012 | ||
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| A King Eider on Whalsay, Shetland was the final new rarity to be
discovered in 2012.
Lingering rarities seen today included both the Desert Wheatear and Laughing Gull in Aberdeenshire, Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim, Dark-breasted Barn Owl in Cambridgeshire, Lesser Scaups in County Kerry and Somerset, Red-breasted Goose in Suffolk and Glossy Ibises in Pembrokeshire and Hampshire. |
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| Sunday 30th December 2012 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised both Laughing Gull and Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire,
Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Red-breasted Geese in Hampshire and Suffolk,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Ferruginous Duck in Nottinghamshire,
Dark-breasted Barn Owl in Cambridgeshire, and Glossy Ibis in both Hampshire and Pembrokeshire. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Devon), Temminck's Stint (Somerset), Surf Scoter (County Waterford), American Wigeon (Aberdeenshire, Norfolk and West Yorkshire), Ring-necked Duck (County Westmeath, Pembrokeshire, Isles of Scilly (3), and Somerset), Ring-billed Gull (County Cork, County Down and Hampshire), Kumlien's Gull (County Cork), Cattle Egret (County Donegal and Somerset), Great Grey Shrike (Derbyshire and Hampshire), and Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk). Waxwings were recorded across 38 counties between Highland, Aberdeenshire, Devon and Kent, and including maximum flocks of 110 in South Yorkshire, 100 in Greater Manchester, 84 in London, 80 in Nottinghamshire, and 76 in both Berkshire and Essex. |
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| Saturday 29th December 2012 | ||
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| Rarities recorded today comprised the Rose-breasted Grosbeak still on the Isles of Scilly,
American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Down, Desert Wheatear, Laughing Gull and King Eider all in Aberdeenshire,
Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Red-breasted Geese in each
of Dumfries and Galloway, Hampshire and Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Lesser Scaup in County Clare, and
the Dark-breasted Barn Owl in Cambridgeshire. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Devon), Surf Scoter (County Waterford), Cattle Egret (County Donegal), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Great Grey Shrike (Wiltshire), American Wigeon (Aberdeenshire and County Tipperary), Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall, County Mayo and Somerset), and Ring-billed Gull (County Cork, Cornwall, County Dublin, County Galway, County Kerry and County Waterford). |
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| Friday 28th December 2012 | ||
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| On Isles of Scilly the Rose-breasted Grosbeak reappeared on St Mary's
whilst in Aberdeenshire the Desert Wheatear at Rattray Head and
the Laughing Gull at Rosehearty both remained in situ. Elsewhere lingering rarities
included Black Duck in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Subalpine Warbler in
Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Co Antrim and Glossy Ibises in
Pembrokeshire, Hampshire and Co Cork. In Cambridgeshire a Dark-breasted Barn
Owl was reported at Ouse Fen RSPB.
Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling in Devon, Ring-necked Ducks in Cornwall and Somerset and American Wigeon in Norfolk. |
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| Thursday 27th December 2012 | ||
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| In Aberdeenshire the Desert Wheatear reappeared at Rattray Head and
the Laughing Gull was still at Rosehearty. Elsewhere lingering rarities
included Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Glossy Ibises in
Pembrokeshire and Hampshire, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire and
Ferruginous Duck in Nottinghamshire. In Co Galway an American Coot
remained in Co Galway whilst in Co Down an American Buff-bellied Pipit
reappeared in Co Down.
Nine Great White Egrets, three Ring-necked Ducks, three Surf Scoters, Cattle Egret (Somerset), Serin (Isles of Scilly), Green-winged Teal (Cornwall) and Leach's Petrel (West Sussex) were all recorded. |
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