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| Tuesday 2nd April 2013 | ||
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| Today's lingering rarities included the Harlequin Duck and two
White-billed Divers on the Western Isles, Pied-billed Grebe in
Somerset, Snowy Owl on the Aberdeenshire /Moray border, Penduline Tit
in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Bonaparte's Gull in
Glamorgan, another White-billed Diver on Orkney, single Lesser Scaups
in Herefordshire, Lincolnshire, Cornwall and Glamorgan, Ferruginous Duck
in Oxfordshire, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire and Glossy Ibis in
Pembrokeshire.
Scarcity highlights included five White-spotted Bluethroats, two Kentish Plovers, a Hoopoe, a Pallas's Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, three Great Grey Shrikes, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Surf Scoter, a Green-winged Teal, two Ring-necked Ducks, two American Wigeon, a Kumlien's Gull, two Iceland Gulls, four Glaucous Gulls, four Caspian Gulls, a Ring-billed Gull and a White-tailed Eagle. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Monday 1st April 2013 | ||
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| Thye highlight of the day was the reappearance of the Snowy Owl on North Uist, Western
Isles, first seen here as an adult male on 14th August 2003; approaching ten years
ago. Nearby, the Harlequin Duck remained at Balranald, whilst on Lewis two White-billed Divers continued their
stay between Port of Ness and Skigersta. Elsewhere, rarities included a brief Black Kite in Cornwall at St Agnes and Gwithian, with the Pacific Diver reported again nearby in Mount's Bay, the Pied-billed Grebe remained in Somerset, as did a Penduline Tit in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, three White-billed Divers together in Aberdeenshire, Richardson's Canada Goose in County Sligo, Glossy Ibis in both Pembrokeshire and West Sussex, and single Lesser Scaups in Clyde, Cornwall, Glamorgan, Gwent, Herefordshire and Lincolnshire. The eigth and ninth White-spotted Bluethroats of the spring were located in Dorset and Kent, with other singles lingering in the latter county and on the Isle of Wight, Kentish Plovers were in both Dorset and East Sussex, a Hoopoe was found in Devon, Shorelark in Lincolnshire, and Lapland Bunting in Oxfordshire, whilst the Pallas's Warbler remained in Berkshire. |
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| Sunday 31st March 2013 | ||
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| A smart male Pallid Harrier was photographed at Papercourt, Surrey mid
afternoon, but was only identified after dark.
Lingering rarities included the Harlequin Duck and two White-billed Divers on the Western Isles, Pied-billed Grebe in Somerset, Penduline Tit in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Lesser Scaups in Gwent, Cornwall, Lincolnshire and Herefordshire, Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire and Glossy Ibis in Sussex. Spring scarcities were headlined by just three White-spotted Bluethroats (one in Dorset and two in Kent) and a Kentish Plover (Sussex). |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 30th March 2013 | ||
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| The highlight of the day way the discovery of a Bonaparte's Gull in Highland at
Thurso: perhaps this is the same individual has now visited this location on seven
occasions since 12th September 2004. Elsewhere, a Glossy Ibis arrived at Arundel, West Sussex, and the presence of two
White-billed Divers off Lewis, Western Isles, was confirmed. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Harlequin Duck on the Western Isles, American Coot in County Galway, Pied-billed Grebe in Somerset, Penduline Tit in Kent, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Blue-winged Teal in County Kerry, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, King Eider on the Shetland Isles, White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire and the Orkney Isles, Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk, and single Lesser Scaups in Clyde, Cornwall, Glamorgan, Gwent, Herefordshire and Lincolnshire. Otherwise, coastal White-spotted Bluethroats were located in Devon, Dorset, Isle of Wight and Kent, a Kentish Plover remained in East Sussex, as did both the Rose-coloured Starling and American Wigeon in Devon, and pan-British totals included seven Ring-necked Ducks, 17 Garganey, 40 Ring Ouzels and 58 Black Redstarts. |
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| Friday 29th March 2013 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Killdeer at Killybegs, County Donegal, whilst in Kent two Penduline Tits were located at Dungeness. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Harlequin Duck still on the Western Isles, American Coot in County Galway, Pied-billed Grebe in Somerset, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Blue-winged Teal in Dumfries and Galloway, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Richardsons's Canada Goose in Argyll and Western Isles, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk, and Lesser Scaups in County Armagh, Cornwall, Clyde, Glamorgan, Gwent, Herefordshire and Lincolnshire. Single White-spotted Bluethroats remained in Kent and the Isle of Wight, as did Kentish Plovers in East Sussex (2) and Kent, Pallas's Warbler in Berkshire, Rose-coloured Starling in Devon, and American Wigeons in County Down and Highland. Spring migrant totals from across Britain included 54 Black Redstarts, 32 Ring Ouzels and 23 Garganey. |
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| Wednesday 27th March 2013 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Blue-winged Teal in County Kerry at Ballylongford, a
White-billed Diver on the Western Isles off Lewis, and in Gwent the first
Lesser Scaup for the county, at Tredegar. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Harlequin Duck on the Western Isles, Pied-billed Grebe in Somerset, Black-throated Thrush in Aberdeenshire, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Blue-winged Teal in Dumfries and Galloway, Lesser Scaups in both Clyde and Lincolnshire, White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire, Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire and two Black-bellied Dippers together in Norfolk. Notable migrants included White-spotted Bluethroats in both Kent and the Isle of Wight, two Kentish Plovers together in East Sussex, Shorelark in Suffolk, and totals of 21 Ring Ouzels, 25 Garganey and 37 Black Redstarts. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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