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| Sunday 14th July 2013 | ||
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| The Bridled Tern spent the afternoon on Inner Farne, Northumberland.
Other lingering rarities included the Gull-billed Tern at Tacumshin,
County Wexford, Little Bittern at Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset and Lesser
Yellowlegs at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. Late news from yesterday
concerned an adult Bonaparte's Gull at Heysham, Lancashire.
Scarcities were highlighted by a Red-backed Shrike, a Hoopoe, two Pectoral Sandpipers, a Ring-necked Duck, a Pomarine Skua, a Glaucous Gull, a Ring-billed Gull and a Caspian Gull. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 13th July 2013 | ||
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| The Bridled Tern reappeared today, surprisingly back on Inner Farne,
Northumberland. It was on the rocks by the jetty for around ten minutes before
flying north.
The Gull-billed Tern was still at Tacumshin, County Wexford, as was the Lesser Yellowlegs at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Black Kite near Sancreed, Cornwall and the pair of Little Bitterns at Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset. |
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| Friday 12th July 2013 | ||
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| Rarities still present today included the Black Kite in the Sancreed
area of Cornwall, the Lesser Yellowlegs at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, the
Bonaparte's Gull at Oare Marshes, Kent and at least one Little Bittern
at Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset.
Scarcities included a Common Rosefinch, a Pectoral Sandpiper, two Ring-necked Ducks and a Sabine's Gull. |
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| Thursday 11th July 2013 | ||
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| A Caspian Tern flew north west past Walcott in Norfolk early this
afternoon. In South Wales, the Lesser Yellowlegs reappeared near Llanelli
at the National Wetlands Centre WWT this morning and was present throughout the
day and the three Little Bitterns were still to be seen, mostly in
flight, at Ham Wall in Somerset.
Scarce waders included a Temminck's Stint again at Derwent Reservoir in Northumberland, a Pectoral Sandpiper at Rainham Marshes in London and 2 Grey Phalaropes seen at sea north of Fair Isle. The Common Rosefinch remained in Perth and Kinross, the Ring-necked Duck was still in Lothian, there was a scattering of Spoonbills in Norfolk, Gloucestershire and south Wales and there was a huge total of 470 Mediterranean Gulls in one field at Sopley in Hampshire. |
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| Wednesday 10th July 2013 | ||
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| The Bridled Tern started working its way further south today, being
seen off Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire at 11.15am. A Caspian Tern
headed north past Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk an hour later, and a Black Kite
flew over Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly.
Lingering rarities included a single Gull-billed Tern at Tacumshin, County Wexford, a Black Kite near Sancreed, Cornwall, at least two Little Bitterns at Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset, King Eider on the Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire and Glossy Ibis at Marloes Mere, Pembrokeshire. Scarcities seen today included a Marsh Warbler, a Roseate Tern, a Ring-necked Duck, two Surf Scoters, two Pomarine Skuas and three Caspian Gulls. |
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| Sunday 7th July 2013 | ||
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| Quality discoveries today included a flyover Two-barred Crossbill at
Whitburn, County Durham and a Caspian Tern from a ferry in the
Irish Sea, just east of Carnsore Point, County Wexford, whilst the only
twitchable new rarity was a Lesser Yellowlegs at Llanelli WWT,
Carmarthenshire.
Lingering rarities included the Bridled Tern in Northumberland, two Gull-billed Terns in County Wexford, three Little Bitterns in Somerset, single Bonaparte's Gulls in London and Kent and King Eider in Aberdeenshire. Scarcity highlights included a Common Rosefinch, two Pomarine Skuas, a Temminck's Stint, two Surf Scoters and a Ring-necked Duck. |
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| Saturday 6th July 2013 | ||
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| The adult Bridled Tern relocated to Cleveland, being seen in the
Saltholme RSPB area for a little over an hour early afternoon before it
reappeared back at East Chevington, Northumberland mid evening.
A stunning summer plumaged Bonaparte's Gull was found at Cross Ness LNR, London. It is likely to be a returning bird from last winter, either of which would now be in second-summer plumage, although no obvious signs of immaturity are visible in the first few photographs posted online. The fifth Subalpine Warbler of the year for Fair Isle, Shetland was also found today, and a Lesser Yellowlegs was discovered on North Ronaldsay, Orkney. Other lingering rarities included the two Gull-billed Terns in County Wexford, at least three Little Bitterns in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire. |
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| Friday 5th July 2013 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the appearance of a species most birders
probably thought would never reappear in Britain. A juvenile Ascension
Frigatebird was found and photographed sitting on the harbour wall at
Bowmore, Islay, Argyll mid morning. It was seen for around twenty minutes
before flying off. Later in the day it was apparently seen on and around a
fishing boat south-west of Portnahaven, before
reappearing only a few miles away, in Loch Indaal, at 4pm, when it flew over Carnain. The only previous
British and Western Palaearctic record of Ascension Frigatebird was,
coincidentally, also in Argyll, on nearby Tiree in 1953, but was accepted as a
Magnificent Frigatebird until 2003 when it was re-identified.
In Northumberland the adult Bridled Tern reappeared, this time on the mainland. It was found at Cresswell Pond NWT early afternoon, and remained in the Druridge Bay area until mid evening at least. The next potential highlight of the day was a possible Great Black-headed Gull reported yesterday at Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk. A promising description was relayed to the RSPB staff today, but the bird wasn't seen during a thorough search. Another new discovery today was of at least one new 'barking' male Little Bittern at Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset, where the breeding pair are still showing regularly. The only other lingering rarities seen today were the two Gull-billed Terns at Tacumshin, County Wexford. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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