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| Friday 23rd August 2013 | ||
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| A good arrival of early autumn migrants today included five Greenish
Warblers (North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Girdle Ness, Aberdeenshire, Foula and two
at Sumburgh, Shetland), and two Citrine Wagtails (Farne Islands,
Northumberland and Marazion, Cornwall). A Caspian Tern was at Tacumshin,
County Wexford, and a Wilson's Petrel flew past Bridges of Ross, County
Clare.
Lingering rarities included the Booted Warbler on Fair Isle, nine Two-barred Crossbills in Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs and Citrine Wagtail in County Wexford, Bonaparte's Gull in Lancashire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Hampshire and Ferruginous Duck in Somerset. |
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| Thursday 22nd August 2013 | ||
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| The highlight of a busy day was the arrival of a Booted Warbler on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles, where it joined
Western Subalpine, Marsh and Barred Warblers. Rarities elsewhere included two
Citrine Wagtails, Lesser Yellowlegs and Buff-breasted Sandpiper together in County Wexford,
Citrine Wagtail in Conwy (at Conwy RSPB), seven Two-barred Crossbills
and a White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, six Two-barred Crossbills together in South Yorkshire,
Bonaparte's Gull still in Lancashire, American Golden Plover in County Mayo,
Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire, a flyover Black Stork in Leicestershire, a brief
Alpine Swift in County Antrim, and a Marbled Duck in Cheshire. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Pembrokeshire), Melodious Warbler (Isles of Scilly), Icterine Warbler (both Aberdeenshire and Orkney Isles), Red-breasted Flycatcher (East Yorkshire), Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Orkney Isles), Spotted Crake (Northumberland and Somerset), Red-necked Phalarope (Norfolk), Surf Scoter (Angus), Night Heron (South Yorkshire) and four Pectoral Sandpipers. Seabirds included Fea's Petrel, Wilson's Petrel, 27 Cory's Shearwaters and 48 Great Shearwaters all at sea off County Cork, and a Sabine's Gull passing County Clare. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 21st August 2013 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the arrival of a Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Wexford, where it joined
both Lesser Yellowlegs and Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Tacumshin, with other American waders
present today comprising the Wilson's Phalarope still in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Carmarthenshire,
Buff-breasted Sandpiper in County Clare, and single Pectoral Sandpipers
in Cleveland, Cornwall, County Louth, Kent and Northumberland. Rarities elsewhere included eight Two-barred Crossbills in South Yorkshire, with another Two-barred Crossbill in Norfolk, Citrine Wagtail and Western Subalpine Warbler together on the Shetland Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Lancashire, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset and Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire. Scarcities included Night Heron (South Yorkshire), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire), Red-necked Phalarope (Norfolk), Spotted Crake (Somerset), Red-backed Shrike (Isles of Scilly) and Common Rosefinch (Shetland Isles). Seawatching produced Cory's Shearwater (1,107 off County Cork, 7 each off County Clare and the Isles of Scilly), Great Shearwater (290 off County Cork and 8 off County Clare), Long-tailed Skua (County Clare) and Sabine's Gull (10 off County Clare and 3 off Highland). |
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| Tuesday 20th August 2013 | ||
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| Rarities today included seven Two-barred Crossbills still together in
South Yorkshire, Black Duck again in County Mayo, Bonaparte's Gull
in Lancashire, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, and both Citrine Wagtail
and Western Subalpine Warbler together on the Shetland Isles. American waders noted today comprised
Wilson's Phalarope in Highland, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Louth,
American Golden Plover in County Mayo, Buff-breasted Sandpiper in Hampshire,
Lesser Yellowlegs in both Carmarthenshire and County Wexford, and single
Pectoral Sandpipers in Cleveland, Kent and Northumberland. Scarce migrants included Woodchat Shrike (Northamptonshire), Short-toed Lark and Wryneck (Isles of Scilly), Common Rosefinch (Shetland Isles), Red-necked Phalarope (Norfolk), Cattle Egret (County Wexford), and Night Heron (South Yorkshire). Seawatching highlights were a Fea's Petrel, eight Great Shearwaters and a Sabine's Gull off County Clare, 800 Cory's Shearwaters, 57 Great Shearwaters and a Long-tailed Skua off County Cork, and a Sabine's Gull passing the Western Isles. |
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| Friday 16th August 2013 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a pale morph Booted Eagle that flew south over Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire. Later in the day, belated news was received of a pale morph Booted Eagle arriving in off the sea at Bracklesham Bay, West Sussex on 9th August. Since a pale morph Booted Eagle toured Ireland then Britain between at least 5th March 1999 and 22nd June 2000 (but was not accepted as a wild bird), an escaped dark morph Booted Eagle was taken into care in Glamorgan on 16th November 2008, and single Booted Eagles have been suspected in at least Devon (August 2001), Kent (December 2002 and September 2007), Cornwall (October 2005), Essex (May 2010), Suffolk (May and June 2010), Hampshire (June 2010), Lincolnshire (April 2011), Shetland Isles (April 2012), and Norfolk (July 2013). In Highland a Wilson's Phalarope was new on the Isle of Syke. Lingering rarities comprised Swinhoe's Petrel and Citrine Wagtail on the Shetland Isles, Bridled Tern in Northumberland, seven Two-barred Crossbills together in West Yorkshire, Blue-winged Teal in Cambridgeshire, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, and Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire. A Fea's Petrel passing Bridges of Ross, County Clare headlined the seawatching, with Cory's Shearwaters in County Clare, off County Kerry (2) and the Isles of Scilly, and Great Shearwaters in County Clare (94), County Kerry (109) and the Isles of Scilly. |
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| Thursday 15th August 2013 | ||
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| The wandering Bridled Tern briefly returned to its favoured location
today - the Inner Farne jetty, Northumberland. It was seen briefly early
afternoon, but not again.
A further three Two-barred Crossbills were found at Broomhill Reservoir, South Yorkshire, making a total (so far) of nine. A stunning adult male appeared today, which was seen with two adult females and six juveniles. There are just two flocks larger than this one recorded recently, both on Shetland in the last influx year of 2008. A flock of 20 is accepted from Bedfordshire in 1890, as is a flock of nine in Cumbria in 1846. The fourth Wilson's Petrel was recorded for the Scilly pelagic season, whilst lingering rarities present today included the Swinhoe's Petrel on Fair Isle, Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire and Bonaparte's Gull at Oare, Kent. Scarcity highlights included a Short-toed Lark, Dotterel, Temminck's Stint, three Buff-breasted Sandpipers, three Pectoral Sandpipers, three Sabine's Gulls, seven Pomarine Skuas, two Cory's Shearwaters and 12 Great Shearwaters. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 14th August 2013 | ||
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| The third or fourth record of Fea's Petrel of the year for
Porthgwarra, Cornwall flew past Gwennap Head at 4.50pm. A Bee-eater over
Fleetwood, Lancashire was also a surprise, whilst the Two-barred Crossbill
flock at Broomhill Reservoir, South Yorkshire rose to six. A new adult
Bonaparte's Gull was discovered in Northumberland, being seen at
Cresswell Pond briefly mid afternoon before heading south.
Lingering rarities included the Swinhoe's Petrel, Citrine Wagtail and Western Subalpine Warbler on Fair Isle, Shetland, Snowy Owl in County Donegal, Long-billed Dowitcher in Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Carmarthenshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire. |
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