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| Wednesday 30th April 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of both the Cretzschmar's Bunting
and Caspian Stonechat on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles, alongside Red-spotted
Bluethroat, Short-toed Lark, Red-breasted Flycatcher and Great Grey
Shrike. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Collared Flycatcher still in Borders at St Abb's Head, Collared Pratincole in Devon, Blue-winged Teal in Kent, White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire, and a brief Tawny Pipit on the Wirral. Scarcities included 13 migrant Dotterel, seven Glossy Ibises, six Wrynecks, three Hoopoes, Purple Heron (Glamorgan), Serin (Dorset), Ring-necked Duck (Shropshire), Cattle Egret (Cambridgeshire), Richard's Pipit (Norfolk), and Yellow-browed Warbler (East Yorkshire, then died). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 29th April 2014 | ||
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| New rarities discovered today comprised a brief Marsh Sandpiper in East Yorkshire at Burton Pidsea, a
Black-winged Stilt in West Sussex at Medmerry, a Two-barred Crossbill
in Norfolk at Santon Warren, a Little Bunting on Fair Isle, and a brief
Black Kite over Wangford, Suffolk. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were both the Cretzschmar's Bunting and Caspian Stonechat on Fair Isle, Collared Flycatcher and Subalpine Warbler together in Borders, Pied-billed Grebe in Clyde, Collared Pratincole in Devon, Blue-winged Teal in Kent, White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire, and Red-rumped Swallows in both Cornwal (2) and the Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (Glamorgan), Red-breasted Flycatcher (County Durham), Yellow-browed Warbler (Kent), Temminck's Stint (Suffolk), Richard's Pipit (Borders and Norfolk), Wryneck (two in Norfolk), three each of both Hoopoe and Cattle Egret, and seven each of Glossy Ibis and migrant Dotterel. |
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| Sunday 27th April 2014 | ||
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| Britain's fifth Cretzschmar's Bunting was discovered on Fair Isle, Shetland
mid afternoon, where it was seen briefly by just a few observers. This is the third
record for the island, and the county, following birds in 1967 and 1979, with
the other two records coming from nearby Orkney in 2008 and 1998. Perhaps rarer
still, a male Caspian Stonechat was also on Fair Isle this evening, and the
Eastern Subalpine Warbler also remained on the island.
Further south, a Little Bunting was at Holme NWT, Norfolk briefly, and single Red-rumped Swallows were at Steyning, Sussex and Marazion, Cornwall. A White-billed Diver was also in Shetland, off West Burra. Lingering rarities still present today included the Collared Pratincole in Devon, Pied-billed Grebe in Clyde, Franklin's Gull in Carmarthenshire and Glamorgan, two Black-winged Stilts and a Blue-winged Teal in Kent, King Eider in Fife and Two-barred Crossbill in Norfolk. |
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| Saturday 26th April 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was Britain's first Alpine Accentor for ten
years in Norfolk, the same county as the last one on 20th April 2004 at
Overstrand. Today's individual was seen on the Holme NOA reserve early morning,
but it couldn't be found after the initial sightings.
Also in East Anglia a Whiskered Tern was seen at Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk briefly, and a Black Kite flew over Grafham Water, Cambridgeshire. Lingering rarities included the Collared Pratincole in Devon, Pied-billed Grebe in Clyde, Baikal Teal in Cambridgeshire, two Black-winged Stilts and a Blue-winged Teal in Kent, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, King Eider and White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire and Franklin's Gull in Carmarthenshire. |
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| Friday 25th April 2014 | ||
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| New discoveries today included another Eastern Subalpine Warbler in
Shetland, trapped and ringed on Fair Isle, a Whiskered Tern at Otmoor
RSPB, Oxfordshire, a Red-throated Pipit on Bryher, Isles of Scilly and a
King Eider on the Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire. Confirmation came for the
Pied-billed Grebe in Clyde, which was still present yesterday but not
today, and other late news involved a Great Spotted Cuckoo, which was on
The Lizard, Cornwall yesterday but, again, not today.
Lingering rarities included the Franklin's Gull in Carmarthenshire, Blue-winged Teal in Kent, Lesser Scaup again in Staffordshire, King Eider in Fife, White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire, Eastern Subalpine Warbler on Mainland Shetland, Sardinian Warbler in County Cork and Two-barred Crossbill in Shropshire. |
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| Wednesday 23rd April 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the relocation of the Franklin's Gull in South Wales, today at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. Otherwise, new rarities comprised a
Bonaparte's Gull in County Kerry at Dingle, and a Lesser Scaup at Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamashire. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Sardinian Warbler in County Cork, Blue-winged Teal in Kent, Black Kite on the Orkney Isles, and Two-barred Crossbills in both Norfolk and South Yorkshire. Scarcities included Night Heron (Wirral), Red-backed Shrike (Lincolnshire), Richard's Pipit (Norfolk), Great Grey Shrike (Shetland Isles), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Pectoral Sandpiper (Norfolk), two migrant Dotterel (North Yorkshire), Serin (Dorset and Western Isles), Cattle Egret (Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire), four each of both Hoopoe and Glossy Ibis, and seven Wrynecks. |
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| Tuesday 22nd April 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation of the Collared Pratincole still in Devon at Northam Burrows,
present until mid afternoon when it flew off east. Elsewhere, new rarities discovered today comprised a
Blue-winged Teal in Kent at Sandwich Bay, a Black Kite on the Orknkey Isles, and single Red-rumped Swallows in both Cornwall at Praa Sands, and Grove Ferry, Kent. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Sardinian Warbler in County Cork, Red-breasted Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, King Eider in County Donegal, and Two-barred Crossbill in Norfolk. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (Isles of Scilly), Purple Heron (Kent), Night Heron (Shetland Isles), American Wigeon (Argyll), Cattle Egret (Cambridgeshire), Serin (Dorset and Western Isles), and four each of Hoopoe, Wryneck and Glossy Ibis. |
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