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| Monday 18th August 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Fea's Petrel from a pelagic off the Isles of Scilly,
where it showed well and allowed the best ever photographs of this species in Britain
to be taken. Seabirds elsewhere included both Great and Cory's Shearwaters passing Norfolk,
Cory's Shearwater passing North Yorkshire, and single Long-tailed Skuas passing Pembrokeshire and Somerset. Rarities elsewhere comprised a Long-billed Dowitcher new in County Offaly at Lough Boora Parklands, Bonaparte's Gull still in Kent, and the seven Bee-eaters remained on the Isle of Wight. Scarcities included Grey Phalarope (Essex), Red-necked Phalarope (Gloucestershire), Spotted Crake (Norfolk), Montagu's Harrier (Kent), Glossy Ibis (Lincolnshire), Night Heron (Warwickshire), Cattle Egret (West Sussex), Pectoral Sandpiper (Isles of Scilly) and Ring-billed Gull (County Louth). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 16th August 2014 | ||
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| New birds discovered today included a Western Bonelli's Warbler in
Dorset, trapped and ringed at Portland Bill, a Terek Sandpiper at
Swalecliffe, Kent and a Fea's Petrel past the Bridges of Ross, County
Clare. A Blyth's Reed Warbler trapped and ringed on Fair Isle was the
second individual on the island in three days, and just the fifth August record
in Britain.
The only lingering rarities seen again today were the Franklin's Gull in the evening roost at Cley, Norfolk, and at least one of the breeding Bee-eaters on the Isle of Wight. Scarcities included a Melodious Warbler in Sussex, Wryneck in London, Night Heron in Warwickshire, Long-tailed Skua in Sussex and Temminck's Stint in Yorkshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 15th August 2014 | ||
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| A very quiet day rarity wise, but the successful fledging of three young
Bee-eaters on the Isle of Wight was the clear highlight. The four adults
also remained on site.
Back on the Mainland, the adult Franklin's Gull made another appearance in the evening roost at Cley NWT, Norfolk, with the Lesser Scaup in Somerset being the only other rarity reported. Scarcity highlights included an Icterine Warbler (the second record for Leicestershire), five Barred Warblers, a Marsh Warbler, a Common Rosefinch, a Night Heron, a Spotted Crake, an American Golden Plover, a Temminck's Stint, a Long-tailed Skua, two Pomarine Skuas, two Sabine's Gulls, two Cory's Shearwaters, two Great Shearwaters and a Kumlien's Gull. |
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| Thursday 14th August 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Blyth's Reed Warbler new-in on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles. Elsewhere, rarities comprised the Stilt Sandpiper still in Northumberland,
Lesser Scaup in Somerset, and four Bee-eaters remain at the nest on the Isle of Wight. Scarcities included Night Heron (Warwickshire), Cattle Egret and Pectoral Sandpiper (both West Sussex), Glossy Ibis (Essex and Lincolnshire), Spotted Crake (Devon, London and Norfolk), five Caspian Gulls, 14 Great White Egrets and a total of 34 Spoonbills. Seabirds included Wilson's Petrel, three Cory's and three Great Shearwaters off the Isles of Scilly, Great Shearwater passing Cornwall, three Cory's Shearwaters passing East Yorkshire, and the confiding Long-tailed Skua still in West Sussex. |
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| Wednesday 13th August 2014 | ||
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| In Norfolk, the adult Franklin's Gull reappeared on Simmond's Scrape
at Cley NWT this evening, a welcome return after its brief visit on 6th August.
Another Fea's Petrel flew past Kilcummin Head, County Mayo, whilst late
news from yesterday concerned a Terek Sandpiper at Far Ings NR,
Lincolnshire, which couldn't be located today.
Lingering rarities included the Stilt Sandpiper in Northumberland, two Bee-eaters on the Isle of Wight and Lesser Scaup in Somerset, and another Wilson's Petrel was seen from the evening Scilly pelagic. |
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| Monday 11th August 2014 | ||
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| In Shetland a Greenish Warbler was discovered at Sumburgh Farm,
Mainland, whilst the Sykes's Warbler remained on Whalsay.
Other lingering rarities included the Stilt Sandpiper in Northumberland, Citrine Wagtail in Gwynedd, Pacific Golden Plover in Orkney, five Black-winged Stilts in Sussex and at least one Bee-eater on the Isle of Wight. |
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| Sunday 10th August 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Sykes's Warbler, which was trapped at
Symbister on Whalsay, Shetland.
Many eyes were drawn to the sea, however, as ex-Hurricane Bertha tracked across the country. The best sighting was a Fea's Petrel, seen off two headlands in County Mayo, whilst a Wilson's Petrel, 95 Cory's Shearwaters and 77 Great Shearwaters were logged. Lingering rarities included the Stilt Sandpiper in Northumberland, Citrine Wagtail in Gwynedd, at least two Black-winged Stilts in Sussex, at least two Bee-eaters on the Isle of Wight, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. |
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| Saturday 9th August 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day could have been the white Gyr along the cliff
at Sidestrand, Norfolk, had it lingered for more than a few minutes. Further
south, an Alpine Swift flew south over Kingsdown, Kent and a Wilson's
Petrel was seen from a pelagic trip off the Isles of Scilly. A juvenile
Citrine Wagtail was at Grindon Lough, Northumberland briefly, with another
still on Bardsey Island, Gwynedd.
Other lingering rarities included the Black-winged Pratincole in Cambridgeshire, Stilt Sandpiper in Northumberland, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, five Black-winged Stilts in both Sussex and Suffolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Laughing Gull in County Cork and at least four Bee-eaters on the Isle of Wight. |
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