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| Wednesday 17th September 2014 | ||
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| Once again, the products of the continued easterly winds were evident, with the Dauran Shrike still on the Orkney Isles,
Pallid Harrier on the Shetland Isles, Rustic Buntings in North Yorkshire (new at Filey) and
Northumberland, and Greenish Warblers in Norfolk (new at Winterton) and Northumberland. Associated
scarcities included 38 Yellow-browed Warblers, 28 Red-breasted
Flycatchers, 16 Barred Warblers, seven Lapland Buntings, six each of
Little Bunting, Common Rosefinch, Red-backed Shrike and Wryneck, three
Ortolan Buntings, two each of Rose-coloured Starling and Richard's
Pipit, and single Short-toed Lark (Orkney Islands), Golden Oriole (Northumberland), Marsh Warbler
(Shetland Islands) and Great Grey Shrike (East Yorkshire). Otherwise, the Snowy Owl continued (Moray), as did the Forster's Tern (County Louth), White-rumped Sandpiper (County Antrim), Lesser Yellowlegs (both Hampshire and Pembrokeshire), with Night Heron (Lancashire), Red-necked Phalarope and Cattle Egret (Cheshire), Temminck's Stint (Worcestershire), two Ring-billed Gulls, three Dotterel, four Long-tailed Skuas and Glossy Ibises, six Sabine's Gulls and 11 Pectoral Sandpipers. Significant late news from Cornwall concerned a Western Bonelli's Warbler at Nanjizal on 15th September, with an Aquatic Warbler there on 9th September. |
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| Tuesday 16th September 2014 | ||
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| Despite it being another very busy day, only three rarities were discovered.
These were a Red-throated Pipit at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire, a
Little Bunting on Fair Isle, Shetland and a Bonaparte's Gull at Dun
Laoghaire, County Dublin. Surprising news came from the Isle of Wight, where the
twelve Bee-eaters reappeared at Brading Marsh.
Lingering rarities included the Rustic Bunting, Little Bunting, Greenish Warbler and Blue-winged Teal (or hybrid) in Northumberland, Pallid Harrier in Shetland, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire and Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 14th September 2014 | ||
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| The record of the day was the astounding news of four Long-billed
Dowitchers flying over Annesley Pit Top in Nottinghamshire. Duos have
appeared in Britain on eight previous occasions, but the only group larger than
this was in Ireland: a flock of five at Rahasane Turlough, County Galway in
1963. Single Little Buntings and Greenish Warblers were discovered
in both Northumberland and the Isles of Scilly, with the only other rarity being
a Forster's Tern at Dundalk, County Louth.
Lingering rarities were the Pallid Harrier in Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire and the Blue-winged Teal (or hybrid) in Northumberland. It was a superb day for scarce migrants, mainly on the east coast, with totals of 34 Red-breasted Flycatchers, 18 Wrynecks, 16 Barred Warblers, 16 Yellow-browed Warblers, four Common Rosefinches, five Red-backed Shrikes, two Great Grey Shrikes, four Honey Buzzards, three Dotterel, two Corncrakes, two Lapland Buntings, a Marsh Warbler and a Hoopoe. |
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| Saturday 13th September 2014 | ||
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| The second Whiskered Tern for the Isles of Scilly was seen today, on
the Great Pool on Tresco. The only other record was from the same island, when
one was shot in August 1851. Two Black-winged Stilts flew over
Ferrybridge, Dorset, with two Bee-eaters doing the same over Brading,
Isle of Wight. Further north, a Greenish Warbler was seen at Castlebay,
Barra, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Stilt Sandpiper in County Wexford, Snowy Owl on the Aberdeenshire /Moray border, Citrine Wagtail in the Western Isles, Rustic Bunting in Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in County Durham and Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan. |
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| Friday 12th September 2014 | ||
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| The only new rarity reported today was a Citrine Wagtail at Grutness,
Shetland, with late news from yesterday of a Lanceolated Warbler on the
Isle of May, Fife.
Lingering rarities still present today included the Stilt Sandpiper in County Wexford, single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Hampshire and Pembrokeshire and Bonaparte's Gull in County Durham. |
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| Wednesday 10th September 2014 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Stilt Sandpiper back in County Wexford at Lady's Island Lake, whilst lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the
Pallid Harrier on the Shetland Isles, Snowy Owl in Moray, Paddyfield Warbler
on the Orkney Isles, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Norfolk, and Citrine Wagtail on the Western Isles. New discoveries were a
Baird's Sandpiper reported in Lincolnshire at Frampton Marsh, and both Bonelli's warbler sp and
Greenish Warbler on Cape Clear, County Cork. Scarcities included 14 Wrynecks, 10 Pectoral Sandpipers, eight Barred Warblers, six Red-backed Shrikes, five Sabine's Gulls, three Glossy Ibises, and two each of White-winged Black Tern, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Rose-coloured Starling, Icterine Warbler, Red-necked Phalarope, Spotted Crake, Long-tailed Skua and Dotterel, and single Yellow-browed Warbler (Shetland Isles), Melodious Warbler (Somerset), Purple Heron (Devon), Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry), Cattle Egret (Cheshire), Ortolan Bunting and Common Rosefinch (both Pembrokeshire). |
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| Tuesday 9th September 2014 | ||
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| In County Offaly, two Lesser Yellowlegs were found at Derrinlough.
This is the second record of the species for the county, and is the first multi
bird record since 1999 when two were at Banks Marsh, Lancashire. Another
Greenish Warbler was at Whitburn Country Park, County Durham.
Lingering rarities included the Snowy Owl on Ben Macdui on the Moray /Aberdeenshire border, Pallid Harrier on Fair Isle, Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs at Normandy, Hampshire and Blue-winged Teal (or hybrid) at Castle Island, Northumberland. |
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