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| Wednesday 20th January 2016 | ||
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| New discoveries included Ross's Gull (Co Wexford),
King Eider (Co Sligo) and White-billed Diver
(Shetland), whilst Thayer's Gull (Aberdeenshire),
White-billed Diver (Orkney), Penduline Tits (Hampshire [4]
and Gloucestershire [2]), Pacific Diver (Cornwall),
Lesser Scaup (Cornwall), Hudsonian Whimbrel
(Cornwall), Coues's Arctic Redpoll (Northumberland), Long-billed Dowitcher
(Hampshire), Pallid Harrier (Norfolk), Northern Harrier
(Orkney), Dusky Warbler (Somerset) and King Eiders (Fife and Co Wexford) all lingered. The best of the rest included Hoopoe (West Midlands/ Staffordshire), Serin (Norfolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (Cornwall), Little Bunting (Devon), Waxwing (West Yorkshire) and four Richard's Pipits. |
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Daily news summaries
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Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Tuesday 19th January 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today included the Glaucous-winged Gull still in County Cork,
the Pacific Diver again in County Galway, both Hudsonian Whimbrel and
Lesser Scaup still in Cornwall, Pallid Harrier and Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk,
Coues's Arctic Redpoll confirmed in Northumberland, Penduline Tits in
both Gloucestershire (2) and Hampshire (4), King Eider still in County Wexford,
Long-billed Dowitchers in both Hampshire and Northumberland, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, and a
Black-bellied Dipper on the Shetland Isles. Otherwise, immature Thayer's Gulls were suspected in Aberdeenshire at Donmouth, and at Cotham, Nottinghamshire. Scarcities included Serin (Norfolk), Hoopoe (West Midlands), Surf Scoter (County Mayo), Ring-billed Gull (Clyde), three Richard's Pipits together in East Yorkshire, and 16 Glossy Ibises in County Cork. |
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| Monday 18th January 2016 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Glaucous-winged Gull (Co Cork),
Hudsonian Whimbrel and Pacific Diver (Cornwall), Penduline Tits
(Gloucestershire), Lesser Yellowlegs (Norfolk), Lesser
Scaup (Glamorgan and Cornwall), Pallid Harrier
(Norfolk) and Long-billed Dowitcher (Northumberland). The best of the rest included Serin (Norfolk), Hoopoe (West Midlands/ Staffordshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Cornwall), three Cattle Egrets and four Richard's Pipits. |
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| Sunday 17th January 2016 | ||
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| Two White-billed Divers were discovered in Bluemull Sound, Shetland
today.
Lingering rarities included the Glaucous-winged Gull in County Cork, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, two Penduline Tits in both Gloucestershire and Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Red-breasted Goose in Essex, single King Eiders in County Wexford and Fife and Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan. |
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| Saturday 16th January 2016 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Glaucous-winged Gull
in County Cork, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Pacific Diver and Lesser
Scaup in Cornwall, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Dusky Warbler in
Somerset, Penduline Tits in Hampshire (three) and Gloucestershire (two),
single Long-billed Dowitchers in Hampshire and Northumberland, single
Bonaparte's Gull in Hertfordshire and Devon, White-billed Diver in
Orkney, other Lesser Scaups in Shetland and Glamorgan, single King
Eiders in County Wexford and Fife, and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire.
Scarcity highlights included a Little Bunting, a Hoopoe, two Serins, two Grey Phalaropes, four Richard's Pipits, four Cattle Egrets, four Ring-necked Ducks, five Yellow-browed Warblers, five American Wigeon, six Rough-legged Buzzards, six Green-winged Teals, six Lapland Buntings, seven Surf Scoters, eight Great Grey Shrikes and ten Shorelarks. |
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| Friday 15th January 2016 | ||
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| Two drake Black Scoters were discovered today, one off Kinshaldy, Fife
and one off Rossbeigh, County Kerry. A female King Eider was in the Sound
of Harris, Western Isles, and late news from yesterday concerned a report of an
American Robin on Skerries, County Dublin.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Mourning Dove, Black-bellied Dipper and Lesser Scaup in Shetland, American Herring Gull and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, two Penduline Tits in Gloucestershire, Gyr in the Western Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, single King Eiders in Fife and County Wexford and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire. |
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| Thursday 14th January 2016 | ||
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| In Co Wexford a 1st-winter female King Eider was discovered
at Rosslare, but the Vega Gull was nowhere to be seen in
Duncannon. Lingering rarities included Glaucous-winged Gull (Co Cork), Pallid Harrier (Norfolk), American Herring Gull (Cornwall), Ferruginous Duck (Hampshire), Penduline Tits (two Gloucestershire, one Kent), Long-billed Dowitcher (Northumberland), Bonaparte's Gull (Hampshire) and Lesser Scaup (Glamorgan and Cornwall). The best of the rest included Richard's Pipit (Kent), two Serins (Cambridgeshire), Hoopoe (West Midlands/Staffordshore), Yellow-browed Warbler (Somerset) and Little Bunting (Devon). |
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| Wednesday 13th January 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Vega Gull again in County Wexford, Glaucous-winged Gull still in County Cork,
Mourning Dove still on the Shetland Isles, both Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, a
Red-breasted Goose new in Essex on the Dengie, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, two
Penduline Tits together in Gloucestershire, Dusky Warbler in Somerset,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, single Bonaparte's Gulls in
both Buckinghamshire/Hertfordshire and Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire,
King Eider in Fife, and the Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan again. Scarcities included Little Bunting (Devon), Pallas's Warbler (Wirral), Hoopoe (West Midlands), Serin (two together in Cambridgeshire), American Wigeon (Devon, Northumberland and County Waterford), a totals of nine Glossy Ibises and 35 Caspian Gulls; including 23 together at Rufforth, North Yorkshire. |
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| Tuesday 12th January 2016 | ||
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The adult Vega Gull was not seen at all during the day today at Duncannon harbour in County Wexford and in County Cork there were no reports either way on the adult Glaucous-winged Gull at Castletownbere. Two Black-bellied Dippers were found today at Lower Voe on Mainland Shetland and the Mourning Dove remained in gardens in Lerwick. On Mainland Orkney the Brunnich's Guillemot was again in Scapa Bay. Other lingering rarities included the two Penduline Tits in Gloucestershire, the Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gulls in Herts/Bucks and Devon, Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Shetland, Dusky Warbler in Somerset and Ferruginous Duck and Long-billed Dowitcher in Hampshire. |
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| Monday 11th January 2016 | ||
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| In Co Wexford an adult Vega Gull was present for its second day at
Duncannon. BOURC currently treat Vega Gull as a form of American Herring Gull,
but other authorites consider it to be a monotypic species. Either way, this
bird is potentially the first Vega Gull to be identified in the Westen
Palearctic. Elsewhere rarity highlights included Brunnich's Guillemot in Orkney, Glaucous-winged Gull in Co Cork, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Lesser Scaup and Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Hertfordshire, Mourning Dove in Shetland, Greater Yellowlegs in Isle of Wight, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, Dusky Warbler in Somerset, Penduline Tits in Hampshire (3) and Gloucestershire (2) and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire. |
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