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| Saturday 8th October 2016 | ||
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| In Norfolk the immature Black-browed Albatross reappeared in the
north-west of the county, firstly off Hunstanton, then Scolt Head Island then
back at Old Hunstanton late afternoon.
The first Red-flanked Bluetail for Northern Ireland was discovered at St John's Point, County Down, whilst another was trapped at Beachy Head, East Sussex. A Great Snipe and a Dusky Warbler were both found in Shetland, at Houbie, Fetlar and Garth, Mainland respectively, with a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, Blyth's Reed Warbler and Greenish Warbler a little further south in Orkney (the former on South Ronaldsay, the others on Sanday). Further south still, Olive-backed Pipits were at Dunbar (Lothian), Whitburn (County Durham) and Flamborough and Easington (both East Yorkshire), a Rustic Bunting was at Spurn (East Yorkshire), a Dusky Warbler was at Burnham Overy (Norfolk) and a Red-throated Pipit was on The Lizard (Cornwall). Other new discoveries included a Baird's Sandpiper in County Galway and a Baltic Gull in County Cork. Lingering rarities included the Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Brown Shrike, Swainson's Thrush, Pechora Pipit and Olive-backed Pipit in Shetland, Rose-breasted Grosbeak in County Cork, Sora in the Isles of Scilly, Semipalmated Plover in County Mayo, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Dalmatian Pelican and Caspian Tern in Devon, Forster's Tern in County Dublin, Booted Warbler in Conwy, Arctic Warbler in East Yorkshire, single Dusky Warblers in East Yorkshire and Norfolk, single Radde's Warblers in Norfolk and Fife, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Dorset, Siberian Stonechat, Western Purple Swamphen and Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, single Baird's Sandpipers in Cornwall and Northumberland, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Wexford and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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