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| Saturday 19th October 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the relocation of the Common Nighthawk - that was present until Thursday at Galgorm, County Antrim - 345 miles to the southeast
at Bushy Park, London where it was photographed in flight this afternoon. Meanwhile, the dowitcher present in County Louth at Dundalk since 13th October remained today was reidentifed as a Short-billed
Dowitcher. In County Cork Pacific Diver, Red-eyed Vireo and Lesser Yellowlegs all remained, the Red-eyed Vireo continued in East Yorkshire, American Black Tern in Dorset, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Wexford, Lesser Scaup in Leicestershire, Hooded Merganser in London, Richardson's Cackling Goose on the Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Derbyshire and West Yorkshire, and White-rumped Sandpipers in Aberdeenshire, Ayrshire (2), County Londonderry, Western Isles (13) and County Wexford. On the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's Blue Rock Thrush, Red-eyed Vireo, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Wryneck and Spotted Crake were all logged, on St Agnes Spotted Sandpiper, Subalpine Warbler and Common Rosefinch, and on Bryher a Little Bunting. On the Shetland Isles an Olive-backed Pipit arrived on Unst and on the Mainland a Lesser Grey Shrike at Pund, Western Subalpine Warbler at Hillwell, a Red-backed Shrike and two Waxwings. |
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| Thursday 17th October 2019 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Subalpine Warbler species in Cot Valley, Cornwall, a Radde's Warbler on Fair Isle, Shetland, an Eastern Stonechat species at Leebitten, Shetland, a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Rossbeigh, County Kerry and White-rumped Sandpipers at Annagh, County Mayo, Ballylongford, County Kerry (two) and Ballycotton, County Cork, with two present for their third day at Fail, Ayrs. A Red-eyed Vireo at Spurn Point, Yorkshire was thought likely to be the same individual as the recent Easington bird.
Lingering rarities included the Common Nighthawk in County Antrim, Myrtle Warbler in County Galway, Blue Rock Thrush, Subalpine Warbler species and Blue-winged Teal in Scilly, Pechora Pipit and Subalpine Warbler species in Shetland, Eastern Stonechat species in Orkney, American Black Tern in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitchers in Yorkshire and County Louth, White-rumped Sandpipers in Scilly, Aberdeenshire, Western Isles and County Galway, Hooded Merganser in London and Lesser Scaup in Leicestershire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 16th October 2019 | ||
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| On the Shetland Isles the Siberian Rubythroat showed briefly on Fetlar with
Barred Warbler and Waxwing also there, on Fair Isle Pechora,
Richard's and two Olive-backed Pipits and two Shorelarks, on Unst a
Waxwing, and around Mainland an Eastern Stonechat, Blyth's Reed Warbler
and Spotted Crake. On the Isles of Scilly the Rose-breasted Grosbeak remained on St Martin's,
Red-breasted Flycatcher and Dotterel were on Tresco, Common Rosefinch on Gugh, and on St Mary's
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Blue Rock Thrush, Red-eyed Vireo, Red-throated
Pipit, Blue-winged Teal, White-rumped Sandpiper, Short-toed
Lark, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Red-backed Shrike, Wryneck and two Spotted
Crakes. Nearctic rarities elsewhere included the Common Nighthawk still in Count Antrim, Myrtle Warblers in both County Galway and the Western Isles, Red-eyed Vireos in County Cork, County Galway and East Yorkshire, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Orkney Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork, Long-billed Dowitcher and Richardson's Cackling Goose on the Western Isles, American Black Tern still in Dorset, Hooded Merganser still in London, and White-rumped Sandpipers in Aberdeenshire, County Cork (2), Cornwall, Dorset, County Kerry (3) and the Western Isles (5). Rarities from Eurasia included an Olive-backed Pipit in Cornwall at Nanjizal, Red-flanked Bluetail still in North Yorkshire, Eastern Stonechat on the Orkney Isles and Ferruginous Duck in Powys. |
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| Tuesday 15th October 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a male Siberian Rubythroat on Fetlar with other birds on the Shetland Isles including on Fair Isle
Lanceolated, Pallas's and Marsh Warbler, Pechora Pipit
and Red-flanked Bluetail, on Whalsay a Red-breasted Flycatcher, and around Mainland
Northern Brown Shrike, Eastern Stonechat, Subalpine Warbler,
Little Bunting, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Barred Warbler and three
Olive-backed Pipits. On the Isles of Scilly the Rose-breasted Grosbeak remained on St Martin's,
Subalpine Warbler and Wryneck were on St Agnes, Red-breasted Flycatcher and
Dotterel on Tresco, and on St Mary's Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Blue Rock
Thrush, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue-winged Teal, White-rumped
Sandpiper, Short-toed Lark, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Red-backed Shrike
and Spotted Crake. Elsewhere, Nearctic birds included Myrtle Warbler and a Laughing Gull were discovered on North Uist, Western Isles whilst the Myrtle Warbler remained in County Galway, as did the Common Nighthawk in County Antrim, Red-eyed Vireos in County Cork, County Galway and East Yorkshire, American Black Tern in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Leicestershire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Argyll, County Louth, Devon and West Yorkshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in Cornwall, County Kerry, Dorset, Leicestershire and the Western Isles (7), and in London the Hooded Merganser reappeared. Meanwhile rarities from Eurasia included in East Yorkshire an Arctic Warbler at Kilnsea, Radde's Warbler at Flamborough Head and Red-flanked Bluetail at Filey, a brief Bonelli's Warbler in Dumfries and Galloway at Auchie Glen, a brief Red-throated Pipit in Surrey at Hascombe, a Ferruginous Duck in Powys at Llynheilyn, and on the Orkney Isles the Eastern Stonechat remained and a dead Brown Shrike was discovered on North Ronaldsay. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 10th October 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was on the Isles of Scilly where a Swainson's Thrush was seen briefly on St Mary's with
Blue Rock Thrush, Red-eyed Vireo, Short-toed Lark, Red-backed Shrike
and Spotted Crake all present on that island, an Arctic Warbler new on St Agnes, and both
Short-toed Lark and Red-breasted Flycatcher on Tresco. On the Shetland Isles the
Isabelline Wheatear remained on Out Skerries as did both the Eastern
Stonechat species and Pallas's Warbler on Unst, with a Short-toed Lark and
Bluethroat on Mainland, and Great Grey Shrike, Waxwing and two
American Golden Plovers around the islands. In Ireland the Common Nighthawk remained in County Antrim, as did single Red-eyed Vireos in both County Clare and County Waterford, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork and County Waterford, and Lesser Scaup in County Mayo. In Britain a White-throated Sparrow at Port of Southampton, Hampshire had arrived on board a cruise ship from Canada whilst other discoveries included a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll and two White-rumped Sandpipers on the Western Isles and a Lesser Scaup in Leicestershire at Rutland Water. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were a Red-eyed Vireo in Cornwall, American Black Tern in Dorset, Subalpine Warbler species on the Western Isles, Greenish Warbler in Northumberland, Kentish Plover in Merseyside, and Long-billed Dowitchers in both Devon and West Yorkshire. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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