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| Monday 9th October 2023 | ||
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The highlight of the day was the discovery of two Upland Sandpipers, one in Cornwall flew south over Cot Valley, the other in County Cork at Cape Clear Following yesterdays condusive easterlies East Yorkshire received two Red-flanked Bluetails at Filey. Shetland had it's fair share with another Eastern Stonechat and two Olive-backed Pipits on Fair Isle, Dusky Warbler at Baltasound, Pied Wheatear at Northdale, and two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls at Norwick, Long-billed Dowitcher on Bressay. Orkney did too, with an Eastern Stonechat and Olive-backed Pipit and two Red-flanked Bluetails on North Ronaldsay, the Outer Hebrides contributed a Swainson's Thrush on Barra, and a Hooded Merganser at Ardvule. Closer to the Scottish mainland a Richardson's Cackling Goose was found in Argyll on Islay at Loch Gruinart, a Lesser Grey Shrike was also on Islay at Smaull, an Olive-backed Pipit was in Fife on the Isle of May. A Radde's Warbler graced Lincolnshire, with an individual being found at Wolla Bank, in Northumberland a Red-throated Pipit at Longhoughton, an Olive-backed Pipit on Inner Farne, and a Radde's Warbler on Holy Island, in Cleveland a Radde's Warbler at South Gare. The south east of the country was less fortunate, with the best being Black Stork in Kent at Lydd, further west a Red-eyed Vireo was found in Devon on Lundy. Across the Irish Sea there were highlights of a new Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford at Cahore Marsh Radde's Warbler at Sandsend, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Fife on the Isle of May, further Arctic Warblers in Northumberland, Norfolk, and the Western Isles, and further Red-flanked Bluetails in Borders, Fife, Lothian, North Yorkshire, Northumberland, and Norfolk. Lingering rarity highlights still present were the Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo, Northern Harrier in Cornwall, Wilson's Phalarope in Norfolk, Semipalmated Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs together in Lincolnshire, Squacco Heron in Somerset, Pallid Harrier in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork, Ferruginous Duck in Bedfordshire, and Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 8th October 2023 | ||
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The highlight of the day was the discovery of a White-crowned Sparrow on the Shetland Isles on Fetlar whilst other new rarities from the Nearctic comprised a Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Cork at Ballycotton and a White-rumped Sandpiper in County Londonderry at Myroe. In Kent a Brown Booby passed Birchington and on the Isles of Scilly the Red-footed Booby showed again on Bishop Rock. In Norfolk a Tawny Pipit was at Happisburgh. Weather conducive for arrivals from the east brought to East Yorkshire a Black-throated Thrush at Easington, Arctic Warbler at Spurn, and Radde's Warbler at Flamborough Head, a Lanceolated Warbler and Red-flanked Bluetail on the Orkney Isles on North Ronaldsay, on Shetland White's Thrush, Turkestan Shrike, Lanceolated Warbler, Rustic Bunting, Eastern Stonechat species, and Dusky Warbler, in North Yorkshire Radde's Warbler at Sandsend, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Fife on the Isle of May, further Arctic Warblers in Northumberland, Norfolk, and the Western Isles, and further Red-flanked Bluetails in Borders, Fife, Lothian, North Yorkshire, Northumberland, and Norfolk. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Cape May Warbler and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Northern Harrier in Cornwall, Wilson's Phalarope in Norfolk, Semipalmated Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper, and Lesser Yellowlegs together in Lincolnshire, Squacco Heron in Somerset, Pallid Harrier in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork, Ferruginous Duck in Bedfordshire, and Long-billed Dowitchers in both Norfolk and County Wicklow. |
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| Saturday 7th October 2023 | ||
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The highlight of the day was the discovery of an Eyebrowed Thrush on the Orkney Isles on Mainland at Dounby with an Eastern Stonechat species new on Sanday. Other rarities on Scottish islands were a Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler new in Fife on the Isle of May and on Shetland White's Thrush, Turkestan Shrike, Lanceolated Warbler, Red-flanked Bluetail, Olive-backed Pipit, Eastern Subalpine Warbler, Eastern Stonechat species, Blyth's Reed Warbler, and Arctic Redpoll. Nearctic rarities comprised the Cape May Warbler still in County Mayo, Bobolink still on the Isles of Scilly, Northern Harrier in Cornwall, Forster's Tern in Dorset, both Wilson's Phalarope and Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, and White-rumped Sandpiper all together in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Cork, and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wicklow. Otherwise, in Northumberland an Arctic Warbler was found on Holy Island and an Eastern Stonechat species was ar Howick, the Lesser Grey Shrike remained in Cornwall as did the Ferruginous Duck in Bedfordshire, and Pallid Harriers in both Essex and Kent. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 6th October 2023 | ||
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| No new rarities were discovered today, for the first time since 14th September. Late news from yesterday concerned a Squacco Heron at Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset.
Lingerers included the Cape May Warbler in County Mayo, Black-and-white Warbler, Northern Harrier and Lesser Grey Shrike in Cornwall, Bobolink and Red-eyed Vireo in Scilly, White's Thrush, Turkestan Shrike, Lanceolated Warbler, Eastern Subalpine Warbler and Eastern Stonechat sp in Shetland, Semipalmated Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Wilson's Phalarope and Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, further Lesser Yellowlegs' in County Louth and County Cork, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Pallid Harrier in Kent and Ferruginous Duck in Bedfordshire. Scarcity highlights included a Melodious Warbler, a Hoopoe, a Northern Treecreeper, a Woodchat Shrike, a Red-backed Shrike, two Little Buntings, three Rose-coloured Starlings, four Red-breasted Flycatchers, five Wrynecks, five Barred Warblers, eight Yellow-browed Warblers, ten Common Rosefinches, two American Wigeon, six Ring-necked Ducks, 44 Taiga Bean Geese, a Dotterel, three Buff-breasted Sandpipers, four Pectoral Sandpipers, five American Golden Plovers, five Grey Phalaropes, a Spotted Crake, a Honey Buzzard, a Purple Heron, 27 Glossy Ibises, six Leach's Petrels, two Pomarine Skuas, two Balearic Shearwaters, around 450 Great Shearwaters and around 1,400 Cory's Shearwaters. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 5th October 2023 | ||
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Nearctic landbirds today comprised the Cape May Warbler still in County Mayo on Achill Island, Black-and-white Warbler still in Cornwall at Nanjizal albeit elusive, two Bobolinks still on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's with a Red-eyed Vireo still on nearby St Agnes. Discoveries today included a Semipalmated Sandpiper briefly in Aberdeenshire at Longhaven, a Red-throated Pipit on Scilly on St Mary's, and on Shetland Mainland an Eastern Stonechat species at Sandness, an Arctic Warbler at Levenwick, and Blyth's Reed Warblers at both Melby and Walls. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were White's Thrush, Turkestan Shrike, Lanceolated Warbler, Eastern Subalpine Warbler, another Eastern Stonechat species, another Arctic Warbler, and another Blyth's Reed Warbler all on Shetland, Northern Harrier in County Mayo, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Lesser Grey Shrike in Cornwall, Wilson's Phalarope in Norfolk, Semipalmated Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs together in Lincolnshire, Pallid Harriers in Essex, Kent, and the Orkney Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork, Blue-winged Teal in East Yorkshire, Ferruginous Duck in Bedfordshire, and Long-billed Dowitchers in both Norfolk and Orkney. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 4th October 2023 | ||
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Nearctic landbirds today comprised a new Black-and-white Warbler in Cornwall at Nanjizal, the Cape May Warbler still in County Mayo on Achill Island, and on the Isles of Scilly still a Bobolink on St Mary's and a Red-eyed Vireo on St Agnes. Discoveries elsewhere included on the Shetland Isles a White's Thrush on Bressay, an Arctic Warbler on Unst, a Rustic Bunting at Hoswick, Mainland, with a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Ronas Voe, on the Western Isles a Red-throated Pipit on Barra, and a White-rumped Sandpiper on Sanday, Orkney Isles. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were Turkestan Shrike, Lanceolated Warbler, Eastern Subalpine Warbler, Eastern Stonechat species, Pallid Harrier, another Rustic Bunting, and two Olive-backed Pipits on the Shetland Isles, Northern Harriers in both Cornwall and County Mayo, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Lesser Grey Shrike in Cornwall, Black Stork, Semipalmated Sandpiper, and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Red-breasted Goose in Northumberland, Wilson's Phalarope and Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Baird's Sandpiper in Argyll, Blue-winged Teal in East Yorkshire, further Long-billed Dowitchers in County Wicklow and Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, Ferruginous Duck in Bedfordshire, and Pallid Harriers in Essex, Kent, and Orkney. |
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| Tuesday 3rd October 2023 | ||
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Nearctic landbirds today comprised a Mourning Dove new in County Galway on Inishmore, the Cape May Warbler still in County Mayo on Achill Island, both Yellow Warbler and Red-eyed Vireo still in Argyll on Tiree, Veery still on Shetland at Lunna, Mainland, two Bobolinks still together on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's, and a Red-eyed Vireo still off the Isle of Man on the Calf of Man. Other discoveries included on Shetland Mainland a Great Snipe at North Roe, a Rustic Bunting at Bigton, and a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Housetter, a Greenish Warbler in East Yorkshire at Patrington, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Waterford at The Cunnigar, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth at Dundalk, and Pallid Harriers in Fife at St Andrews and Kent at Dungeness. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were River Warbler, Turkestan Shrike, Snowy Owl, Pallid Harrier, Eastern Subalpine Warbler, Eastern Stonechat species, and two Olive-backed Pipits all on Shetland, Northern Harrier and Lesser Grey Shrike in Cornwall, Northern Harrier, Black Duck, and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo, Stilt Sandpiper on the Western Isles, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, Red-breasted Goose in Northumberland, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Wilson's Phalarope in Norfolk, Baird's Sandpiper in Argyll, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, and White-rumped Sandpiper together in Lincolnshire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Dublin, Pallid Harrier on the Orkney Isles, Long-billed Dowitchers in County Cork and Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegs in Western Isles, and Ferruginous Duck in Bedfordshire. |
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| Monday 2nd October 2023 | ||
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| Another Red-eyed Vireo was discovered in Yorkshire today, this time at Spurn, with the other still lingering at Bempton Cliffs. Another new bird was on St Agnes, Scilly.
In Shetland, new birds included a Snowy Owl at Ronas Hill, an Eastern Stonechat species at Lunna, an Olive-backed Pipit at Voxter and a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Isleburgh, the Eastern Subalpine Warbler was confirmed at Wester Quarff, and other lingering rarities in the archipelago included the Veery, Turkestan Shrike, River Warbler, Lanceolated Warbler and Pallid Harrier. A Semipalmated Sandpiper was found at Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire, joining the lingering Lesser Yellowlegs and White-rumped Sandpiper on site, along with a Buff-breasted Sandpiper and the Black Stork. Other new rarities included a White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk and a Lesser Scaup in Perth and Kinross. Other lingering rarities still present included the Cape May Warbler, Black Duck and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo, Yellow Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo and Baird's Sandpiper in Argyll, Red-eyed Vireo in County Wexford, Northern Harrier and Lesser Grey Shrike in Cornwall, Wilson's Phalarope and Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher and Pallid Harrier in Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegs in Western Isles, Spotted Sandpiper in County Dublin, Iberian Chiffchaff in County Cork, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Blue-winged Teal in Yorkshire, Ferruginous Duck in Bedfordshire and Red-breasted Goose in Northumberland. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 1st October 2023 | ||
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North American landbirds continue to dominate with the Philadelphia Vireo showing again alongside a Red-eyed Vireo on the Western Isles on Barra, the Cape May Warbler still in County Mayo on Achill Island, Yellow Warbler and Red-eyed Vireo both still in Argyll on Tiree, Black-and-white Warbler still in Gwynedd on Bardsey, Veery still on the Shetland Isles on Mainland at Lunna, two Bobolinks still together on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's with a Red-eyed Vireo on nearby St Agnes, and further Red-eyed Vireos in East Yorkshire at Bempton Cliffs and off the Isle of Man on the Calf of Man. Discoveries elsewhere included on Shetland a River Warbler at Brae, a Rustic Bunting at Cunningsburgh, and a Subalpine Warbler species at Wester Quarff, a Stilt Sandpiper on the Western Isles on North Uist, a Baird's Sandpiper briefly in Northumberland at Goswick, Red-throated Pipit on Anglesey at South Stack, Pallid Harrier on the Orkney Isles on Sanday, and Ferruginous Ducks both in Bedfordshire at Shefford and Norfolk at Feltwell. Lingering rarirties confirmed as still present were the Northern Harrier and Lesser Grey Shrike in Cornwall, Northern Harrier, Black Duck, and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull all in County Mayo, Turkestan Shrike, Lanceolated Warbler, Pallid Harrier, Olive-backed Pipit, Citrine Wagtail, and Greenish Warbler all on Shetland, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Red-breasted Goose in Northumberland, Black Stork, Lesser Yellowlegs, and White-rumped Sandpiper all together in Lincolnshire , Wilson's Phalarope and Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Baird's Sandpiper in Argyll, Pallid Harrier in Essex, two Blue-winged Teals together in East Yorkshire, Iberian Chiffchaff and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Cork, Spotted Sandpiper in County Dublin, and Lesser Yellowlegs on the Western Isles. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 30th September 2023 | ||
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| A Yellow Warbler was found on Tiree, Argyll this morning, two Bobolinks were together on St Mary's, Scilly and a Red-eyed Vireo was at Bempton Cliffs RSPB, Yorkshire. Lingering Nearctic passerines included the Cape May Warbler in County Mayo, Black-and-white Warbler in Gwynedd, Veery in Shetland and Red-eyed Vireos in Western Isles, Argyll, Isle of Man and Scilly.
Other new discoveries included a Red-breasted Goose at Nairn in Highland and a White-billed Diver at Cley in Norfolk, whilst other lingerers included the Turkestan Shrike, Lanceolated Warbler, Eastern Yellow Wagtail and Citrine Wagtail in Shetland, Lesser Grey Shrike in Cornwall, Iberian Chiffchaff in County Cork, single Northern Harriers in Cornwall and County Mayo, Brown Booby in Borders, Wilson's Phalarope in Norfolk, Baird's Sandpiper in Argyll, Baird's Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Western Isles, Spotted Sandpiper in County Dublin, Long-billed Dowitchers in County Cork, County Wicklow, Orkney and Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs, White-rumped Sandpiper and Black Stork in Lincolnshire, Pallid Harriers in Shetland and Essex, Forster's Tern in Dorset, two Blue-winged Teals in Yorkshire, King Eider in Lothian, Red-breasted Goose in Northumberland and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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