tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89916669149693519752024-03-05T08:10:20.318+00:00UK400ClubRareBirdAlertThis is the UK400 Club Rare Bird Alert highlighting all records of avian interest and published in association with Rare Bird Alert Pagers and utilising additional information gleaned from the Regional Birdlines, BirdGuides, local email groups and individual observersLee G R Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193625627020046466noreply@blogger.comBlogger1339125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991666914969351975.post-81996560879209274312017-02-25T19:27:00.001+00:002017-02-25T19:27:05.329+00:00Another legendary birder bows out - Norfolk Ornithologist PETER CLARKE<span data-offset-key="9taat-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #4b4f56; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-text="true">Peter Clarke lived for Holme Bird Observatory in North Norfolk - it's birds, mammals & butterflies filled his life of that environ for the best part of 50 years. Sadly, </span></span><span class="_247o" data-offset-key="9taat-1-0" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: #dce6f8; color: #4b4f56; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="9taat-1-0"><span data-text="true">Penny Clarke</span></span></span><span data-offset-key="9taat-2-0" style="background-color: white; color: #4b4f56; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-text="true"> texted me the devastating news that her father had quietly passed away last Thursday, after a very long battle with illness - the end of yet another chapter in UK birding I am afraid. I first met Peter in the mid 1970's when twitching Tawny Pipit, Lesser Grey Shrike and Black-eared Wheatear on the reserve. Although he wasn't a great fan of twitching and its antics, he always had time for me, as I would try and cajole him with my counts of migrating European Turtle Doves and Linnets that were a feature of North Norfolk back then. He was a character that reminded me of my headmaster (always telling me off) and I remember getting into a heated conversation with him after he trapped & ringed a Thrush Nightingale on site without saying a word and releasing it unreported. He was certainly one of the greats though, pioneering so much information in my formative birding years. Goodbye Peter</span></span>Lee G R Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193625627020046466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991666914969351975.post-77199955976819587652016-12-29T18:47:00.006+00:002016-12-29T18:47:57.529+00:00The all-out war on BADGERS and the lies behind the science the government uses to uphold a cull<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">The myth of BADGER culpability for bovine TB in cattle is rooted in poor science – and economics.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Firstly, the science. This year, a leading naturalist wrote an updated edition of 'The Fate of the Badger'. He concluded by remarking on the size of the <i>Mycobacterium bovis bacillum</i> – the cause of bovine TB. At 3-4 microns, many thousands could fit on a full stop! Even at 300,000 bacilli per millilitre, it has been estimated that a cow would need to drink three millilitres of badger urine to obtain an infective dose. Thus the size of a badger is irrelevant and many other scapegoats wait in the wings – deer, dogs, cats, pigs, sheep and alpacas all also carry bovine TB.</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">What is not irrelevant is the mode of transmission or locus of infection: is an animal suffering pulmonary (located in the lungs and caused by inhalation of the bacilli) or extra-pulmonary (elsewhere in the body) TB? Cows tend to get the former. It has been known since the 1980's that “kissing cows” – nuzzling each other over fences – are the principal route of transmission, so why this fixation on badgers? Extra-pulmonary TB occasionally affects badgers and is caused by bite wounds affecting the neck. It is much less infectious than pulmonary TB.</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Secondly, the Economics. The economic rationale for culling badgers is bound up with the question: who controls the countryside? Just 36,000 individuals own half of rural land in England and Wales. These big landowners are members of the Country Land and Business Association and the National Farmers Union (NFU). And Defra and the NFU are bosom buddies: next door neighbours in Smith Square, London. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Modern farming is a business and there is little space for sentiment in business. The NFU is inordinately powerful, yet most farmers are pretty ignorant about life beyond the farm gate. Most have no conception of epidemiology or biological processes yet, as a force, they are loud and intimidatory, even behind the collars and ties of the NFU. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">But if farmers were better businessmen, they’d rumble the NFU propaganda they’ve been fed for so long and direct their ire at the politicians, not a defenceless, harmless wild animal that just happens to be big and noticeable.</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">The bloody killing continues because of politics. The badger cull is an intellectual heirloom. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Continuing to cull badgers to demonstrate their commitment to tackling bovine TB, ministers cannot – dare not – admit that original fatal error. As Albert Einstein remarked: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” The trouble is, as Robin Day noted during the Falklands war, politicians are “here today, gone tomorrow”. Cows continue to die of bovine TB and innocent badgers continued to be killed because politicians are the ultimate short-term animal.</span>Lee G R Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193625627020046466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991666914969351975.post-4183658893120044922016-12-13T10:28:00.002+00:002016-12-13T10:35:37.914+00:00Trapped & Ringed on PURPOSE - what should the ethics of ringing be?<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="62k5n" data-offset-key="a13v3-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #4b4f56; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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Yesterday, two local ringers took it upon themselves to trap and ring the DESERT WHEATEAR that has chosen to overwinter on the tiny beach at Thurlestone in South Devon. They came along with a spring trap and placed it strategically in a position where the bird regularly feeds. They then placed mealworms in the trap to entice the bird in. They were clearly delighted when their efforts worked and went charging over the shingle, racing to extract their prize from the trap. This is purposeful, targeting ringing in my book and an outrage - I am expecting a viable explanation from the British Trust for Ornithology. Upon handling, the two ringers discovered that the bird, a first-winter male, was in relatively poor health, with a Fat Score of just 1 after 5 weeks on site.</div>
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Now, I am not against the ringing of birds per se, as it can be very beneficial for birds and their habitat at times and can go a long way towards conservation but this particular episode is very, very concerning. I don't see any benefits from ringing a lone vagrant and certainly don't want to encourage this sort of behaviour. Twitchers and bird photographers get a hell of a lot of bad press for 'harassing' rare birds from these so-called 'scientists' but it seems a national organisation can allow this to happen unchallenged. I am awaiting a response from the top honcho of the BTO but I won't hold my breath as I am still to this day to be told why they sanctioned the trapping of a vagrant churring Nightjar close to me, a territorial bird that was never seen again after being manhandled 'illegally' (in my view) - another targeted trapping.</div>
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I have been supporting and championing the efforts of the BTO for the past three years in supplying them nearly 100,000 records of bird data but I am afraid if I don't get answers on this, that support will be withdrawn as of 1st January 2017. The ball is in their court. We cannot have one rule for ringers yet another one for twitchers and bird photographers</div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">Following an exceptional autumn that has seen
the likes of 13 Siberian Accentors, 5 White's Thrushes, 4 Black-throated
Thrushes, a Siberian Thrush, an Eyebrowed Thrush, 5 Asiatic Brown Shrikes, a
Black-faced Bunting, Eastern Kingbird, 2 North American Cliff Swallows, 7 Pine
Buntings, Eastern Crowned Warbler, 5 Isabelline Wheatears, 5 Eastern Yellow
Wagtails, perhaps 7 Stejneger's Stonechats and a Killdeer this past week, an
unprecedented number of twitchers have now crossed through that magical 500
barrier, resulting in 325 in total. Steve Gantlett, on the other hand, becomes
the first to reach 600 (with Siberian Accentor) and is now three clear of his
nearest rival Chris Heard on 602</span></div>
Lee G R Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193625627020046466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991666914969351975.post-62297047495764179872016-10-25T09:12:00.001+01:002016-10-25T11:29:35.595+01:00A SIBERIAN ACCENTOR irruption into Europe sees UK's first records<div>
<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">Autumn 2016 - the Year of the SIBERIAN ACCENTOR
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">When news of a Siberian Accentor trapped &
ringed on Utsira (Norway) on 6th August 2011 hit the headlines, no birder could have
foreseen what was to follow just five years later in October 2016. With a protracted
period of strong East/NE winds starting late September and continuing well into
October, indications of something incredible happening began in Finland on 4th
October, when another Siberian Accentor was discovered, followed by several more
in Scandinavia over the next few days. It seems that because of a particularly
bumper breeding season in Arctic Russia, presumably due to a startling bloom in
insect matter, this tiny but beautiful Dunnock-like bird has irrupted. So much
so, that by 24th October, a staggering 153 had been discovered in Europe,
including 56 in Sweden, 45 in Finland, 10 in Denmark, 7 in Germany, 6 in
Estonia, 6 in Poland, 5 in Latvia, 5 in Norway, 3 in Lithuania and a single in
The Netherlands. With such a huge arrival, it was inevitable that the UK would
share in, that being achieved when a brightly marked individual was discovered
by Judd Hunt in a small quarry at Scousburgh (Shetland) on 9th October - the
first record for Britain & Ireland. As one would expect, that sparked off an
epic twitch, with no fewer than 177 observers connecting during its two-day
stay. However, for those with less money or time to spend on the hobby, the
prayers were answered on 13th October, when Spurn stalwart Lance Degnan
discovered a first-winter feeding at close range with up to 4 Dunnocks on hard
standing opposite Easington Gas Refinery in East Yorkshire. Being at such an
accessible location for many, this bird was a real top drawer, attracting over
4,000 observers in its week-long stay! In fact, the irruption proved remarkably
kind to the home range, Britain reaping 9 different records between 9th and 24th
October - truly sensational!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">SIBERIAN ACCENTORS IN BRITAIN 4TH-24TH OCTOBER
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">1) Scousburgh, Shetland, 9th-10th
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October;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">3) Huntscliff, Saltburn, Cleveland, 15th
October;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">4) Hendon South Dock, Sunderland, County Durham,
16th-18th October;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">5) Holy Island, Northumberland, 18th
October;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">6) Troila Geo, Fair Isle, 20th
October;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">7) Lund, Unst, Shetland, 22nd-24th
October;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">8) Fair Isle, 22nd October;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms";">9) Sandside Bay, Deerness, Orkney, 24th
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An adult has been discovered this afternoon at Alkborough Flats NR, 8 miles north of Scunthorpe, showing at 250-300 yards range at the reed edge from the first hide. Use the car park off of Whitton Road DN15 9JG. This record comes very hard on the heels of our first considered genuine Purple Gallinule at Minsmere RSPB Reserve (Suffolk) on 31st July to 4th August and associated with a widespread dispersal from breeding grounds in France due to severe drought.</div>
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Did any of these groups highlight what effect increased human population growth has on our wildlife Can we continue obliviously on without delimiting the ever-increasing volume of people. Are they of the opinion that the more houses, roads, factories, towns and cities there are in this country, the easier it becomes to feed and water ourselves, and make a countryside better for wildlife. Come on! Do these groups all deny that habitat loss is the principal cause of biodiversity loss and a catastrophic decline in abundance? Do they deny that habitat loss is principally caused by human activity and population increase? I see no mention of population growth in their promotional blurb, that's because they daren't talk about it, but more than happy to take the money and ignore the core issue. The referendum result shows that each of these conservation organisations, as well as all mainstream political parties, are living in denial of a basic fact which most ordinary tax-paying Brits have little difficulty in identifying and making a voting point on. These same ordinary people have no problem talking about it either, but the political class refuse to, and this mindset is supported by our wildlife organisations. Population growth adversely affects climate change too. The reality is, is that until human population growth is tackled, the planet will continue to suffer significant and irreversible declines in wildlife and ever increasing greenhouse emissions.<br />
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And so to the Referendum in question.....<br />
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If you take out the votes of Greater London, Scotland and Northern Ireland from the overall count, there was an overwhelming majority of people in England and Wales that voted in favour of quitting an undemocratic European Union. In fact the majority was so ginormous that it was easily able to dwarf the impressive majorities in favour of remaining in these three regions by well over one and a quarter million votes! Proof if ever needed that the great British public has finally woken up, completely ignoring the advice of their governments, both Tory and Labour, as well as the Lib Dems, Plaid Cymru and the Greens.<br />
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There are genuine reasons for this -:<br />
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1) Northern Ireland is still driven with sectarian bigotry and voting there was highly influenced by religious/community belief rather than economic...<br />
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2) The greater Ireland is a major beneficiary of the EU and even though their economy has largely been ruined by the euro currency, an overhaul of housing and road infrastructure has seen a transformation of fortunes. It has a population deficit and thus shares little in common with the pressure on housing, congestion, environment that we here in England will experience<br />
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3) Scotland is another major beneficiary of EU aid and it is in their interest to Remain but how the SNP can both govern itself and hand over power to Brussels is beyond me. But again, Scotland largely benefits from massive open spaces, away from the conurbations of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, and can easily sustain a marked arrival of new immigrants, unlike much of Southeast England, the Midlands and Northeast. However, the ability of Scotland to break away from the UK is greatly vexed, North Sea Oil values having evaporated to leave a somewhat cumbersome deficit. Furthermore, it will not be able to join the EU and keep the pound sterling - can't see to many Scots looking forward to the euro!<br />
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4) London is hugely multi-cultural and is an overcrowded, heavily congested, expensive, polluted metropolis alienated from the environment; it has an enormous housing and congestion crisis. The majority of people living there have no idea how much countryside is required to produce their food nor are they bothered.Lee G R Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193625627020046466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991666914969351975.post-55306299245759887232016-06-25T18:23:00.002+01:002016-06-25T18:23:55.255+01:00Delight at Brexit and my experiences with the EU Birds Directivehttps://www.facebook.com/lee.g.evans.1/posts/10154299854783841<br />
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<br />Lee G R Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193625627020046466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991666914969351975.post-80124642711797342612016-05-12T23:15:00.001+01:002016-05-12T23:15:51.915+01:00DALMATIAN PELICAN in WEST CORNWALL - a new British bird<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="832ef" data-offset-key="8fl0c-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span data-offset-key="e6ert-0-0">After a quick conversation with CBWPS Bird News operative and keen Cornish birder David Parker, local birders were soon on the ground and searching hard and within no time at all, Mark Halliday had intercepted it - flying in high from the south at Swingates House, Land's End at around 0910 on 9th. Seemingly it dropped down on the small fishpond within the grounds to feed but as the first of the locals arrived, it took flight from the pond and drifted off in the direction of Skewjack Pools. It quickly became apparent that the bird was doing its best to find somewhere to land and feed and for the next few hours, commuted between Skewjack and Brew Pools but without much success. It also visited Trevorian Pool at Sennen briefly (where some stunning photographs were taken) as well as standing forlorn in a ploughed field for the best part of an hour SW of Escalls Chapel. The weather then started deteorating and after being flushed from near Skewjack late afternoon, it then went to ground early evening as heavy rain and high winds set in. Around 100 twitchers had managed to connect including Neil Alford from North Norfolk!</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="co5g3-0-0">Tuesday 10 May dawned foggy and grey with poor visibility continuing throughout much of the morning. A couple of hundred birders had gathered, spreading themselves widely between Land's End, Polgigga, Escalls, Sennen and Marazion. Hours of searching then followed but other than a singing male Serin and two vagrant Woodchat Shrikes, the Pelican was not to be found. Late in the morning a shout went out that the bird had been seen flying east south of St Michael's Mount at Marazion and a whacky races style departure hastily took place, with carloads of twitchers heading first for Marazion and then onward to Helston Loe Pool, Helston Boating Pond and the Hayle Estuary! It later transpired that the information was erroneous - it had actually related to a flyover Osprey - and as everybody was otherwise waylaid, the Dalmatian Pelican itself reappeared - circling the Land's End complex from about 1115. It remained in flight for a long period of time, drifting very slowly southeast towards Skewjack and Nanjizal, before finally dropping down onto the Porthgwarra pools some 45 minutes later. Fortunately, the majority of car-loads managed to get back in time, but as John Chappell endeavoured to video the bird at PG, it took flight again and spent the next hour or more criss-crossing the Penwith countryside, flying back & forth over Bosistow Lane on numerous occasions. At around 1320 hours and with the sky clearing and temperatures rising to 21 degrees C, it thermalled ever higher in the sky, seemingly disappearing to the east. I stopped watching it then, as did the majority of others, but as further twitchers arrived during the afternoon, it was relocated several more times in the vicinity, Keith Holland and his mother last reporting it at around 1530 hours.</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="fooms-0-0">Peter De Vries very kindly supplied me with a detailed summary of European sightings since 2014, 'our' particular adult being first sighted at Chygirynskae Water Reservoir in BELARUS from 10-15 January 2016. It was then relocated in POLAND, where it remained at Przygodzice Fishponds from 6-11 April 2016 before moving to GERMANY, where it visited numerous locations from Berlin, Brandenburg, Volkmannsdorf and Worms between 14 April and 1 May 2016. By 3rd May, it had reached Alsace in France, and with strong Southeasterly winds, hot conditions and clear skies made its landfall in West Cornwall on 7th May.</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="3ofj4-0-0">Four further Dalmatian Pelicans had been recorded in NW Europe since 2014 including a juvenile in Germany that had escaped from Zoo Munster on 20th November of that year and had survived in that country until 29th April 2015 before relocating to Poland from 14th August 2015 until at least 3rd May 2016. A second immature was then believed to have escaped prior to pinioning at Amneville, France, in February 2015, this bird visiting a fishpond in Borow, Poland, from 7th March to 2nd April 2015. There then followed two considered vagrants, both in Lithuania - in Kelme District from 21st May 2015 to 6th January 2016 and at Nemunas Delta on 3rd July 2015.</span></div>
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Also still space on my Scottish Weekender incorporating close-up views of breeding-plumaged White-billed Divers 14-18 APRIL 2016 and a single space on my ROUND BRITAIN TOUR 14-23 MAY 2016</div>
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Still have a single place on my MOROCCO tour of 7-11 JUNE 2016. Please contact me for further details</div>
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Also still space on my Scottish Weekender incorporating close-up views of breeding-plumaged White-billed Divers 14-18 APRIL 2016 and a single space on my ROUND BRITAIN TOUR 14-23 MAY 2016</div>
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Lee G R Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193625627020046466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991666914969351975.post-63894518096682207482016-02-16T09:26:00.000+00:002016-02-16T09:26:16.067+00:00Rare Birds in Britain & Ireland in 2015<div class="MsoNormal">
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& IRELAND IN 2015: A Review of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">2015 turned out to be the warmest since records began
in 1890, while the El Nino effect that had influenced so much of the autumn
resulted in the wettest November and December in many parts of the country,
bringing unprecedented flooding to parts of Lancashire, Cumbria, Dumfries &
Galloway and Aberdeenshire. In terms of bird diversity, at just 434 species for
combined Britain & Ireland, 2015 was one of the poorest years this
Millenium....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">As in 2014, there was just a single new species for
the list in 2015 – an Acadian Flycatcher at Dungeness in September. There were
many other outstanding occurrencies though, favourites among many being the
Citril Finch, Wilson’s Warbler, Cretszchmar’s Bunting, Hudsonian Godwit,
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Great Blue Heron, Crag Martin, Rufous Turtle Dove or
Greater Yellowlegs. Leading UK lister Steve Gantlett was just six species shy
of the Big 600 as we entered the New Year – will 2016 see him make the magic
milestone? Only time will tell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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List that follows highlights the major ornithological rarity events that
headlined during the year – a somewhat sumptuous array of lost waifs.........<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The regular adult in Mount’s Bay, Penzance (Cornwall)
back for its 7<sup>th</sup> consecutive winter was seen intermittently until 8<sup>th</sup>
March, while that off Pendower Beach (Cornwall) was with Black-throated Divers
on at least 17<sup>th</sup>-22<sup>nd</sup> February. The Mount’s Bay adult
reappeared on 30<sup>th</sup> April, in full breeding splendour, gracing the
bay until 4<sup>th</sup> May, before returning for its 8<sup>th</sup> winter on
26<sup>th</sup> November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Another good year. Wintering records included singles
in Bluemull Sound (Shetland) until 15<sup>th</sup> March, off Kirkabister
(Shetland) until 5<sup>th</sup> March and at St Margaret’s Hope, South
Ronaldsay (Orkney) until 20<sup>th</sup> March. Up to 12 were then recorded in
the cold waters between Portsoy and Burghead Between 13<sup>th</sup> March and
10<sup>th</sup> May, while elsewhere in spring, at least 3 were offshore of
Port Nis, Lewis (Outer Hebrides) from 16<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup> April and
singles in Gruinard Bay (Highland) on 15<sup>th</sup> April, Water Sound
(Orkney) again from 17<sup>th</sup> April to 9<sup>th</sup> May, Eshaness
(Shetland) on 1<sup>st</sup> May and Quendale (Shetland) on 2<sup>nd</sup> May.
The regular Bluemull Sound adult reappeared in Shetland on 28<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A tired transatlantic migrant spent the day resting on
the River Severn off Berkeley Power Station (Gloucs) on 24<sup>th</sup> April
before moving north overnight to Leighton Moss RSPB (Lancs), where it delighted
large numbers of admirers from 25<sup>th</sup> April to 4<sup>th</sup> May.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A spate of sightings off SW Ireland in early August
perhaps involving 4 or 5 individuals followed by one photographed 16 km SSE of
St Mary’s (Scilly) on 16<sup>th</sup> August and others flying past Kilcummin Head
(Co. Mayo) on 23<sup>rd</sup> August, both Flamborough Head & Scarborough
(Yorkshire) on 8<sup>th</sup> September<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">NORTH ATLANTIC LITTLE SHEARWATER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Dave Flumm watched one for 5 minutes from 0817-0822
off Pendeen Watchpoint (Cornwall) on 29<sup>th</sup> July and then had the
audacity to see another at the same site on 31<sup>st</sup> August, this one
lingering less shortly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WILSON’S STORM PETREL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Rather unusually, the first of the year was sighted
110 miles WNW of Slyne Head (Co. Galway) on 21<sup>st</sup> April. This was
then followed by rather a lean autumn with singles off Mizen Head (Co. Cork) on
8<sup>th</sup> & 12<sup>th</sup> August, The Stags (Co. Cork) on 9<sup>th</sup>
August, Toe Head (Co. Cork) on 9<sup>th</sup> August, Baltimore Pelagic Trips
(Co.Cork) on 15<sup>th</sup>, 16<sup>th</sup> & 29<sup>th</sup> August and
Bridges of Ross (Co. Clare) on 25<sup>th</sup> August. Bob Flood’s Scilly
pelagic failed to reap results until as late as 14<sup>th</sup> August,
recording just 1-2 birds from then until 15<sup>th</sup> September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Undisputed record of the year involved an adult
Black-browed Albatross that joined a small group of Mute Swans behind West
Hide, Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk) for just a few minutes during a heavy rainstorm
on 12<sup>th</sup> July. One of the most incredulous records ever! It was the same
bird that has spent two summers on Helgoland in Germany.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">About a dozen lucky observers watched a sub-adult pass
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra (Cornwall) from 0805-0810 hours on 28<sup>th</sup>
August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LITTLE BITTERN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The first of the spring was unfortunately found dead
at St Buryan (Cornwall) on 12<sup>th</sup> May. This was then followed by a
rather confiding male on Porthloo Duckpond, St Mary’s (Scilly) from 13th May to
9<sup>th</sup> June before a barking male was located at Lakenheath Fen RSPB
(Suffolk) from 16<sup>th</sup> May until 26<sup>th</sup> June. Further birds
were then located in Cornwall, with a long-stayer at Tresemple Pool/St Clement
from 17<sup>th</sup>-28<sup>th</sup> May and at Helston Loe Pool on 17<sup>th</sup>
May. At the regular breeding site in Somerset at Shapwick Heath NNR, no less
than 4 barking males were present between mid May and early July, while further
records involved a male at Kirkby-on-Bain GP (Lincs) on 28<sup>th</sup> June
and barking males at Old Moor RSPB (South Yorks) from 30<sup>th</sup> June to 18<sup>th</sup>
August, Swillington Ings (West Yorks) on 11<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup> July
and Willington GP (Derbyshire) on 2<sup>nd</sup> August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">AMERICAN BITTERN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-winter afforded some very fine views as it
frequented the reedy edge of Castlefreke Lake (Co. Cork) from 25<sup>th</sup>
November until 6<sup>th</sup> December, constituting the first-ever twitchable
individual in Ireland.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A juvenile roosted in Nickoll’s Quarry, Hythe (Kent)
from 14<sup>th</sup>-23<sup>rd</sup> January, possibly that seen at Steyning
(West Sussex) on 25<sup>th</sup> January. This was then followed by an influx
in early April involving at least 9 different individuals on Scilly, some of
which sadly did not survive: 3-6 in the Lower Moors/Porthellick area of St
Mary’s from 2<sup>nd</sup> April to at least 7<sup>th</sup> May, one on St
Agnes from 3<sup>rd</sup>-9<sup>th</sup> April and 3 on Tresco on 5<sup>th</sup>
April. Further arrivals then took place later in April at Marazion Marsh
(Cornwall), Kingsbridge & Black Hole Marsh, Seaton (Devon), Bournemouth
(Dorset), Burgh-le-Marsh (Lincs) and Attenborough (Notts), with 2 together at
Kinsley (Yorks). Two remained in Cornwall into May, with up to 3 reported on
the Somerset Levels throughout June. An adult was present in the Swillington
Ings area (West Yorks) from 18<sup>th</sup> August to 3<sup>rd</sup> September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In Ireland, a juvenile remained in Youghal (Co. Cork)
until at least 4<sup>th</sup> February<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">CATTLE EGRET<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Two remained from December 2014 at Dungeness RSPB
until at least 26<sup>th</sup> April , with presumably the third from that area
in December at Hamstreet (Kent) from 11<sup>th</sup> February until April and
at Warehorne (Kent) on 5<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup> May, at Cooling Marshes
(Kent) on 31<sup>st</sup> May and at Hersden (Kent) on 13<sup>th</sup> June.
One then returned to Somerset, being seen near Trull on 25<sup>th</sup>, while
further singles were noted at Rutland Water (Leics) on 16<sup>th</sup> June,
both Trimley & Shotley Marshes in Suffolk on 28<sup>th</sup> June and at St
Andrews (Fife) on 29<sup>th</sup> July. There then followed an almost
unprecedented influx at the end of August, with a single flock of 25 birds at
Brighstone (Isle of Wight) on 30<sup>th</sup>, leaving 23 at Coward’s Marsh,
Christchurch (Dorset) later in the day with the additional two at nearby
Stanpit Marsh. The flock then dispersed and continued inland and west, with
several reaching South Wales and others appearing in Devon and Somerset. At
least eight remained until the turn of the year, with at least 3 in Devon and 2
in Somerset.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The West Country saw two arrive in early May, with
singles present at Polgigga (Cornwall) from 5<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup> and
Prawle Point (Devon) on 9<sup>th</sup>-16<sup>th</sup>, with further arrivals
from mid-month involving singles at South Milton Ley (Devon) on 13<sup>th</sup>,
Beesands Ley, Slapton (Devon) on 16<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup>, Land’s End
(Cornwall) on 15<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup>, Nanjizal on 15<sup>th</sup>,
Goonhilly Downs on the Lizard (Cornwall) on 16<sup>th</sup> and at Marazion
Marsh RSPB (Cornwall) from 6<sup>th</sup>-10<sup>th</sup> June. A long-stayer
was also present on Scilly from 14<sup>th</sup> May to 3<sup>rd</sup> June,
favouring Porthellick Pool, St Mary’s, with one in Ireland at Ballycotton Marsh
(Co. Cork) on 22<sup>nd</sup> May and further singles at Saltholme Pools
(Cleveland) on 18<sup>th</sup> & 26<sup>th</sup> June, Kirkby-on-Bain GP
(Lincs) on 27<sup>th</sup> June, Cemlyn Bay (Anglesey) on 30<sup>th</sup> June
and at Southease (East Sussex) on 3<sup>rd</sup> July. In October, one was seen
at Nanjizal on 24<sup>th</sup>, then at nearby Skewjack on 26<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GREAT BLUE HERON<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Only the third-ever for Britain – a first-winter – remained
on the Isles of Scilly from 14<sup>th</sup> April until 6<sup>th</sup> May.
Initially commuting between Lower Moors and Old Town Bay, St Mary’s, on 14<sup>th</sup>-15<sup>th</sup>
April, it then relocated to Bryher’s Hell Bay, where it invariably showed well
from 16<sup>th</sup>-25<sup>th</sup> April. It then became even more confiding,
visiting the hide pools on Lower Moors from 27<sup>th</sup> April until 6<sup>th</sup>
May.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Further breeding took place in Somerset this year with
at least 6 young fledging, while wintering numbers in the first winter period
averaged 52 birds and 61 birds in the second, Dungeness once again attracting
up to 12 individuals and Shapwick Heath NNR at least 19.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PURPLE HERON<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Another below average year with just eight in spring involving
singles at Drift Reservoir (Cornwall) from 20th April until 29<sup>th</sup>
May, Broad Lough (Co. Wicklow) on 29<sup>th</sup> April, Bryher & St Mary’s
(Scilly) on 3<sup>rd</sup>-4<sup>th</sup> May, Lodmoor (Dorset) on 12<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup>
May, Rye Harbour NR (East Sussex) on 13<sup>th</sup> May, Dungeness RSPB (Kent)
on 13<sup>th</sup> May, St Martin’s (Scilly) on 15<sup>th</sup>-16<sup>th</sup>
& 26<sup>th</sup>-28<sup>th</sup> May (and subsequently St Mary’s & St
Agnes on 14<sup>th</sup>-25<sup>th</sup> June), Kenfig Pool NR (Gower) on 19<sup>th</sup>-23<sup>rd</sup>
June and Ham Wall again on 24<sup>th</sup> June & 4<sup>th</sup> July. As
autumn approached, a first-summer took up residence at King’s Fleet, Felixstowe
Ferry (Suffolk) from 14<sup>th</sup> July to 10<sup>th</sup> August, with one
briefly at Cley (Norfolk) on 22<sup>nd</sup> July. The last of the year was at
Steart WWT (Somerset) on 14<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLACK STORK<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One drifted slowly SW into the Wash from Scolt Head
Island, Old Hunstanton and Snettisham RSPB (Norfolk) on 21<sup>st</sup>-22<sup>nd</sup>
May, being reseen over Frampton Marsh RSPB, Boston and Kirkby-on-Bain GP
(Lincs) on 22<sup>nd</sup>, then Midhope Moor (South Yorks) on 23<sup>rd</sup>
May. One was then seen over Marloes Mere & Skomer Island (Pembs) on 25<sup>th</sup>
May, making its way further east to Nantyffyllon (East Glamorgan) on 25<sup>th</sup>,
Coed Morgan (Gwent) on 26<sup>th</sup>, Skomer again on 2<sup>nd</sup> June,
Newton Abbot (Devon) on 5<sup>th</sup> June, both Marazion Marsh and
Constantine (Cornwall) on 7<sup>th</sup> June, over Penzance, Nanjizal &
Polgigga on 8<sup>th</sup> June before later flying out to Scilly, drifting
west over St Mary’s and then St Agnes. It moved back to St Martin’s on 9<sup>th</sup>
then Cornwall later that day, drifting once more back up country at Three
Barrows. A different bird, first noted at Tuddenham St Mary (Suffolk) on 9<sup>th</sup>
June, was seen at both Narborough and South Raynham (Norfolk) on 12<sup>th</sup>,
while a juvenile first seen at Wenhaston Marsh (Suffolk) on 28<sup>th</sup>
July was found to be one of four fledged from a nest in France, all
colour-ringed. Another sibling ranged widely in the Northeast, moving from
Greatham Creek (Cleveland) on 1<sup>st</sup> August to Haggerston
(Northumberland) next day, with ‘F 05R’ eventually settling at Spurn Point from
3<sup>rd</sup>-10<sup>th</sup> August before relocating to Sunk Island and
Stone Creek until 15<sup>th</sup> September. A separate family member kept to
the south side of the Humber, visiting Blacktoft Sands RSPB (East Yorks) on 3<sup>rd</sup>
August, then various localities south to Gibraltar Point (Lincs) until 1<sup>st</sup>
September, perhaps even making it to Cley NWT on 5<sup>th</sup>. One was then
seen at Hoveringham GP (Notts) on 4<sup>th</sup> August, before being seen over
Mickleby and Wykeham Forest (North Yorks) next day while F 05P made it to Loch
of Strathbeg RSPB (Aberdeenshire), where it lingered from 6<sup>th</sup>-23<sup>rd</sup>
August. Another (unringed juvenile) made it to the South Coast, drifting over
Hythe & Dungeness (Kent) on 7<sup>th</sup> August before stalling in East
Sussex, where it took up territory in Bexhill-on-Sea for several weeks, last
being noted flying high out to sea on 5<sup>th</sup> September. One was also in
Dorset, visiting various sites in Poole Harbour on 8<sup>th</sup>-9<sup>th</sup>
August before moving west to Portland, Weymouth and various sites on The Fleet
until 12<sup>th</sup> and then on to Cornwall and Wadebridge on 17<sup>th</sup>
August with another in off the sea at Landguard NR (Suffolk) on 28<sup>th</sup>
August being later seen at Clacton-on-Sea (Essex) that day and over Staines
Moor (Middlesex) on 18<sup>th</sup> September. Sadly, F 05R was shot near Madrid
on 20<sup>th</sup> September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GLOSSY IBIS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In the first winter period, few birds were around,
with long-staying birds just in Cambs, South Devon and County Waterford. March
saw a minor arrival but with just 3 individuals surviving into May. By early
autumn, birds were back, with singles at Brough Airfield Marsh (South Yorks) on
1<sup>st</sup>-2<sup>nd</sup> August and at Marloes Mere (Pembs) on 1<sup>st</sup>
August preceding another minor influx, including 5 birds perhaps of Nearctic
rather than Iberian origin on Fair Isle for over a week or more. At least 8
birds remained into January 2016, with Ireland experiencing a major irruption
in the last week of the year, with 25 or more in County Cork and Waterford..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A party of 4 birds originating from a 2014 Swedish
reintroduction project commuted between Minsmere RSPB Levels, North Warren
& Sudbourne Levels (Suffolk) from 30<sup>th</sup> December 2014 to 3<sup>rd</sup>
January, before being satellite-tracked back to Belgium as harsh weather
conditions on the near continent receded. A further family party from the same
scheme appeared in Shetland in September, remaining for at least a month.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">On Islay (Argyll), 1-2 were with Barnacle Geese at
Loch Gruinart RSPB and environs until 13<sup>th</sup> March, while in North
Uist, one remained with Barnacle Geese on Berneray Machair until at least 9<sup>th</sup>
February. At least two reappeared in mid-October, remaining into 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In Ireland, a regular returning adult was with
Barnacle Geese at Lissadell (Co. Sligo) until at least 20<sup>th</sup> February,
returning as usual in October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ROSS’S SNOW GOOSE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was with Pink-footed Geese in the East
Chevington/Druridge Bay area (Northumberland) from 24<sup>th</sup> January
until 20<sup>th</sup> February, relocating to Stobswood until 8<sup>th</sup>
March. It then returned to Scotland where it lingered in the Tullibody area
(Fife) from 11<sup>th</sup>-24<sup>th</sup> March. What was presumably the same
adult returned to central Scotland in November, moving with Pinkfeet to
Carstairs from at least 1<sup>st</sup>-12<sup>th</sup> December.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RED-BREASTED GOOSE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The Orkney adult was with Greylag Geese on Stronsay on
25<sup>th</sup> January, while in autumn, an adult arrived with Dark-bellied
Brent Geese and flew SW past Landguard NR (Suffolk) on 30<sup>th</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">AMERICAN BLACK DUCK<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A drake visited Samson (Scilly) on 19<sup>th</sup>
January, before relocating to the Abbey Pool on Tresco from 27<sup>th</sup>
January to 17<sup>th</sup> April, while the long-staying Strontian (Highland
Region) drake was sighted again on 19<sup>th</sup> April.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">AMERICAN WIGEON<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In the first winter period, at least 8 were present
(including one in Ireland and 2 females together on the Gannel Estuary in
Cornwall), with 5 migrant males in spring, including two drakes in
Aberdeenshire. Six had returned by October<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLUE-WINGED TEAL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A drake, presumed to be a returning bird, was at The
Shunan (Orkney) from 17<sup>th</sup> January to 12<sup>th</sup> April, while in
spring, a drake remained at Donna Nook (Lincs) from 12<sup>th</sup>-28<sup>th</sup>
April.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">FERRUGINOUS DUCK<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The almost resident drake of unknown origin was present
at Kingfisher Lake, Blashford (Hants) until 6<sup>th</sup> March and then again
from 10<sup>th</sup> November into 2015, while a female remained at Slimbridge
WWT (Gloucs) until 2<sup>nd</sup> March. A female was then sighted at Lakenheath
Fen RSPB (Suffolk) on 21<sup>st</sup>-22<sup>nd</sup> March. In the second
winter period, a ‘new’ drake appeared at Washington WWT (Co. Durham) in
October, actually joining 10 or so captive Ferruginous Ducks in their pen; it
remained into 2016, while a drake bearing a metal ring resided at Dinton
Pastures Country Park (Berks) from 6<sup>th</sup> December into 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LESSER SCAUP<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In the first winter period, regular drakes were in
Cardiff Bay at the Wetlands NR and Cosmeston Lakes (East Glamorgan) until 4<sup>th</sup>
March and Dozmary Pool, Bodmin Moor (Cornwall) until 9<sup>th</sup> March, Llangorse
Lake (Powys) until 28<sup>th</sup> February, with a putative at Martnaham Loch
(Ayrshire) from 1<sup>st</sup> January into April. In spring, a drake visited
Trimley Marshes SWT (Suffolk) on 7<sup>th</sup> April, with a female on South
Uist (Outer Hebrides) from 11<sup>th</sup>-15<sup>th</sup> April, while further
records involved a drake at Wintersett Reservoir (South Yorks) from 4<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup>
May (interestingly the same nasal-saddled bird that had overwintered at
Llangorse Lake) and a returning drake at Blagdon Lake (Avon) from 5<sup>th</sup>
July. In addition to three regular drakes, first-year drakes appeared on Scilly
and on Shetland in November, most remaining into the New Year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In Ireland, the usual drake was on Lough Gill (Co.
Kerry) until March (with an additional bird there from 12<sup>th</sup>-24<sup>th</sup>
January) & from 22<sup>nd</sup> October, with the female at Rahasane
Turlough (Co. Galway) until at least 3<sup>rd</sup> January and then further
singles at Lough Pharisee (Co. Cavan) on 19<sup>th</sup> February to 30<sup>th</sup>
March, Lough Gara (Co. Sligo) on 8<sup>th</sup> March to 4<sup>th</sup> May and
at Castleplunket (Co. Roscommon) on 30<sup>th</sup> March. Two reappeared at
Lough Gill in November, remaining into 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">KING EIDER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The Ruddon’s Point Largo Bay (Fife) female was present
until at least 7<sup>th</sup> April, while single drakes off Yell in Bluemull
Sound (Shetland) and Burghead (Moray) were seen intermittently from January to
April. The regular Aberdeenshire adult drake appeared at St Combs from 28<sup>th</sup>-31<sup>st</sup>
January, with an immature drake off Maenporth (Cornwall) from 27<sup>th</sup>
January until 17<sup>th</sup> March. On 5<sup>th</sup> April, the usual drake
returned to the Ythan Estuary to moult/, being last reported on 20<sup>th</sup>
June, with a drake at Buness, Unst (Shetland) on 7<sup>th</sup>-9<sup>th</sup>
June. During the second half of the year, the usual drake had returned to Nairn
by early July, with a drake off Annagh Head (Co. Mayo) on 20<sup>th</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">HARLEQUIN DUCK<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A very popular first-winter drake was on the River Don
in north Aberdeen from 3<sup>rd</sup> January until 21<sup>st</sup> May with a
female at Brora (Sutherland) from 17<sup>th</sup> February until 30<sup>th</sup>
April.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">NORTH AMERICAN BLACK SCOTER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An adult drake was with Common Scoters off Rossbeigh
(County Kerry) from 8th January until at least 3<sup>rd</sup> April, while
another was at Cheswick Sands (Northumberland) from 21<sup>st</sup> January
until 26<sup>th</sup> March. The Kerry drake reappeared on 10<sup>th</sup>
October, remaining into 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SURF SCOTER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">No less than 18 regular wintering birds in the first
winter period (including up to 9 individuals off of Old Colwyn, North Wales)
with a widespread influx in the second winter period, perhaps involving up to
30 birds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BUFFLEHEAD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-winter drake bearing a metal ring and of
unknown origin arrived with Tufted Ducks at Priory Country Park, Bedford (Beds)
on 29<sup>th</sup> October but was never seen again. Three further birds, all
bearing coloured plastic rings, were considered to be escapes from captivity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">HOODED MERGANSER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A pair, assumed to be of Nearctic origin, remained on
Tory Island (Co. Donegal) from 19<sup>th</sup>-23<sup>rd</sup> May.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WHITE-TAILED SEA EAGLE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Away from Scotland where the centenary chick was
fledged in July, vagrants included a wide-ranging 2<sup>nd</sup>-winter in
Essex on 13<sup>th</sup>-15<sup>th</sup> March, relocating to Suffolk and
Norfolk from 15<sup>th</sup>-23<sup>rd</sup> March. It then reappeared in
Norfolk Broadland from 18<sup>th</sup>-25<sup>th</sup> April and was last seen
flying north over Gibraltar Point NNR (Lincs) on 25<sup>th</sup> April.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLACK KITE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The escaped adult bearing a white ring survived in
Suffolk until at least early September while incoming migrants in spring
included singles at Eastry & Bough Beech Reservoir (Kent) on 23<sup>rd</sup>
March, Hayle (Cornwall) on 8<sup>th</sup> April, Kingsdon (Somerset) on 10<sup>th</sup>
April, Grove (Kent) on 11<sup>th</sup> April, Minsmere (Suffolk) on 24<sup>th</sup>
April, Exnaboe (Shetland) on 26<sup>th</sup> April, Kingsdon (Somerset) on 10<sup>th</sup>
April, Grove (Kent) on 11<sup>th</sup> April, Minsmere (Suffolk) on 24<sup>th</sup>
April, Exnaboe (Shetland) on 26<sup>th</sup> April, Kingsdon (Somerset) on 10<sup>th</sup>
April, Grove (Kent) on 11<sup>th</sup> April, Littondale (North Yorks) on 23<sup>rd</sup>
April, Minsmere (Suffolk) on 24<sup>th</sup> April, Exnaboe (Shetland) on 26<sup>th</sup>
April, Grove Ferry (Kent) on 9<sup>th</sup> & 17<sup>th</sup> May, Ash near
Sandwich (Kent) on 16<sup>th</sup> May, Titchfield Haven (Hants) on 17<sup>th</sup>
May, Chelmer Park (Essex) on 25<sup>th</sup>, Rye Harbour NR (East Sussex) on
25<sup>th</sup> May, Hayle (Cornwall) on 28<sup>th</sup> May and New Holkham
(Norfolk) on 1<sup>st</sup> June. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">NORTHERN HARRIER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A male remained on North Ronaldsay (Orkney) from 25<sup>th</sup>
September into 2016, while a juvenile lingered at Newcastle (Co. Wicklow) from
19<sup>th</sup> November to 5<sup>th</sup> December..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PALLID HARRIER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Following another very successful breeding season in
Scandinavia/Western Russia, at least 5 made it to Shetland from 23<sup>rd</sup>
August to 2<sup>nd</sup> October, with further juveniles on Fair Isle on 13<sup>th</sup>-21<sup>st</sup>
September, St David’s Head then Ramsey Island (Pembs) on 22<sup>nd</sup>
September, Worth Marshes, Sandwich (Kent) on 23<sup>rd</sup> September, Spurn
Point on 29<sup>th</sup> September, The Burgh, Burpham (West Sussex) from 29<sup>th</sup>
September to 11<sup>th</sup> October, Tarbat Ness (Highland) on 4<sup>th</sup>
October, Loch of Stenness (Orkney) on 9<sup>th</sup>-11<sup>th</sup> October,
Isle of May (Fife) on 10<sup>th</sup> & 12<sup>th</sup> October, Holy
Island (Northumberland) on 12<sup>th</sup> October, Annagh Marsh (Co. Mayo)
from 19<sup>th</sup>-30<sup>th</sup> October, Easington/Spurn on 25<sup>th</sup>
October, Donna Nook (Lincs) on 27<sup>th</sup>-28<sup>th</sup> October and at
Gibraltar Point NNR from 28<sup>th</sup> October until 7<sup>th</sup> November.
This latter juvenile male then relocated to North Norfolk, where it roosted at
Warham Greens from 15<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup> November before taking up
residence at the south end of Snettisham Pits from 17<sup>th</sup> November to
7<sup>th</sup> December. It then moved inland to Abbey Farm, Flitcham, surviving
into January 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A widespread influx took place in Britain in autumn
involving up to 22 juveniles, with 12 or more remaining into the New Year. One
individual, at Holland Haven Country Park in Essex, regularly showed down to a
few feet delighting large numbers of admirers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RED-FOOTED FALCON<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A return to form with at least 9 reported in spring
between 15<sup>th</sup> May and 24<sup>th</sup> June, with a rather confiding
first-summer male at Chatterley Colliery (Staffs) from 9<sup>th</sup> July to
18<sup>th</sup> August. This latter individual then relocated to Lincolnshire,
before moving north to Northumberland, before being finally shot in
Cambridgeshire on its return south in September, while a flourish of juveniles
appeared, including singles at Girdleness (Aberdeenshire), Flamborough Head,
Gibraltar Point and Breydon Water (Norfolk), as well as two at Spurn Point.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GYRFALCON<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">As usual, a handful of white morph Greenland Gyrs were
seen briefly in NW Ireland and Highland Region in January, with one lingering
in the Lough Gill area (Co. Kerry) from 19<sup>th</sup> February to 6<sup>th</sup>
March and another seen well on Inishbofin (Co. Galway) from late February until
7<sup>th</sup> April. Towards the end of the year, a juvenile white morph took
up territory in the Balranald RSPB machair, showing very well on occasions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LADY AMHERST’S PHEASANT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In Bedfordshire, 3 males were still surviving along
the Greensand Ridge in 2015; the last female recorded was in 2001!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LITTLE CRAKE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">They say lightning doesn’t strike twice but James Lees
hit the jackpot again when he discovered his SECOND Little Crake at Slimbridge
WWT (Gloucs) on 8<sup>th</sup> October. Sadly this one performed for just two
hours, disappearing into an overgrown ditch after being chased by Moorhens!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">AMERICAN COOT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The first-winter remained on Lough Gill (Co. Kerry)
from 5<sup>th</sup> November 2014 until at least 2<sup>nd</sup> March with that
at Loch nam Feithean, Balranald RSPB, North Uist (Outer Hebrides) from 16<sup>th</sup>
November 2014 until 3<sup>rd</sup> April.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LITTLE BUSTARD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The highlight of the year for many was the
first-winter female that survived until New Year’s Day in the cereal crop at
Fraisthorpe (East Yorkshire). This may have been the same bird found dead on
the minor road between Blofield and Strumpshaw (Norfolk) on 22<sup>nd</sup>
January.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLACK-WINGED STILT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Another bumper year which saw at least 3 pairs attempt
to breed in Britain (only one successfully). The first to appear was a male at
Abbotsbury Swannery (Dorset) from 3<sup>rd</sup>-10<sup>th</sup> April,
followed by an influx of at least 8 birds in North Kent from 14<sup>th</sup>
April. A single bird lingered in West Sussex at Sidlesham Ferry Pool from 13<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup>
April, while a pair visited Bowers Marsh RSPB (Essex) intermittently during 14<sup>th</sup>
April until 26<sup>th</sup> May and a trio at the Nene Washes RSPB (Cambs) on
16<sup>th</sup> April. While several pairs then decided to settle on the North
Kent marshes, others went on a tour of the country with one pair visiting
Middleton Lakes RSPB (Staffs) on 18<sup>th</sup> April, Neumann’s Flash,
Northwich (Cheshire) next day, Mickle Mere, Ixworth (Suffolk) on 13<sup>th</sup>
May, Frampton Marsh (Lincs) on 27<sup>th</sup>-28<sup>th</sup> May and at
Potteric Carr YWT (East Yorks) on 29<sup>th</sup> May with another lone
straggler at Grainthorpe (Lincs) from 3<sup>rd</sup>-9<sup>th</sup> May.
Elsewhere, singles were noted at Grove Ferry NR (Kent) on 11<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup>
May and Sidlesham Ferry Pool again from 29<sup>th</sup> May to 7<sup>th</sup>
June, with a pair at Sandwich Bay (Kent) on 30<sup>th</sup> May and at
Fingringhoe Wick NR (Essex) on 30<sup>th</sup> June. With all four nests
failing due to predation by early July, just one adult remained at Cliffe Pools
(Kent) until 15<sup>th</sup> July<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">COLLARED PRATINCOLE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A bird showed distantly at Lakenheath Fen (Suffolk)
from 7<sup>th</sup>-11<sup>th</sup> June.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLACK-WINGED PRATINCOLE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">What was presumably last year’s bird returning visited
Bothal Pond (Northumberland) from 28<sup>th</sup> May to 1<sup>st</sup> June
then Loch of Skene (Aberdeenshire) on 3<sup>rd</sup> June.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">KENTISH PLOVER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Another very poor year with singles at Cley NWT
(Norfolk) on 25<sup>th</sup> April, Pegwell Bay (Kent) on 26<sup>th</sup>
April, Steart Point (Somerset) on 2<sup>nd</sup>-3<sup>rd</sup> May, unusually
north in Scotland at Dornoch (Sutherland) on 7<sup>th</sup>-10<sup>th</sup> May
and at Balcomie (Fife) on 30<sup>th</sup>-31<sup>st</sup> May and at Ynyslas
(Ceredegion) on 5<sup>th</sup> June. Come early autumn then a female is found
at Ferrybridge (Dorset) on 3<sup>rd</sup> August, with another there on 24<sup>th</sup>
September as well as one in Poole Harbour on Brownsea Island on 1<sup>st</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A winter-plumaged bird was identified at Alkborough
Flats (North Lincs) on 29<sup>th</sup> January, while an adult in partial
breeding plumage graced Breydon Water (Norfolk) from 27<sup>th</sup>-30<sup>th</sup>
June. A further adult was confirmed at Myroe Levels (Co. Derry) from 23<sup>rd</sup>
August to 6<sup>th</sup> September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-summer visited Exminster Marshes RSPB (Devon)
on 23<sup>rd</sup>-24<sup>th</sup> May, with another on Tresco (Scilly) on 3<sup>rd</sup>
July. The autumn period then saw no fewer than 13 reach Ireland, with others
being located in Cumbria, Outer Hebrides, Orkney, Shetland and Scilly in
September and in Norfolk and Leicestershire in October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was with Ringed Plover and Dunlin on Tinker’s
Marsh, Walberswick (Suffolk) on 22<sup>nd</sup>-23<sup>rd</sup> May, with
another much further north at Findhorn Bay (Moray) on 29<sup>th</sup> May. What
may have been the Suffolk bird then relocated to Frampton Marsh RSPB on 9<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup>
June, before returning to Snettisham RSPB (Norfolk) from 18<sup>th</sup>-26<sup>th</sup>
July. A further bird was reported from Banks Lane Lake, Scorton GP (North
Yorks) on 26<sup>th</sup> August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">TEREK SANDPIPER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An adult in summer plumage fed in tidal channels at
Pagham Harbour (West Sussex) on 21<sup>st</sup>-22<sup>nd</sup> June, followed
by singles at Burnham Deepdale (Norfolk) on 25<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup>
June & 5<sup>th</sup>-7<sup>th</sup> July and Low Newton-by-the-Sea
(Northumberland) on 4<sup>th</sup> July.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BAIRD’S SANDPIPER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An adult spent just the day at Black Hole Marsh,
Seaton (Devon) on 15<sup>th</sup> August, with a juvenile on Tiree (Argyll)
from 29<sup>th</sup> September to 2<sup>nd</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The first of the year arrived on Papa Westray (Orkney)
on 25<sup>th</sup>-28<sup>th</sup> April, most likely relocating to North
Ronaldsay (Orkney) on 1<sup>st</sup>-3<sup>rd</sup> May. An adult then made it
to Cley NWT (Norfolk) on 25<sup>th</sup>-26<sup>th</sup> May, most likely
relocating to Frampton Marsh RSPB (Lincs) from 29<sup>th</sup> May to 12<sup>th</sup>
June before returning once more to Cley from 13<sup>th</sup>-21<sup>st</sup>
June. An adult was then at Kilnsea Wetlands NR (East Yorks) from 4th July to 7<sup>th</sup>
August, with others at Hatfield Moors (South Yorks) on 15<sup>th</sup> July,
North Ronaldsay (Orkney) on 21<sup>st</sup>-24<sup>th</sup> July, South Gare
(Cleveland) on 4<sup>th</sup> August, Swim Coots, Hickling Broad (Norfolk) on 9<sup>th</sup>
August and a spate of fresh arrivals in autumn proper, perhaps involving at
least eight individuals. The last of the year was a juvenile at Musselburgh
Lagoons (Lothian) from 12<sup>th</sup>-14<sup>th</sup> November, until killed
by a Sparrowhawk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In Ireland, one visited County Derry in spring (Lough
Beg on 28<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup> May), followed by singles at Tacumshin
(Co. Wexford) on 19<sup>th</sup>-21<sup>st</sup> July, Belfast Harbour Pools
(Co. Antrim) on 27<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup> July<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The first identified of the autumn was at Inny Strand,
Waterville (Co. Kerry) on 19<sup>th</sup> August, witrh either that or another
one there from 28<sup>th</sup> September to 1<sup>st</sup> October. Here in the
UK, we mustered just one record – a long-staying but very distant bird with
Dunlin on the River Severn at Slimbridge WWT (Gloucs) from 28<sup>th</sup>
September to 6<sup>th</sup> November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LEAST SANDPIPER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An adult frequented the Big Pool, St Agnes (Scilly)
from 16<sup>th</sup>-24<sup>th</sup> July.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A slight improvement in fortunes but not great with
perhaps 16 recorded in autumn, including a well-twitched juvenile in clifftop
fields at White Nothe, Ringstead Bay (Dorset) in September. Although West
Cornwall managed to muster 3 records, Scilly almost blanked out yet again with
just one brief appearance!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LESSER YELLOWLEGS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Wintering birds included singles at Pett Level (East
Sussex) until 27<sup>th</sup> February and at North Berwick (Lothian) from 1<sup>st</sup>-4<sup>th</sup>
January, the former moving to neighbouring Rye Harbour LNR (East Sussex) from 2<sup>nd</sup>-11<sup>th</sup>
March. Spring saw the arrival of two more, with singles at Wheldrake Ings
(North Yorks) on 15<sup>th</sup> April and Low Newton-by-the-Sea
(Northumberland) on 11th-14<sup>th</sup> May. During the autumn, an adult moved
from Brockholes Quarry (Lancs) on 20<sup>th</sup> August to the Conder Estuary
at Glasson (Lancs) from 23<sup>rd</sup>-26<sup>th</sup> August, while others
were found on Tiree (Argyll) on 21<sup>st</sup>-24<sup>th</sup> October and
Breydon Water (Norfolk) from 29<sup>th</sup> October into January 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In Ireland, one was on the Rogerstown Estuary (Co.
Dublin) until at least 14<sup>th</sup> April, with another at Skibbereen (Co.
Cork) on 4<sup>th</sup> February, while in autumn, singles were at Clogheen
Marsh (Co. Cork) on 30<sup>th</sup> September to 15<sup>th</sup> October,
White’s Marsh, Clonakilty (Co. Cork) on 1<sup>st</sup>-6<sup>th</sup> October<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GREATER YELLOWLEGS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was discovered with wintering Icelandic
Black-tailed Godwits at Titchfield Haven NNR (Hants) on 11<sup>th</sup> January.
It vanished without trace shortly afterwards but then pitched up again on the
Posbrook Floods nearby on 11<sup>th</sup> April. It reappeared at the Haven on
17<sup>th</sup> April, where it was then more reliably seen until 9<sup>th</sup>
May, eventually inhabiting Posbrook daily until at least 29<sup>th</sup> July.
It was relocated once more, across the Solent on the isle of Wight on 23<sup>rd</sup>
September, frequenting the tidal River Medina until at least 16<sup>th</sup>
December.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SPOTTED SANDPIPER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A wintering juvenile remained in Inverallochy Bay
(Aberdeenshire) from 19<sup>th</sup> October until 19<sup>th</sup> January 2015
while in spring, singles visited Arran (Argyll) on 19<sup>th</sup>-21<sup>st</sup>
May and Wellington GP (Herefordshire) on 25<sup>th</sup> May. An adult in full
breeding plumage loitered with intent at Coate Water, Swindon (Wilts) from 16<sup>th</sup>-27<sup>th</sup>
August, with further records coming from the River Teign (Devon) on 17<sup>th</sup>
August and Bryher (Scilly) on 21<sup>st</sup> September. Later in autumn,
further birds were recorded on Tresco Great Pool (Scilly) on 21<sup>st</sup>
October, Chard Junction GP (Somerset) from 25<sup>th</sup> October until at
least 25<sup>th</sup> November and at Pilmore Strand, Youghal (Co. Cork) from
22<sup>nd</sup> November into January 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">HUDSONIAN GODWIT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An adult in breeding plumage graced the drained basin
at Meare Heath (Somerset) on 24<sup>th</sup>-25<sup>th</sup> April and again
from 29<sup>th</sup> April to 3<sup>rd</sup> May constituting one of the
largest twitches of the year. With the last in Britain being well over 20 years
ago, this handsome wader was particularly well received. A totally different
individual – a male – was then discovered in Ireland, visiting Inishdawros,
Ballyconneelly (Co. Galway) briefly on 22<sup>nd</sup> July. Fortunately for
Irish twitchers, this same bird was relocated much later in the autumn on the
Aran Islands at Kilmurry, performing daily from 15<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In Ireland, records came from The Cull (Co. Wexford)
on 12<sup>th</sup> & 28<sup>th</sup> June and Tacumshin Lake (Co. Wexford)
on 14<sup>th</sup> June, then from Tacumshin/Rosslare (Co. Wexford) on 22<sup>nd</sup>-26<sup>th</sup>
September, The Gearagh (Co. Cork) on 29<sup>th</sup> September and on the
Rogerstown Estuary (Co. Dublin) on 8<sup>th</sup>-10<sup>th</sup> November. The
last of the year was at Killorglin (Co. Kerry) on 11<sup>th</sup> November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In Britain, a very confiding juvenile reached Yell
(Shetland) from 8<sup>th</sup>-13<sup>th</sup> September, with further
transatlantic arrivals at Skokholm (Pembs) on 20<sup>th</sup>-24<sup>th</sup>
September and at Pennington/Keyhaven Marshes (Hants) from 23<sup>rd</sup>
September into 2016. A further first-winter was discovered at Cresswell Pond
(Northumberland) on 9<sup>th</sup> November, this bird also remaining into
2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One remained in Pagham Harbour off Church Norton from
9<sup>th</sup> June until 27<sup>th</sup> July, while in autumn, one remained
on Tresco (Scilly) from 15<sup>th</sup>-18<sup>th</sup> October before
relocating to Cornwall, where it remained from 30<sup>th</sup> October into
January 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WILSON’S PHALAROPE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A juvenile made landfall on Par Beach (Cornwall) on 16<sup>th</sup>
August followed by a first-winter at Pannel Valley NR, Pett (East Sussex) on 19<sup>th</sup>
September that relocated to Vange Marsh RSPB (Essex) from 20<sup>th</sup>
September to 3<sup>rd</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BONAPARTE’S GULL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Two regular adults appeared in January at Dawlish
Warren NNR (Devon) and at Lochgilphead in Argyll, with that in Cardiff Bay
showing up regularly during February and March. The Devon bird was last reported on 22<sup>nd</sup>
March, while the Argyll bird stayed until 27<sup>th</sup> March, while in
Cardiff Bay, two adults lingered from 24<sup>th</sup> March to 9<sup>th</sup>
April.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Elsewhere, a first-winter visited Ferrybridge (Dorset)
on 7<sup>th</sup> March (relocating to Radipole Lake RSPB, Weymouth, from 26<sup>th</sup>
March to 7<sup>th</sup> April, Milford-on-Sea, Hants, on 15<sup>th</sup> April
then in Riverside Park, Southampton, from 3<sup>rd</sup>-24<sup>th</sup> May),
an adult was at Ballycotton (Co. Cork) on 1<sup>st</sup>-8<sup>th</sup> April,
one was at Tramore Back Strand (Co. Waterford) from 15<sup>th</sup> March to
7th April, at Bowling Green Marsh, Topsham (Devon) on 9<sup>th</sup>-10<sup>th</sup>
May, Llanrhidian Marsh (Gower) on 12<sup>th</sup> May, Dungeness (Kent) on 16<sup>th</sup>
May, Kingsmill Lake (Cornwall) on 26<sup>th</sup> May, on Unst on 11<sup>th</sup>
June and on St Kilda (Outer Hebrides) on 12<sup>th</sup> & 21<sup>st</sup>
June. The regular reappearing 3<sup>rd</sup>-summer was once more at Oare
Marshes NR (Kent) from 20<sup>th</sup> June until 23<sup>rd</sup> August, as
was the Teignmouth (Devon) adult from 23<sup>rd</sup> August, while a ‘new’
bird was at Lossiemouth (Moray & Nairn) from 4<sup>th</sup>-16<sup>th</sup>
October. November saw an adult visit the Farne Islands (Northumberland) on 23<sup>rd</sup>
& 29<sup>th</sup> November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">NORTH AMERICAN HERRING GULL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-winter was identified in Black Ball Harbour
(Co. Cork) on 15<sup>th</sup> March remaining until at least 19<sup>th</sup>
April while in West Cornwall, a 3<sup>rd</sup>-calendar year bird returned to
Drift Reservoir and fields around Jericho Farm, St Just, from 16<sup>th</sup>
March to at least 3<sup>rd</sup> May. This latter bird reappeared on 17<sup>th</sup>
October, remaining in the area into January 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SLATY-BACKED GULL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An adult visited the River Corrib, Waterside, in
Galway City (Co. Galway) on 17<sup>th</sup>-18<sup>th</sup> January,
constituting the second record for Ireland.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ROSS’S GULL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was reported from Brora (Sutherland) on 12<sup>th</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">THAYER’S GULL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A juvenile was photographed at Rufforth Airfield
(South Yorks) on 2<sup>nd</sup>-3<sup>rd</sup> March<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">IVORY GULL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The very confiding juvenile at Uig Pier (Skye)
remained present until 4<sup>th</sup> January<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LAUGHING GULL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The 2<sup>nd</sup>-winter survived at Ballycotton Pier
and surroundings (Co. Cork) until at least 30<sup>th</sup> April, while a
first-winter afforded excellent views at New Brighton (Cheshire & Wirral)
from 3<sup>rd</sup> February until 9<sup>th</sup> April, crossing the Mersey to
Seaforth NR (North Merseyside) on 5<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup> April. Later
in the year, an adult summer visited Kilnsea Wetlands NR (East Yorks) on 13<sup>th</sup>-14<sup>th</sup>
June and Salthouse Duckpond (Norfolk) on 14<sup>th</sup> June, last being seen
flying west at Cley & Blakeney Point. Much later in autumn, one was
identified on St Martin’s (Scilly) on 17<sup>th</sup>-18<sup>th</sup> November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">FRANKLIN’S GULL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">What may have been the same bird was seen at Rusheen
Bay (Co. Galway) on 13<sup>th</sup> June and Lough Beg (Co. Derry) from 22<sup>nd</sup>
June to 4<sup>th</sup> July <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GULL-BILLED TERN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An adult was seen eating earthworms in a recently
ploughed field south of the A30 at Four Burrows (Cornwall) on 14<sup>th</sup>
April, this individual relocating to Walmsley Sanctuary (Cornwall) on 19<sup>th</sup>
April and then Bowling Green Marsh (Devon) on 23<sup>rd</sup> May. Another was
then seen on the Swords Estuary (Co. Dublin) on 6<sup>th</sup> May, with a
further at Bothal Pond (Northumberland) on 29<sup>th</sup>-30<sup>th</sup> May,
Neatholme Fen, Lound GP (Notts) on 11<sup>th</sup> June, Old Moor Wetlands RSPB
(West Yorks) on 16<sup>th</sup> June and Birsay (Orkney) on 20<sup>th</sup>-22<sup>nd</sup>
June. One or other then reappeared at Hayle (Cornwall) on 1<sup>st</sup> July,
Ynys-hir RSPB (Ceredigion) on 2<sup>nd</sup> July, Burton Mere Wetlands
(Cheshire) on 3<sup>rd</sup> July before settling on the Teign Estuary at
Kingsteignton (Devon) from 12<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup> July, with further
reports from Cley NWT (Norfolk) on 12<sup>th</sup> July and Chapel St Leonards
(Lincs) on 16<sup>th</sup> July. At the end of the year, one began the
longest-ever stay in Ireland, surviving at Blennerville Marsh (Co. Kerry) from
17<sup>th</sup> October until 29<sup>th</sup> November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">CASPIAN TERN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Another very lean year for this Scandinavian vagrant
with one seen briefly at Gibraltar Point NNR (Lincs) on 30<sup>th</sup> May and
one resting for an hour at Holland Haven scrape (Essex) on 1<sup>st</sup>
August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">FORSTER’S TERN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The usual returning wintering adult was in County
Galway at Nimmo’s Pier and environs erratically during January to April and was
last reported at Fiddaun Island on 5<sup>th</sup> June. What was presumably the
same wide-ranging adult was then seen at Soldier’s Point (Co. Louth) on 22<sup>nd</sup>-26<sup>th</sup>
August and the Rogerstown Estuary (Co. Dublin) on 6<sup>th</sup>-27<sup>th</sup>
September, before returning once more to Nimmo’s Pier, Mutton Island Causeway
and Doorus from 24<sup>th</sup> October, also visiting New Quay (Co. Clare) on
29<sup>th</sup> November & 6<sup>th</sup> December.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An adult in breeding plumage spent the day at Gypsy
Lane East, Broom GP (Beds) on 24<sup>th</sup> April followed by a marked
arrival of birds in May including 2 at Dungeness RSPB Burrowes Pit (Kent) on 14<sup>th</sup>-15<sup>th</sup>
and singles at Martin Mere WWT (Lancs) on 24<sup>th</sup>, Lunt Meadows (Lancs)
on 25<sup>th</sup>, Paxton Pits NR (Cambs) on 26<sup>th</sup>, Pugney’s CP
(West Yorks) on 28<sup>th</sup> and at Swineham GP (Dorset) on 2<sup>nd</sup>-4<sup>th</sup>
June. Midsummer saw another spate of occurrences with singles at Blithfield
Reservoir (Staffs) on 15<sup>th</sup> June, past Whitburn (Tyne & Wear) on
28<sup>th</sup> June, Saltholme Pools RSPB (Cleveland) on 29<sup>th</sup> June,
Middleton Lakes RSPB (Staffs) on 3<sup>rd</sup> July, Leighton Moss RSPB
(Lancs) on 4<sup>th</sup>-5<sup>th</sup> July, Frampton Marsh on 5<sup>th</sup>-7<sup>th</sup>
July, Dungeness (Kent) on 18<sup>th</sup> July, Stanwick GP (Northants) on 19<sup>th</sup>
July, Rutland Water (Leics) on 19<sup>th</sup> July, Westport Lake (Staffs) on
8<sup>th</sup> August and Kilnsea Wetlands NR on 9<sup>th</sup> August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The first juvenile appeared at Dungeness (Kent) on 17<sup>th</sup>
August, with another at Hornsea Mere (East Yorks) from 24<sup>th</sup>-27<sup>th</sup>;
another then arrived at the ARC Pit at Dungeness on 27<sup>th</sup>, increasing
to 2 from 30<sup>th</sup> until 6<sup>th</sup> September. Further birds were
then discovered at Abberton Reservoir (Essex) on 30<sup>th</sup> August,
Willington GP (Derbyshire) on 31<sup>st</sup> August and Cliffe Pools (Kent) on
31<sup>st</sup> August with another at Ormesby/Filby Broad (Norfolk) on 5<sup>th</sup>-13<sup>th</sup>
September before the last two of the year appeared at Heysham Outfalls (Lancs)
from 26<sup>th</sup> September to 1<sup>st</sup> October and at Cantley Beet
lagoons (Norfolk) on 7<sup>th</sup>-8<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WHISKERED TERN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One flew west at Dungeness Beach (Kent) on 6<sup>th</sup>
August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BRUNNICH’S GUILLEMOT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Tom Lowe inadvertently photographed one off South Gare
(Cleveland) on 8<sup>th</sup> December but despite spending the next four hours
searching, the bird never resurfaced after being attacked by a Great
Black-backed Gull.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RUFOUS TURTLE DOVE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-winter <i>meena</i>
was present in a Scalloway garden (Shetland) from 25<sup>th</sup> November to
17<sup>th</sup> December.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">NORTH AMERICAN MOURNING DOVE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A very confiding first-winter inhabited a Lerwick
garden at 3 Murrayston from Boxing Day until 14<sup>th</sup> January 2016
constituting the first record for Shetland.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The only record of the year involved a first-summer at
Cwm Cadlan (East Glamorgan) from 15<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup> April.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EURASIAN EAGLE OWL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Despite constant persecution, the small breeding
population in the UK remained constant at about 10-12 pairs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SNOWY OWL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The County Donegal Kincasslagh bird was seen regularly
until 5<sup>th</sup> January, with others in Ireland at Gleninagh Mountain (Co.
Clare) on 6<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup> April, Tarmon Hill (Co. Mayo) on 26<sup>th</sup>
April, Cuilcagh Mountain (Co. Fermanagh) on 7<sup>th</sup> May and at
Ballinarobe (Co. Mayo) on 12<sup>th</sup> June. A male summered as usual on
Arranmore Island (Co. Donegal)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EURASIAN SCOPS OWL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One arrived on Great Saltee Island (Co. Wexford) on 11<sup>th</sup>
April with another found dead on St Kilda (Outer Hebrides) on 1<sup>st</sup>
May.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PALLID SWIFT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A handful of sightings in late October, including
singles at Flamborough Head, Newbiggin (Northumberland), Marsden Quarry and
Whitburn Steel (Tyne & Wear) on 31<sup>st</sup> October, Boulby Cliffs
(Cleveland) on 1<sup>st</sup> November, Glynneath (Gower) on 5<sup>th</sup>-6<sup>th</sup>
November, Chapel St Leonards (Lincs) on 6<sup>th</sup> November, Sizewell
(Suffolk) on 7<sup>th</sup> November and Margate (Kent) on 9<sup>th</sup>
November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ALPINE SWIFT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">During a spell of cold, wet, inclement weather, one
remained around the <i>Virgin Atlantic</i>
headquarters on the Manor Way Trading Estate in Crawley (West Sussex) from 28<sup>th</sup>-30<sup>th</sup>
March, roosting for much of the time on the wall of the tall building. In
spring proper, at least 6 others were seen, with singles at Flamborough Head
(East Yorks) on 11<sup>th</sup> April, Verwood (Dorset) on 12<sup>th</sup>
April, Rutland Water (Leics) on 14<sup>th</sup> April, Meols (Cheshire) on 22<sup>nd</sup>
April, Spurn Point on 7<sup>th</sup> May, Ilkley (West Yorks) on 8<sup>th</sup>
May then at Pugney’s CP & Calder Park (West Yorks) on 9<sup>th</sup> May,
The Mullet (Co. Mayo) on 12<sup>th</sup> May, Lyme Regis (Dorset) on 14<sup>th</sup>
May, Loddiswell (Devon) on 16<sup>th</sup> May and another at Spurn on 7<sup>th</sup>
June. Early autumn saw another spate of sightings with singles over Garnock
Floods (Ayrshire) on 24<sup>th</sup> June, Beachy Head (East Sussex) on 1<sup>st</sup>
July and Spurn Point on 8<sup>th</sup> July, as well as one photographed over
Horsey Dunes (Norfolk) on 5<sup>th</sup> August. Much later in the autumn, one
lingered at Little Orme (Caernarfonshire) on 5<sup>th</sup>-6<sup>th</sup>
October, with others at Land’s End, St Levan and Porthgwarra (Cornwall) on 10<sup>th</sup>-11<sup>th</sup>
October and from a boat 8km south of Plymouth (Devon) on 10<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">CHIMNEY SWIFT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was seen briefly at Mizen Head (Co. Cork) on 26<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LITTLE SWIFT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The only record of the year concerned a bird seen on
New Years Eve flying back & forth over the beach between Thorntonloch and
Torness Power Station (Lothian).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EURASIAN HOOPOE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An influx took place in early April, involving at
least 33 birds, including 4 at Mizen Head (Co. Cork) on 9<sup>th</sup>, 4 on St
Mary’s (Scilly) and 2 on Skomer Island (Pembs), at Kilmurrin (Co. Waterford)
and Carnsore Point (Co. Wexford). More and more then continued arriving, with
perhaps as many as 65 in Ireland by 25<sup>th</sup> April. None were reported
breeding this year, with only a light autumn passage and just one made it
through December surviving into the New Year at Kingswinford (Staffs).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EUROPEAN BEE-EATER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">After the first, in Cleveland on 11<sup>th</sup>
April, a widespread influx took place across Britain throughout the spring, culminating
in a group of 5 that toured various South Coast localities in April and groups
of up to 12 that went from Scilly east along the south and east coasts north to
Yorkshire throughout May and July. A flock of 10 that roosted nightly at
Theberton Grange near Leiston (Suffolk) in June were particularly popular as
were the two breeding pairs in a Cumbrian quarry at Lower Gelt, once news was
released and an observation watchpoint put in place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ACADIAN FLYCATCHER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The first for Britain and only the second for the
Western Palearctic made landfall at Dungeness Point (Kent) on 22<sup>nd</sup>
September, presumably having disembarked from a passing vessel. Its arrival had
been associated with a succession of tropical hurricanes leaving the eastern
seaboard of North America with just shy of 600 observers connecting before it
made a dash for freedom in the half hour of decent weather as darkness
approached.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EURASIAN CRAG MARTIN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">For the second year running, the UK was blessed with a
twitchable sighting of this alpine dweller from Central Europe. Although a bird
was seen briefly in spring at East Dene, Bonchurch (Isle of Wight) at 1415 on 7<sup>th</sup>
April, attention went to a late autumn first-winter that lingered in the
vicinity of a crooked church spire in Chesterfield Town Centre (Derbyshire)
from 8<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup> November. This bird even made it onto
Jeremy Vine’s lunchtime chat show on Radio 2, as well as adorning the pages of
several national newspapers!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GREATER SHORT-TOED LARK<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A particularly poor year with none noted in spring.
One arrived on St Mary’s Airfield (Scilly) on 27<sup>th</sup> September,
lingering until at least 27<sup>th</sup> October<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RED-RUMPED SWALLOW<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A fairly widespread influx in spring involved at least
24 individuals following the first at Mizen Head (Co.Cork) on 9<sup>th</sup>
April, while midsummer saw the appearance of singles at Burnham Overy Staithe
(Norfolk) on 17<sup>th</sup> June and in Lerwick (Shetland) on 2nd-14<sup>th</sup>
July. In autumn, singles were noted at Dungeness (Kent) on 30<sup>th</sup>
August, Porthcurno (Cornwall) on 27<sup>th</sup> September and then
ridiculously late in North Norfolk at Cley on 17<sup>th</sup> December, moving
west to Blakeney, Morston, Wells-next-the-Sea, Holkham Park and eventually
Brancaster. The sight of a Red-rumped Swallow flying around a Christmas tree on
Christmas Eve was pretty unique and somewhat bizarre!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">TAWNY PIPIT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Singles were noted on Fair Isle (Shetland) on 4<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup>
May and Portland Bill (Dorset) on 9<sup>th</sup>-10<sup>th</sup> May in spring,
with an odd midsummer record at Seaford Head (East Sussex) on 21<sup>st</sup>
June, while the only occurrence in autumn was at Gunner Point, Hayling Island
(Hants) on 5<sup>th</sup> September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLYTH’S PIPIT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The hugely popular overwintering Pugney’s CP (West
Yorks) individual remained until 6<sup>th</sup> January, while in autumn,
singles were identified at Stiffkey Saltmarsh (Norfolk) on 2<sup>nd</sup>
October, on St Mary’s (Scilly) from 13<sup>th</sup>-25<sup>th</sup> October,
Nanjizal (Cornwall) on 31<sup>st</sup> October and in flight over Spurn Point
on 5<sup>th</sup> November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Unusually, one appeared on North Ronaldsay (Orkney) on
5<sup>th</sup> June. It was a relatively productive autumn, with singles on
Fair Isle on 28<sup>th</sup> September & 5<sup>th</sup> October, in Lerwick
(Shetland) from 2<sup>nd</sup>-5<sup>th</sup> October, at Spurn Point (East
Yorks) on 3<sup>rd</sup> October, Gibraltar Point (Lincs) on 4<sup>th</sup>
October, Scatness (Shetland) on 5<sup>th</sup> October and a further 26 between
6<sup>th</sup> October and 5<sup>th</sup> November, including 7 on Shetland, 5
on Fair Isle, 3 in Yorkshire & Norfolk and others in Cleveland, Cornwall,
Dorset, County Durham, Fife, Orkney, the Outer Hebrides and Scilly. A very late
bird was then seen at Sandy Point, Hayling Island (Hants) on 12<sup>th</sup>
November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RED-THROATED PIPIT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A flyover at Hengistbury Head (Dorset) on 24<sup>th</sup>
April was followed by two very popular summer-plumaged males in May, with
singles at Ludworth Moor, on the Derbyshire/Greater Manchester border, on 3<sup>rd</sup>-4<sup>th</sup>
May and at Seaton Common (Cleveland) on 10<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup> May. A
better autumn than usual with singles on Tory Island (Co. Donegal) on 30<sup>th</sup>
September, Pilning Wetlands, Northwick Warth (Gloucs) on 3<sup>rd</sup>-4<sup>th</sup>
October, St Mary’s Airfield (Scilly) on 4<sup>th</sup>-5<sup>th</sup> October,
Isle of May (Fife) on 6<sup>th</sup> October, Carrahane Strand (Co. Kerry) on 8<sup>th</sup>-9<sup>th</sup>
October, St Abb’s Head (Borders) on 11<sup>th</sup> October, St Mary’s (Scilly)
on 13<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup> October and Tresco (Scilly) on 18<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PECHORA PIPIT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A long-staying bird remained in the Loch of Norby area
at Melby (Shetland) from 22<sup>nd</sup> September until 13<sup>th</sup>
October with one trapped & ringed at Porthellick Pool, St Mary’s, on 24<sup>th</sup>
September, while in October, singles reached Foula (Shetland) on 10<sup>th</sup>
October and North Ronaldsay on 13<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">CITRINE WAGTAIL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">At least 9 appeared at the end of September including
a very confiding first-winter at Spurn Point Canal Zone from 3<sup>rd</sup>-5<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Singles were on the Kirk Beck, Harpham (North Yorks)
from 10<sup>th</sup> February to 25<sup>th</sup> March and on Unst (Shetland)
from 24<sup>th</sup> February to 4<sup>th</sup> March in the first winter
period, with possibly another at Voe (Shetland) on 2<sup>nd</sup>-13<sup>th</sup>
March.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BOHEMIAN WAXWING<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Very small numbers were recorded in Britain in the
first winter period with even less in the second – the second successive year
of such paucity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">CEDAR WAXWING<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A spate of sightings following a constant succession
of deep Atlantic lows, with singles at Kilkee (Co. Clare) on 3<sup>rd</sup>-4<sup>th</sup>
June, Tiree (Argyll) on 10<sup>th</sup> June, Hugh Town, St Mary’s (Scilly) on
19<sup>th</sup> June and found dead in Treginnis (Pembs) on 27<sup>th</sup>
June.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">THRUSH NIGHTINGALE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Three were recorded in 2015 with singles on Brownsman
Island, Farnes (Northumberland) on 15<sup>th</sup>-16<sup>th</sup> August, Fair
Isle on 19<sup>th</sup> August and trapped & ringed on Thorne Moor (East
Yorks) on 24<sup>th</sup> August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SIBERIAN RUBYTHROAT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-winter reached Fair Isle on 20<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In line with recent years, another bumper crop of
occurrencies with some 19 individuals recorded including singles on Whalsay
(Shetland) on 22<sup>nd</sup> September, Westray (Orkney) on 5<sup>th</sup>
October, Fair Isle on 7<sup>th</sup> October, Denmark House, Weybourne
(Norfolk) on 11<sup>th</sup> October, Covean, St Agnes (Scilly) from 11<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup>
October, Fair Isle on 11<sup>th</sup> October, Kilnsea (East Yorks) on 12<sup>th</sup>-13<sup>th</sup>
October, Holkham Meals (Norfolk) on 12<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup> October,
Sandside Bay, Deerness (Orkney) on 12<sup>th</sup> October, Flamborough Head on
12<sup>th</sup>-16<sup>th</sup> October, Kergord Plantation (Shetland) on 16<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup>
October, Wells Woods (Norfolk) on 16<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup> October, Low
Newton-by-the-Sea (Northumberland) on 16<sup>th</sup> October, Kings Loke,
Hemsby (Norfolk) on 18<sup>th</sup> October, Sandwich bay (Kent) on 20<sup>th</sup>
October to 7<sup>th</sup> November, Gibraltar Point (Lincs) on 20<sup>th</sup>
October, Mizen Head (Co. Cork) on 20<sup>th</sup> October and Bardsey island
(Pembs) on 25<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EASTERN BLACK REDSTART<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The first-winter male remained on Scilly at Shark’s
Pit, Porthmellon, St Mary’s, until at least 12<sup>th</sup> January.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ISABELLINE WHEATEAR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was seen late afternoon on St Mary’s Airfield
(Scilly) on 8<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">DESERT WHEATEAR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A male lingered on Port Askin, St Agnes (Scilly), from
21<sup>st</sup>-26<sup>th</sup> March – only the second to have ever been
recorded on the archipelago in spring. Just one occurred in autumn – a
first-winter male at Eskmeals (Cumbria) from 16<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup>
November. A very poor year by recent standards.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EASTERN BLACK-EARED WHEATEAR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A superb male delighted a succession of admirers as it
performed admirably at Acres Down (Hampshire) throughout the day on 13<sup>th</sup>
June.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PIED WHEATEAR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Four recorded this autumn with a first-winter male at
Spurn Point on 3<sup>rd</sup> October, a first-winter male at Skaw, Unst
(Shetland) on 14<sup>th</sup> October, a male at Botallack (Cornwall) on 21<sup>st</sup>
October and a cracking adult male at Landguard NR (Suffolk) on 2<sup>nd</sup>-3<sup>rd</sup>
November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SIBERIAN STONECHAT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Just five recorded this year with first-winters at
Orfordness (Suffolk) on 10<sup>th</sup> October, Quendale (Shetland) on 12<sup>th</sup>-14<sup>th</sup>
October, Flamborough Head on 14<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup> October and
Hook-with-Warsash (Hants) on 24<sup>th</sup> October, with an adult male in
Caister Dunes (Norfolk) on 21<sup>st</sup>-25<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SWAINSON’S THRUSH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One remained on Skokholm (Pembs) from 2<sup>nd</sup>-10<sup>th</sup>
June, with another on Fetlar (Shetland) on 16<sup>th</sup> Jun, with two more
in autumn recorded, at Sanday (Orkney) on 28<sup>th</sup> September and on Unst
(Shetland) on 4<sup>th</sup> October..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GREY-CHEEKED THRUSH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Exceptionally, one was identified on The Mullet (Co.
Mayo) on 25<sup>th</sup> May. A succession of autumn storms associated with a
highly active El Nino jetstream resulted in a wave of records later in the year
with singles at Covean, St Agnes (Scilly) on 23<sup>rd</sup>-24<sup>th</sup>
September, Ollaberry (Shetland) on 28<sup>th</sup> September<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">VEERY<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One remained on North Ronaldsay (Orkney) from 30<sup>th</sup>
May until 9<sup>th</sup> June.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WHITE’S THRUSH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Singles typically recorded in Shetland at Baltasound,
Unst, on 20<sup>th</sup> October and at Gulberwick on 23<sup>rd</sup>-24<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SIBERIAN THRUSH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-winter male was seen briefly on Fair Isle on 5<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EYEBROWED THRUSH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One made landfall on Whalsay at Symbister on 20<sup>th</sup>
June.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SARDINIAN WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A singing male remained at Land’s End (Cornwall) from
14<sup>th</sup>-26<sup>th</sup> May.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WESTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The first to appear was a male at Brownstown Head (Co.
Wexford) from 11<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup> April, followed by further birds
at Kynance Cove, Lizard (Cornwall), on 13<sup>th</sup>-16<sup>th</sup> April
(two males), Kenidjack Valley (Cornwall) on 25<sup>th</sup> April, Bardsey
Island (Gwynedd) on 9<sup>th</sup> May, South Uist (Outer Hebrides) on 14<sup>th</sup>
May, Portland Bill (Dorset) on 23<sup>rd</sup> May, Unst (Shetland) from 25<sup>th</sup>-28<sup>th</sup>
May, Balranald RSPB, North Uist (Outer Hebrides) on 4<sup>th</sup> June, North
Ronaldsay (Orkney) on 20<sup>th</sup>-21<sup>st</sup> June and on Fair Isle
from 30<sup>th</sup> June to 3<sup>rd</sup> July. Several more were discovered
in autumn, with singles on St Mary’s (Scilly) on 23<sup>rd</sup> August &
26<sup>th</sup> September, Europie, Lewis (Outer Hebrides) on 4<sup>th</sup>-5<sup>th</sup>
September and at Kelling Water Meadows (Norfolk) on 8<sup>th</sup> September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">MOLTONI’S SUBALPINE WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A pair was present on Blakeney Point (Norfolk) on 11<sup>th</sup>
May: a rather confiding male in the Plantation and a far more skulking female
in neighbouring tamarisks. Both represented the first records for Norfolk and
had arrived on a rather unique weather system that also spawned a Citril Finch
in the same county at the same time. Literally just a few days later, a male
was trapped & ringed on Fair Isle on 15<sup>th</sup>, remaining on the
archipelago until 26<sup>th</sup> May and spawning the most expensive twitch
ever in the UK at £1,752!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EASTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A male was at Nanjizal (Cornwall) on 19<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup>
April before relocating to Land’s End on 22<sup>nd</sup>, while in autumn,
single males were at Old fall, Flamborough Head from 18<sup>th</sup> September
to 1<sup>st</sup> October and at Mossbank (Shetland) from 25<sup>th</sup>
September until 13<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">AQUATIC WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was trapped & ringed on Orfordness (Suffolk)
on 9<sup>th</sup> August, with further records from Wheldrake Ings (West Yorks)
on 12<sup>th</sup> August and Fair Isle on 15<sup>th</sup>-16<sup>th</sup>
August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LANCEOLATED WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Singles noted in Shetland at Dale of Walls on 26<sup>th</sup>
September, Fair Isle on 27<sup>th</sup> September & 12<sup>th</sup> October
and on the Out Skerries on 5<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PALLAS’S GRASSHOPPER WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A skulking first-winter remained at Isbister
(Shetland) on 11<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup> September, with another on Fair
Isle on 19<sup>th</sup> October..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SAVI’S WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A reeling male was present in Northeast Kent for three
weeks in May.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLYTH’S REED WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was trapped & ringed on Fair Isle on 8<sup>th</sup>
June, while further migrants included a skulking bird on Blakeney Point
(Norfolk) on 13<sup>th</sup>-14<sup>th</sup> June and a singing male at
Inverurie (Aberdeenshire) from 18<sup>th</sup>-27<sup>th</sup> June. These were
then followed by an influx in autumn involving at least 7 birds in Shetland and
others in County Cork, Cornwall, County Durham, Fair Isle, Orkney, Norfolk and
East Yorkshire.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PADDYFIELD WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was on Blakeney Point (Norfolk) from 11<sup>th</sup>-14<sup>th</sup>
June, while another made an exceptionally long stay on Noss (Shetland) from 22<sup>nd</sup>
July to 16<sup>th</sup> August. In autumn, singles were identified at
Collieston Churchyard (Aberdeenshire) on 28<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup>
August, St Agnes (Scilly) on 7<sup>th</sup> September and on Fair Isle on 8<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GREAT REED WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A singing male bellowed out from Phragmites at Swan
Pool, Sandwell Valley RSPB, on 17<sup>th</sup>-18<sup>th</sup> May, with
another identified at Baltasound, Unst (Shetland), from 3rd-22<sup>nd</sup>
June.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">THICK-BILLED WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The 7<sup>th</sup> for Britain was in Quendale Burn
(Shetland) on 24<sup>th</sup> September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EASTERN OLIVACEOUS WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One remained on Whalsay (Shetland) from 12<sup>th</sup>-16<sup>th</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">MELODIOUS WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In spring, singles noted at Portland Bill (Dorset) on
15<sup>th</sup> May & 16<sup>th</sup> June, Skokholm (Pembs) on 15<sup>th</sup>
May, Peninnis Head, St Mary’s (Scilly) on 20<sup>th</sup> May, Ponsongath
(Cornwall) on 27<sup>th</sup> May and Sennybridge (Pembs) on 21<sup>st</sup>
June, with a singing male near Hampton-in-Arden (West Midlands) from 11<sup>th</sup>
June until 11<sup>th</sup> July. Not many more were recorded in autumn, with an
odd midsummer record on Blakeney Point (Norfolk) on 31<sup>st</sup> July and
eight more in September and October and 3 late birds in October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BOOTED WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Singles were noted in early autumn on Fair Isle on 19<sup>th</sup>-22<sup>nd</sup>
August, North Ronaldsay (Orkney) on 21<sup>st</sup>-22<sup>nd</sup> August,
Gramborough Hill, Salthouse (Norfolk) on 22<sup>nd</sup>-23<sup>rd</sup> August
and at Sumburgh Head (Shetland) on 22<sup>nd</sup> August and 9<sup>th</sup>-14<sup>th</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WESTERN BONELLI’S WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A singing male was present along the Weaver’s Way at
Hickling Broad (Norfolk) briefly on 26<sup>th</sup> May and this was followed
by an exceptional run of autumn occurrencies, perhaps involving ten birds:
Porthgwarra (Cornwall) on 17<sup>th</sup> August, St Agnes (Scilly) on 21<sup>st</sup>
August, Bass Point, Lizard (Cornwall) on 22<sup>nd</sup> August, Portland Bill
(Dorset) on 22<sup>nd</sup> & 26<sup>th</sup> August, Longstone, St mary’s
(Scilly) on 24<sup>th</sup>-27<sup>th</sup> August & 19<sup>th</sup>
September, Salcombe (Devon) on 27<sup>th</sup> August, Billinge (Lancs) on 31<sup>st</sup>
August, Galley Head (Co. Cork) on 8<sup>th</sup> & 17<sup>th</sup>
September, Sumburgh Head (Shetland) on 14<sup>th</sup>-18<sup>th</sup>
September and on Unst from 15<sup>th</sup>-18<sup>th</sup> September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">DUSKY WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A wintering bird was at Ivy Lake, Chichester GP (West
Sussex) from 5th-19<sup>th</sup> January, whilst another was photographed at
Marton Mere, Blackpool (Lancs) on 16<sup>th</sup> January. At the other end of
the year in autumn, some 20 or so appeared in autumn following the first at
Grutness (Shetland) on 5<sup>th</sup> October. The last to appear were at
Dungeness (Kent) on 16<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup> November, Atherington
Pools, Climping (West Sussex) on 9<sup>th</sup>-10<sup>th</sup> December,
Holkham (Norfolk) on Christmas Day and at Ham Wall RSPB (Somerset) from 26<sup>th</sup>
December into 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RADDE’S WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Up to 9 appeared in October, with singles at
Inishbofin on 6<sup>th</sup>, Holy Island (Northumberland) on 8<sup>th</sup>,
Holkham Pines (Norfolk) on 11<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup>, Great Yarmouth
Cemetery (Norfolk) on 12<sup>th</sup>-13<sup>th</sup>,Kilnsea on 12<sup>th</sup>
and Fair Isle on 14<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ARCTIC WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An excellent autumn with singles noted at Sands of
Forvie NNR (Aberdeenshire) on 19<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup> August, Dale of
Walls (Shetland) on 25<sup>th</sup> August, Scousburgh (Shetland) on 28<sup>th</sup>
August, on Fair Isle from 8<sup>th</sup>-11<sup>th</sup> September, Skateraw
Harbour (Lothian) on 11<sup>th</sup>-15<sup>th</sup> September, Inishbofin (Co.
Galway) on 13th-14<sup>th</sup> September, Uyeasound, Unst (Shetland) on 23<sup>rd</sup>-27<sup>th</sup>
September, Kilnsea (East Yorks) on 27<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup> September,
Weisdale Voe, Kergord (Shetland) on 30<sup>th</sup> September to 4<sup>th</sup>
October, Kew Villa, Kilnsea on 4<sup>th</sup> October, Inishmore (Co. Galway)
on 11<sup>th</sup> October, Garrison Pines, St Mary’s (Scilly) on 11<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup>
October, Erris Head (Co. Mayo) on 22<sup>nd</sup>-28<sup>th</sup> October and a
very late bird at Marsden Quarry (Tyne & Wear) on 2<sup>nd</sup>-7<sup>th</sup>
November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GREENISH WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">For the second spring in succession, an excellent
spring with no less than ten found during 2<sup>nd</sup>-4<sup>th</sup> June,
with singles on Out Skerries (Shetland) on 2<sup>nd</sup> & 6<sup>th</sup>,
Unst on 2<sup>nd</sup>, Sanday (Orkney) on 3<sup>rd</sup>, 1-2 on Fair Isle on
3<sup>rd</sup>-5<sup>th</sup>, St Martin’s (Scilly) on 4<sup>th</sup>-11<sup>th</sup>,
Swining (Shetland) on 5<sup>th</sup>, Sandwick (Shetland) on 5<sup>th</sup>-6<sup>th</sup>
and on Whalsay (Shetland) on 8<sup>th</sup>. Blakeney Point (Norfolk) on 11<sup>th</sup>
and Skomer (Pembs) on 12<sup>th</sup>. A late bird was on Skokholm (Pembs) on
23<sup>rd</sup> July. An influx of at least 13 individuals occurred in August,
including 2 in County Durham, East Yorkshire, Aberdeenshire, Northumberland
& Orkney and singles on Fair Isle, in Fife and in Shetland.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A hugely successful breeding season led to a
phenomenal autumn influx involving over 2,000 birds between mid September and
mid October, with Shetland daily counts exceeding 130 during 22<sup>nd</sup>-30<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PALLAS’S LEAF WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A relatively poor autumn with less than 35 recorded,
although a dozen or so reached North Norfolk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">HUME’S LEAF WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Singles were noted at Wells Woods (Norfolk) on 15<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup>
October, Kingsdown Leas (Kent) on 18<sup>th</sup> October, Flamborough Head on
27<sup>th</sup>-28<sup>th</sup> October and Durlston Head (Dorset) on 31<sup>st</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A rather lean autumn with very few recorded outside of
Shetland – a mere 15 individuals shared between the east and south coasts!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">COLLARED FLYCATCHER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A superb adult male was at Sumburgh (Shetland) on 21<sup>st</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PENDULINE TIT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The party of 3 remained at Darts Farm & Bowling
Green Marsh, Topsham (Devon) until early March, with just 2 surviving there
until 4<sup>th</sup> April. They then migrated back east, pausing briefly at
Black Hole Marsh, Seaton (South Devon) next day. In the second winter period,
1-2 were at Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk) from 18<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup>
October, 2 remained at G & M Growers Pit, Broom (Beds) from 31<sup>st</sup>
October to 2<sup>nd</sup> November, with singles at Southwold (Suffolk) on 3<sup>rd</sup>
November and St Olaves (Norfolk) on 8<sup>th</sup> November. Two were then seen
in Lytchett Bay (Dorset) on 22<sup>nd</sup> November, relocating to Longham
Lakes, Bournemouth (Dorset) from 22<sup>nd</sup>-24<sup>th</sup>, with an
additional party of 3 at Titchfield Haven (Hants) from 7<sup>th</sup> December
into January 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SHORT-TOED TREECREEPER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was recorded at Dungeness (Kent) on 10<sup>th</sup>
October, with another at Beachy Head (East Sussex) on 27<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ASIATIC BROWN SHRIKE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-winter visited Porthgwarra (Cornwall) on 20<sup>th</sup>
October before relocating to Ouessant in France next day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">DAURIAN ISABELLINE SHRIKE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An adult male visited St Martin’s (Scilly) on the
highly unusual date of 2<sup>nd</sup> July while in autumn, first-winters were
identified at Beeston Common (Norfolk) on 11<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup>
October, Holkham Meals (Norfolk) on 14<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup> October,
Mundesley (Norfolk) on 15<sup>th</sup> October and at South Huish Marshes
(Devon) on 14<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WOODCHAT SHRIKE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The first of the spring made landfall at Porthgwarra
(Cornwall) on 31<sup>st</sup> March, with 3 more in Cornwall in April & May
and 3 further birds in Pembrokeshire and others in Devon, Cork and Wexford. The
only records in autumn involved single juveniles on St Mary’s (Scilly) on 19<sup>th</sup>
August, Blakehill Farm (Wilts) on 28<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup> August, The
Lizard (Cornwall) on 30<sup>th</sup> August and Nosterfield (North Yorks) on 13<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BALEARIC WOODCHAT SHRIKE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A male of the form <i>badius</i>
was at Wykeham Forest (North Yorks) on 13<sup>th</sup> May.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LESSER GREY SHRIKE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Just two records this year – at Lunna Ness (Shetland)
on 25<sup>th</sup> August and at Cromer (Norfolk) on 28<sup>th</sup> August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ROSE-COLOURED STARLING<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was discovered wintering in Prudhoe village
(Northumberland) on 11<sup>th</sup> January, remaining in gardens there until
at least 9<sup>th</sup> February. It may have been the bird found dead in Ryton
(County Durham) on 3<sup>rd</sup> May. In spring, one appeared on South Uist
(Outer Hebrides) on 19<sup>th</sup>-21<sup>st</sup> May, followed by further
singles on Lundy Island (Devon) on 14<sup>th</sup> June, Fowlsheugh
(Aberdeenshire) on 16<sup>th</sup> June, at various sites on Lewis & Harris
(Outer Hebrides) on 19<sup>th</sup> June to 29<sup>th</sup> July, Hoy (Orkney)
on 24<sup>th</sup> June and on Fair Isle on 2<sup>nd</sup> July. Midsummer
birds included singles at Aberavon (Gwent) from 31<sup>st</sup> July to 5<sup>th</sup>
August and on Fair Isle from 1<sup>st</sup>-4<sup>th</sup> August, while a
further 15 or so juveniles occurred in autumn. The last of the year was at
Tewkesbury (Gloucs) from 22<sup>nd</sup> October to 11<sup>th</sup> November,
while the only wintering individual was on the Lizard (Cornwall), surviving
until at least 28<sup>th</sup> January 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">CITRIL FINCH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One of the rarest finds of the year was that of a male
in Burnham Overy Dunes just west of Holkham Pines on 10<sup>th</sup>-11<sup>th</sup>
May. Just shy of a thousand observers connected on the Sunday but disappearing
west shortly after dawn the following day left almost as many disappointed!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A single male was in song at Yew Tree Brake,
Cinderford, in the Forest of Dean (Gloucs) on 15<sup>th</sup> February and was
seen again on 21<sup>st</sup> & 25<sup>th</sup> March. On 15<sup>th</sup>
October, Dave Suddaby discovered a male at Termon in County Mayo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RED-EYED VIREO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One remained on St Agnes from 25<sup>th</sup>
September to 2<sup>nd</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLACKPOLL WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was seen in St Warna’s Cove on St Agnes on 23<sup>rd</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WILSON’S WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Another contender for bird of the year – a strikingly
beautiful male at Port Nis, Lewis (Outer Hebrides) from 13<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup>
October. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">DARK-EYED JUNCO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-summer male afforded views down to a few feet
in a Toab garden (Shetland) on 11<sup>th</sup> May, with another on Dursey
Island (Co. Cork) on 9<sup>th</sup> June.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LITTLE BUNTING<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An overwintering bird was present at Forest Farm
Country Park (East Glamorgan) from 5<sup>th</sup> February until 7<sup>th</sup>
May, with further singles at Gulval, near Penzance (Cornwall) from 12<sup>th</sup>
February to 22<sup>nd</sup> April and in Ashdown Forest (West Sussex) on 10<sup>th</sup>-27<sup>th</sup>
February. Migrants in spring included singles at Flamborough Head on 15<sup>th</sup>
& 27<sup>th</sup> April, while in autumn, above average numbers occurred,
with perhaps 65 in total.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RUSTIC BUNTING<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A male was on Fair Isle on 19<sup>th</sup> May, with
further singles on North Ronaldsay (Orkney) on 20<sup>th</sup>-25<sup>th</sup>
May, Baltasound, Unst, on 27<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup> May, Sanday (Orkney)
on 29<sup>th</sup> May and at Sumburgh Head (Shetland) on 21<sup>st</sup> June.
At the opposite end of the year, singles appeared on Shetland on Foula on 20<sup>th</sup>-23<sup>rd</sup>
September, Bressay on 24<sup>th</sup> September and on Unst on 5<sup>th</sup>
October, with singles elsewhere on Lundy Island on 27<sup>th</sup> September, Cape
Clear Island (Co. Cork) on 5<sup>th</sup> October, Sandside Bay (Orkney) on 10<sup>th</sup>
October, Gibraltar Point on 11<sup>th</sup> October and Yell (Shetland) on 13<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ORTOLAN BUNTING<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Another poor year with few recorded in spring and just
a dozen or so in autumn. The writing’s clearly on the wall regards the survival
of this species.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">CRETZSCHMAR’S BUNTING<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Perhaps contender for ‘bird of the year’ was this
superb male that spent 11 days on Bardsey Island (Gwynedd) from 10<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup>
June. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">CHESTNUT BUNTING<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-winter afforded views down to a few feet on
Papa Westray (Orkney) on 19<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLACK-HEADED BUNTING<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">As usual, a male reached Wales in spring, visiting
Skomer Island (Pembs) on 7<sup>th</sup> June and Saundersfoot (Pembs) on 10<sup>th</sup>,
while in early autumn, Kester Wilson reported one in Nanjizal Valley (Cornwall)
on 8<sup>th</sup> August and another immature was seen at Dale of Walls
(Shetland) on 24<sup>th</sup> August.<o:p></o:p></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red; font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RARE BIRDS & SCARCE MIGRANTS IN BRITAIN
& IRELAND IN 2015: A Review of the Year</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">2015 turned out to be the warmest since records began
in 1890, while the El Nino effect that had influenced so much of the autumn
resulted in the wettest November and December in many parts of the country,
bringing unprecedented flooding to parts of Lancashire, Cumbria, Dumfries &
Galloway and Aberdeenshire. In terms of bird diversity, at just 434 species for
combined Britain & Ireland, 2015 was one of the poorest years this
Millenium....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">As in 2014, there was just a single new species for
the list in 2015 – an Acadian Flycatcher at Dungeness in September. There were
many other outstanding occurrencies though, favourites among many being the
Citril Finch, Wilson’s Warbler, Cretszchmar’s Bunting, Hudsonian Godwit,
Hudsonian Whimbrel, Great Blue Heron, Crag Martin, Rufous Turtle Dove or
Greater Yellowlegs. Leading UK lister Steve Gantlett was just six species shy
of the Big 600 as we entered the New Year – will 2016 see him make the magic
milestone? Only time will tell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> The Systematic
List that follows highlights the major ornithological rarity events that
headlined during the year – a somewhat sumptuous array of lost waifs.........<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PACIFIC DIVER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The regular adult in Mount’s Bay, Penzance (Cornwall)
back for its 7<sup>th</sup> consecutive winter was seen intermittently until 8<sup>th</sup>
March, while that off Pendower Beach (Cornwall) was with Black-throated Divers
on at least 17<sup>th</sup>-22<sup>nd</sup> February. The Mount’s Bay adult
reappeared on 30<sup>th</sup> April, in full breeding splendour, gracing the
bay until 4<sup>th</sup> May, before returning for its 8<sup>th</sup> winter on
26<sup>th</sup> November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WHITE-BILLED DIVER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Another good year. Wintering records included singles
in Bluemull Sound (Shetland) until 15<sup>th</sup> March, off Kirkabister
(Shetland) until 5<sup>th</sup> March and at St Margaret’s Hope, South
Ronaldsay (Orkney) until 20<sup>th</sup> March. Up to 12 were then recorded in
the cold waters between Portsoy and Burghead Between 13<sup>th</sup> March and
10<sup>th</sup> May, while elsewhere in spring, at least 3 were offshore of
Port Nis, Lewis (Outer Hebrides) from 16<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup> April and
singles in Gruinard Bay (Highland) on 15<sup>th</sup> April, Water Sound
(Orkney) again from 17<sup>th</sup> April to 9<sup>th</sup> May, Eshaness
(Shetland) on 1<sup>st</sup> May and Quendale (Shetland) on 2<sup>nd</sup> May.
The regular Bluemull Sound adult reappeared in Shetland on 28<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A tired transatlantic migrant spent the day resting on
the River Severn off Berkeley Power Station (Gloucs) on 24<sup>th</sup> April
before moving north overnight to Leighton Moss RSPB (Lancs), where it delighted
large numbers of admirers from 25<sup>th</sup> April to 4<sup>th</sup> May.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">FEA’S SOFT-PLUMAGED PETREL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A spate of sightings off SW Ireland in early August
perhaps involving 4 or 5 individuals followed by one photographed 16 km SSE of
St Mary’s (Scilly) on 16<sup>th</sup> August and others flying past Kilcummin Head
(Co. Mayo) on 23<sup>rd</sup> August, both Flamborough Head & Scarborough
(Yorkshire) on 8<sup>th</sup> September<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">NORTH ATLANTIC LITTLE SHEARWATER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Dave Flumm watched one for 5 minutes from 0817-0822
off Pendeen Watchpoint (Cornwall) on 29<sup>th</sup> July and then had the
audacity to see another at the same site on 31<sup>st</sup> August, this one
lingering less shortly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WILSON’S STORM PETREL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Rather unusually, the first of the year was sighted
110 miles WNW of Slyne Head (Co. Galway) on 21<sup>st</sup> April. This was
then followed by rather a lean autumn with singles off Mizen Head (Co. Cork) on
8<sup>th</sup> & 12<sup>th</sup> August, The Stags (Co. Cork) on 9<sup>th</sup>
August, Toe Head (Co. Cork) on 9<sup>th</sup> August, Baltimore Pelagic Trips
(Co.Cork) on 15<sup>th</sup>, 16<sup>th</sup> & 29<sup>th</sup> August and
Bridges of Ross (Co. Clare) on 25<sup>th</sup> August. Bob Flood’s Scilly
pelagic failed to reap results until as late as 14<sup>th</sup> August,
recording just 1-2 birds from then until 15<sup>th</sup> September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Undisputed record of the year involved an adult
Black-browed Albatross that joined a small group of Mute Swans behind West
Hide, Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk) for just a few minutes during a heavy rainstorm
on 12<sup>th</sup> July. One of the most incredulous records ever! It was the same
bird that has spent two summers on Helgoland in Germany.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">About a dozen lucky observers watched a sub-adult pass
Gwennap Head, Porthgwarra (Cornwall) from 0805-0810 hours on 28<sup>th</sup>
August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The first of the spring was unfortunately found dead
at St Buryan (Cornwall) on 12<sup>th</sup> May. This was then followed by a
rather confiding male on Porthloo Duckpond, St Mary’s (Scilly) from 13th May to
9<sup>th</sup> June before a barking male was located at Lakenheath Fen RSPB
(Suffolk) from 16<sup>th</sup> May until 26<sup>th</sup> June. Further birds
were then located in Cornwall, with a long-stayer at Tresemple Pool/St Clement
from 17<sup>th</sup>-28<sup>th</sup> May and at Helston Loe Pool on 17<sup>th</sup>
May. At the regular breeding site in Somerset at Shapwick Heath NNR, no less
than 4 barking males were present between mid May and early July, while further
records involved a male at Kirkby-on-Bain GP (Lincs) on 28<sup>th</sup> June
and barking males at Old Moor RSPB (South Yorks) from 30<sup>th</sup> June to 18<sup>th</sup>
August, Swillington Ings (West Yorks) on 11<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup> July
and Willington GP (Derbyshire) on 2<sup>nd</sup> August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-winter afforded some very fine views as it
frequented the reedy edge of Castlefreke Lake (Co. Cork) from 25<sup>th</sup>
November until 6<sup>th</sup> December, constituting the first-ever twitchable
individual in Ireland.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A juvenile roosted in Nickoll’s Quarry, Hythe (Kent)
from 14<sup>th</sup>-23<sup>rd</sup> January, possibly that seen at Steyning
(West Sussex) on 25<sup>th</sup> January. This was then followed by an influx
in early April involving at least 9 different individuals on Scilly, some of
which sadly did not survive: 3-6 in the Lower Moors/Porthellick area of St
Mary’s from 2<sup>nd</sup> April to at least 7<sup>th</sup> May, one on St
Agnes from 3<sup>rd</sup>-9<sup>th</sup> April and 3 on Tresco on 5<sup>th</sup>
April. Further arrivals then took place later in April at Marazion Marsh
(Cornwall), Kingsbridge & Black Hole Marsh, Seaton (Devon), Bournemouth
(Dorset), Burgh-le-Marsh (Lincs) and Attenborough (Notts), with 2 together at
Kinsley (Yorks). Two remained in Cornwall into May, with up to 3 reported on
the Somerset Levels throughout June. An adult was present in the Swillington
Ings area (West Yorks) from 18<sup>th</sup> August to 3<sup>rd</sup> September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In Ireland, a juvenile remained in Youghal (Co. Cork)
until at least 4<sup>th</sup> February<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">CATTLE EGRET<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Two remained from December 2014 at Dungeness RSPB
until at least 26<sup>th</sup> April , with presumably the third from that area
in December at Hamstreet (Kent) from 11<sup>th</sup> February until April and
at Warehorne (Kent) on 5<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup> May, at Cooling Marshes
(Kent) on 31<sup>st</sup> May and at Hersden (Kent) on 13<sup>th</sup> June.
One then returned to Somerset, being seen near Trull on 25<sup>th</sup>, while
further singles were noted at Rutland Water (Leics) on 16<sup>th</sup> June,
both Trimley & Shotley Marshes in Suffolk on 28<sup>th</sup> June and at St
Andrews (Fife) on 29<sup>th</sup> July. There then followed an almost
unprecedented influx at the end of August, with a single flock of 25 birds at
Brighstone (Isle of Wight) on 30<sup>th</sup>, leaving 23 at Coward’s Marsh,
Christchurch (Dorset) later in the day with the additional two at nearby
Stanpit Marsh. The flock then dispersed and continued inland and west, with
several reaching South Wales and others appearing in Devon and Somerset. At
least eight remained until the turn of the year, with at least 3 in Devon and 2
in Somerset.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SQUACCO HERON<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The West Country saw two arrive in early May, with
singles present at Polgigga (Cornwall) from 5<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup> and
Prawle Point (Devon) on 9<sup>th</sup>-16<sup>th</sup>, with further arrivals
from mid-month involving singles at South Milton Ley (Devon) on 13<sup>th</sup>,
Beesands Ley, Slapton (Devon) on 16<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup>, Land’s End
(Cornwall) on 15<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup>, Nanjizal on 15<sup>th</sup>,
Goonhilly Downs on the Lizard (Cornwall) on 16<sup>th</sup> and at Marazion
Marsh RSPB (Cornwall) from 6<sup>th</sup>-10<sup>th</sup> June. A long-stayer
was also present on Scilly from 14<sup>th</sup> May to 3<sup>rd</sup> June,
favouring Porthellick Pool, St Mary’s, with one in Ireland at Ballycotton Marsh
(Co. Cork) on 22<sup>nd</sup> May and further singles at Saltholme Pools
(Cleveland) on 18<sup>th</sup> & 26<sup>th</sup> June, Kirkby-on-Bain GP
(Lincs) on 27<sup>th</sup> June, Cemlyn Bay (Anglesey) on 30<sup>th</sup> June
and at Southease (East Sussex) on 3<sup>rd</sup> July. In October, one was seen
at Nanjizal on 24<sup>th</sup>, then at nearby Skewjack on 26<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GREAT BLUE HERON<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Only the third-ever for Britain – a first-winter – remained
on the Isles of Scilly from 14<sup>th</sup> April until 6<sup>th</sup> May.
Initially commuting between Lower Moors and Old Town Bay, St Mary’s, on 14<sup>th</sup>-15<sup>th</sup>
April, it then relocated to Bryher’s Hell Bay, where it invariably showed well
from 16<sup>th</sup>-25<sup>th</sup> April. It then became even more confiding,
visiting the hide pools on Lower Moors from 27<sup>th</sup> April until 6<sup>th</sup>
May.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GREAT WHITE EGRET<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Further breeding took place in Somerset this year with
at least 6 young fledging, while wintering numbers in the first winter period
averaged 52 birds and 61 birds in the second, Dungeness once again attracting
up to 12 individuals and Shapwick Heath NNR at least 19.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PURPLE HERON<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Another below average year with just eight in spring involving
singles at Drift Reservoir (Cornwall) from 20th April until 29<sup>th</sup>
May, Broad Lough (Co. Wicklow) on 29<sup>th</sup> April, Bryher & St Mary’s
(Scilly) on 3<sup>rd</sup>-4<sup>th</sup> May, Lodmoor (Dorset) on 12<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup>
May, Rye Harbour NR (East Sussex) on 13<sup>th</sup> May, Dungeness RSPB (Kent)
on 13<sup>th</sup> May, St Martin’s (Scilly) on 15<sup>th</sup>-16<sup>th</sup>
& 26<sup>th</sup>-28<sup>th</sup> May (and subsequently St Mary’s & St
Agnes on 14<sup>th</sup>-25<sup>th</sup> June), Kenfig Pool NR (Gower) on 19<sup>th</sup>-23<sup>rd</sup>
June and Ham Wall again on 24<sup>th</sup> June & 4<sup>th</sup> July. As
autumn approached, a first-summer took up residence at King’s Fleet, Felixstowe
Ferry (Suffolk) from 14<sup>th</sup> July to 10<sup>th</sup> August, with one
briefly at Cley (Norfolk) on 22<sup>nd</sup> July. The last of the year was at
Steart WWT (Somerset) on 14<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLACK STORK<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One drifted slowly SW into the Wash from Scolt Head
Island, Old Hunstanton and Snettisham RSPB (Norfolk) on 21<sup>st</sup>-22<sup>nd</sup>
May, being reseen over Frampton Marsh RSPB, Boston and Kirkby-on-Bain GP
(Lincs) on 22<sup>nd</sup>, then Midhope Moor (South Yorks) on 23<sup>rd</sup>
May. One was then seen over Marloes Mere & Skomer Island (Pembs) on 25<sup>th</sup>
May, making its way further east to Nantyffyllon (East Glamorgan) on 25<sup>th</sup>,
Coed Morgan (Gwent) on 26<sup>th</sup>, Skomer again on 2<sup>nd</sup> June,
Newton Abbot (Devon) on 5<sup>th</sup> June, both Marazion Marsh and
Constantine (Cornwall) on 7<sup>th</sup> June, over Penzance, Nanjizal &
Polgigga on 8<sup>th</sup> June before later flying out to Scilly, drifting
west over St Mary’s and then St Agnes. It moved back to St Martin’s on 9<sup>th</sup>
then Cornwall later that day, drifting once more back up country at Three
Barrows. A different bird, first noted at Tuddenham St Mary (Suffolk) on 9<sup>th</sup>
June, was seen at both Narborough and South Raynham (Norfolk) on 12<sup>th</sup>,
while a juvenile first seen at Wenhaston Marsh (Suffolk) on 28<sup>th</sup>
July was found to be one of four fledged from a nest in France, all
colour-ringed. Another sibling ranged widely in the Northeast, moving from
Greatham Creek (Cleveland) on 1<sup>st</sup> August to Haggerston
(Northumberland) next day, with ‘F 05R’ eventually settling at Spurn Point from
3<sup>rd</sup>-10<sup>th</sup> August before relocating to Sunk Island and
Stone Creek until 15<sup>th</sup> September. A separate family member kept to
the south side of the Humber, visiting Blacktoft Sands RSPB (East Yorks) on 3<sup>rd</sup>
August, then various localities south to Gibraltar Point (Lincs) until 1<sup>st</sup>
September, perhaps even making it to Cley NWT on 5<sup>th</sup>. One was then
seen at Hoveringham GP (Notts) on 4<sup>th</sup> August, before being seen over
Mickleby and Wykeham Forest (North Yorks) next day while F 05P made it to Loch
of Strathbeg RSPB (Aberdeenshire), where it lingered from 6<sup>th</sup>-23<sup>rd</sup>
August. Another (unringed juvenile) made it to the South Coast, drifting over
Hythe & Dungeness (Kent) on 7<sup>th</sup> August before stalling in East
Sussex, where it took up territory in Bexhill-on-Sea for several weeks, last
being noted flying high out to sea on 5<sup>th</sup> September. One was also in
Dorset, visiting various sites in Poole Harbour on 8<sup>th</sup>-9<sup>th</sup>
August before moving west to Portland, Weymouth and various sites on The Fleet
until 12<sup>th</sup> and then on to Cornwall and Wadebridge on 17<sup>th</sup>
August with another in off the sea at Landguard NR (Suffolk) on 28<sup>th</sup>
August being later seen at Clacton-on-Sea (Essex) that day and over Staines
Moor (Middlesex) on 18<sup>th</sup> September. Sadly, F 05R was shot near Madrid
on 20<sup>th</sup> September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GLOSSY IBIS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In the first winter period, few birds were around,
with long-staying birds just in Cambs, South Devon and County Waterford. March
saw a minor arrival but with just 3 individuals surviving into May. By early
autumn, birds were back, with singles at Brough Airfield Marsh (South Yorks) on
1<sup>st</sup>-2<sup>nd</sup> August and at Marloes Mere (Pembs) on 1<sup>st</sup>
August preceding another minor influx, including 5 birds perhaps of Nearctic
rather than Iberian origin on Fair Isle for over a week or more. At least 8
birds remained into January 2016, with Ireland experiencing a major irruption
in the last week of the year, with 25 or more in County Cork and Waterford..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A party of 4 birds originating from a 2014 Swedish
reintroduction project commuted between Minsmere RSPB Levels, North Warren
& Sudbourne Levels (Suffolk) from 30<sup>th</sup> December 2014 to 3<sup>rd</sup>
January, before being satellite-tracked back to Belgium as harsh weather
conditions on the near continent receded. A further family party from the same
scheme appeared in Shetland in September, remaining for at least a month.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">CACKLING CANADA GOOSE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">On Islay (Argyll), 1-2 were with Barnacle Geese at
Loch Gruinart RSPB and environs until 13<sup>th</sup> March, while in North
Uist, one remained with Barnacle Geese on Berneray Machair until at least 9<sup>th</sup>
February. At least two reappeared in mid-October, remaining into 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In Ireland, a regular returning adult was with
Barnacle Geese at Lissadell (Co. Sligo) until at least 20<sup>th</sup> February,
returning as usual in October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ROSS’S SNOW GOOSE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was with Pink-footed Geese in the East
Chevington/Druridge Bay area (Northumberland) from 24<sup>th</sup> January
until 20<sup>th</sup> February, relocating to Stobswood until 8<sup>th</sup>
March. It then returned to Scotland where it lingered in the Tullibody area
(Fife) from 11<sup>th</sup>-24<sup>th</sup> March. What was presumably the same
adult returned to central Scotland in November, moving with Pinkfeet to
Carstairs from at least 1<sup>st</sup>-12<sup>th</sup> December.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RED-BREASTED GOOSE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The Orkney adult was with Greylag Geese on Stronsay on
25<sup>th</sup> January, while in autumn, an adult arrived with Dark-bellied
Brent Geese and flew SW past Landguard NR (Suffolk) on 30<sup>th</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">AMERICAN BLACK DUCK<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A drake visited Samson (Scilly) on 19<sup>th</sup>
January, before relocating to the Abbey Pool on Tresco from 27<sup>th</sup>
January to 17<sup>th</sup> April, while the long-staying Strontian (Highland
Region) drake was sighted again on 19<sup>th</sup> April.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">AMERICAN WIGEON<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In the first winter period, at least 8 were present
(including one in Ireland and 2 females together on the Gannel Estuary in
Cornwall), with 5 migrant males in spring, including two drakes in
Aberdeenshire. Six had returned by October<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLUE-WINGED TEAL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A drake, presumed to be a returning bird, was at The
Shunan (Orkney) from 17<sup>th</sup> January to 12<sup>th</sup> April, while in
spring, a drake remained at Donna Nook (Lincs) from 12<sup>th</sup>-28<sup>th</sup>
April.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">FERRUGINOUS DUCK<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The almost resident drake of unknown origin was present
at Kingfisher Lake, Blashford (Hants) until 6<sup>th</sup> March and then again
from 10<sup>th</sup> November into 2015, while a female remained at Slimbridge
WWT (Gloucs) until 2<sup>nd</sup> March. A female was then sighted at Lakenheath
Fen RSPB (Suffolk) on 21<sup>st</sup>-22<sup>nd</sup> March. In the second
winter period, a ‘new’ drake appeared at Washington WWT (Co. Durham) in
October, actually joining 10 or so captive Ferruginous Ducks in their pen; it
remained into 2016, while a drake bearing a metal ring resided at Dinton
Pastures Country Park (Berks) from 6<sup>th</sup> December into 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LESSER SCAUP<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In the first winter period, regular drakes were in
Cardiff Bay at the Wetlands NR and Cosmeston Lakes (East Glamorgan) until 4<sup>th</sup>
March and Dozmary Pool, Bodmin Moor (Cornwall) until 9<sup>th</sup> March, Llangorse
Lake (Powys) until 28<sup>th</sup> February, with a putative at Martnaham Loch
(Ayrshire) from 1<sup>st</sup> January into April. In spring, a drake visited
Trimley Marshes SWT (Suffolk) on 7<sup>th</sup> April, with a female on South
Uist (Outer Hebrides) from 11<sup>th</sup>-15<sup>th</sup> April, while further
records involved a drake at Wintersett Reservoir (South Yorks) from 4<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup>
May (interestingly the same nasal-saddled bird that had overwintered at
Llangorse Lake) and a returning drake at Blagdon Lake (Avon) from 5<sup>th</sup>
July. In addition to three regular drakes, first-year drakes appeared on Scilly
and on Shetland in November, most remaining into the New Year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In Ireland, the usual drake was on Lough Gill (Co.
Kerry) until March (with an additional bird there from 12<sup>th</sup>-24<sup>th</sup>
January) & from 22<sup>nd</sup> October, with the female at Rahasane
Turlough (Co. Galway) until at least 3<sup>rd</sup> January and then further
singles at Lough Pharisee (Co. Cavan) on 19<sup>th</sup> February to 30<sup>th</sup>
March, Lough Gara (Co. Sligo) on 8<sup>th</sup> March to 4<sup>th</sup> May and
at Castleplunket (Co. Roscommon) on 30<sup>th</sup> March. Two reappeared at
Lough Gill in November, remaining into 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">KING EIDER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The Ruddon’s Point Largo Bay (Fife) female was present
until at least 7<sup>th</sup> April, while single drakes off Yell in Bluemull
Sound (Shetland) and Burghead (Moray) were seen intermittently from January to
April. The regular Aberdeenshire adult drake appeared at St Combs from 28<sup>th</sup>-31<sup>st</sup>
January, with an immature drake off Maenporth (Cornwall) from 27<sup>th</sup>
January until 17<sup>th</sup> March. On 5<sup>th</sup> April, the usual drake
returned to the Ythan Estuary to moult/, being last reported on 20<sup>th</sup>
June, with a drake at Buness, Unst (Shetland) on 7<sup>th</sup>-9<sup>th</sup>
June. During the second half of the year, the usual drake had returned to Nairn
by early July, with a drake off Annagh Head (Co. Mayo) on 20<sup>th</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">HARLEQUIN DUCK<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A very popular first-winter drake was on the River Don
in north Aberdeen from 3<sup>rd</sup> January until 21<sup>st</sup> May with a
female at Brora (Sutherland) from 17<sup>th</sup> February until 30<sup>th</sup>
April.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">NORTH AMERICAN BLACK SCOTER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An adult drake was with Common Scoters off Rossbeigh
(County Kerry) from 8th January until at least 3<sup>rd</sup> April, while
another was at Cheswick Sands (Northumberland) from 21<sup>st</sup> January
until 26<sup>th</sup> March. The Kerry drake reappeared on 10<sup>th</sup>
October, remaining into 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SURF SCOTER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">No less than 18 regular wintering birds in the first
winter period (including up to 9 individuals off of Old Colwyn, North Wales)
with a widespread influx in the second winter period, perhaps involving up to
30 birds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BUFFLEHEAD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-winter drake bearing a metal ring and of
unknown origin arrived with Tufted Ducks at Priory Country Park, Bedford (Beds)
on 29<sup>th</sup> October but was never seen again. Three further birds, all
bearing coloured plastic rings, were considered to be escapes from captivity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">HOODED MERGANSER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A pair, assumed to be of Nearctic origin, remained on
Tory Island (Co. Donegal) from 19<sup>th</sup>-23<sup>rd</sup> May.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WHITE-TAILED SEA EAGLE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Away from Scotland where the centenary chick was
fledged in July, vagrants included a wide-ranging 2<sup>nd</sup>-winter in
Essex on 13<sup>th</sup>-15<sup>th</sup> March, relocating to Suffolk and
Norfolk from 15<sup>th</sup>-23<sup>rd</sup> March. It then reappeared in
Norfolk Broadland from 18<sup>th</sup>-25<sup>th</sup> April and was last seen
flying north over Gibraltar Point NNR (Lincs) on 25<sup>th</sup> April.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The escaped adult bearing a white ring survived in
Suffolk until at least early September while incoming migrants in spring
included singles at Eastry & Bough Beech Reservoir (Kent) on 23<sup>rd</sup>
March, Hayle (Cornwall) on 8<sup>th</sup> April, Kingsdon (Somerset) on 10<sup>th</sup>
April, Grove (Kent) on 11<sup>th</sup> April, Minsmere (Suffolk) on 24<sup>th</sup>
April, Exnaboe (Shetland) on 26<sup>th</sup> April, Kingsdon (Somerset) on 10<sup>th</sup>
April, Grove (Kent) on 11<sup>th</sup> April, Minsmere (Suffolk) on 24<sup>th</sup>
April, Exnaboe (Shetland) on 26<sup>th</sup> April, Kingsdon (Somerset) on 10<sup>th</sup>
April, Grove (Kent) on 11<sup>th</sup> April, Littondale (North Yorks) on 23<sup>rd</sup>
April, Minsmere (Suffolk) on 24<sup>th</sup> April, Exnaboe (Shetland) on 26<sup>th</sup>
April, Grove Ferry (Kent) on 9<sup>th</sup> & 17<sup>th</sup> May, Ash near
Sandwich (Kent) on 16<sup>th</sup> May, Titchfield Haven (Hants) on 17<sup>th</sup>
May, Chelmer Park (Essex) on 25<sup>th</sup>, Rye Harbour NR (East Sussex) on
25<sup>th</sup> May, Hayle (Cornwall) on 28<sup>th</sup> May and New Holkham
(Norfolk) on 1<sup>st</sup> June. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">NORTHERN HARRIER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A male remained on North Ronaldsay (Orkney) from 25<sup>th</sup>
September into 2016, while a juvenile lingered at Newcastle (Co. Wicklow) from
19<sup>th</sup> November to 5<sup>th</sup> December..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PALLID HARRIER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Following another very successful breeding season in
Scandinavia/Western Russia, at least 5 made it to Shetland from 23<sup>rd</sup>
August to 2<sup>nd</sup> October, with further juveniles on Fair Isle on 13<sup>th</sup>-21<sup>st</sup>
September, St David’s Head then Ramsey Island (Pembs) on 22<sup>nd</sup>
September, Worth Marshes, Sandwich (Kent) on 23<sup>rd</sup> September, Spurn
Point on 29<sup>th</sup> September, The Burgh, Burpham (West Sussex) from 29<sup>th</sup>
September to 11<sup>th</sup> October, Tarbat Ness (Highland) on 4<sup>th</sup>
October, Loch of Stenness (Orkney) on 9<sup>th</sup>-11<sup>th</sup> October,
Isle of May (Fife) on 10<sup>th</sup> & 12<sup>th</sup> October, Holy
Island (Northumberland) on 12<sup>th</sup> October, Annagh Marsh (Co. Mayo)
from 19<sup>th</sup>-30<sup>th</sup> October, Easington/Spurn on 25<sup>th</sup>
October, Donna Nook (Lincs) on 27<sup>th</sup>-28<sup>th</sup> October and at
Gibraltar Point NNR from 28<sup>th</sup> October until 7<sup>th</sup> November.
This latter juvenile male then relocated to North Norfolk, where it roosted at
Warham Greens from 15<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup> November before taking up
residence at the south end of Snettisham Pits from 17<sup>th</sup> November to
7<sup>th</sup> December. It then moved inland to Abbey Farm, Flitcham, surviving
into January 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A widespread influx took place in Britain in autumn
involving up to 22 juveniles, with 12 or more remaining into the New Year. One
individual, at Holland Haven Country Park in Essex, regularly showed down to a
few feet delighting large numbers of admirers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RED-FOOTED FALCON<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A return to form with at least 9 reported in spring
between 15<sup>th</sup> May and 24<sup>th</sup> June, with a rather confiding
first-summer male at Chatterley Colliery (Staffs) from 9<sup>th</sup> July to
18<sup>th</sup> August. This latter individual then relocated to Lincolnshire,
before moving north to Northumberland, before being finally shot in
Cambridgeshire on its return south in September, while a flourish of juveniles
appeared, including singles at Girdleness (Aberdeenshire), Flamborough Head,
Gibraltar Point and Breydon Water (Norfolk), as well as two at Spurn Point.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GYRFALCON<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">As usual, a handful of white morph Greenland Gyrs were
seen briefly in NW Ireland and Highland Region in January, with one lingering
in the Lough Gill area (Co. Kerry) from 19<sup>th</sup> February to 6<sup>th</sup>
March and another seen well on Inishbofin (Co. Galway) from late February until
7<sup>th</sup> April. Towards the end of the year, a juvenile white morph took
up territory in the Balranald RSPB machair, showing very well on occasions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LADY AMHERST’S PHEASANT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In Bedfordshire, 3 males were still surviving along
the Greensand Ridge in 2015; the last female recorded was in 2001!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LITTLE CRAKE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">They say lightning doesn’t strike twice but James Lees
hit the jackpot again when he discovered his SECOND Little Crake at Slimbridge
WWT (Gloucs) on 8<sup>th</sup> October. Sadly this one performed for just two
hours, disappearing into an overgrown ditch after being chased by Moorhens!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">AMERICAN COOT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The first-winter remained on Lough Gill (Co. Kerry)
from 5<sup>th</sup> November 2014 until at least 2<sup>nd</sup> March with that
at Loch nam Feithean, Balranald RSPB, North Uist (Outer Hebrides) from 16<sup>th</sup>
November 2014 until 3<sup>rd</sup> April.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LITTLE BUSTARD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The highlight of the year for many was the
first-winter female that survived until New Year’s Day in the cereal crop at
Fraisthorpe (East Yorkshire). This may have been the same bird found dead on
the minor road between Blofield and Strumpshaw (Norfolk) on 22<sup>nd</sup>
January.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLACK-WINGED STILT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Another bumper year which saw at least 3 pairs attempt
to breed in Britain (only one successfully). The first to appear was a male at
Abbotsbury Swannery (Dorset) from 3<sup>rd</sup>-10<sup>th</sup> April,
followed by an influx of at least 8 birds in North Kent from 14<sup>th</sup>
April. A single bird lingered in West Sussex at Sidlesham Ferry Pool from 13<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup>
April, while a pair visited Bowers Marsh RSPB (Essex) intermittently during 14<sup>th</sup>
April until 26<sup>th</sup> May and a trio at the Nene Washes RSPB (Cambs) on
16<sup>th</sup> April. While several pairs then decided to settle on the North
Kent marshes, others went on a tour of the country with one pair visiting
Middleton Lakes RSPB (Staffs) on 18<sup>th</sup> April, Neumann’s Flash,
Northwich (Cheshire) next day, Mickle Mere, Ixworth (Suffolk) on 13<sup>th</sup>
May, Frampton Marsh (Lincs) on 27<sup>th</sup>-28<sup>th</sup> May and at
Potteric Carr YWT (East Yorks) on 29<sup>th</sup> May with another lone
straggler at Grainthorpe (Lincs) from 3<sup>rd</sup>-9<sup>th</sup> May.
Elsewhere, singles were noted at Grove Ferry NR (Kent) on 11<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup>
May and Sidlesham Ferry Pool again from 29<sup>th</sup> May to 7<sup>th</sup>
June, with a pair at Sandwich Bay (Kent) on 30<sup>th</sup> May and at
Fingringhoe Wick NR (Essex) on 30<sup>th</sup> June. With all four nests
failing due to predation by early July, just one adult remained at Cliffe Pools
(Kent) until 15<sup>th</sup> July<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">COLLARED PRATINCOLE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A bird showed distantly at Lakenheath Fen (Suffolk)
from 7<sup>th</sup>-11<sup>th</sup> June.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLACK-WINGED PRATINCOLE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">What was presumably last year’s bird returning visited
Bothal Pond (Northumberland) from 28<sup>th</sup> May to 1<sup>st</sup> June
then Loch of Skene (Aberdeenshire) on 3<sup>rd</sup> June.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">KENTISH PLOVER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Another very poor year with singles at Cley NWT
(Norfolk) on 25<sup>th</sup> April, Pegwell Bay (Kent) on 26<sup>th</sup>
April, Steart Point (Somerset) on 2<sup>nd</sup>-3<sup>rd</sup> May, unusually
north in Scotland at Dornoch (Sutherland) on 7<sup>th</sup>-10<sup>th</sup> May
and at Balcomie (Fife) on 30<sup>th</sup>-31<sup>st</sup> May and at Ynyslas
(Ceredegion) on 5<sup>th</sup> June. Come early autumn then a female is found
at Ferrybridge (Dorset) on 3<sup>rd</sup> August, with another there on 24<sup>th</sup>
September as well as one in Poole Harbour on Brownsea Island on 1<sup>st</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A winter-plumaged bird was identified at Alkborough
Flats (North Lincs) on 29<sup>th</sup> January, while an adult in partial
breeding plumage graced Breydon Water (Norfolk) from 27<sup>th</sup>-30<sup>th</sup>
June. A further adult was confirmed at Myroe Levels (Co. Derry) from 23<sup>rd</sup>
August to 6<sup>th</sup> September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-summer visited Exminster Marshes RSPB (Devon)
on 23<sup>rd</sup>-24<sup>th</sup> May, with another on Tresco (Scilly) on 3<sup>rd</sup>
July. The autumn period then saw no fewer than 13 reach Ireland, with others
being located in Cumbria, Outer Hebrides, Orkney, Shetland and Scilly in
September and in Norfolk and Leicestershire in October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was with Ringed Plover and Dunlin on Tinker’s
Marsh, Walberswick (Suffolk) on 22<sup>nd</sup>-23<sup>rd</sup> May, with
another much further north at Findhorn Bay (Moray) on 29<sup>th</sup> May. What
may have been the Suffolk bird then relocated to Frampton Marsh RSPB on 9<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup>
June, before returning to Snettisham RSPB (Norfolk) from 18<sup>th</sup>-26<sup>th</sup>
July. A further bird was reported from Banks Lane Lake, Scorton GP (North
Yorks) on 26<sup>th</sup> August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">TEREK SANDPIPER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An adult in summer plumage fed in tidal channels at
Pagham Harbour (West Sussex) on 21<sup>st</sup>-22<sup>nd</sup> June, followed
by singles at Burnham Deepdale (Norfolk) on 25<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup>
June & 5<sup>th</sup>-7<sup>th</sup> July and Low Newton-by-the-Sea
(Northumberland) on 4<sup>th</sup> July.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BAIRD’S SANDPIPER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An adult spent just the day at Black Hole Marsh,
Seaton (Devon) on 15<sup>th</sup> August, with a juvenile on Tiree (Argyll)
from 29<sup>th</sup> September to 2<sup>nd</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The first of the year arrived on Papa Westray (Orkney)
on 25<sup>th</sup>-28<sup>th</sup> April, most likely relocating to North
Ronaldsay (Orkney) on 1<sup>st</sup>-3<sup>rd</sup> May. An adult then made it
to Cley NWT (Norfolk) on 25<sup>th</sup>-26<sup>th</sup> May, most likely
relocating to Frampton Marsh RSPB (Lincs) from 29<sup>th</sup> May to 12<sup>th</sup>
June before returning once more to Cley from 13<sup>th</sup>-21<sup>st</sup>
June. An adult was then at Kilnsea Wetlands NR (East Yorks) from 4th July to 7<sup>th</sup>
August, with others at Hatfield Moors (South Yorks) on 15<sup>th</sup> July,
North Ronaldsay (Orkney) on 21<sup>st</sup>-24<sup>th</sup> July, South Gare
(Cleveland) on 4<sup>th</sup> August, Swim Coots, Hickling Broad (Norfolk) on 9<sup>th</sup>
August and a spate of fresh arrivals in autumn proper, perhaps involving at
least eight individuals. The last of the year was a juvenile at Musselburgh
Lagoons (Lothian) from 12<sup>th</sup>-14<sup>th</sup> November, until killed
by a Sparrowhawk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In Ireland, one visited County Derry in spring (Lough
Beg on 28<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup> May), followed by singles at Tacumshin
(Co. Wexford) on 19<sup>th</sup>-21<sup>st</sup> July, Belfast Harbour Pools
(Co. Antrim) on 27<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup> July<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The first identified of the autumn was at Inny Strand,
Waterville (Co. Kerry) on 19<sup>th</sup> August, witrh either that or another
one there from 28<sup>th</sup> September to 1<sup>st</sup> October. Here in the
UK, we mustered just one record – a long-staying but very distant bird with
Dunlin on the River Severn at Slimbridge WWT (Gloucs) from 28<sup>th</sup>
September to 6<sup>th</sup> November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LEAST SANDPIPER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An adult frequented the Big Pool, St Agnes (Scilly)
from 16<sup>th</sup>-24<sup>th</sup> July.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A slight improvement in fortunes but not great with
perhaps 16 recorded in autumn, including a well-twitched juvenile in clifftop
fields at White Nothe, Ringstead Bay (Dorset) in September. Although West
Cornwall managed to muster 3 records, Scilly almost blanked out yet again with
just one brief appearance!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Wintering birds included singles at Pett Level (East
Sussex) until 27<sup>th</sup> February and at North Berwick (Lothian) from 1<sup>st</sup>-4<sup>th</sup>
January, the former moving to neighbouring Rye Harbour LNR (East Sussex) from 2<sup>nd</sup>-11<sup>th</sup>
March. Spring saw the arrival of two more, with singles at Wheldrake Ings
(North Yorks) on 15<sup>th</sup> April and Low Newton-by-the-Sea
(Northumberland) on 11th-14<sup>th</sup> May. During the autumn, an adult moved
from Brockholes Quarry (Lancs) on 20<sup>th</sup> August to the Conder Estuary
at Glasson (Lancs) from 23<sup>rd</sup>-26<sup>th</sup> August, while others
were found on Tiree (Argyll) on 21<sup>st</sup>-24<sup>th</sup> October and
Breydon Water (Norfolk) from 29<sup>th</sup> October into January 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In Ireland, one was on the Rogerstown Estuary (Co.
Dublin) until at least 14<sup>th</sup> April, with another at Skibbereen (Co.
Cork) on 4<sup>th</sup> February, while in autumn, singles were at Clogheen
Marsh (Co. Cork) on 30<sup>th</sup> September to 15<sup>th</sup> October,
White’s Marsh, Clonakilty (Co. Cork) on 1<sup>st</sup>-6<sup>th</sup> October<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GREATER YELLOWLEGS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was discovered with wintering Icelandic
Black-tailed Godwits at Titchfield Haven NNR (Hants) on 11<sup>th</sup> January.
It vanished without trace shortly afterwards but then pitched up again on the
Posbrook Floods nearby on 11<sup>th</sup> April. It reappeared at the Haven on
17<sup>th</sup> April, where it was then more reliably seen until 9<sup>th</sup>
May, eventually inhabiting Posbrook daily until at least 29<sup>th</sup> July.
It was relocated once more, across the Solent on the isle of Wight on 23<sup>rd</sup>
September, frequenting the tidal River Medina until at least 16<sup>th</sup>
December.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SPOTTED SANDPIPER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A wintering juvenile remained in Inverallochy Bay
(Aberdeenshire) from 19<sup>th</sup> October until 19<sup>th</sup> January 2015
while in spring, singles visited Arran (Argyll) on 19<sup>th</sup>-21<sup>st</sup>
May and Wellington GP (Herefordshire) on 25<sup>th</sup> May. An adult in full
breeding plumage loitered with intent at Coate Water, Swindon (Wilts) from 16<sup>th</sup>-27<sup>th</sup>
August, with further records coming from the River Teign (Devon) on 17<sup>th</sup>
August and Bryher (Scilly) on 21<sup>st</sup> September. Later in autumn,
further birds were recorded on Tresco Great Pool (Scilly) on 21<sup>st</sup>
October, Chard Junction GP (Somerset) from 25<sup>th</sup> October until at
least 25<sup>th</sup> November and at Pilmore Strand, Youghal (Co. Cork) from
22<sup>nd</sup> November into January 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">HUDSONIAN GODWIT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An adult in breeding plumage graced the drained basin
at Meare Heath (Somerset) on 24<sup>th</sup>-25<sup>th</sup> April and again
from 29<sup>th</sup> April to 3<sup>rd</sup> May constituting one of the
largest twitches of the year. With the last in Britain being well over 20 years
ago, this handsome wader was particularly well received. A totally different
individual – a male – was then discovered in Ireland, visiting Inishdawros,
Ballyconneelly (Co. Galway) briefly on 22<sup>nd</sup> July. Fortunately for
Irish twitchers, this same bird was relocated much later in the autumn on the
Aran Islands at Kilmurry, performing daily from 15<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In Ireland, records came from The Cull (Co. Wexford)
on 12<sup>th</sup> & 28<sup>th</sup> June and Tacumshin Lake (Co. Wexford)
on 14<sup>th</sup> June, then from Tacumshin/Rosslare (Co. Wexford) on 22<sup>nd</sup>-26<sup>th</sup>
September, The Gearagh (Co. Cork) on 29<sup>th</sup> September and on the
Rogerstown Estuary (Co. Dublin) on 8<sup>th</sup>-10<sup>th</sup> November. The
last of the year was at Killorglin (Co. Kerry) on 11<sup>th</sup> November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In Britain, a very confiding juvenile reached Yell
(Shetland) from 8<sup>th</sup>-13<sup>th</sup> September, with further
transatlantic arrivals at Skokholm (Pembs) on 20<sup>th</sup>-24<sup>th</sup>
September and at Pennington/Keyhaven Marshes (Hants) from 23<sup>rd</sup>
September into 2016. A further first-winter was discovered at Cresswell Pond
(Northumberland) on 9<sup>th</sup> November, this bird also remaining into
2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One remained in Pagham Harbour off Church Norton from
9<sup>th</sup> June until 27<sup>th</sup> July, while in autumn, one remained
on Tresco (Scilly) from 15<sup>th</sup>-18<sup>th</sup> October before
relocating to Cornwall, where it remained from 30<sup>th</sup> October into
January 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WILSON’S PHALAROPE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A juvenile made landfall on Par Beach (Cornwall) on 16<sup>th</sup>
August followed by a first-winter at Pannel Valley NR, Pett (East Sussex) on 19<sup>th</sup>
September that relocated to Vange Marsh RSPB (Essex) from 20<sup>th</sup>
September to 3<sup>rd</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BONAPARTE’S GULL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Two regular adults appeared in January at Dawlish
Warren NNR (Devon) and at Lochgilphead in Argyll, with that in Cardiff Bay
showing up regularly during February and March. The Devon bird was last reported on 22<sup>nd</sup>
March, while the Argyll bird stayed until 27<sup>th</sup> March, while in
Cardiff Bay, two adults lingered from 24<sup>th</sup> March to 9<sup>th</sup>
April.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Elsewhere, a first-winter visited Ferrybridge (Dorset)
on 7<sup>th</sup> March (relocating to Radipole Lake RSPB, Weymouth, from 26<sup>th</sup>
March to 7<sup>th</sup> April, Milford-on-Sea, Hants, on 15<sup>th</sup> April
then in Riverside Park, Southampton, from 3<sup>rd</sup>-24<sup>th</sup> May),
an adult was at Ballycotton (Co. Cork) on 1<sup>st</sup>-8<sup>th</sup> April,
one was at Tramore Back Strand (Co. Waterford) from 15<sup>th</sup> March to
7th April, at Bowling Green Marsh, Topsham (Devon) on 9<sup>th</sup>-10<sup>th</sup>
May, Llanrhidian Marsh (Gower) on 12<sup>th</sup> May, Dungeness (Kent) on 16<sup>th</sup>
May, Kingsmill Lake (Cornwall) on 26<sup>th</sup> May, on Unst on 11<sup>th</sup>
June and on St Kilda (Outer Hebrides) on 12<sup>th</sup> & 21<sup>st</sup>
June. The regular reappearing 3<sup>rd</sup>-summer was once more at Oare
Marshes NR (Kent) from 20<sup>th</sup> June until 23<sup>rd</sup> August, as
was the Teignmouth (Devon) adult from 23<sup>rd</sup> August, while a ‘new’
bird was at Lossiemouth (Moray & Nairn) from 4<sup>th</sup>-16<sup>th</sup>
October. November saw an adult visit the Farne Islands (Northumberland) on 23<sup>rd</sup>
& 29<sup>th</sup> November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">NORTH AMERICAN HERRING GULL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-winter was identified in Black Ball Harbour
(Co. Cork) on 15<sup>th</sup> March remaining until at least 19<sup>th</sup>
April while in West Cornwall, a 3<sup>rd</sup>-calendar year bird returned to
Drift Reservoir and fields around Jericho Farm, St Just, from 16<sup>th</sup>
March to at least 3<sup>rd</sup> May. This latter bird reappeared on 17<sup>th</sup>
October, remaining in the area into January 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SLATY-BACKED GULL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An adult visited the River Corrib, Waterside, in
Galway City (Co. Galway) on 17<sup>th</sup>-18<sup>th</sup> January,
constituting the second record for Ireland.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ROSS’S GULL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was reported from Brora (Sutherland) on 12<sup>th</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">THAYER’S GULL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A juvenile was photographed at Rufforth Airfield
(South Yorks) on 2<sup>nd</sup>-3<sup>rd</sup> March<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">IVORY GULL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The very confiding juvenile at Uig Pier (Skye)
remained present until 4<sup>th</sup> January<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LAUGHING GULL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The 2<sup>nd</sup>-winter survived at Ballycotton Pier
and surroundings (Co. Cork) until at least 30<sup>th</sup> April, while a
first-winter afforded excellent views at New Brighton (Cheshire & Wirral)
from 3<sup>rd</sup> February until 9<sup>th</sup> April, crossing the Mersey to
Seaforth NR (North Merseyside) on 5<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup> April. Later
in the year, an adult summer visited Kilnsea Wetlands NR (East Yorks) on 13<sup>th</sup>-14<sup>th</sup>
June and Salthouse Duckpond (Norfolk) on 14<sup>th</sup> June, last being seen
flying west at Cley & Blakeney Point. Much later in autumn, one was
identified on St Martin’s (Scilly) on 17<sup>th</sup>-18<sup>th</sup> November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">FRANKLIN’S GULL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">What may have been the same bird was seen at Rusheen
Bay (Co. Galway) on 13<sup>th</sup> June and Lough Beg (Co. Derry) from 22<sup>nd</sup>
June to 4<sup>th</sup> July <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GULL-BILLED TERN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An adult was seen eating earthworms in a recently
ploughed field south of the A30 at Four Burrows (Cornwall) on 14<sup>th</sup>
April, this individual relocating to Walmsley Sanctuary (Cornwall) on 19<sup>th</sup>
April and then Bowling Green Marsh (Devon) on 23<sup>rd</sup> May. Another was
then seen on the Swords Estuary (Co. Dublin) on 6<sup>th</sup> May, with a
further at Bothal Pond (Northumberland) on 29<sup>th</sup>-30<sup>th</sup> May,
Neatholme Fen, Lound GP (Notts) on 11<sup>th</sup> June, Old Moor Wetlands RSPB
(West Yorks) on 16<sup>th</sup> June and Birsay (Orkney) on 20<sup>th</sup>-22<sup>nd</sup>
June. One or other then reappeared at Hayle (Cornwall) on 1<sup>st</sup> July,
Ynys-hir RSPB (Ceredigion) on 2<sup>nd</sup> July, Burton Mere Wetlands
(Cheshire) on 3<sup>rd</sup> July before settling on the Teign Estuary at
Kingsteignton (Devon) from 12<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup> July, with further
reports from Cley NWT (Norfolk) on 12<sup>th</sup> July and Chapel St Leonards
(Lincs) on 16<sup>th</sup> July. At the end of the year, one began the
longest-ever stay in Ireland, surviving at Blennerville Marsh (Co. Kerry) from
17<sup>th</sup> October until 29<sup>th</sup> November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">CASPIAN TERN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Another very lean year for this Scandinavian vagrant
with one seen briefly at Gibraltar Point NNR (Lincs) on 30<sup>th</sup> May and
one resting for an hour at Holland Haven scrape (Essex) on 1<sup>st</sup>
August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">FORSTER’S TERN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The usual returning wintering adult was in County
Galway at Nimmo’s Pier and environs erratically during January to April and was
last reported at Fiddaun Island on 5<sup>th</sup> June. What was presumably the
same wide-ranging adult was then seen at Soldier’s Point (Co. Louth) on 22<sup>nd</sup>-26<sup>th</sup>
August and the Rogerstown Estuary (Co. Dublin) on 6<sup>th</sup>-27<sup>th</sup>
September, before returning once more to Nimmo’s Pier, Mutton Island Causeway
and Doorus from 24<sup>th</sup> October, also visiting New Quay (Co. Clare) on
29<sup>th</sup> November & 6<sup>th</sup> December.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An adult in breeding plumage spent the day at Gypsy
Lane East, Broom GP (Beds) on 24<sup>th</sup> April followed by a marked
arrival of birds in May including 2 at Dungeness RSPB Burrowes Pit (Kent) on 14<sup>th</sup>-15<sup>th</sup>
and singles at Martin Mere WWT (Lancs) on 24<sup>th</sup>, Lunt Meadows (Lancs)
on 25<sup>th</sup>, Paxton Pits NR (Cambs) on 26<sup>th</sup>, Pugney’s CP
(West Yorks) on 28<sup>th</sup> and at Swineham GP (Dorset) on 2<sup>nd</sup>-4<sup>th</sup>
June. Midsummer saw another spate of occurrences with singles at Blithfield
Reservoir (Staffs) on 15<sup>th</sup> June, past Whitburn (Tyne & Wear) on
28<sup>th</sup> June, Saltholme Pools RSPB (Cleveland) on 29<sup>th</sup> June,
Middleton Lakes RSPB (Staffs) on 3<sup>rd</sup> July, Leighton Moss RSPB
(Lancs) on 4<sup>th</sup>-5<sup>th</sup> July, Frampton Marsh on 5<sup>th</sup>-7<sup>th</sup>
July, Dungeness (Kent) on 18<sup>th</sup> July, Stanwick GP (Northants) on 19<sup>th</sup>
July, Rutland Water (Leics) on 19<sup>th</sup> July, Westport Lake (Staffs) on
8<sup>th</sup> August and Kilnsea Wetlands NR on 9<sup>th</sup> August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The first juvenile appeared at Dungeness (Kent) on 17<sup>th</sup>
August, with another at Hornsea Mere (East Yorks) from 24<sup>th</sup>-27<sup>th</sup>;
another then arrived at the ARC Pit at Dungeness on 27<sup>th</sup>, increasing
to 2 from 30<sup>th</sup> until 6<sup>th</sup> September. Further birds were
then discovered at Abberton Reservoir (Essex) on 30<sup>th</sup> August,
Willington GP (Derbyshire) on 31<sup>st</sup> August and Cliffe Pools (Kent) on
31<sup>st</sup> August with another at Ormesby/Filby Broad (Norfolk) on 5<sup>th</sup>-13<sup>th</sup>
September before the last two of the year appeared at Heysham Outfalls (Lancs)
from 26<sup>th</sup> September to 1<sup>st</sup> October and at Cantley Beet
lagoons (Norfolk) on 7<sup>th</sup>-8<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WHISKERED TERN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One flew west at Dungeness Beach (Kent) on 6<sup>th</sup>
August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BRUNNICH’S GUILLEMOT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Tom Lowe inadvertently photographed one off South Gare
(Cleveland) on 8<sup>th</sup> December but despite spending the next four hours
searching, the bird never resurfaced after being attacked by a Great
Black-backed Gull.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RUFOUS TURTLE DOVE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-winter <i>meena</i>
was present in a Scalloway garden (Shetland) from 25<sup>th</sup> November to
17<sup>th</sup> December.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">NORTH AMERICAN MOURNING DOVE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A very confiding first-winter inhabited a Lerwick
garden at 3 Murrayston from Boxing Day until 14<sup>th</sup> January 2016
constituting the first record for Shetland.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The only record of the year involved a first-summer at
Cwm Cadlan (East Glamorgan) from 15<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup> April.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EURASIAN EAGLE OWL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Despite constant persecution, the small breeding
population in the UK remained constant at about 10-12 pairs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SNOWY OWL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The County Donegal Kincasslagh bird was seen regularly
until 5<sup>th</sup> January, with others in Ireland at Gleninagh Mountain (Co.
Clare) on 6<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup> April, Tarmon Hill (Co. Mayo) on 26<sup>th</sup>
April, Cuilcagh Mountain (Co. Fermanagh) on 7<sup>th</sup> May and at
Ballinarobe (Co. Mayo) on 12<sup>th</sup> June. A male summered as usual on
Arranmore Island (Co. Donegal)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EURASIAN SCOPS OWL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One arrived on Great Saltee Island (Co. Wexford) on 11<sup>th</sup>
April with another found dead on St Kilda (Outer Hebrides) on 1<sup>st</sup>
May.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PALLID SWIFT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A handful of sightings in late October, including
singles at Flamborough Head, Newbiggin (Northumberland), Marsden Quarry and
Whitburn Steel (Tyne & Wear) on 31<sup>st</sup> October, Boulby Cliffs
(Cleveland) on 1<sup>st</sup> November, Glynneath (Gower) on 5<sup>th</sup>-6<sup>th</sup>
November, Chapel St Leonards (Lincs) on 6<sup>th</sup> November, Sizewell
(Suffolk) on 7<sup>th</sup> November and Margate (Kent) on 9<sup>th</sup>
November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ALPINE SWIFT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">During a spell of cold, wet, inclement weather, one
remained around the <i>Virgin Atlantic</i>
headquarters on the Manor Way Trading Estate in Crawley (West Sussex) from 28<sup>th</sup>-30<sup>th</sup>
March, roosting for much of the time on the wall of the tall building. In
spring proper, at least 6 others were seen, with singles at Flamborough Head
(East Yorks) on 11<sup>th</sup> April, Verwood (Dorset) on 12<sup>th</sup>
April, Rutland Water (Leics) on 14<sup>th</sup> April, Meols (Cheshire) on 22<sup>nd</sup>
April, Spurn Point on 7<sup>th</sup> May, Ilkley (West Yorks) on 8<sup>th</sup>
May then at Pugney’s CP & Calder Park (West Yorks) on 9<sup>th</sup> May,
The Mullet (Co. Mayo) on 12<sup>th</sup> May, Lyme Regis (Dorset) on 14<sup>th</sup>
May, Loddiswell (Devon) on 16<sup>th</sup> May and another at Spurn on 7<sup>th</sup>
June. Early autumn saw another spate of sightings with singles over Garnock
Floods (Ayrshire) on 24<sup>th</sup> June, Beachy Head (East Sussex) on 1<sup>st</sup>
July and Spurn Point on 8<sup>th</sup> July, as well as one photographed over
Horsey Dunes (Norfolk) on 5<sup>th</sup> August. Much later in the autumn, one
lingered at Little Orme (Caernarfonshire) on 5<sup>th</sup>-6<sup>th</sup>
October, with others at Land’s End, St Levan and Porthgwarra (Cornwall) on 10<sup>th</sup>-11<sup>th</sup>
October and from a boat 8km south of Plymouth (Devon) on 10<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">CHIMNEY SWIFT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was seen briefly at Mizen Head (Co. Cork) on 26<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LITTLE SWIFT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The only record of the year concerned a bird seen on
New Years Eve flying back & forth over the beach between Thorntonloch and
Torness Power Station (Lothian).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EURASIAN HOOPOE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An influx took place in early April, involving at
least 33 birds, including 4 at Mizen Head (Co. Cork) on 9<sup>th</sup>, 4 on St
Mary’s (Scilly) and 2 on Skomer Island (Pembs), at Kilmurrin (Co. Waterford)
and Carnsore Point (Co. Wexford). More and more then continued arriving, with
perhaps as many as 65 in Ireland by 25<sup>th</sup> April. None were reported
breeding this year, with only a light autumn passage and just one made it
through December surviving into the New Year at Kingswinford (Staffs).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EUROPEAN BEE-EATER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">After the first, in Cleveland on 11<sup>th</sup>
April, a widespread influx took place across Britain throughout the spring, culminating
in a group of 5 that toured various South Coast localities in April and groups
of up to 12 that went from Scilly east along the south and east coasts north to
Yorkshire throughout May and July. A flock of 10 that roosted nightly at
Theberton Grange near Leiston (Suffolk) in June were particularly popular as
were the two breeding pairs in a Cumbrian quarry at Lower Gelt, once news was
released and an observation watchpoint put in place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ACADIAN FLYCATCHER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The first for Britain and only the second for the
Western Palearctic made landfall at Dungeness Point (Kent) on 22<sup>nd</sup>
September, presumably having disembarked from a passing vessel. Its arrival had
been associated with a succession of tropical hurricanes leaving the eastern
seaboard of North America with just shy of 600 observers connecting before it
made a dash for freedom in the half hour of decent weather as darkness
approached.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EURASIAN CRAG MARTIN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">For the second year running, the UK was blessed with a
twitchable sighting of this alpine dweller from Central Europe. Although a bird
was seen briefly in spring at East Dene, Bonchurch (Isle of Wight) at 1415 on 7<sup>th</sup>
April, attention went to a late autumn first-winter that lingered in the
vicinity of a crooked church spire in Chesterfield Town Centre (Derbyshire)
from 8<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup> November. This bird even made it onto
Jeremy Vine’s lunchtime chat show on Radio 2, as well as adorning the pages of
several national newspapers!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GREATER SHORT-TOED LARK<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A particularly poor year with none noted in spring.
One arrived on St Mary’s Airfield (Scilly) on 27<sup>th</sup> September,
lingering until at least 27<sup>th</sup> October<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RED-RUMPED SWALLOW<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A fairly widespread influx in spring involved at least
24 individuals following the first at Mizen Head (Co.Cork) on 9<sup>th</sup>
April, while midsummer saw the appearance of singles at Burnham Overy Staithe
(Norfolk) on 17<sup>th</sup> June and in Lerwick (Shetland) on 2nd-14<sup>th</sup>
July. In autumn, singles were noted at Dungeness (Kent) on 30<sup>th</sup>
August, Porthcurno (Cornwall) on 27<sup>th</sup> September and then
ridiculously late in North Norfolk at Cley on 17<sup>th</sup> December, moving
west to Blakeney, Morston, Wells-next-the-Sea, Holkham Park and eventually
Brancaster. The sight of a Red-rumped Swallow flying around a Christmas tree on
Christmas Eve was pretty unique and somewhat bizarre!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">TAWNY PIPIT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Singles were noted on Fair Isle (Shetland) on 4<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup>
May and Portland Bill (Dorset) on 9<sup>th</sup>-10<sup>th</sup> May in spring,
with an odd midsummer record at Seaford Head (East Sussex) on 21<sup>st</sup>
June, while the only occurrence in autumn was at Gunner Point, Hayling Island
(Hants) on 5<sup>th</sup> September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLYTH’S PIPIT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The hugely popular overwintering Pugney’s CP (West
Yorks) individual remained until 6<sup>th</sup> January, while in autumn,
singles were identified at Stiffkey Saltmarsh (Norfolk) on 2<sup>nd</sup>
October, on St Mary’s (Scilly) from 13<sup>th</sup>-25<sup>th</sup> October,
Nanjizal (Cornwall) on 31<sup>st</sup> October and in flight over Spurn Point
on 5<sup>th</sup> November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Unusually, one appeared on North Ronaldsay (Orkney) on
5<sup>th</sup> June. It was a relatively productive autumn, with singles on
Fair Isle on 28<sup>th</sup> September & 5<sup>th</sup> October, in Lerwick
(Shetland) from 2<sup>nd</sup>-5<sup>th</sup> October, at Spurn Point (East
Yorks) on 3<sup>rd</sup> October, Gibraltar Point (Lincs) on 4<sup>th</sup>
October, Scatness (Shetland) on 5<sup>th</sup> October and a further 26 between
6<sup>th</sup> October and 5<sup>th</sup> November, including 7 on Shetland, 5
on Fair Isle, 3 in Yorkshire & Norfolk and others in Cleveland, Cornwall,
Dorset, County Durham, Fife, Orkney, the Outer Hebrides and Scilly. A very late
bird was then seen at Sandy Point, Hayling Island (Hants) on 12<sup>th</sup>
November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RED-THROATED PIPIT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A flyover at Hengistbury Head (Dorset) on 24<sup>th</sup>
April was followed by two very popular summer-plumaged males in May, with
singles at Ludworth Moor, on the Derbyshire/Greater Manchester border, on 3<sup>rd</sup>-4<sup>th</sup>
May and at Seaton Common (Cleveland) on 10<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup> May. A
better autumn than usual with singles on Tory Island (Co. Donegal) on 30<sup>th</sup>
September, Pilning Wetlands, Northwick Warth (Gloucs) on 3<sup>rd</sup>-4<sup>th</sup>
October, St Mary’s Airfield (Scilly) on 4<sup>th</sup>-5<sup>th</sup> October,
Isle of May (Fife) on 6<sup>th</sup> October, Carrahane Strand (Co. Kerry) on 8<sup>th</sup>-9<sup>th</sup>
October, St Abb’s Head (Borders) on 11<sup>th</sup> October, St Mary’s (Scilly)
on 13<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup> October and Tresco (Scilly) on 18<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PECHORA PIPIT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A long-staying bird remained in the Loch of Norby area
at Melby (Shetland) from 22<sup>nd</sup> September until 13<sup>th</sup>
October with one trapped & ringed at Porthellick Pool, St Mary’s, on 24<sup>th</sup>
September, while in October, singles reached Foula (Shetland) on 10<sup>th</sup>
October and North Ronaldsay on 13<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">CITRINE WAGTAIL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">At least 9 appeared at the end of September including
a very confiding first-winter at Spurn Point Canal Zone from 3<sup>rd</sup>-5<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Singles were on the Kirk Beck, Harpham (North Yorks)
from 10<sup>th</sup> February to 25<sup>th</sup> March and on Unst (Shetland)
from 24<sup>th</sup> February to 4<sup>th</sup> March in the first winter
period, with possibly another at Voe (Shetland) on 2<sup>nd</sup>-13<sup>th</sup>
March.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BOHEMIAN WAXWING<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Very small numbers were recorded in Britain in the
first winter period with even less in the second – the second successive year
of such paucity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">CEDAR WAXWING<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A spate of sightings following a constant succession
of deep Atlantic lows, with singles at Kilkee (Co. Clare) on 3<sup>rd</sup>-4<sup>th</sup>
June, Tiree (Argyll) on 10<sup>th</sup> June, Hugh Town, St Mary’s (Scilly) on
19<sup>th</sup> June and found dead in Treginnis (Pembs) on 27<sup>th</sup>
June.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">THRUSH NIGHTINGALE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Three were recorded in 2015 with singles on Brownsman
Island, Farnes (Northumberland) on 15<sup>th</sup>-16<sup>th</sup> August, Fair
Isle on 19<sup>th</sup> August and trapped & ringed on Thorne Moor (East
Yorks) on 24<sup>th</sup> August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SIBERIAN RUBYTHROAT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-winter reached Fair Isle on 20<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In line with recent years, another bumper crop of
occurrencies with some 19 individuals recorded including singles on Whalsay
(Shetland) on 22<sup>nd</sup> September, Westray (Orkney) on 5<sup>th</sup>
October, Fair Isle on 7<sup>th</sup> October, Denmark House, Weybourne
(Norfolk) on 11<sup>th</sup> October, Covean, St Agnes (Scilly) from 11<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup>
October, Fair Isle on 11<sup>th</sup> October, Kilnsea (East Yorks) on 12<sup>th</sup>-13<sup>th</sup>
October, Holkham Meals (Norfolk) on 12<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup> October,
Sandside Bay, Deerness (Orkney) on 12<sup>th</sup> October, Flamborough Head on
12<sup>th</sup>-16<sup>th</sup> October, Kergord Plantation (Shetland) on 16<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup>
October, Wells Woods (Norfolk) on 16<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup> October, Low
Newton-by-the-Sea (Northumberland) on 16<sup>th</sup> October, Kings Loke,
Hemsby (Norfolk) on 18<sup>th</sup> October, Sandwich bay (Kent) on 20<sup>th</sup>
October to 7<sup>th</sup> November, Gibraltar Point (Lincs) on 20<sup>th</sup>
October, Mizen Head (Co. Cork) on 20<sup>th</sup> October and Bardsey island
(Pembs) on 25<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EASTERN BLACK REDSTART<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The first-winter male remained on Scilly at Shark’s
Pit, Porthmellon, St Mary’s, until at least 12<sup>th</sup> January.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ISABELLINE WHEATEAR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was seen late afternoon on St Mary’s Airfield
(Scilly) on 8<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">DESERT WHEATEAR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A male lingered on Port Askin, St Agnes (Scilly), from
21<sup>st</sup>-26<sup>th</sup> March – only the second to have ever been
recorded on the archipelago in spring. Just one occurred in autumn – a
first-winter male at Eskmeals (Cumbria) from 16<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup>
November. A very poor year by recent standards.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EASTERN BLACK-EARED WHEATEAR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A superb male delighted a succession of admirers as it
performed admirably at Acres Down (Hampshire) throughout the day on 13<sup>th</sup>
June.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PIED WHEATEAR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Four recorded this autumn with a first-winter male at
Spurn Point on 3<sup>rd</sup> October, a first-winter male at Skaw, Unst
(Shetland) on 14<sup>th</sup> October, a male at Botallack (Cornwall) on 21<sup>st</sup>
October and a cracking adult male at Landguard NR (Suffolk) on 2<sup>nd</sup>-3<sup>rd</sup>
November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SIBERIAN STONECHAT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Just five recorded this year with first-winters at
Orfordness (Suffolk) on 10<sup>th</sup> October, Quendale (Shetland) on 12<sup>th</sup>-14<sup>th</sup>
October, Flamborough Head on 14<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup> October and
Hook-with-Warsash (Hants) on 24<sup>th</sup> October, with an adult male in
Caister Dunes (Norfolk) on 21<sup>st</sup>-25<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SWAINSON’S THRUSH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One remained on Skokholm (Pembs) from 2<sup>nd</sup>-10<sup>th</sup>
June, with another on Fetlar (Shetland) on 16<sup>th</sup> Jun, with two more
in autumn recorded, at Sanday (Orkney) on 28<sup>th</sup> September and on Unst
(Shetland) on 4<sup>th</sup> October..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GREY-CHEEKED THRUSH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Exceptionally, one was identified on The Mullet (Co.
Mayo) on 25<sup>th</sup> May. A succession of autumn storms associated with a
highly active El Nino jetstream resulted in a wave of records later in the year
with singles at Covean, St Agnes (Scilly) on 23<sup>rd</sup>-24<sup>th</sup>
September, Ollaberry (Shetland) on 28<sup>th</sup> September<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">VEERY<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One remained on North Ronaldsay (Orkney) from 30<sup>th</sup>
May until 9<sup>th</sup> June.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WHITE’S THRUSH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Singles typically recorded in Shetland at Baltasound,
Unst, on 20<sup>th</sup> October and at Gulberwick on 23<sup>rd</sup>-24<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SIBERIAN THRUSH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-winter male was seen briefly on Fair Isle on 5<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EYEBROWED THRUSH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One made landfall on Whalsay at Symbister on 20<sup>th</sup>
June.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SARDINIAN WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A singing male remained at Land’s End (Cornwall) from
14<sup>th</sup>-26<sup>th</sup> May.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WESTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The first to appear was a male at Brownstown Head (Co.
Wexford) from 11<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup> April, followed by further birds
at Kynance Cove, Lizard (Cornwall), on 13<sup>th</sup>-16<sup>th</sup> April
(two males), Kenidjack Valley (Cornwall) on 25<sup>th</sup> April, Bardsey
Island (Gwynedd) on 9<sup>th</sup> May, South Uist (Outer Hebrides) on 14<sup>th</sup>
May, Portland Bill (Dorset) on 23<sup>rd</sup> May, Unst (Shetland) from 25<sup>th</sup>-28<sup>th</sup>
May, Balranald RSPB, North Uist (Outer Hebrides) on 4<sup>th</sup> June, North
Ronaldsay (Orkney) on 20<sup>th</sup>-21<sup>st</sup> June and on Fair Isle
from 30<sup>th</sup> June to 3<sup>rd</sup> July. Several more were discovered
in autumn, with singles on St Mary’s (Scilly) on 23<sup>rd</sup> August &
26<sup>th</sup> September, Europie, Lewis (Outer Hebrides) on 4<sup>th</sup>-5<sup>th</sup>
September and at Kelling Water Meadows (Norfolk) on 8<sup>th</sup> September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">MOLTONI’S SUBALPINE WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A pair was present on Blakeney Point (Norfolk) on 11<sup>th</sup>
May: a rather confiding male in the Plantation and a far more skulking female
in neighbouring tamarisks. Both represented the first records for Norfolk and
had arrived on a rather unique weather system that also spawned a Citril Finch
in the same county at the same time. Literally just a few days later, a male
was trapped & ringed on Fair Isle on 15<sup>th</sup>, remaining on the
archipelago until 26<sup>th</sup> May and spawning the most expensive twitch
ever in the UK at £1,752!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EASTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A male was at Nanjizal (Cornwall) on 19<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup>
April before relocating to Land’s End on 22<sup>nd</sup>, while in autumn,
single males were at Old fall, Flamborough Head from 18<sup>th</sup> September
to 1<sup>st</sup> October and at Mossbank (Shetland) from 25<sup>th</sup>
September until 13<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">AQUATIC WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was trapped & ringed on Orfordness (Suffolk)
on 9<sup>th</sup> August, with further records from Wheldrake Ings (West Yorks)
on 12<sup>th</sup> August and Fair Isle on 15<sup>th</sup>-16<sup>th</sup>
August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LANCEOLATED WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Singles noted in Shetland at Dale of Walls on 26<sup>th</sup>
September, Fair Isle on 27<sup>th</sup> September & 12<sup>th</sup> October
and on the Out Skerries on 5<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PALLAS’S GRASSHOPPER WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A skulking first-winter remained at Isbister
(Shetland) on 11<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup> September, with another on Fair
Isle on 19<sup>th</sup> October..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SAVI’S WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A reeling male was present in Northeast Kent for three
weeks in May.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLYTH’S REED WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was trapped & ringed on Fair Isle on 8<sup>th</sup>
June, while further migrants included a skulking bird on Blakeney Point
(Norfolk) on 13<sup>th</sup>-14<sup>th</sup> June and a singing male at
Inverurie (Aberdeenshire) from 18<sup>th</sup>-27<sup>th</sup> June. These were
then followed by an influx in autumn involving at least 7 birds in Shetland and
others in County Cork, Cornwall, County Durham, Fair Isle, Orkney, Norfolk and
East Yorkshire.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PADDYFIELD WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was on Blakeney Point (Norfolk) from 11<sup>th</sup>-14<sup>th</sup>
June, while another made an exceptionally long stay on Noss (Shetland) from 22<sup>nd</sup>
July to 16<sup>th</sup> August. In autumn, singles were identified at
Collieston Churchyard (Aberdeenshire) on 28<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup>
August, St Agnes (Scilly) on 7<sup>th</sup> September and on Fair Isle on 8<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GREAT REED WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A singing male bellowed out from Phragmites at Swan
Pool, Sandwell Valley RSPB, on 17<sup>th</sup>-18<sup>th</sup> May, with
another identified at Baltasound, Unst (Shetland), from 3rd-22<sup>nd</sup>
June.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">THICK-BILLED WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The 7<sup>th</sup> for Britain was in Quendale Burn
(Shetland) on 24<sup>th</sup> September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">EASTERN OLIVACEOUS WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One remained on Whalsay (Shetland) from 12<sup>th</sup>-16<sup>th</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">MELODIOUS WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In spring, singles noted at Portland Bill (Dorset) on
15<sup>th</sup> May & 16<sup>th</sup> June, Skokholm (Pembs) on 15<sup>th</sup>
May, Peninnis Head, St Mary’s (Scilly) on 20<sup>th</sup> May, Ponsongath
(Cornwall) on 27<sup>th</sup> May and Sennybridge (Pembs) on 21<sup>st</sup>
June, with a singing male near Hampton-in-Arden (West Midlands) from 11<sup>th</sup>
June until 11<sup>th</sup> July. Not many more were recorded in autumn, with an
odd midsummer record on Blakeney Point (Norfolk) on 31<sup>st</sup> July and
eight more in September and October and 3 late birds in October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BOOTED WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Singles were noted in early autumn on Fair Isle on 19<sup>th</sup>-22<sup>nd</sup>
August, North Ronaldsay (Orkney) on 21<sup>st</sup>-22<sup>nd</sup> August,
Gramborough Hill, Salthouse (Norfolk) on 22<sup>nd</sup>-23<sup>rd</sup> August
and at Sumburgh Head (Shetland) on 22<sup>nd</sup> August and 9<sup>th</sup>-14<sup>th</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WESTERN BONELLI’S WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A singing male was present along the Weaver’s Way at
Hickling Broad (Norfolk) briefly on 26<sup>th</sup> May and this was followed
by an exceptional run of autumn occurrencies, perhaps involving ten birds:
Porthgwarra (Cornwall) on 17<sup>th</sup> August, St Agnes (Scilly) on 21<sup>st</sup>
August, Bass Point, Lizard (Cornwall) on 22<sup>nd</sup> August, Portland Bill
(Dorset) on 22<sup>nd</sup> & 26<sup>th</sup> August, Longstone, St mary’s
(Scilly) on 24<sup>th</sup>-27<sup>th</sup> August & 19<sup>th</sup>
September, Salcombe (Devon) on 27<sup>th</sup> August, Billinge (Lancs) on 31<sup>st</sup>
August, Galley Head (Co. Cork) on 8<sup>th</sup> & 17<sup>th</sup>
September, Sumburgh Head (Shetland) on 14<sup>th</sup>-18<sup>th</sup>
September and on Unst from 15<sup>th</sup>-18<sup>th</sup> September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">DUSKY WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A wintering bird was at Ivy Lake, Chichester GP (West
Sussex) from 5th-19<sup>th</sup> January, whilst another was photographed at
Marton Mere, Blackpool (Lancs) on 16<sup>th</sup> January. At the other end of
the year in autumn, some 20 or so appeared in autumn following the first at
Grutness (Shetland) on 5<sup>th</sup> October. The last to appear were at
Dungeness (Kent) on 16<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup> November, Atherington
Pools, Climping (West Sussex) on 9<sup>th</sup>-10<sup>th</sup> December,
Holkham (Norfolk) on Christmas Day and at Ham Wall RSPB (Somerset) from 26<sup>th</sup>
December into 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RADDE’S WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Up to 9 appeared in October, with singles at
Inishbofin on 6<sup>th</sup>, Holy Island (Northumberland) on 8<sup>th</sup>,
Holkham Pines (Norfolk) on 11<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup>, Great Yarmouth
Cemetery (Norfolk) on 12<sup>th</sup>-13<sup>th</sup>,Kilnsea on 12<sup>th</sup>
and Fair Isle on 14<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ARCTIC WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An excellent autumn with singles noted at Sands of
Forvie NNR (Aberdeenshire) on 19<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup> August, Dale of
Walls (Shetland) on 25<sup>th</sup> August, Scousburgh (Shetland) on 28<sup>th</sup>
August, on Fair Isle from 8<sup>th</sup>-11<sup>th</sup> September, Skateraw
Harbour (Lothian) on 11<sup>th</sup>-15<sup>th</sup> September, Inishbofin (Co.
Galway) on 13th-14<sup>th</sup> September, Uyeasound, Unst (Shetland) on 23<sup>rd</sup>-27<sup>th</sup>
September, Kilnsea (East Yorks) on 27<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup> September,
Weisdale Voe, Kergord (Shetland) on 30<sup>th</sup> September to 4<sup>th</sup>
October, Kew Villa, Kilnsea on 4<sup>th</sup> October, Inishmore (Co. Galway)
on 11<sup>th</sup> October, Garrison Pines, St Mary’s (Scilly) on 11<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup>
October, Erris Head (Co. Mayo) on 22<sup>nd</sup>-28<sup>th</sup> October and a
very late bird at Marsden Quarry (Tyne & Wear) on 2<sup>nd</sup>-7<sup>th</sup>
November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">GREENISH WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">For the second spring in succession, an excellent
spring with no less than ten found during 2<sup>nd</sup>-4<sup>th</sup> June,
with singles on Out Skerries (Shetland) on 2<sup>nd</sup> & 6<sup>th</sup>,
Unst on 2<sup>nd</sup>, Sanday (Orkney) on 3<sup>rd</sup>, 1-2 on Fair Isle on
3<sup>rd</sup>-5<sup>th</sup>, St Martin’s (Scilly) on 4<sup>th</sup>-11<sup>th</sup>,
Swining (Shetland) on 5<sup>th</sup>, Sandwick (Shetland) on 5<sup>th</sup>-6<sup>th</sup>
and on Whalsay (Shetland) on 8<sup>th</sup>. Blakeney Point (Norfolk) on 11<sup>th</sup>
and Skomer (Pembs) on 12<sup>th</sup>. A late bird was on Skokholm (Pembs) on
23<sup>rd</sup> July. An influx of at least 13 individuals occurred in August,
including 2 in County Durham, East Yorkshire, Aberdeenshire, Northumberland
& Orkney and singles on Fair Isle, in Fife and in Shetland.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A hugely successful breeding season led to a
phenomenal autumn influx involving over 2,000 birds between mid September and
mid October, with Shetland daily counts exceeding 130 during 22<sup>nd</sup>-30<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PALLAS’S LEAF WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A relatively poor autumn with less than 35 recorded,
although a dozen or so reached North Norfolk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">HUME’S LEAF WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Singles were noted at Wells Woods (Norfolk) on 15<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup>
October, Kingsdown Leas (Kent) on 18<sup>th</sup> October, Flamborough Head on
27<sup>th</sup>-28<sup>th</sup> October and Durlston Head (Dorset) on 31<sup>st</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A rather lean autumn with very few recorded outside of
Shetland – a mere 15 individuals shared between the east and south coasts!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">COLLARED FLYCATCHER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A superb adult male was at Sumburgh (Shetland) on 21<sup>st</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PENDULINE TIT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The party of 3 remained at Darts Farm & Bowling
Green Marsh, Topsham (Devon) until early March, with just 2 surviving there
until 4<sup>th</sup> April. They then migrated back east, pausing briefly at
Black Hole Marsh, Seaton (South Devon) next day. In the second winter period,
1-2 were at Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk) from 18<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup>
October, 2 remained at G & M Growers Pit, Broom (Beds) from 31<sup>st</sup>
October to 2<sup>nd</sup> November, with singles at Southwold (Suffolk) on 3<sup>rd</sup>
November and St Olaves (Norfolk) on 8<sup>th</sup> November. Two were then seen
in Lytchett Bay (Dorset) on 22<sup>nd</sup> November, relocating to Longham
Lakes, Bournemouth (Dorset) from 22<sup>nd</sup>-24<sup>th</sup>, with an
additional party of 3 at Titchfield Haven (Hants) from 7<sup>th</sup> December
into January 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">SHORT-TOED TREECREEPER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was recorded at Dungeness (Kent) on 10<sup>th</sup>
October, with another at Beachy Head (East Sussex) on 27<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ASIATIC BROWN SHRIKE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-winter visited Porthgwarra (Cornwall) on 20<sup>th</sup>
October before relocating to Ouessant in France next day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">DAURIAN ISABELLINE SHRIKE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An adult male visited St Martin’s (Scilly) on the
highly unusual date of 2<sup>nd</sup> July while in autumn, first-winters were
identified at Beeston Common (Norfolk) on 11<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup>
October, Holkham Meals (Norfolk) on 14<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup> October,
Mundesley (Norfolk) on 15<sup>th</sup> October and at South Huish Marshes
(Devon) on 14<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WOODCHAT SHRIKE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The first of the spring made landfall at Porthgwarra
(Cornwall) on 31<sup>st</sup> March, with 3 more in Cornwall in April & May
and 3 further birds in Pembrokeshire and others in Devon, Cork and Wexford. The
only records in autumn involved single juveniles on St Mary’s (Scilly) on 19<sup>th</sup>
August, Blakehill Farm (Wilts) on 28<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup> August, The
Lizard (Cornwall) on 30<sup>th</sup> August and Nosterfield (North Yorks) on 13<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BALEARIC WOODCHAT SHRIKE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A male of the form <i>badius</i>
was at Wykeham Forest (North Yorks) on 13<sup>th</sup> May.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LESSER GREY SHRIKE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Just two records this year – at Lunna Ness (Shetland)
on 25<sup>th</sup> August and at Cromer (Norfolk) on 28<sup>th</sup> August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ROSE-COLOURED STARLING<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was discovered wintering in Prudhoe village
(Northumberland) on 11<sup>th</sup> January, remaining in gardens there until
at least 9<sup>th</sup> February. It may have been the bird found dead in Ryton
(County Durham) on 3<sup>rd</sup> May. In spring, one appeared on South Uist
(Outer Hebrides) on 19<sup>th</sup>-21<sup>st</sup> May, followed by further
singles on Lundy Island (Devon) on 14<sup>th</sup> June, Fowlsheugh
(Aberdeenshire) on 16<sup>th</sup> June, at various sites on Lewis & Harris
(Outer Hebrides) on 19<sup>th</sup> June to 29<sup>th</sup> July, Hoy (Orkney)
on 24<sup>th</sup> June and on Fair Isle on 2<sup>nd</sup> July. Midsummer
birds included singles at Aberavon (Gwent) from 31<sup>st</sup> July to 5<sup>th</sup>
August and on Fair Isle from 1<sup>st</sup>-4<sup>th</sup> August, while a
further 15 or so juveniles occurred in autumn. The last of the year was at
Tewkesbury (Gloucs) from 22<sup>nd</sup> October to 11<sup>th</sup> November,
while the only wintering individual was on the Lizard (Cornwall), surviving
until at least 28<sup>th</sup> January 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">CITRIL FINCH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One of the rarest finds of the year was that of a male
in Burnham Overy Dunes just west of Holkham Pines on 10<sup>th</sup>-11<sup>th</sup>
May. Just shy of a thousand observers connected on the Sunday but disappearing
west shortly after dawn the following day left almost as many disappointed!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A single male was in song at Yew Tree Brake,
Cinderford, in the Forest of Dean (Gloucs) on 15<sup>th</sup> February and was
seen again on 21<sup>st</sup> & 25<sup>th</sup> March. On 15<sup>th</sup>
October, Dave Suddaby discovered a male at Termon in County Mayo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RED-EYED VIREO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One remained on St Agnes from 25<sup>th</sup>
September to 2<sup>nd</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLACKPOLL WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">One was seen in St Warna’s Cove on St Agnes on 23<sup>rd</sup>
September.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">WILSON’S WARBLER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Another contender for bird of the year – a strikingly
beautiful male at Port Nis, Lewis (Outer Hebrides) from 13<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup>
October. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">DARK-EYED JUNCO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-summer male afforded views down to a few feet
in a Toab garden (Shetland) on 11<sup>th</sup> May, with another on Dursey
Island (Co. Cork) on 9<sup>th</sup> June.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">LITTLE BUNTING<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">An overwintering bird was present at Forest Farm
Country Park (East Glamorgan) from 5<sup>th</sup> February until 7<sup>th</sup>
May, with further singles at Gulval, near Penzance (Cornwall) from 12<sup>th</sup>
February to 22<sup>nd</sup> April and in Ashdown Forest (West Sussex) on 10<sup>th</sup>-27<sup>th</sup>
February. Migrants in spring included singles at Flamborough Head on 15<sup>th</sup>
& 27<sup>th</sup> April, while in autumn, above average numbers occurred,
with perhaps 65 in total.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">RUSTIC BUNTING<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A male was on Fair Isle on 19<sup>th</sup> May, with
further singles on North Ronaldsay (Orkney) on 20<sup>th</sup>-25<sup>th</sup>
May, Baltasound, Unst, on 27<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup> May, Sanday (Orkney)
on 29<sup>th</sup> May and at Sumburgh Head (Shetland) on 21<sup>st</sup> June.
At the opposite end of the year, singles appeared on Shetland on Foula on 20<sup>th</sup>-23<sup>rd</sup>
September, Bressay on 24<sup>th</sup> September and on Unst on 5<sup>th</sup>
October, with singles elsewhere on Lundy Island on 27<sup>th</sup> September, Cape
Clear Island (Co. Cork) on 5<sup>th</sup> October, Sandside Bay (Orkney) on 10<sup>th</sup>
October, Gibraltar Point on 11<sup>th</sup> October and Yell (Shetland) on 13<sup>th</sup>
October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">ORTOLAN BUNTING<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Another poor year with few recorded in spring and just
a dozen or so in autumn. The writing’s clearly on the wall regards the survival
of this species.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">CRETZSCHMAR’S BUNTING<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Perhaps contender for ‘bird of the year’ was this
superb male that spent 11 days on Bardsey Island (Gwynedd) from 10<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup>
June. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">CHESTNUT BUNTING<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A first-winter afforded views down to a few feet on
Papa Westray (Orkney) on 19<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup> October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">BLACK-HEADED BUNTING<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">As usual, a male reached Wales in spring, visiting
Skomer Island (Pembs) on 7<sup>th</sup> June and Saundersfoot (Pembs) on 10<sup>th</sup>,
while in early autumn, Kester Wilson reported one in Nanjizal Valley (Cornwall)
on 8<sup>th</sup> August and another immature was seen at Dale of Walls
(Shetland) on 24<sup>th</sup> August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Lee G R Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193625627020046466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991666914969351975.post-8960129976071571012016-02-05T21:21:00.000+00:002016-02-05T21:21:11.071+00:00Latest vacancies on 2016 birding toursI still have the following vacancies on a number of trips this year -:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">1-2 spaces on Scottish Weekender 14-18 March 2016</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Space on Israel Honey Buzzard/Levant Sparrowhawk migration spectacular 26 April-7 May 2016</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Several spaces on ROUND BRITAIN 14-23 May 2016 - Long-tailed/Pom Skua migration/Megas/all summer breeders</span><br />
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A single space on a Moroccan tour 7-11 June 2016<br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Norway/Finland in June for breeding Owls and other specialities</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Sicily for Rock Partridges in June</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Spaces on Canary Islands, Madeira, China, Goa, Sri Lanka, Northern India, Peru, Israel & Thailand July-December 2016</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">As with all trips, simply email me on LGREUK400@aol.com or phone me on 07881 906629</span>Lee G R Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193625627020046466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991666914969351975.post-55804584984359011042016-01-03T00:20:00.002+00:002016-01-03T00:20:58.608+00:00Latvian Tour now FULLY BOOKED......My Latvian tour of March 2016 is now fully booked, so sorry to those of you I couldn't cater for......maybe next one<br />
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However, still have a number of vacancies later in the year....<br />
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Short Trip to FRANCE for Wallcreepers, Alpine Accentors & Camargue in January - about £140<br />
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1-2 spaces on Scottish Weekender 14-18 March 2016<br />
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Space on Israel Honey Buzzard/Levant Sparrowhawk migration spectacular 26 April-7 May 2016<br />
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Several spaces on ROUND BRITAIN 14-23 May 2016 - Long-tailed/Pom Skua migration/Megas/all summer breeders<br />
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Norway/Finland in June for breeding Owls and other specialities<br />
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Sicily for Rock Partridges in June<br />
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Spaces on Canary Islands, Madeira, China, Goa, Sri Lanka, Northern India, Peru, Israel & Thailand July-December 2016<br />
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As with all trips, simply email me on LGREUK400@aol.com or phone me on 07881 906629Lee G R Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193625627020046466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991666914969351975.post-19653278446799153462016-01-03T00:11:00.001+00:002016-01-03T00:11:03.312+00:00January 2016 hits off with a bang.......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Lee G R Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193625627020046466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991666914969351975.post-58282858374251127952016-01-02T00:13:00.001+00:002016-01-02T00:13:32.272+00:00Taking bookings for CHINA September 2016I am now taking bookings for my SPOON-BILLED SANDPIPER September tour of CHINA - a trip normally interrupted by large falls of Asiatic passerines, such as Mugimaki Flycatcher, etcLee G R Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193625627020046466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991666914969351975.post-25527756800155755352016-01-02T00:11:00.001+00:002016-01-02T00:11:38.061+00:00Spaces on LGRE Tours 2016Still have a single space on my forthcoming ROUND BRITAIN TOUR of 17-27 JANUARY.......<br />
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Also, possibly 1-2 spaces left on ESTONIA/LATVIA trip of 7-12 MARCH 2016....<br />
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Email me on LGREUK400@aol.com<br />
<br />Lee G R Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193625627020046466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991666914969351975.post-39813871567948206172015-12-21T18:51:00.002+00:002015-12-21T18:51:26.372+00:00Plenty of space avialbale on LGRE birding tours in 2016 - book now<div>
<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;">Still a place on my <strong>ROUND BRITAIN
TOUR</strong> of 15-26 JANUARY 2016.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"><strong>SPANISH</strong> Lynx, Imperial
Eagle, Wallcreeper, Bustards, winter trip 26 FEBRUARY-2 MARCH now completely
FULL</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;">FEBRUARY MOROCCO & WESTERN SAHARA tour
to be arranged</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;">7-12 MARCH 2016:
<strong>LATVIA/ESTONIA</strong> for Steller's Eider, White-tailed Sea Eagles,
Ural, Tengmalm's, Eagle & Pygmy Owl, Hazelhen, Woodpeckers - places
available</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"><strong>ISRAEL</strong> 17-27 MARCH 2016 now
completely FULL</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"><strong>SCOTTISH LONG WEEKENDER</strong>
14-18 APRIL 2016 - White-billed Divers, Capercaillie, Ptarmigan, Crested Tit,
Scottish Parrot Crossbill, lekking Black Grouse and much, much more - still a
few places available</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"><strong>CROATIA</strong> for Rock
Partridges, butterflies & orchids 20-22 APRIL 2016</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"><strong>ISRAEL</strong> 25 APRIL-7 MAY for
Levant Sparrowhawk & Honey Buzzard migration and late migrants</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"><strong>ROUND BRITAIN TOUR</strong> of 14-23
MAY 2016 for all UK specialities still has places</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"><strong>MOROCCO</strong> 6-9 JUNE 2016 for
Atlas Pied Flycatchers, Egyptian Nightjars, Dupont's Larks, Hemipodes and
more</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;"><strong>TURKEY</strong> and
<strong>NORWAY/FINLAND</strong> in June 2016 to be arranged</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;">If you are interested in joining me on any
of these tours, please don't hesitate to contact me for further details on <a href="mailto:LGREUK400@aol.com">LGREUK400@aol.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;">Good Birding Always</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;">Lee Evans</span></div>
Lee G R Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193625627020046466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991666914969351975.post-35262611426734055432015-12-16T20:25:00.002+00:002015-12-16T20:31:10.663+00:00Birding Varanger<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype; font-size: medium;"><em>The Biotope Guide to the best
bird sites in Arctic Norway</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;">Varanger Fjord is one of those destinations
that you can visit time and time again and never get bored of it and for many
years now, it has featured in my annual itinerary of birding tours. It is an
amazing place, with wall-to-wall birding virtually 24/7 in the summertime and
unique in its Arctic avian attractions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;">Tormod Amundsen lives in Varanger and for
the first time, he and his team in <em>Biotope</em>, a pro-nature architectural
practise based in Vardo, have put together a detailed site guide to the area -
an essential companion for any birdwatcher thinking of holidaying in the area.
Varanger is actually the World's easiest accessible Arctic birding destination
and is far NE Norway. It is one of the most northernmost inhabited places in the
world and lies at around 70 degrees north (in line with Point Barrow in Alaska)
bordering both Finland and Russia and the Barents Sea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;">The book is wonderful and for me, a trip
down memory lane. It is decorated throughout by lavish colour and incorporates
Tormod's unique trademark drone landcape & scenery photography from
cover-to-cover. <em>Biotope's</em> other speciality - hide design - also
features throughout, many of these being utilised in the stunning site
portraits. The book concentrates on the three key areas of the Norwegian Arctic
- Pasvik, the Varanger Peninsula and the Nordkyn Peninsula - incorporating the
Arctic Coastline, Tundra and Taiga habitats. There is a month-by-month summary,
giving an idea of optimum timings -<em> eg</em>, March/April best time for
wintering Steller's and King Eiders, May for White-billed Divers and October for
Glaucous Gulls, as well as an excellent array of local maps and an extremely
useful guide to accommodation online addresses and car hire
operatives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;">Pages 26-167 then concentrate on the site
guide proper, detailing 7 sites in South Varanger in the Kirkenes District, and
then over 35 locations on the Varanger Peninsula. The maps are very highly
detailed and for each site, a comprehensive list of the birds & mammals
expected to be seen is included. Despite birding in the area on numerous
occasions and knowing it well and its birds, I was truly impressed by the number
of sites that I did not know about, making me harp for an opportunity to test
them out. For example, I hadn't realised that Neiden chapel was one of the best
places for Arctic Warbler and that they rarely arrive before 20th June! It also
cited many more sites for Willow Ptarmigan and Capercaillie than I currently
have, some great new birdfeeders sites such as those in Svanvik and 'new' sites
for mammals such as Brown Bear, Wolverine and European Lynx at Skogfoss. I just
can't wait to try the book out, it is such a hive of information!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;">Following on from the location breakdowns is
the Varanger Bird Checklist - highlighting all 320 species that have been
recorded in the principality.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;">I just cannot fault this site guide - it is
absolutely brilliant; I cannot recommend it highly enough.</span></div>
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2007-2012</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype; font-size: small;"><em>Edited by John
Eyre</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;">Well what can I say?! This publication is
exceptional, magnificent, essential, sumptuous - absolutely brilliant! Just
finished reading it from cover to cover and it is stupendous - the best Bird
Atlas in Britain ever produced. The layout, text format and image reproduction
is second-to-none and the Firecrest front cover portrait is not only poignant,
considering Hampshire holds over 50% of the UK's singing males at 415+ birds,
but stunningly beautiful and a brilliant choice - <i>Wildguides</i> must really be
congratulated at doing such a wonderful job on production and design - I really
must get them to do my next tome!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;">The book itself is a culmination of the work
of over 1,200 volunteers in surveying individual tetrads in Hampshire in both
the winter and summer periods between 2007 and 2012. The results are staggering
and very much in line with those of what I have found in my own work in
Buckinghamshire. A lot of plusses and minuses but overall a declining trend,
with a marked <strong><u>decline</u></strong> in 51 species (Bewick's Swan,
Russian White-fronted Goose, Common Eider, Smew, Ruddy Duck, Quail, Little
Grebe, Hen Harrier, Montagu's Harrier, Sparrowhawk, Spotted Crake, Stone Curlew,
Lapwing, Curlew, Ruff, Sanderling, Common Snipe, Woodcock, Collared Dove, Turtle
Dove, Common Cuckoo, Little Owl, Long-eared Owl, Common Swift, Lesser Spotted
Woodpecker, Merlin, Rook, Willow Tit, Marsh Tit, Skylark, House Martin, Wood
Warbler, Tree Pipit, Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Common
Starling, Spotted Flycatcher, Common Nightingale,Whinchat, Northern Wheatear,
House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Yellow Wagtail, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Linnet,
Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting and Corn Bunting) and a general
<u><strong>increase</strong></u> in 28 species (Egyptian Goose, Barnacle Goose,
Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Tufted Duck, Sinensis Cormorant, Bittern, Great White
Egret, Little Egret, Glossy Ibis, Great Crested Grebe, Red Kite, Goshawk, Common
Buzzard, Osprey, Avocet, Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit, Mediterranean Gull,
Lesser Black-backed & Great Black-backed Gulls, Yellow-legged Gull,
Peregrine, Common Raven, Firecrest, Woodlark, Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap,
Goldfinch and Siskin). In fact, the Atlas work shows that for some county
species, the decline is nothing short of catastrophic, particularly for Grey
Partridge, European Turtle Dove, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Willow Tit, Willow
Warbler and Tree Sparrow - all species now on the verge of extinction in the
county. The big plusses, notwithstanding those non-naturalised species such as
Egyptian Goose, are the increases in Dark-bellied Brent Geese (14,000 wintering,
internationally important), Red Kite, Goshawk (an incredible 24 breeding pairs
in the review period), Mediterranean Gull (520 breeding pairs and rising),
Peregrine, Common Raven and Firecrest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;">Not content with just being an atlas, the
publication also doubles-up as a comprehensive bird report over the period, with
many records of rarities included & detailed, along with top-class
photographs of those individual entries, including Surf Scoter, Cattle Egret,
Black Stork, White-tailed Sea Eagle, Black-winged Stilt, Kentish Plover, Spotted
Sandpiper, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Dark-eyed Junco, Little Bunting and
White-throated Sparrow for example. I just love the layout of the book - just
turn to the Brent Geese on page 63 as an example - highly professional and
really relaxing on the eye. The graphs are of a very high standard and quality
and easy-to-understand and assimilate, as are the maps highlighting distribution
and changes in that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;">And the standard of photography used is just
sumptuous - just take a browse of Martin Bennett's Dartford Warbler (page 47)
and Honey Buzzards (page 135). Incredible! And talking of the latter,
interesting to see that Hampshire recorded Honey Buzzards in 65 tetrads in the
period, with breeding proven in 19 - by far the most productive county in
Britain for the species.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype;">Towards the end of its 450 pages, a rarity
summary appears on page 427 and all those 'escapes' recorded on pages 428-431.
This really is a publication to be very proud of - an essential purchase. Just
don't miss out!</span></div>
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Up & coming Suffolk birder Oliver Slessor is the latest birdwatcher to receive one of the BBA/UK400 Club's prestigious Certificates of Merit (see above). It was whilst working at Landguard Nature Reserve that Olly discovered the first SHORT-TOED TREECREEPER for Suffolk.</div>
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Certificates are also available to those achieving other ornithological accolades -:</div>
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A Day List achievement, be it at national or county level</div>
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A Year List achievement, be it national, County or Patch</div>
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A Life List Achievement, 400, 450, 500, 550 or any increment of 1 above 550</div>
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All certificates cost £5.00, fully inclusive of postage & packing</div>
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<br />Lee G R Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193625627020046466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991666914969351975.post-73438869862725055612015-11-23T19:51:00.002+00:002015-11-23T19:51:31.589+00:00Up close and personal with yet another GREY PHALAROPE!I just cannot resist the temptation of a GREY PHALAROPE and when I heard that yesterday's Farmoor 1 Reservoir's bird was still present, I had to get over there today and see it. They are such beautiful birds, so delicate and precious. I laid down and had the privelege of the bird swim to within inches of me - I felt the ripples from its incessant feeding. Heaven! Here is just a small selection of the 400 or so images I took today of one of my favourite birds.....<br />
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<br />Lee G R Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193625627020046466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991666914969351975.post-60070349167564142302015-10-13T22:56:00.002+01:002015-10-13T22:57:22.979+01:00Dropping like flies: a sign that birders of my generation are getting oldIt is very sad to have to report the deaths of two long-serving birders this week - firstly GRAHAM SODEN from Northamptonshire and secondly, MICK CASE from Ipswich in Suffolk. Over the years, I have spent a lot of time with both of them and shared some great moments on long twitches. Graham and I did a lot of trips together in the 1980's (I managed to get his life list up to about 450) and we worked together on Amersham market for nearly 15 years. He always had a keen interest in bird photography and delighted in sending me his best efforts whenever he returned home. This of course was the pre-digital era. Mick and I did several long twitches to Scilly together and he was a Suffolk birder that regularly phoned me for information and guidance in the early days of BIS. Both observers will be sorely missed and I send my heartfelt condolescences to the families concerned.Lee G R Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193625627020046466noreply@blogger.com0