Wednesday, 15 April 2009

WHITE-THROATED SPARROW highlights

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WHITE_THROATED SPARROW IMAGES (top, Gary Thoburn; bottom two, Richard Ford) This is the UK400 Club Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday 15 April 20...
Friday, 10 April 2009

Total Now at 283

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Whilst I was away in Israel, this superb first-summer GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO remained in West Cornwall (near St Just) for a week (Brian Fiel...
Saturday, 21 March 2009

REVISED TOTAL FOR 2009 - NOW 266 SPECIES

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With nearly a week of high pressure and light easterly winds, a few early migrants have trickled in, forwarding the total number of species ...
Friday, 13 March 2009

SNOWY OWL ON ORKNEY

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Female SNOWY OWL at Kame of Corrigal HY330208 approx - First seen at about 12 noon by Sue Whitworth (RSPB Field Teacher). Sue phoned the of...
Wednesday, 11 March 2009

NORFOLK SIBERIAN THRUSH - DEMOTED TO CATEGORY D1

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First-winter male Siberian Thrush in captivity, Natural Surroundings NR, Glandford, Norfolk, 3 March 2009 (John Miller) I am afraid that af...

SUFFOLK CATTLE EGRET - MORE DETAIL

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I was lucky enough to find the CATTLE EGRET Monday afternoon. It is still present this morning favouring either the horse field just ESE of...
Tuesday, 10 March 2009

EAST ANGLIAN REVIEW

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The CATTLE EGRET present on the Essex/Suffolk border remains for a second day (Stuart Read et al, see image above) showing well late aftern...
Monday, 9 March 2009

A FEW MIGRANTS TRICKLE IN

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The recent Cattle Egret in Norfolk, photographed near Holt, and the long-staying Black-bellied Dipper (John Miller) In terms of migrants, t...
Thursday, 5 March 2009

SIBERIAN 'DIP'

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This dazzling male SIBERIAN THRUSH (photographed here by Lee Gregory on Wednesday) was not seen today, despite searching by over 300 birder...

GREAT WHITE EGRET IN CLYDE

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This GREAT WHITE EGRET was first discovered on 21 February 2009 at Gilmourton, Lanarkshire (Clyde Region), favouring pools by the River Avo...
Wednesday, 4 March 2009

ADDITIONAL RECORD OF SIBERIAN THRUSH IN IRELAND

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Killian Mullarney has very kindly emailed me details of an additional Irish record: Adult male, Loop Head, 31st October 2004 (M. Meehan) (S...

NORFOLK MEGA: SIBERIAN THRUSH !!

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A superb first-winter SIBERIAN THRUSH was discovered today at Glandford, just 2 miles SW of Cley (Norfolk), where it flew in to a wire fenc...

IVORY GULL STILL PRESENT

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Some stunning images of the Baltimore Harbour (Co. Cork) IVORY GULL taken by Ronan McLaughlin. Killian Mullarney has commented, in relatio...
Tuesday, 3 March 2009

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With the addition of IVORY GULL (with an adult on North Uist and today's first-year in County Cork) and PACIFIC DIVER (a returning bir...

IVORY GULL IN COUNTY CORK (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)

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A birder who I have not met before called Julian Wyllie (who has lived on Sherkin island for the last 5 years) was coming over this morning...

IVORY GULL IN COUNTY CORK

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This juvenile (first-year) IVORY GULL was present at Baltimore Harbour (Co. Cork) today, showing well throughout the day (Peter Woolstenhol...
Monday, 23 February 2009

Time for.........displaying NORTHERN GOSHAWKS

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Between now and 22 April, NORTHERN GOSHAWKS in southern Britain will be at their most active and most visible. On clear days with little to...
Friday, 20 February 2009

SPRING HAS ARRIVED

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With temperatures reaching the balmy heights of 14 degrees C in parts of the south today, it was no surprise to see the first trickle of inc...
Thursday, 19 February 2009

SNOWY OWL ON SHAPINSAY, ORKNEY

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Just been watching the most stupendous female SNOWY OWL and wow, what a fabulous bird ! Flying, perching on the ground and on fence posts, ...
Wednesday, 18 February 2009

LONG-EARED OWL AND ROUGH-LEG IN HAMPSHIRE FEAST

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LONG-EARED OWL, Farlington Marsh, Hampshire, February 2009 (Mark Cutts, directional, and Mark Navy Owl) 2nd-winter male ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD...