Tuesday, 24 November 2009

FRIGATEBIRD report

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There is a report from early this morning of a Frigatebird species flying low SW over Lockwood Reservoir (SE 142 159) (Steve Pogson). It was...
Friday, 20 November 2009

The Identification of ASIAN HOUSE MARTIN

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There has yet to be a confirmed record of ASIAN HOUSE MARTIN in the Western Palearctic but it is a strong contender to occur. On the back of...
Thursday, 19 November 2009

PACIFIC DIVER in West Cornwall

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A well-marked adult PACIFIC DIVER still retaining some breeding plumage was present on Carnsew Basin, at the east end of the Hayle Estuary ...
Wednesday, 18 November 2009

Yet another one of those puzzling Arctic gulls - this juvenile in County Sligo

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It has all the hallmarks of another juvenile Glaucous-winged Gull but this individual photographed in Drumcliff Bay, Lissadell, in County Ma...

My concerns over the British Countryside and its real lack of farmland birds

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This is a response I wrote to a fellow birder concerned about the predicament this country finds itself in as regards to its ongoing agricul...
Tuesday, 17 November 2009

ISABELLINE SHRIKE in IRELAND - belated 428

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It has been very kindly pointed out to me that there has already been an ISABELLINE SHRIKE this year - a bird on Achill Island in County Ma...

Year Total at 427

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As the year is now coming to a close, the total number of species now recorded in Britain and Ireland (combined) has petered out at 427 , so...

Confusing late EUROPEAN TURTLE DOVES

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This past weekend saw a very late juvenile EUROPEAN TURTLE DOVE in Colliston Village leading local observers to suspect its identity as an O...
Monday, 16 November 2009

Very confiding if late BLUETHROAT in Ireland

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This beautiful male BLUETHROAT has been present for nearly two weeks at Ballycotton Marsh in County Cork (IRELAND). These terrific images ...
Saturday, 14 November 2009

EUROPEAN TURTLE DOVE confusion

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A juvenile EUROPEAN TURTLE DOVE was discovered this morning in Collieston village, just north of the Ythan Estuary (Aberdeenshire). It was ...

WILSON'S PHALAROPE in LOTHIAN

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This WILSON'S PHALAROPE (photographed above by Kris Gibb) showed well throughout today from the Middle Hide at Musselburgh Wader Scrape...
Thursday, 12 November 2009

TAIGA FLYCATCHER first for West Cornwall

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Lisa Williams photographed this TAIGA FLYCATCHER at Tregeseal, adjacent to St Just, in West Cornwall late afternoon on 6 November. The bird...
Wednesday, 11 November 2009

ARMISTICE DAY - 3 LITTLE AUKS in Scapa Flow

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There were 3 LITTLE AUKS around the Vanguard buoy, just north of Flotta, today. It was just before 1100 hours on Armistice Day, so it was f...
Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Cork RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL

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Shots of today's Dursey Island RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL taken by finders Brendan and Ciaran Finch are now up in the November gallery on www...

First modern record of ROSE-COLOURED STARLING for Oxfordshire

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The juvenile ROSE-COLOURED STARLING was still present today in Forest Hill village, just two miles NE of Oxford. The bird was first seen on...

At last - IRELAND finally gets its first-sever RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL

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Brendan Finch discovered a RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL on Dursey Island (County Cork) this afternoon, the bird feeding out in the open and away fr...

Third PALLAS'S LEAF WARBLER for the Outer Hebrides

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Bob Swann found this gorgeous little sprite on Harris and Martin Scott photographed it. There has been one previous record on the island. N...
Thursday, 5 November 2009

Winter's drawing closer but a few Sibes still appear

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Juvenile Sabine's Gull at North Shields Quay ( www.tomtamsnaturephotography.com ) This is the UK400 Club Rare Bird Alert for Thursday ...
Wednesday, 4 November 2009

Another big day for WOODPIGEON emigration

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Over 8,000 WOODPIGEONS departed to the south today as they headed out over the English Channel from Portland Bill (Dorset) this morning. Mar...

A particularly bright first-winter GREENISH WARBLER

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A bright, particularly yellow-toned GREENISH WARBLER present at Landguard Bird Observatory (Suffolk) in September 2009 - photographed in th...