Thursday, 27 October 2011

BUFFLEHEAD in WEST CORNWALL

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A juvenile female BUFFLEHEAD is present for its second day on The Lizard (West Cornwall), frequenting a very tiny pool surrounded by vegeta...
Wednesday, 26 October 2011

As this year's SCILLY season comes to a close, a look back at some of October's highlights; a photographic gallery of GARY THOBURN

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And the showstopper - the NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH in Lower Moors. Most watched bird of the autumn on Scilly - enjoyed by over 600 observers - a...

PIED WHEATEAR puts on a great show

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The bird of the Autumn for many Irish birders - the superb UPLAND SANDPIPER (Aidan Kelly) A first-winter female PIED WHEATEAR, discovered ye...
Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Record could be broken by the end of October at this rate !

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With an additional three new species for the year in the past three days, this year's total now moves forward to an incredible 441 speci...
Sunday, 23 October 2011

And now an OVENBIRD makes landfall.........

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Clive Saunders enjoyed a 3 second view of an OVENBIRD this afternoon on Barra (Outer Hebrides) at Castlebay in the woodland behind the foot...

TANAGER relocates

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First-winter Wilson's Snipe, Lower Moors, St Mary's, Scilly, October 2011 (John Hague) - a fantastic and most instructive set of ima...

New record approaching..........

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A belated record now received of a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT at Trevose Head (Cornwall) for 10 days in October 2010 (photographed) forwards that y...
Friday, 21 October 2011

SCARLET TANAGER shows up briefly

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See Steve Rogers' writeup here http://www.swopticsphoto.com/ Bird seen just once today, mid-morning - with about 25-30 observers connect...
Thursday, 20 October 2011

TANAGER in West Cornwall

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A first-winter SCARLET TANAGER was discovered early afternoon in St Levan valley (West Cornwall). Two local lads both found it (Dave and Mat...
Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Shetland hits back with yet another mega.........

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A male SIBERIAN RUBYTHROAT at Gulberwick, south of Lerwick (Shetland) this afternoon represents the 436th species to be recorded in Britain ...
Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Cold Northwesterly winds set in

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Belated news concerns a suppressed juvenile SEMIPALMATED PLOVER that was present on Crowdy Reservoir and Davidstow Airfield (Cornwall) from ...
Monday, 17 October 2011

The RUFOUS-TAILED ROBIN at Warham Greens - the circumstances of the find by James McCallum

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Firstly congratulations to Rob Martin for an amazing find! It was disappointing that the Rufous-tailed Robin didn’t stay for all to see. It ...
Sunday, 16 October 2011

The Norfolk RUFOUS-TAILED ROBIN

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See Rob Martin's write-up on his most memorable of borthday finds at http://www.freewebs.com/punkbirder/rufoustailedrobin.htm

SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE arrives in South Devon

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What may have been the same SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE that was seen in the Channel Islands last week flew low over Lee Collins' head minute...
Friday, 14 October 2011

MEGA - MEGA - RUFOUS-TAILED ROBIN in NORTH NORFOLK

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Whilst walking back from East Hills this afternoon, Rob Martin stumbled upon a RUFOUS-TAILED ROBIN feeding on the Warham Greens westernmost...
Thursday, 13 October 2011

Winds swing Southeasterly..........

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Light Southeasterly winds and intermittent drizzle saw a mass arrival of birds from the Continent today including large numbers of Short-ear...
Friday, 7 October 2011

Escaped Lilac-breasted Roller in Cambridgeshire

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This gorgeous Lilac-breasted Roller is currently present at Abbots Ripton, near Huntingdon, favouring horse paddocks in between two houses. ...

SANDHILL CRANE departs

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The adult SANDHILL CRANE , photographed superbly by Peter Beesley, seems to have departed Boyton. It was seen to fly off strongly to the sou...
Thursday, 6 October 2011

First LEAST SANDPIPER since August 1965.....

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The THIRD LEAST SANDPIPER for Scilly - Robin Mawer photographed this juvenile on Monday after Dick Filby had discovered the bird on South Be...

WILSON'S SNIPE joins the roll-call on Scilly

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An apparent WILSON'S SNIPE is commuting between Lower Moors and Porthellick Pool on St Mary's (Scilly), present now for at least its...