UK400 Club Rare Bird Alert for Friday 31 July 2009

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Lee Evans

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This is the UK400 Club Rare Bird Alert for Friday 31 July, issued at 2200
hours and published in close association with Rare Bird Alert Pagers whilst
utilising additional information gleaned from the Regional Birdlines,
BirdGuides, local email groups and websites and individual observers.

On the Isles of Scilly, the adult MARSH SANDPIPER continues to show very
well on Porthellick Pool, wading in the shallow water at either end of the pool.
Approach the Sussex Hide with care.

In Norfolk, the adult breeding plumaged PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER remains for
its 9th day, keeping to the saltings and adjacent mud of low tide at Breydon
Water (Keith Dye et al), whilst an adult summer WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, the
first of the year (382), showed well on Buxton Lagoon at Welney WWT
Reserve.

After another successful breeding year, a family party of 3 CATTLE EGRETS
have spent a second day at Chew Valley Lake (Avon), the juvenile showing well in
the cattle field just north of Herons Green Pool, whilst in Berkshire, a further
adult in full breeding attire remains for a second day at Padworth Lane GP (2nd
county record) (Ken Moore, Roger Stansfield, et al). The long-staying GREAT
WHITE EGRETS remain at Minsmere RSPB Island Mere (Suffolk) and Meare Heath
(Somerset)

A heavily worn NORTHERN GREY SHRIKE present until at least mid April
resurfaced today on wires by the B6277 just south of Alston Moor Golf Club
entrance at NY 725 439, at Alston Moor (Cumbria), whilst a male EUROPEAN SERIN
was seen briefly in a Holm Oak at Keyhaven Marshes (Hants)

ROSEATE TERNS which bred on Coquet Island and elsewhere are now migrating
south down the North Sea coast, with 6 at East Chevington Pools
(Northumberland), 7 at Low Newton-by-the-Sea (Northumberland) An adult
SABINE'S GULL flew north past Flamborough Head (East Yorks) this morning.

In Fife, Loch Gelly continues to host both an eclipse drake RING-NECKED
DUCK and a drake FERRUGINOUS DUCK, where they can both be 'scoped from the steps
on the North Bank. An adult PECTORAL SANDPIPER remains at Loch of Strathbeg RSPB
(Aberdeenshire), whilst the adult LESSER YELLOWLEGS continues to show well
downstream of the wooden bridge at Aberlady bay (Lothian).

A record count of 70 Yellow-legged Gulls roosted at Grafham Water (Cambs)
this evening (Mark Hawkes)

Wood Sandpipers include singles at Chelmarsh Reservoir scrape (Shropshire),
Priory Marsh, Christchurch Harbour (Dorset) and Grove Ferry (Kent), with 2
at Welney WWT (Norfolk)

The long-staying summer-plumaged adult SLAVONIAN GREBE remains on the Exe
Estuary generally offshore of Cockwood (South Devon), whilst the late summer
build up of RED-NECKED GREBES in the Firth of Forth includes 19 adults visible
from the Ferny Ness car park (Lothian). Two BLACK-NECKED GREBES are at
Blithfield Reservoir (Staffs)

Inland, Common Redstarts were displaced overnight, with 4 on the Quainton
Hills (Mid-Bucks) and numerous others elsewhere, along with small numbers of
Northern Wheatears.

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A Red Letter Day – Albatross glides past Porthgwarra

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Lee Evans

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SUNDAY 26 JULY

Excerpt from Steve Rogers

''As predicted, the seawatch today at Porthgwarra (West Cornwall) was truly
superb. A strong south-westerly wind in front of an advancing Atlantic low
depression is a locally known signal that some good seawatching could be on the
agenda. Perhaps surprisingly then, only 14 birders showed up. Sadly no one had
any cameras with them….I'm hopping mad with myself but considering the rain
and normal distance of birds at Pg, no one thought a camera would be needed !
Until 8.30 am that is.

Fourteen of us saw the first or second
year BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS today at 0824 hours. Brian Mellow first
found the bird, with myself, Royston Wilkins, Linton Proctor, Mark Warren, Mark
Wallace, Daniel Eva, Chris Craig and remaining visitor birders from up the line.
Russell Wynn, the Seawatch Southwest co-ordinator, independently saw it from
lower down the cliffs and kept it in view from 0831-0834 as it glided slowly
west towards Lordships Lighthouse.

It appeared from the extreme left of
the coastline as it lazily progressed round the coast, hugging the cliffs no
more than a couple hundred yards off-shore. The views were exceptional and it
even circled a couple times directly in front of us. The complete fly past
lasted about three or four minutes. The slow, meandering flight was similar to a
Cory's Shearwater and it seemed to be on view for ages.

The bird was aged
as immature, first or at most second calendar year. The underwing was generally
dark with a narrow pale underwing bar, barely noticeable unless you looked for
it. The bill was a horn grey colour with a darker tip. I saw no hint of pink or
yellow which would be associated with an older bird. The head was white,
contrasting against a grey nape and collar extending down the side of the neck.
The upper tail showed a dark lateral band. Undertail white. The upperwing was
blackish brown, slightly browner on the mantle and
back''.

Previous Cornish records of Black-browed
Albatross

There are surprisingly just two accepted records of Black-browed
Albatross from mainland Cornwall:

1982:
St Ives Island. 5th Oct.
1988: Porthgwarra. 30th
Aug.

1999: At sea. Outside of the two mile maritime
boundary, 10 miles offshore. This record is not included in the totals as it is
outside of the Cornish mainland area two mile limit.

It was another good day for Balearic Shearwaters passing Porthgwarra, with
a single GREAT SHEARWATER too. Two Pomarine Skuas also flew west.

At the opposite end of the UK coastline, Andy Malone witnessed a 'zitting'
FAN-TAILED WARBLER flying west over West Beach, Whitstable (North Kent) at 1130
- almost in the same location as a briefly-staying bird last year.

In East Norfolk, a moulting adult PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER remains for a fifth
day at the east end of Breydon Water, favouring the mud in the NE corner
opposite the tern platforms and showing well. This bird was previously
misidentified as an American Golden Plover but is NOT the adult AGP recently
present at Cley on 16-17 July. It flew off just after 1100 hours but returned
this evening at 1920.

A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was briefly at the River Almond mouth, Cramond
(Lothian) on the ebbing tide, whilst in the same county, the adult LESSER
YELLOWLEGS continues to attract admirers feeding just downstream of the bridge
adjacent to the Aberlady Bay car park. The adult LESSER YELLOWLEGS was also seen
again at on the penultimate lagoon at Paull Holme Strays (East Yorks) whilst
another PECTORAL SANDPIPER was at Saltholme Pools RSPB (Cleveland).

The GREAT WHITE EGRET remains at Island Mere, Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk) with
another at Meare Heath (Somerset), with a juvenile CATTLE EGRET near Seaton
(South Devon) at Colyford Common LNR.

HONEY BUZZARDS are showing well from the Raptor Viewpoint near Swanton
Novers (Norfolk), with four birds in the air today.

A drake FERRUGINOUS DUCK was present at Loch Gelly (Fife) this morning,
presumably the same bird seen at Skinflats Lagoon (Forth) yesterday
afternoon.

An incredible 647 Whimbrels roosted yesterday over the high tide at
Freiston Shore RSPB (Lincs), whilst also impressive, was a gathering of 186
Mediterranean Gulls along Southend-on-Sea seafront (Essex).

In Dorset, one of the Salisbury Plain introduction Great Bustards
(wing-tagged 28) was at Chard Junction Gravel Workings, whilst the presumed
escape Hooded Merganser remains at Radipole Lake.

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UK400 Club Rare Bird Alert for Friday 24 July 2009

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Lee Evans

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This is the UK400 Club Rare Bird Alert for Friday 24 July 2009, issued at
midnight, published in association with Rare Bird Alert Pagers whilst utilising
information gleaned from the Regional Birdlines, local email groups and
websites, BirdGuides and individual observers.

In North Norfolk, a fairly worn adult-type GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO was
seen again this morning, commuting between the bramble patch on Gramborough Hill
and the hedgerow bordering the Kelling Quags track. At around 0900 hours it flew
to a tall Sycamore and rested in the sunlight for over an hour but then flew
strongly east at 1100 hours and was not seen again during the day, despite
extensive searching. Frustratingly, the bird was relocated this evening, in
bushes just NW of Kelling Water Meadows.

Nearby, an adult PECTORAL SANDPIPER landed briefly on Simmond's Scrape,
Cley NWT, early morning, whilst up to 11 EURASIAN SPOONBILLS graced
Pat's Pool with their presence.

In East Norfolk, the spanking breeding-plumaged adult AMERICAN GOLDEN
PLOVER remains for a third day at Breydon Water, being best seen over the high
tide period or on an incoming tide (it disappeared at 1000 hours today).

An adult LESSER YELLOWLEGS was feeding on the middle lagoon at Paull Holme
Strays (East Yorkshire) early morning, whilst another was still showing well
just upstream of the bridge by the car park at Aberlady Bay (Lothian). Also in
East Yorkshire, the moulting adult COLLARED PRATINCOLE (pictured above) was
relocated at Tophill Low NR late afternoon, hawking over and roosting on South
Marsh East. It showed well until 1920 but then flew north (access to
reserve is by permit only obtained from reception centre priced

MEGA – GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO in NORFOLK

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Lee Evans

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Just over an hour ago at around 1620 hours, John Furse discovered a
juvenile GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO at Gramborough Hill, just east of Salthouse car
park. It was being mobbed by Meadow Pipits and Linnets and as John walked along
to study it closer, it flushed and flew across the field to the hedgerows on
Meadow Lane.

News was immediately broadcast but over the next half hour the bird could
not be relocated. Then, just as John walked back towards where he had first
found it, he flushed it again and it whizzed straight back across the field to
where 40 or so local birders had gathered.

A short while ago the bird had moved into dense foliage further along the
hedgerow bordering the main coastal A149 and was still being looked for by
latecomers….

An excellent record. An update will be announced later

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MEGA – BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATER in East Kent

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Lee Evans

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A BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATER was present on the north side of St Margaret's at
Cliffe over the paddock at Bockhill Farm at the north end of Granville Road from
1010-1020 hours. It was then heard briefly again at 1030 but not seen.

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WADERS rule – rare shorebirds dominate the headlines

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Lee Evans

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During the last few days (20-21 July), a COLLARED PRATINCOLE has been
present at Pulfin Bog/High Eske NR, 2.5 miles north of Beverley and just east of
Arram (East Yorkshire).

DIRECTIONS: Park sensibly and courteously on the
road close to the Crown and Anchor public house in Tickton village then walk
north along the river and under the road bridge for 1.5 miles to view the
reclaimed gravel workings. This area is also good for OTTERS.

This morning, an adult LESSER YELLOWLEGS appeared 8 miles SE of York (North
Yorks) at Wheldrake Ings YWT showing from the reserve's Pool Hide (yesterday a
LESSER YELLOWLEGS was on the Eden Estuary, Fife, at Edenside at high tide
briefly with Common Redshanks). Nearby, the two adult COMMON CRANES remain south
of Goole (East Yorks) in fields south of Moorfields Farm.

In Norfolk, last week's Cley summer-plumaged adult AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER
was relocated this morning at the east end of Breydon Water, where it was still
showing at 0800 hours, whilst an adult PECTORAL SANDPIPER remains for a 5th day
at Dungeness ARC Pit (Kent).

Other than rare waders, recent highlights include the continuing near-adult
FRANKLIN'S GULL on Orkney Mainland at Holm at Howes Wick in fields near the old
church (HY 510 008) and the GREAT WHITE EGRET in Suffolk – moving between Hen
Reedbeds SWT reserve, Southwold, and Minsmere RSPB Island Mere. A GREAT WHITE
EGRET, presumably the regularly returning colour-ringed adult, was at Mockbeggar
Lake (Hants) yesterday.

One of this year's fledgling CATTLE EGRETS was recently at Colyford Common
LNR (South Devon) and perhaps the same at Lodmoor RSPB (Dorset) on 21 July

Up to 18 EURASIAN SPOONBILLS have recently been at Cley NWT Reserve (North
Norfolk), generally feeding on Pat's Pool. The reserve has also hosted at least
2 Continental Black-tailed Godwits, an adult Curlew Sandpiper, an adult Little
Stint, 12 Marsh Harriers, numerous Bearded Tits, 3 Little Gulls and 10+
Yellow-legged Gulls.

Seawatching at Porthgwarra (Cornwall) has got off to a good start, with
BALEARIC SHEARWATERS being seen daily (up to 36), large numbers of Manx
Shearwaters, a few early SOOTY SHEARWATERS, some 15 CORY'S SHEARWATERS, the
first GREAT SHEARWATER of the autumn (on 20 July), small numbers of European
Storm Petrels, Atlantic Puffins (up to 11) and the odd POMARINE SKUA.

A fabulous pale morph adult POMARINE SKUA was an excellent find for a local
patch-worker at Bill Oddie's old stomping ground of Bartley Reservoir near
Frankley (West Midlands) – the bird showing well before being hounded by Lesser
Black-backed Gulls from 0800-1250 hours when it flew off strongly SE.

On the passerine front, a couple of female RED-BACKED SHRIKES have
straggled to Orkney – on North Ronaldsay and at Deerness respectively – and
COMMON CROSSBILLS continue to penetrate in large flocks right the way across the
country.

Recent news from IRELAND has been rather spartan but includes a
first-summer RING-BILLED GULL at Sandymount Strand, Dublin, and up to 77
Mediterranean Gulls there, and a GREAT SHEARWATER off of the Old Head of Kinsale
(Co. Cork).

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Arctic Plover causes controversy

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Lee Evans

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This is the UK400 Club Rare Bird Alert issued at 2100 hours on Friday 17
July 2009

A spanking full breeding-plumaged AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER remains for a
second day in the vicinity of Cley Marshes NWT (Norfolk) favouring the west end
of Pope's Marsh and the Sea Pool (just east of Arnold's Marsh) throughout much
of the day. It flew up and joined two adult European Golden Plovers late
afternoon and flew strongly west. John Miller obtained an outstanding selection
of images of this bird (see his website) as it afforded observers views
down to 75 yards.

The NWT Reserve also continued to host up to 7 EURASIAN SPOONBILLS, a
Little Stint, an impressive 36 Common Greenshanks, whilst offshore, a surprise
movement of 92 Manx Shearwaters took place this afternoon and evening.

At the opposite end of the country in Orkney, the near adult FRANKLIN'S
GULL continues to moult at Howes Wick just west of the old church, with the
long-staying GREAT WHITE EGRET still resident on Graemeshall Loch. In
Aberdeenshire, a 'winter-plumaged' GREY PHALAROPE was present on the Starnafin
Farm Visitor Centre Pools early afternoon, with an adult ROSEATE TERN still
lingering on the Ythan Estuary.

In Somerset, the summering male LITTLE BITTERN continues at Loxton Marsh on
Walton Heath, with the GREAT WHITE EGRET nearby on the second lagoon at Shapwick
Heath NNR. A further GREAT WHITE EGRET remains at Hen Reedbeds SWT (Suffolk)
with up to 4 ROSEATE TERNS at nearby Minsmere scrape

Inland, a 3rd-summer NORTHERN GANNET remained for a second day at Foremark
Reservoir (Derbyshire), constituting the 34th occurrence for that county and
performing well from the main visitor's car park, whilst the COMMON CROSSBILL
invasion continues in earnest.

Adult CURLEW SANDPIPERS began to appear today, with 3 at Oare Marshes NR
(North Kent) and a few at scattered sites in North Norfolk, with a handful of
WOOD SANDPIPERS scattered throughout the country. An adult PECTORAL SANDPIPER
was a new arrival at Dungeness ARC Pit (Kent) this afternoon

In Norfolk, an adult and three 2nd-summer CASPIAN GULLS was present at
Blackborough End Landfill Site.

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Rare Waders dominate proceedings whilst River Warbler sings on

Posted on July 11, 2009 by Lee Evans

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A moulting adult STILT SANDPIPER remains for a third day at Starnafin Farm
RSPB, Loch of Strathbeg (Aberdeenshire), showing well from the main centre hide
there. A PECTORAL SANDPIPER is also feeding on the same pool, with 4 Little
Gulls in the vicinity and a juvenile White-tailed Sea Eagle from the recent
reintroduction scheme.

In Northumberland, an adult summer PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER was discovered at
East Chevington NWT late afternoon feeding on the South Pool. It then flew south
but was soon relocated nearby and showed well for the remainder of the evening.
Access South Pool from the A1068, 700 yards north of the B1330 junction.

Meanwhile in NW Scotland, the male RIVER WARBLER continues to sing
sporadically from the single Sycamore tree and adjacent gorse clumps immediately
behind the Heritage Centre just under a mile north of Applecross (Highland
Region) (at NG 712 458). The GREAT WHITE EGRET is also still present on Orkney,
where it is favouring the east shore of Graemeshall Loch. Elsewhere on
Orkney, the male EUROPEAN NIGHTJAR remains in Holland House Garden on North
Ronaldsay and the RED-NECKED PHALAROPE is again at the north end of Eves Howe
Loch, Braebuster.

An adult summer WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN (present at Cley Marshes NWT,
Norfolk, on 8th) graced both the Ferry Lagoon and Windsurfing Lake at Fen
Drayton GP (Cambs) for its second day today, whilst at Cley NWT Reserve itself,
the summer-plumaged adult BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER continues to show very well on
North Scrape, along with 1-2 adult Continental Black-tailed Godwits and up to 9
EURASIAN SPOONBILLS (including one multi-ringed Dutch bird) on Pat's Pool.

Another long-staying GREAT WHITE EGRET remains at Hen Marshes, Walberswick
(Suffolk), whilst the 'barking' male LITTLE BITTERN continues its summer
residency at Loxton Marsh on Walton Heath (Somerset) (another male LITTLE
BITTERN was present on the Isle of Wight on 28-29 June). A CATTLE EGRET was an
unexpected find on the silt pool at Middleton Hall (Warks)

A female RED-FOOTED FALCON was seen briefly over Loompit Lake, Trimley
Marshes SWT (Suffolk) (Gerald Jobson)

A party of 7 ROSEATE TERNS is still present at Dawlish Warren NNR (South
Devon), whilst the breeding pair is still at Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk) and at
least two adults on the Patch at Dungeness (Kent).

The COMMON CROSSBILL irruption continues in earnest with more and more
parties now penetrating further south, after initially making landfall in the
Northern Isles, with an impressive 60 or more on St Mary's (Isles of
Scilly).

The drake FERRUGINOUS DUCK is still present at Chew Valley Lake (Avon),
whilst two RUDDY SHELDUCK remain at Montrose Basin LNR (Angus).

A single CORY'S SHEARWATER flew north past Church Point, Newbiggin
(Northumberland) this evening, whilst a couple of adult LONG-TAILED SKUAS
appeared in the North Sea. BALEARIC SHEARWATER sightings are also now increasing
and are appearing daily at Portland Bill (Dorset) and Porthgwarra
(Cornwall).

Despite favourable conditions, the only news from IRELAND today is of a
PECTORAL SANDPIPER on Lady's Island Lake (Co. Wexford).

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A week of Southerlies
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on March 24, 2011:

Suffolk Landguard Bird Observatory warden Ollie Slessor came face to face with a treecreeper at 0650 hours this morning as he was checking the mistnets and on processing the bird minutes later was elated and excited to find that it … Continue reading →
Warmest day of the year sees first migrants arrive
on February 24, 2011:

With temperatures in the south of Britain reaching 15 degrees centigrade today, it was no surprise that the first few migrants started to trickle in, with two SAND MARTINS arriving, as well as 3-4 NORTHERN WHEATEARS; an early STONE CURLEW was … Continue reading →
SLATY-BACKED GULL showing more frequently – and ORIENTAL DOVE still present
on February 20, 2011:

In Essex, the near-adult SLATY-BACKED GULL has been appearing with much more frequency than before, today unusually visiting a closed tip at Rainham from mid-morning. It soon lost interest in the tip and roosted on Wennington Marsh with other large … Continue reading →
ORIENTAL TURTLE DOVE in Chipping Norton – weekend directive
on February 18, 2011:

The ORIENTAL TURTLE DOVE put in a very good showing this morning, flying in on cue at 41 The Leys at 0740 hours and then showing on and off for the next two hours. Steve and Sharon Akers very kindly … Continue reading →

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