The Inner Farne BRIDLED TERN flew north from
the islands and appeared at Port Seton, east of Edinburgh (Lothian), early
afternoon of 9th and has spent most of today in the ternery east of North
Berwick NE of the A198 at the east end of Seacliff Bay at St Baldred's Boat
(accessed from the beach car park at Auldhame at NT 610 850). Meanwhile, one of
last summer's SWINHOE'S PETRELS was trapped overnight on Fair Isle in the early
hours of 9th.
A breeding-plumaged SPOTTED SANDPIPER
continued to show well all day south of Motherwell at Baron's Haugh RSPB
(Clyde), with the first adult WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER of the autumn at the mecca
that is Tacumshane Pools (County Wexford). PECTORAL SANDPIPERS remain at
Haroldswick Pools, Unst (Shetland) and St Peter's Pool, Braebuster Ness,
Deerness (Orkney), while Cley's bird was still present on 9th.
The drake LESSER SCAUP reappeared at
Tittesworth Reservoir, Leek (Staffs) with Tufted Ducks this afternoon, with that
still present on Blagdon Lake (Somerset) too.
Following one reported past Sheringham
(Norfolk) at 0755 yesterday morning, another (or same) CORY'S SHEARWATER was
sighted off Winterton North Dunes (Norfolk) today. Otherwise, a BLACK KITE
circled over Ventnor (Isle of Wight) with 2 Common Buzzards and a calling male
CORNCRAKE was heard for its second consecutive morning at Beal (Northumberland).
The first-summer ROSS'S GULL remains at Bowling Green Marsh RSPB, Topsham
(Devon) while a drake SURF SCOTER remains with Common Scoter off Murcar Golf
Course (Aberdeenshire).
Still numerous GLOSSY IBISES about including
one today at Newington's Hagg Lane (Notts), as well as regulars at Otmoor RSPB
(Oxon), Stanpit Marsh (Dorset), Milnthorpe (Cumbria) and Frampton Marsh (Lancs).
A CATTLE EGRET continues at Hillsborough (Co. Down) in Northern
Ireland.
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