MEGA- PECHORA PIPIT
November 22, 2007
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Along with 135 others, visited Goodwick Moor today (21st November 2007) and of course was not disappointed. The PECHORA PIPIT was showing EXCEPTIONALLY WELL from at least 0745-1100 hours (and again from 1315-1535 hours). The bird really is superb and I recommend all of you to take the trouble to travel down and see it. Pechora Pipit is a very rare bird indeed away from the Northern Isles and this may well be a once-in-a-lifetime chance to enjoy such wonderful views of this Siberian vagrant. It seems extremely well settled and could, if the European Robin and weather allow, remain for an extended period, perhaps even overwinter (the habitat is typical of that where the species winters in SE Asia).
The bird was found by local birder Adrian Rogers on Monday afternoon, after he visited the site in the hope of connecting with a Firecrest seen on Sunday.Although unsure of the bird’s identity, Adrian and two further local birders (Steve Berry and Carl ?) stood in heavy rain observing the bird for an hour to 1600 hours before confirming it with Paul Grennard and David Astins early next morning (Tuesday 20th).
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Sandpipers
November 11, 2007
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This juvenile SPOTTED SANDPIPER has been present at Lanishen Reservoir, just north of Cardiff (South Wales), since Saturday 20th October, and is still present as I write on 5th November. (photographs by Mark Stirland)
This first-winter WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER has been showing down to a matter of yards on the NE shore of Kenfig Pool (South Glamorgan). It is unfortunately blind in its right eye but has managed to successfully evade any predators. It was initially discovered by Neil Donaghy on 29th October and is still present today (6th November). (photographs by Mark Stirland)
Scilly Birds October 2007
November 5, 2007
Richard Stonier has a growing portfolio of pictures of common, scarce and rare species from all corners of the UK. Richard is a keen birder and since 2003 has been a keen photographer, see his selection of images taken on the Isles of Scilly during October 2007.
MEGA - AMERICAN MOURNING DOVE
November 3, 2007
An AMERICAN MOURNING DOVE is present for perhaps its third day on North Uist (Outer Hebrides), favouring a farm track about half a mile WSW of Clachan a Luib just SW of Loch na Faoileige at Carnack (at NF 803 635).
Brian Rabbitts identified the bird early afternoon and it remains present and showing well until dusk, click here for further images of the American Mourning Dove
It represents the third record for Britain following one trapped and ringed at the Calf of Man Bird Observatory (Isle of Man) on 31st October 1989 (found dead next day and now preserved in the Manx Museum) (British Birds 86: 496; 89:
157-161; 509, plates 69-71; Birding World 3: 64; Ibis 135: 220) and a first-winter at Carinish, North Uist (Outer Hebrides) from 13th-15th November 1999 (British Birds 93: 539; plate 40; Birding World 12: 453.
A further occurrence involved a plane-assisted arrival at Heathrow Airport Cargo Depot (London) on 9th February 1998. It had arrived on a plane from Chicago, USA (Rare Birds 4: 105).
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