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Rare Bird Alert Monday 14 July 2008

July 14, 2008

This is the UK400 Club Rare Bird Alert for Monday 14 July 2008, issued at 2100 hours, and produced in association with Rare Bird Alert Pagers (for membership information see _www.rarebirdalert.com_ (http://www.rarebirdalert.com) ) and _www.birdguides.com_ (http://www.birdguides.com) , whilst utilising the Regional Birdlines, local email groups and websites.

In ORKNEY, the long-staying and exceptionally beautiful adult summer WHITE-BILLED DIVER remains on South Ronaldsay in Water Sound off the west side of Churchill Barrier No.4, whilst at nearby Deerness, a ROSE-COLOURED STARLING is at Mull Head with 35 Common Starlings. Also in Scotland, the long-staying adult male COMMON ROSEFINCH continues to visit the peanut feeders at the ”Real Food Cafe” in Tyndrum, 5 miles NW of Crianlarich (Forth), with a drake SURF SCOTER in Dales Voe (Shetland). The rehabilitated COMMON CRANE continues at Caerlaverock WWT (Dumfries & Galloway) (viewed from Avenue Tower).

Newly discovered today was a summer-plumaged WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN in East Sussex, showing intermittently during the day at Rye Harbour NR, commuting between the Long Pits and Ternery Pool, whilst an adult WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER remains for a 3rd day at Minsmere RSPB beach (Suffolk).

A good number of EURASIAN SPOONBILLS continue to oversummer, with 7 in Poole Harbour (Dorset), 6 at Cley NWT North Scrape (North Norfolk) and singles at Kinneil Lagoons, Grangemouth (Forth), Inner Marsh Farm RSPB (Cheshire), Old Moor Wetlands NR (South Yorks), Leighton Moss RSPB (Lancs) and Isley Marsh RSPB, Taw Estuary (North Devon).

In East Norfolk, the male RED-BACKED SHRIKE remains by Clink Road, Sea Palling, with three more adult males still present on Dartmoor (Devon), whilst in Essex on 13th, an adult female WOODCHAT SHRIKE was present at the west end of Two Tree Island.

In Dorset, the first-summer drake Hooded Merganser remains with Mallard, Muscovy Ducks and Tufted Ducks at Radipole Lake RSPB between the Westham Bridge and the Gurkha Restaurant at SY 676 793, whilst up to 35 Balearic Shearwaters continue to be counted daily off Portland Bill.

Recent Sightings

In Cleveland, the adult TEREK SANDPIPER was still present on Seal Sands/Saltholme Pools until at least 13th, whilst in Suffolk, the LESSER YELLOWLEGS was again at Southwold Town Marshes (12th-13th).

Written by Lee · Filed Under UK400 Club Rare Bird Alerts 

















































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