Western Isles

W.Isles: AMERICAN REDSTART still on Barra in trees behind Eoligarry Church this morning. View churchyard from behind wall on south side.

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W.Isles: WHITE-THROATED NEEDLETAIL still on Harris at Tarbert on south side viewable from cliff above harbour at 6.30pm.SWIFT MEGA PIC
Here's a link to photographs that can not be beaten:http://joshrjones.blogspot.co.uk/ TODAYS NEWS:26/6/2013. Incredibly sad news that the White-throated Needletail has been picked up dead after apparently colliding with a wind-turbine.I have just received these pictures from David k Campbell who is on the western isles twitching the White-throated needletail and was sadly watching the bird when it flown into the wind turbine.(A VERY SAD SIGHT).The fate of the swift as also gone national on radio & tv here's a radio link:Needletail swift
Some more great info on the swift with one of london's top blogs:Devilbirders blog

TRIMLEY MARSH

I don't go twitching much these days so to connect with the PACIFIC SWIFT at trimley was great.Also that day had marsh harrier & spotted redshank.

Unhappy birder.

Here's a tweet from a very angry birder.(Surpressing mother fuckening cunts keep your orphean warbler and i rise you a midlands american redstart).Come on it's only a bird,go across the water and see loads of them.

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Devon WESTERN ORPHEAN WARBLER male singing 1ml ENE of Newton Abbot by Teign Estuary (for 14th day)

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DUSKY THRUSH

MEGA:DUSKY THRUSH still doing the business at 5 45pm.http://steve-tomlinson.blogspot.co.uk/
Margate east of manston road opposite sycamore close at margate cemetery. margatecemetery.co.uk

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Rose-Breasted Grosbeck.

MEGA SCILLY:ROSE-BREASTED GROSBECK St mary's near dump on feeders in garden at pilot's retreat

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 Blackpoll Warbler

MEGA: BLACKPOLL WARBLER Inishmore Island in garden below dun arainn road west from kilronan.At least i can say i have seen 2 of these birds in britain.

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Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Paradise Pond, Port Aransas, Texas.

Male Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

BELTED KINGFISHER: Lough fee north of N59 between letterfrack and leenane.
Grid Reference:  L7057 
MEGA:2 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS at Kilmurvy wood. Inishmore.

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Eastern Kingbird -- Humber Bay Park, Toronto.

 (HOLY SHIT) EASTERN KINGBIRD IN GALWAY. Kilmurvey Grid ref:  L8510
Aran Islands on Inishmore Island at Kimurvey at midday.  Boat tomorrow from Rossaveal. Departs 1030am, and returns 5pm.  Tel 00353-91568903 to book.

UK NEWS

 Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler

MEGA: PALLAS'S GRASSHOPPER WARBLER Hartlepool at jewish cemy.

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 Semipalmated Plover

MEGA SEMIPALMATED PLOVER at glendale on south uist western Isles. 1st in britain since 1998 and only the 3rd ever.

MIND BLOWING MEGA.

Black Skimmer

MEGA (BLACK SKIMMER) Mayo Annagh Head probable adult flew south past at 11.24.

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Hudsonian Godwit.

MEGA: Hudsonian Godwit at frodsham.10.30am but no sign by 8.00pm.

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Western Orphean Warbler (male in center) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

MEGA: ORPHEAN WARBLER at Cleveland,Hartepool headland in memorial garden by st.hilda's church.

UK NEWS

 English: Cream-coloured Courser (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

MEGA:BRADNOR HILL GC:CREAM-COLOURED COURSER @4.00 Adult still showing well in bracken beyond trig point, on slopes northwest of 8th fairway at 4.00. Please keep a respectable distance from bird. From the A44 at Kington take the B4355 at roundabout to Presteigne, then turn immediately left and uphill to golf course, go past clubhouse and park off the road carefully near the no cars beyond this point sign. Walk up to area around trig point and beyond if necessary to 8th fairway. SO2858 Please do not obstruct golfers.Crossness: Bonaparte's Gull on Thames off Golf Centre at 12.55, Wood Sandpiper one in west paddock.

Flamborough Head

Flamborough Head lighthouse, Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Here is some links to the MEGA flycatcher:
http://uk400clubrarebirdalert.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/uk-mega-apparent-atlas-pied-flycatcher.html
http://birdingfrontiers.com/2012/05/02/atlas-flycatcher/

Walthamstow

Walthamstow Res: Lockwood: 2 Twite (pics here), Red Kite, Common Buzzard; the two Twite were a first for Walthamstow (Kevin J. McManus et al). Bearded Tit (prob fem.) flew out of Reeds on the East side of West Warwick @ 09:05, climbed high and flew off South-east. 2 Jackdaw, M Scaup Low Maynard, Red Kite and Buzzard in afternoon over Lockwood also esc. Saker/Lanner c/w jesses.

A 1st FOR WALTHAMSTOW

After hearing about missing the Bearded Tit that had flown off earlier at West Warwick, I was on a bit of a downer so I decided to go up the bank to have another cigarette when I saw a bird flash up onto the bank and start feeding on the seed - it finally popped its head up, showing me its stumpy yellow bill and warm brown tones around the breast and head. My first reaction was BLOODY HELL: TWITE!!! Then I ran down and got my scope, I came back up and noticed two of them by the water's edge... I started to take some shots and after fifteen minutes they flew off and there was no further sign despite looking hard. (WALTHAMSTOW LIFE 124).Walthamstow main list 244.

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MEGA MEGA MEGA MEGA Gwent COMMON YELLOWTHROAT west of Newport at Rhiwderyn. Access details to follow