Daily News Summaries
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Friday 19th June 2009  
  A Laughing Gull is present on Hirta, Western Isles, along with a Green-winged Teal. Other rarities reported today included the Black Duck at Colliford Lake, Cornwall, Great White Egret at Benacre Broad, Suffolk and a Cattle Egret at Dungeness RSPB, Kent.

Scarcities included a Woodchat Shrike in Glamorgan, a Serin in Dorset, and several Spoonbills, Honey Buzzards and Roseate Terns at various sites across the country.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 18th June 2009  
  In County Mayo, the first-summer female Snowy Owl reappeared on The Mullet yesterday, and was still present today near Annagh Head, after last being seen on the 20th May on the Inishkea Islands. Other rarities recorded today included the male Little Bittern at Walton Heath, Somerset, Lesser Grey Shrike on Bressay, Shetland and Black Duck at Colliford Lake, Cornwall.

Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike in Glamorgan, Red-backed Shrikes in Fife and on Shetland, Marsh Warblers in County Durham and on Shetland, Common Rosefinches in Yorkshire and County Durham, Serin in Dorset and migrant Golden Orioles in Northumberland and Lincolnshire.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Wednesday 17th June 2009  
  The Terek Sandpiper stayed overnight at Saltholme Pools RSPB, Cleveland, where it was seen early morning, before it, or another, was found further south at Gibraltar Point NNR, Lincolnshire. This bird remained all day, and was still showing very well at dusk.

Other lingering rarities included the Lesser Grey Shrike on Shetland and the Black Duck in Cornwall. Scarcities included a Red-necked Phalarope on Orkney and a Green-winged Teal on the Western Isles.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Tuesday 16th June 2009  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Terek Sandpiper in Cleveland, at Back Saltholme Pool. Elsewhere, a Lesser Grey Shrike arrived on Bressay, Shetland Isles and Bee-eaters were reported briefly in Aberdeenshire and County Monaghan.

Although the African Royal Tern did not linger overnight in Gwynedd, the territorial Little Bittern remained in Somerset as did the Black Duck in Cornwall, Red-footed Falcon in South Yorkshire and Great White Egret in Lancashire.

Scarcities included a Woodchat Shrike in Glamorgan, Purple Heron in Suffolk, migrant Red-necked Phalarope on the Orkney Isles, single Red-backed Shrikes in both Fife and Forth and Marsh Warblers in County Durham, Norfolk, Orkney Isles and the Shetland Isles.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Monday 15th June 2009  
  Another quiet day was shattered mid evening when news of the African Royal Tern was released. The bird was present in the Abersoch area of Gwynedd from 2.30pm and settled in the harbour until 6.30pm, when it flew north-east to Black Rock Sands, Porthmadog, where it roosted on the beach until dark.

In Somerset the Little Bittern remained at Walton Heath, while the Black Duck was still in Cornwall, Red-footed Falcon in South Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup on Shetland and a Bee-eater flew over Essington Quarry Pool, Staffordshire. Scarcities included a Red-backed Shrike and Marsh Warbler in Norfolk and a Surf Scoter on Shetland.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Saturday 13th June 2009  
  A second-summer Laughing Gull was a new arrival on Tiree, Argyll, this afternoon, when it was found on Loch a' Phuill. Also in Scotland, a male Snowy Owl was still on St Kilda, Western Isles, where there has been a female present recently, along with a Baird's Sandpiper and a Marsh Warbler.

The only other new rarity was a Black Kite in Sussex, whilst lingering birds included the Little Bittern in Somerset, Black Duck in Cornwall, Forster's Tern in County Wexford and three Cattle Egrets in County Cork.

Scarcities included a male Common Rosefinch at Bridge of Weir, Clyde, a male Red-necked Phalarope at Martin Mere WWT, Lancashire, a drake Surf Scoter off Blackdog, Aberdeenshire and a Hoopoe near Bishop's Castle, Shropshire.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Friday 12th June 2009  
  Rare herons continued to provide much of the entertainment today, the rarest being the male Little Bittern at Walton Heath, Somerset, which showed very well in flight throughout the day. The Night Heron reappeared at Porth Hellick, Isles of Scilly this evening, and there was a Cattle Egret on Anglesey, and a Great White Egret and Purple Heron in Suffolk.

The Black-winged Pratincole was again at Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk, although it was much more erratic in its appearances, and wasn't seen in its favoured field at Thornham all day. The drake Black Duck remained in Cornwall, as did the Forster's Tern in County Wexford.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Wednesday 10th June 2009  
  Today's highlights included the lingering Black-winged Pratincole still in Norfolk, Little Bittern in Somerset, Black Duck in Cornwall, Squacco Heron in Cambridgeshire, Forster's Tern in County Wexford, Wood Duck on the Shetland Isles and single Great White Egrets in both Lancashire and Norfolk.

Notable scarcities comprised single Purple Herons in both Somerset and Suffolk, Ortolan Bunting and Red-backed Shrike together in East Yorkshire, Icterine Warbler in Gwynedd, Red-backed Shrike in Lincolnshire, American Wigeon in Merseyside, Green-winged Teal on the Western Isles and Marsh Warblers in North Yorkshire and the Shetland Isles (2).
-  Chris Batty, RBA
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