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| Tuesday 1st June 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a male Collared Flycatcher on Lewis, Western Isles. Other arrivals of eastern origin included both an elusive
Thrush Nightingale and a singing Marsh Warbler in Norfolk, a Rustic Bunting on the Orkney Isles,
Red-breasted Flycatcher and Icterine Warbler together in East Yorkshire,
Golden Oriole on the Shetland Isles, Grey-headed Wagtail in Ayrshire and six
Red-backed Shrikes. Other rarities seen today comprised the Trumpeter Finch still in Norfolk, Forster's Tern and Glossy Ibis together in County Wexford, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Red-rumped Swallow on the Orkney Isles, Bee-eater in Suffolk, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, a Black Kite briefly in Northumberland, territorial Iberian Chiffchaffs in both Kent and South Yorkshire and single Red-footed Falcons in Cambridgeshire, County Wexford and Hertfordshire. Other scarcities included a Short-toed Lark on the Isles of Scilly, a Great White Egret in Aberdeenshire, a Ring-necked Duck in County Armagh and three Purple Herons: two in Kent and one in Suffolk. |
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Daily news summaries
Catch up with RBA's daily birdnews summaries. Browse ten days at a time, or choose a date to read summaries from that day backwards.
Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Monday 31st May 2010 | ||
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| In Norfolk a male Trumpeter Finch was discovered on Blakeney Point, before it was
later relocated at nearby Cley. The last Norfolk record related to a bird also
found on Blakeney Point on 31st May, back in 2008.
Other rarities unearthed today included a Black Kite in Argyll, Black Stork on Isle of Skye (Highland) and White-billed Diver off Unst (Shetland). Red-footed Falcons (two in Co Wexford and singles in Co Kildare and Hertfordshire), Iberian Chiffchaffs (in Kent, South Yorkshire and Gwent), Red-rumped Swallow (Orkney) and Great Reed Warbler (Derbyshire) all lingered. The best of the rest came in the form of Purple Herons (Suffolk and Kent), Ring-necked Ducks (Fife and Co Armagh), Short-toed Lark (Isles of Scilly), White-spotted Bluethroat (Norfolk), Common Rosefinch (Gwynedd), Woodchat Shrike (North Yorkshire), Great White Egret (Aberdeenshire) and Hoopoe (Devon). |
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| Sunday 30th May 2010 | ||
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| A quiet day was headlined by the finding of a Black Kite on Isle of
Skye (Highland) and a brief Bee-eater at Walberswick (Suffolk).
Lingering rarities included Savi's Warbler (South Yorkshire), Red-rumped Swallow and Great Reed Warbler (Derbyshire), Red-footed Falcons (two in Co Wexford and singles in Hertfordshire and Co Kildare), Iberian Chiffchaffs (Gwent, Kent and South Yorkshire), Little Bittern and Ferruginous Duck (Somerset), Glossy Ibis (Co Wexford) and King Eider (Aberdeenshire). The best of the rest came in the form of Woodchat Shrike (North Yorkshire), Great White Egret (Aberdeenshire), Purple Heron (Suffolk), Pectoral Sandpiper (Cleveland), Ring-necked Ducks (Fife and Co Armagh), Common Rosefinch (Lincolnshire) and Icterine Warbler (Shetland). |
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| Saturday 29th May 2010 | ||
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| Two Black-winged Stilts at Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire were the
highlight of the day, continuing the reserve's run of good birds this Spring.
Other rarity discoveries today included a Bee-eater at Gibraltar Point
NNR, Lincolnshire and a Red-rumped Swallow which lingered at Ogston
Reservoir, Derbyshire all day.
In Yorkshire the Savi's Warbler continued to sing at Old Moor RSPB, whilst the Iberian Chiffchaff was also still singing at Potteric Carr YWT. Further south, the Great Reed Warbler also remained at Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Red-footed Falcons were in County Wexford (3), County Kildare and Hertfordshire, whilst the Red-rumped Swallow remained on Orkney. The King Eider was seen again on the Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire, Scarcity highlights included Buff-breasted Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, White-spotted Bluethroat in Norfolk, Woodchat Shrike in Yorkshire, four migrant Golden Orioles, Icterine Warbler on Shetland, Purple Heron in Suffolk, three Balearic Shearwaters, Pomarine Skua in County Wexford, four migrant Honey Buzzards, two Ring-necked Ducks and single Glaucous and Iceland Gulls in Yorkshire and Northumberland respectively. |
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| Friday 28th May 2010 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the continued presence of the White-tailed Plover
at Seaforth LWT (Merseyside). New discoveries included Rustic Bunting
on Fetlar (Shetland), two Red-footed Falcons at Breydon Water (Norfolk),
Bee-eater at Durlston Country Park (Dorset) and Whiskered Tern at
Ely Beet Factory (Cambridgeshire). In Somerset a male Little Bittern was
present for its fourth day in the Ham Wall RSPB/Walton Heath area - it
seems likely that this is the same bird that lingered in the same area from at
least 6th June-24th July last year.
Elsewhere lingering rarities included Savi's Warbler (South Yorkshire), Iberian Chiffchaffs (South Yorkshire and Kent), Blue-winged Teal (Cambridgeshire), Bee-eaters (10 on Isles of Scilly), Black Stork (Co Durham), Red-footed Falcons (four in Co Wexford and singles in Hertfordshire and Co Kildare), Ferruginous Duck (Somerset), Great Reed Warbler (Derbyshire), Forster's Tern (Co Wexford) and Red-rumped Swallow on Orkney. Late news from yesterday related to a flyover Collared Pratincole in the West Midlands. |
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| Thursday 27th May 2010 | ||
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| A stunning White-tailed Plover at Seaforth LWT (Merseyside) was
today's hot news. This is the second time this species has occurred in
Lancashire and North Merseyside, following the famous 2007 White-tailed Plover
that spent eight days at Leighton Moss RSPB in June, having initially been
discovered at Caerlaverock WWT (Dumfries and Galloway) earlier in the same
month.
Elsewhere new rarities included Savi's Warbler at Old Moor RSPB (South Yorkshire), Red-rumped Swallow at Dawlish Warren NNR (Devon), Red-throated Pipit and no less than 12 Bee-eaters on Isles of Scilly, Black Stork near Barnard Castle (Co Durham) and Black Kite on The Lizard (Cornwall). Four Red-footed Falcons were discovered at Tacumshin (Co Wexford), whilst other Red-footed Falcons records came in the form of two at Wilstone Reservoir (Hertfordshire) and singles at St Just (Cornwall) and in Co Kildare. A Blue-winged Teal at Paxton Pits NR (Cambridgeshire) was thought to be the same bird that visited Groby Pool (Leicestershire) yesterday - Paxton Pits NR is approximately 50 miles south-east of Groby Pool. Lingering rarities comprised Broad-billed Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, Subalpine Warbler on Shetland, Great Reed Warbler in Derbyshire and Iberian Chiffchaffs in South Yorkshire and Kent. The best of the rest included 12 Temminck's Stints, at least four Red-backed Shrikes, two Purple Herons, two Pectoral Sandpipers, two Icterine Warblers, Hoopoe (Cornwall), Red-necked Phalarope (Leicestershire) and Great White Egret (Carmarthenshire). |
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| Wednesday 26th May 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Black-browed Albatross off Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire early in the morning before flying further out to sea. On the Isles of Scilly a
White-throated Sparrow was a long-awaited first for the archipelago whilst discoveries elsewhere included a
Blue-winged Teal in Leicestershire at Groby Pool, a Red-rumped Swallow in Suffolk at Trimley Marshes and single
Red-footed Falcons in Hertfordshire at Wilstone Reservoir and County Kildare at Timahoe West. Meanwhile, lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Great Reed Warbler in Derbyshire,
Red-rumped Swallow on the Orkney Isles and territorial Iberian Chiffchaffs in Gwent, Kent and South Yorkshire. Brief encounters comprised a Black Stork in Highland, a Glossy Ibis in County Kerry, Alpine Swift in Kent, Bee-eater in West Sussex and Black Kites in Cornwall (2) and Somerset. Scarcities included nine Temminck's Stints spread across seven counties, two each of Red-backed Shrike and migrant Golden Orioles, Purple Heron (Suffolk), Bluethroat (Wirral), Common Rosefinch (Lancashire), Serin (Dorset), Marsh Warbler (Suffolk), Hoopoe (Cornwall), Great White Egret (Carmarthenshire), Pectoral Sandpiper and Cattle Egret (both Lincolnshire). |
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| Tuesday 25th May 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a lingering Red-rumped Swallow on the Orkney Isles on South Ronaldsay. Elsewhere, the newly discovered rarities chose not to linger:
White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire, Red-footed Falcon in Norfolk and single Black Kites in both Hampshire and West Sussex were seen only by their finders. On the Western Isles the elusive Black Stork showed again, whilst other lingering rarities comprised the Forster's Tern still in County Wexford, Wilson's Phalarope in Merseyside, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, Great Reed Warbler in Derbyshire and territorial Iberian Chiffchaffs in each of Gwent, Kent and South Yorkshire. Scarcities included 19 Temminck's Stints spread across ten counties, four migrant Golden Orioles, three Purple Herons, two each of Common Rosefinch and White-winged Black Tern (the latter together in Leicestershire) and single Serin (Leicestershire), Bluethroat (Wirral), Icterine Warbler (East Yorkshire), Marsh Warbler and Great White Egret (both Suffolk), Red-backed Shrike (County Durham), Hoopoe (West Sussex), Long-tailed Skua (Highland), Pectoral Sandpiper (Aberdeenshire) and Glaucous Gull (County Wicklow). |
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| Monday 24th May 2010 | ||
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| New discoveries included a Red-throated Pipit on Fair Isle,
Bee-eaters at Dungeness (Kent) and over Sennen (Cornwall), Subalpine
Warbler (probably an Eastern) at Cot Valley (Cornwall) and Red-rumped
Swallow at Spurn (East Yorkshire).
The Wilson's Phalarope in Merseyside, Black Stork on Western Isles, Squacco Heron in Cornwall, Iberian Chiffchaffs in Kent, South Yorkshire and Gwent, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire and Great Reed Warbler in Derbyshire all lingered. Scarcities included two White-winged Black Terns (Leicestershire), Serin (Dorset), Great White Egret (Carmarthenshire) and Bluethroat (East Yorkshire) in addition to three Pectoral Sandpipers, seven Red-backed Shrikes and 17 Temminck's Stints. Photos of a possible Long-toed Stint in Co Durham unfortunately proved the bird to be a Little Stint. |
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| Sunday 23rd May 2010 | ||
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| New rarities flooded into Britain today - Great Snipe (Western Isles),
a pair of Subalpine Warblers (Gwynedd), Black Kites (Cornwall and
Lincolnshire), Savi's Warbler (Norfolk), Bee-eaters (three in
Lincolnshire then East Yorkshire and four in Cornwall), Red-rumped Swallows
(Dorset and East Yorkshire) and Broad-billed Sandpipers (South Yorkshire
and Aberdeenshire) were all discovered today.
Lingering rarities included Wilson's Phalarope (Merseyside), Black Stork (Western Isles), Iberian Chiffchaffs (Gwent, South Yorkshire and Kent), King Eider (Aberdeenshire), Great Reed Warbler (Derbyshire), Pacific Diver (Co Clare) and Squacco Heron (Cornwall). Scarcities were represented by 29 Temminck's Stints, four Red-backed Shrikes, three Purple Herons, two Dotterels, two White-winged Black Terns, Grey-headed Wagtail, Serin, Pectoral Sandpiper, Hoopoe and a Great White Egret. |
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