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| Friday 6th August 2010 | ||
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| On Shetland, a Paddyfield Warbler on Unst was just the fourth August
record, with September being by far the best month for records of this species.
A Baird's Sandpiper at the Idle Valley NR, Nottinghamshire, was the
second for both county and site whilst a Lesser Yellowlegs in County
Dublin was more expected, being the seventh for the county.
Lingering rarities included Whiskered Tern in Cleveland and Alpine Swift on Orkney, whilst a Wilson's Petrel was seen again from a Scilly pelagic and two probable Yelkouan Shearwaters flew past Porthgwarra, Cornwall. |
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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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| Thursday 5th August 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the confirmation of both the identity and the continued presence of two
Semipalmated Sandpipers in England: one at Port Carlisle, Cumbria present since 28th July and one at Lodmoor, Dorset present since 3rd August. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the House Finch still in Devon, American Herring Gull in County Kerry, Whiskered Tern in Cleveland, Little Bittern in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cheshire, Alpine Swift on the Orkney Isles and Glossy Ibis in County Wexford. Scarcities included a Surf Scoter on the Shetland Isles and, at Dungeness, Kent, two Purple Herons, a Cattle Egret and a Great White Egret. |
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| Wednesday 4th August 2010 | ||
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| A Pacific Golden Plover was discovered on South Uist (Western Isles)
and in Kent a Black Stork flew over Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve. Lingering
rarities included Lesser Yellowlegs (Cheshire), Laughing Gull (Co
Antrim), House Finch (Devon), Whiskered Tern (Cleveland) and
Alpine Swift (Orkney).
Elsewhere at Cattle Egret remained in Leicestershire, two Purple Herons (an adult and a juvenile) and a Great White Egret were still at Dungeness RSPB (Kent) and in Nottinghamshire a Common Crane visited Hoveringham Gravel Pits. |
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| Tuesday 3rd August 2010 | ||
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| Rarities recorded today comprised the House Finch still in Devon, the
Whiskered Tern in Cleveland, an Alpine Swift briefly in the Orkney Isles and the debated
Semipalmated Sandpiper still in Cumbria: although it may be a Little Stint. Scarcities included two Icterine Warblers (together in the Shetland Isles), two Cattle Egrets (Kent and Leicestershire), Purple Heron and Great White Egret (together in Kent), Ring-necked Duck (Fife), a Great Shearwater (Cornwall) and five scattered Caspian Gulls. |
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| Monday 2nd August 2010 | ||
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| A brief Long-billed Dowitcher at Caerlaverock WWT (Dumfries &
Galloway), Buff-breasted Sandpiper near Collieston (Aberdeenshire) and a
Black Stork over Burrator Reservoir (Devon) were today's headline finds.
Lingering rarities included House Finch in Devon, Whiskered Tern in Cleveland, White-rumped Sandpiper and Glossy Ibis in Wexford, Laughing Gull in Co Antrim and Lesser Yellowlegs in Cheshire. |
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| Sunday 1st August 2010 | ||
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| The Lesser Yellowlegs lingered at Inner Marsh Farm RSPB (Cheshire),
the juvenile Whiskered Tern was still at Saltholme RSPB (Cleveland) and
in Staffordshire the Franklin's Gull reappeared at Gailey
Reservoir. In Cumbria the stint species, either a Semipalmated Sandpiper
or Little Stint continued to show near Port Carlisle.
In Kent the Purple Heron and Great White Egret at Dungeness RSPB were joined by a Cattle Egret, the Ferruginous Duck was still at Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk) and a Pectoral Sandpiper was again at Elmley Marshes RSPB (Kent). The Flintshire Grey-headed Purple Gallinule origin debate ended today, when the bird's owner arrived at Saltney to recapture it! |
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| Saturday 31st July 2010 | ||
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| A Lesser Yellowlegs was discovered at Inner Marsh Farm RSPB, Cheshire
mid morning, where it was present until midday, when it flew high east. In
Staffordshire, the adult Franklin's Gull relocated to Gailey Reservoir
from late afternoon.
The adult Semipalmated Sandpiper remained at Port Carlisle, Cumbria early morning and again mid evening, with other lingering rarities including American Herring Gull in County Kerry, Whiskered Tern in Cleveland, Laughing Gull in County Antrim, House Finch in Devon and Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk. Scarcity highlights included Pectoral Sandpiper, Purple Heron and Great White Egret in Kent (with another of the latter in Somerset), Cory's Shearwater in Devon and good numbers of Spoonbills, Roseate Terns and Balearic Shearwaters at various sites. |
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| Friday 30th July 2010 | ||
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| An adult Semipalmated Sandpiper was present at Port Carlisle (Cumbria)
for its third day. In Co Wexford an adult White-rumped Sandpiper was
discovered at Tacumshin, where the long-staying Glossy Ibis and a
Montagu's Harrier also lingered.
Elsewhere lingering rarities included Whiskered Tern in Cleveland, American Herring Gull in Co Kerry, House Finch in Devon and Franklin's Gull in Staffordshire. The best of the rest came in the form of a Cattle Egret in London, Great White Egrets in Somerset and Kent, Purple Heron in Kent, two Ring-necked Ducks in Fife, Surf Scoter in Angus, Pectoral Sandpiper in Cornwall and Spotted Crake in Hampshire. A Grey-headed Purple Gallinule in Flintshire was in a ditch in Saltney (Flintshire), where it had been present for the past three weeks. Previous British records have all been regarded as escapes from captivity and it seems unlikely that this individual will be taken seriously as a potential addition to Category A of The British List. |
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| Thursday 29th July 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the Franklin's Gull in Staffordshire at Chasewater. Lingering rarities elsewhere comprised the
House Finch still in Devon, Whiskered Tern in Cleveland, Laughing Gull in County Antrim and Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk. In Cumbria a probable
Semipalmated Sandpiper at Port Carlisle remained distant throughout. Scarcities included two Surf Scoters (together in Aberdeenshire), two Caspian Gulls (Bedfordshire and Leicestershire), Purple Heron (Kent), Cattle Egret (Staffordshire) and Pectoral Sandpiper (Cornwall). |
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| Wednesday 28th July 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of both a Whiskered Tern and a
White-rumped Sandpiper together in Cleveland at Saltholme, although the former flew off during the evening. A Wilson's Petrel was again located off the Isles of Scilly, with lingering rarities elsewhere comprising the Glossy Ibis in County Wexford and the Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk, and scarcities including three Caspian Gulls, two Pectoral Sandpipers, a White-spotted Bluethroat (Norfolk) and Cattle Egret (Staffordshire), whilst in Kent both the Purple Herons and a Great White Egret remained at Denge Marsh. Significant late news concerned the continued presence of the House Finch in Devon at East Prawle, the Laughing Gull in County Antrim and a Black Stork recently seen in flight at North Molton, Devon. |
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