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| Friday 29th October 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of both the American Bittern
and Green Heron in Cornwall, although the former proved elusive and was only ever seen in flight. Other rarities comprised the
House Crow still in County Cork, Franklin's Gull in Derbyshire, Western Bonelli's Warbler on the Shetland Isles,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire, King Eider in Suffolk, Glossy Ibis in Norfolk and single
American Golden Plovers in County Cork, Devon, Norfolk and County Tipperary. On the Isles of Scilly the Dusky Warbler remained alongside Red-breasted Flycatcher and two each of Serin, Yellow-browed Warbler and Spoonbill. Elsewhere, scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (East Yorkshire), Barred Warbler (Northumberland), Cattle Egret (Pembrokeshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Norfolk), three Green-winged Teals, five Great Grey Shrikes, six Rough-legged Buzzards, flocks of Waxwings across 26 counties and a count of 3,908 Little Auks passing the Isle of May, Fife in just one hour. |
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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 28th October 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an American Bittern in Cornwall near Zennor at Trewey Common. Present for at least four days, whilst being watched by non-birders and believing it to be a Bittern, the true identity was only realised today. The last twitchable American Bittern was in 1991, with the only records since concerning a suppressed bird in Cornwall in 1999 and one found dead in Pembrokeshire in 2008. Elsewhere, a Franklin's Gull was discovered in Derbyshire at Willington before relocating to Foremark Reservoir, the Green Heron remained in Cornwall, as did the Squacco Heron on Pembrokeshire, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Shetland Isles, King Eider in Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire, Glossy Ibis in Norfolk, single American Golden Plovers in each of Devon, Norfolk, County Tipperary and the Western Isles and two Ferruginous Ducks together in Somerset. On the Isles of Scilly the Spotted Sandpiper remained alongside Dusky Warbler, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Wryneck, two Serins and four Yellow-browed Warblers. Other scarcities included Short-toed Lark (Shetland Isles), Serin (Dorset), American Wigeon (North Yorkshire), Ring-necked Duck (Somerset), Pectoral Sandpiper (Northumberland), Green-winged Teal (Norfolk), two Cattle Egrets, three Black Brants, four Great White Egrets, nine each of both Rough-legged Buzzard and Great Grey Shrike, and Waxwing reports from 29 counties including 700 in Forth, 600 on the Western Isles and 500 together in Aberdeenshire. |
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| Wednesday 27th October 2010 | ||
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| On the Isles of Scilly, a Dusky Warbler was a welcome find at Holy
Vale, St Mary's, whilst a Spotted Sandpiper on St Agnes also proved
popular. An American Golden Plover was on Lewis, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities today comprised Green Heron in Cornwall, House Crow in County Cork, Penduline Tit in Kent, Squacco Heron in Pembrokeshire, King Eider in Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire, Glossy Ibises in Devon (2) and Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Waterford and single American Golden Plovers in Devon, Norfolk and County Cork. Scarcity highlights included single Pallas's Warblers in Kent and Dorset, Barred Warbler in Lincolnshire, Red-breasted Flycatcher in Isles of Scilly, Pectoral Sandpiper in Northumberland, Cattle Egret in Pembrokeshire and Waxwings in 35 counties. |
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| Tuesday 26th October 2010 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Green Heron still in Cornwall, House Crow in County Cork, Penduline Tit in Kent,
Squacco Heron in Pembrokeshire, King Eider in Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire,
Small Canada Goose in Argyll, single American Golden Plovers in each of County Cork, Devon, Norfolk and County Tipperary,
Glossy Ibises in both Devon and Norfolk and a Ferruginous Duck in Somerset. On the Isles of Scilly the Tundra Peregrine remained alongside a Serin, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Common Rosefinch, Lapland Bunting and five Yellow-browed Warblers. Elsewhere, scarcities included a Common Rosefinch (Pembrokeshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Hampshire), Barred Warbler (County Galway), American Wigeon (North Yorkshire), Cattle Egret (Pembrokeshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Northumberland), Black Brant (Dorset) and four Ring-necked Ducks (Lincolnshire and Western Isles) whilst Waxwings were recorded in forty counties. |
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| Monday 25th October 2010 | ||
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| A Red-flanked Bluetail was discovered on Skomer Island (Pembrokeshire)
this afternoon. In Somerset Chew Valley Lake's fourth Ferruginous Duck of
the autumn was located.
Lingering rarities included Green Heron and Red-throated Pipit in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire, American Golden Plovers in Norfolk and Devon, Glossy Ibises in Norfolk and Devon, Subalpine Warbler and Little Bunting on Isles of Scilly, Squacco Heron in Pembrokeshire, King Eider in Suffolk and Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire. Ireland hosted Lesser Yellowlegs in Co Wexford and two Blue-winged Teals and a White-rumped Sandpiper n Co Waterford. Waxwings continued to flood into Britain; counts included 500 on Lewis (Western Isles), 250 in Stromness (Orkney), 200 in Inverness (Highland), 160 at Alness (Highland), 150 on Seil Island (Argyll), 150 at Kinloss (Moray), 140 at Udale Bay (Highland), 100 at Fort William (Highland) and 100 Kyle of Lochalsh (Highland). In Suffolk an unidentified seabird, possibly a giant petrel species, flew slowly north past Dunwich this afternoon. |
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| Sunday 24th October 2010 | ||
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| Today's discoveries included a Red-throated Pipit in Cornwall,
Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Glossy Ibis in Norfolk,
White-billed Diver in Shetland, Bonaparte's Gull in Co Durham and
Little Bunting on Isles of Scilly.
Lingering rarities comprised two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls and Black-throated Thrush on Shetland, American Golden Plover in Devon, Red-flanked Bluetail and King Eider in Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire, Green Heron in Cornwall, Subalpine Warbler on Isles of Scilly, Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire and Squacco Heron in Pembrokeshire. In Ireland the American Buff-bellied Pipit, Long-billed Dowitcher and White-rumped Sandpiper remained in Co Waterford, two White-rumped Sandpipers and a Lesser Yellowlegs were still in Co Wexford and the House Crow and American Golden Plover lingered in Co Cork. The Waxwing invasion gathered momentum, with the highest counts coming from Orkney (150 at Stromness), Highland (80 in Arisaig), Western Isles (75 on North Uist) and Argyll (75 on Jura). |
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| Saturday 23rd October 2010 | ||
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| Quality rarities reported today included a Little Shearwater past
Pendeen Watch, Cornwall, a Black-throated Thrush on Fair Isle, Shetland,
a Penduline Tit at Dungeness RSPB, Kent and a Hornemann's Arctic
Redpoll at Toab, Shetland. A Glossy Ibis was seen a few times at
Dunwich, Suffolk, but remained very mobile and elusive for much of the day.
In Cornwall, the Green Heron was seen mid morning at the Lost Gardens of Heligan, but not again by mid afternoon. Lingering rarities included single Red-flanked Bluetails at Hayling Island, Hampshire and St Martin's, Isles of Scilly, American Buff-bellied Pipit at Ballinclamper, County Waterford, two Penduline Tits at Rainham Marshes RSPB, London, Squacco Heron at Angle Bay, Pembrokeshire, single Lesser Yellowlegs' at Port Meadow, Oxfordshire and Tacumshin, County Wexford, King Eider in Suffolk, two Glossy Ibises in Devon and singles in Anglesey and County Wexford, House Crow in County Cork and single American Golden Plovers in Devon and Norfolk. |
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| Friday 22nd October 2010 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Red-flanked Bluetails in Suffolk,
Hampshire and on Isles of Scilly, House Finch in Devon, two Penduline
Tits in London, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire, Green Heron
in Cornwall, King Eider in Suffolk, Glossy Ibis on Anglesey,
Squacco Heron in Pembrokeshire and American Golden Plover on Western
Isles.
On Isles of Scilly, as well as the aforementioned Red-flanked Bluetail, a Subalpine Warbler was also recorded. In Ireland the American Buff-bellied Pipit and Long-billed Dowitcher (Co Waterford), Blue-winged Teal, Lesser Yellowlegs and three White-rumped Sandpipers (Co Wexford) and American Golden Plover (Co Cork) all lingered. The Rough-legged Buzzard invasion continued, with perhaps as many as 17 different birds being recorded today, mainly in East Anglia and Southeast England. |
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| Thursday 21st October 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of two Penduline Tits at Rainham Marshes, London, whilst in Gwynedd a
Bonaparte's Gull flew past Bardsey Island. On the Isles of Scilly the Red-flanked Bluetail remained alongside Subalpine Warbler, Little Bunting, Serin, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Common Rosefinch, Richard's Pipit, Spoonbill, nine Lapland Buntings and 13 Yellow-browed Warblers. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the Green Heron still in Cornwall, Red-flanked Bluetails in both Hampshire and Suffolk, Squacco Heron in Pembrokeshire, Baird's Sandpiper in Essex, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Waterford, American Golden Plover in County Cork, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Shetland Isles, King Eiders in both Moray and Suffolk, Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire and two Richardson's Canada Geese in Argyll. Scarcities included a Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Cornwall), Lesser Snow Goose (Dumfries and Galloway), Spotted Crake (Somerset), Ring-necked Duck (Buckinghamshire), Cattle Egret (Pembrokeshire), two Rose-coloured Starlings (East Sussex and Hampshire) and nine Rough-legged Buzzards across five counties. |
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| Wednesday 20th October 2010 | ||
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| News of the first Red-flanked Bluetail for Hampshire was released today, regarding a
bird at Sandy Point, Hayling Island for the third day. It showed well until mid morning, before
being elusive for the rest of the day. A Glossy Ibis was seen at RAF
Valley, Anglesey (with another at Exminster Marshes RSPB, Devon), and a
Radde's Warbler was belatedly reported from Cot Valley, Cornwall. Other new
discoveries included Ortolan Bunting and American Golden Plover in
Norfolk (at Titchwell RSPB and Cley/Langham area respectively), and single
Little Buntings were on Cape Clear, County Cork and St Mary's, Isles of
Scilly.
Long staying rarities included Green Heron in Cornwall, single Red-flanked Bluetails in Suffolk and Isles of Scilly, American Buff-bellied Pipit and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Waterford, Squacco Heron in Pembrokeshire, Subalpine Warbler in Isles of Scilly, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll in Shetland, King Eider in Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Oxfordshire, Baird's Sandpiper in Essex and House Crow in County Cork. Scarcity highlights included Short-toed Lark, Melodious Warbler, Red-breasted Fly, Rose-coloured Starling, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Spotted Crake, Leach's Petrel, two Barred Warblers, two Honey Buzzards, two Cattle Egrets, two Ring-necked Ducks, three Richard's Pipits, three Pectoral Sandpipers, four Shorelarks, four Great White Egrets, four Grey Phalaropes, six Rough-legged Buzzards, six Great Grey Shrikes, 13 Yellow-browed Warblers and 53 Waxwings. |
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