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| Sunday 13th July 2014 | ||
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| The first Fea's Petrel of the year was seen mid morning from a boat
off Easington, Yorkshire. There are three previous mid summer records from the North
Sea: 22nd July 2013 off the Northumberland coast, 12th June 1999 off Flamborough, Yorkshire and 26th June 1997 along the
North Norfolk coast. Nearby, the adult Bridled Tern went on a short jaunt
southwards, being seen first off Whitburn, County Durham, followed by
Hartlepool, Cleveland, but it was lost mid morning and didn't resurface anywhere
further south or north.
Good news from Sussex regarding the Black-winged Stilts: all three chicks were confirmed as being alive and well, after not being seen since 17th June. The Ross's Gull remained in Devon, as did the Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Clyde and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. |
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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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| Saturday 12th July 2014 | ||
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| In Norfolk, a female Red-footed Falcon showed briefly at Hickling
Broad NWT early afternoon, where the Stilt Sandpiper was also seen again,
but early morning only.
Further north the Swinhoe's Petrel again came in to the Storm Petrel tape on Fair Isle, Shetland, and the Bridled Tern arrived back on the Farne Islands, Northumberland. The other lingering rarities seen today were the Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Clyde and two Black-winged Stilts in Sussex. There were claims of the Short-toed Eagle in both Hampshire and East Sussex, both this morning. |
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| Friday 11th July 2014 | ||
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| Rare waders were the feature of the day, with a smart adult Stilt
Sandpiper at Hickling Broad NWT in Norfolk this evening taking top spot. Found firstly on Swim
Coots, which is only accessible by boat, it very briefly relocated to the more easily
viewable Rush Hill Scrape, delighting the few birders taking the gamble. Earlier
on, a Lesser Yellowlegs was discovered in neighbouring Lincolnshire,
where it spent the day at Frampton Marsh RSPB.
Other quality waders still present today included the Spotted Sandpiper in Clyde, and White-rumped Sandpiper in County Wexford, whilst the pair of Black-winged Stilts remained in Sussex. The only non-wader rarity seen was the Devon Ross's Gull, present for its 51st day by the Exe Estuary. Scarcity highlights included a White-winged Black Tern (Essex), a Hoopoe (Hampshire), a Marsh Warbler (Shetland), three Pectoral Sandpipers (two in Norfolk and one in County Wexford) and two Pomarine Skuas (both Yorkshire). |
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| Thursday 10th July 2014 | ||
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| In Lothian the Bridled Tern relocated to Seacliff Bay, where it was present throughout the day. Elsewhere rarity sightings included Black Kite on Isle of Wight, Lesser Scaup in Somerset and Staffordshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Clyde, three Black-winged Stilts in West Sussex, White-rumped Sandpiper in Co Wexford, Bee-eater in Norfolk and Ross's Gull in Devon. | ||
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| Wednesday 9th July 2014 | ||
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| A Swinhoe's Petrel was retrapped on Fair Isle in the early hours; the
same male which was first trapped on 7th August 2013, before being retrapped on
several occasions until it was last trapped on 3rd September.
In Lothian the adult Bridled Tern previously on Fair Isle and Northumberland was relocated at Port Seton this afternoon. In Co Wexford a White-rumped Sandpiper was at Tacumshin, the Ross's Gull lingered in Devon and in Clyde the Spotted Sandpiper was relocated at Carbarns Pool. Three Black-winged Stilts lingered in West Sussex, whilst in Aberdeenshire a Bee-eater flew over Aberdeen. The best of rest included Night Heron in Gloucestershire, Pectoral Sandpiper in Norfolk and Cattle Egret in Co Down. Late news from yesterday related to a Lesser Scaup in Perth & Kinross and Red-rumped Swallow on Isles of Scilly. |
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| Tuesday 8th July 2014 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included just the Bridled Tern in
Northumberland, Ross's Gull in Devon and the family of Black-winged
Stilts in Sussex.
Scarcity highlights included three Night Herons, three Glossy Ibises, a Honey Buzzard and a Balearic Shearwater. |
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| Monday 7th July 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation that the Black-winged Pratincole had returned to Northumberland, where it remained at Holywell Pond until mid morning before, once again, flying off. Elsewhere, Lesser Grey Shrike, Marsh Warbler and Pectoral Sandpiper were all together on the Shetland Isles, the Night Heron showed again in Gloucestershire, a Pectoral Sandpiper lingered in Norfolk, a Serin was seen briefly in East Sussex, and Glossy Ibis remained in Cambridgeshire, Dorset, Lincolnshire and West Yorkshire. |
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| Sunday 6th July 2014 | ||
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| A summer plumaged Spotted Sandpiper was a nice find in Clyde late
afternoon, on the River Clyde by the Baron's Haugh RSPB reserve.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Bridled Tern in Northumberland, Black-winged Pratincole in County Durham early morning only (a pratincole sp was reported from Northumberland briefly this evening), Lesser Grey Shrike in Shetland, Ross's Gull in Devon, two Black-winged Stilts in Sussex and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. The highlights of the scarcities seen today were a Night Heron, a Pectoral Sandpiper and seven Glossy Ibises. |
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| Saturday 5th July 2014 | ||
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| Two new Mega rarities were discovered today, the most widely appreciated of
which was a Black-winged Pratincole in County Durham. Found mid morning
and still present at dusk, it showed well at Hurworth Burn Reservoir. A
Black-browed Albatross flew east past Portland Bill, Dorset at 7am, and was seen
from a boat off Durlston Country Park an hour and a half later.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Short-toed Eagle in Hampshire, Ross's Gull in Devon and Laughing Gull in County Cork. Scarcity highlights involved a Hoopoe, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Red-backed Shrike, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Grey Phalarope, a Temminck's Stint, two Marsh Warblers and two Glossy Ibises. |
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| Friday 4th July 2014 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Bridled Tern (Northumberland), Laughing Gull
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Cork), Black-winged Stilts (West Sussex), Lesser Scaup (Somerset) and
Ross's Gull (Devon).
The best of the rest included Pectoral Sandpiper in Norfolk, Marsh Warbler on Fair Isle, Rose-coloured Starling in Lancashire, Long-tailed Skua off Western Isles, Cory's Shearwater off Co Cork, Glossy Ibises in Perth & Kinross, Dorset, Lincolnshire, Cumbria, Cambridgeshire, West Yorkshire and Kent, whilst a Purple Heron was reported in Hampshire. Late news related to a a party of three Night Herons in Somerset yesterday and a Wilson's Petrel logged from a pelagic off Co Cork on Sunday 29th June. |
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