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| Friday 18th July 2014 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the regular Swinhoe's Petrel trapped again overnight on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles, the
Ross's Gull still in Devon, Collared Pratincole in Suffolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, family of five Black-winged Stilts in West Sussex, and a
Baltic Gull was identified in Norfolk at Cley. Otherwise, the summering Red-backed Shrike remained in Norfolk, as did single Glossy Ibises in Dorset, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Oxfordshire. |
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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 17th July 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent at Oare Marshes: perhaps the same individual as that present between there and the Isle of Sheppey between 28th April and 15th August 2013. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the Black-winged Pratincole in Norfolk, Collared Pratincole in Suffolk, Ross's Gull in Devon, and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire. Scarcities included Serin (Kent), Marsh Warbler (Shetland Isles), Red-backed Shrike (Norfolk), Pectoral Sandpiper (Nottinghamshire) and Glossy Ibis (Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire and Perth and Kinross). |
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| Wednesday 16th July 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the Black-winged Pratincole in Norfolk, now at Stiffkey
Fen, although elsewhere in the county the Great Knot could not be found at Breydon Water. On Fair Isle the Swinhoe's Petrel was retrapped again overnight, whilst in Suffolk the Collared Pratincole remained, and in Lincolnshire the Lesser Yellowlegs continued. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike and Red-backed Shrike (both Norfolk), Night Heron (Kent), Long-tailed Skua (County Cork and Norfolk (2)), Ring-necked Duck (two together in County Londonderry), and Glossy Ibis (Cumbria, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire). |
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| Tuesday 15th July 2014 | ||
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| Another great day for rare waders was headlined by the continued presence of
the Great Knot at Breydon Water (Norfolk). Elsewhere in Norfolk a
Black-winged Pratincole arrived at Cley NWT (where a Pectoral Sandpiper
also remained), and in neighbouring Suffolk a Collared Pratincole was at
Minsmere RSPB. In Lincolnshire the Lesser Yellowlegs lingered at Frampton
Marsh RSPB and in West Sussex the pair of Black-winged Stilts were still
at Medmerry.
In Co Cork the Laughing Gull remained at Ballycotton, and the best of the rest included Red-backed Shrikes in Norfolk and Surrey and five Glossy Ibises. |
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| Monday 14th July 2014 | ||
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| An adult Great Knot was at Breydon Water - the fourth British record
and the first for Norfolk. Having originally been discovered yesterday evening,
the news was released early this morning and despite disappearing from time to
time, it was twitchable until dusk.
In Lincolnshire the wandering Black-winged Pratincole paused at Gibraltar Point NNR before flying out over The Wash. On Shetland the Swinhoe's Petrel was retrapped on Fair Isle in the early hours, in Co Down a Fea's Petrel flew past St.John's Point and lingering rarities included Ross's Gull (Devon) and Lesser Yellowlegs (Lincolnshire), whilst an Isles of Scilly pelagic produced three Wilson's Petrels. The best of the rest included five Glossy Ibises, Red-backed Shrikes in Norfolk and Surrey, Temminck's Stint in Northumberland, White-winged Black Tern in Essex and Long-tailed Skua in Norfolk. |
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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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| 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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