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.

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Sunday 23rd November 2014  
  Cleveland's first Isabelline Wheatear was identified today, on the beach at Seaton Snook. Further north, an adult Bonaparte's Gull was present off the Farne Islands, Northumberland, whilst the bird in Devon made another of its sporadic visits to Dawlish Warren. Also in Devon, a Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler was in Exeter, with other new arrivals including a Dusky Warbler on Tresco, Isles of Scilly and a Forster's Tern in Kinvarra Bay, County Galway.

Lingering rarities included the American Coot in County Kerry, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler and Blue-winged Teal (or hybrid) in Northumberland, Olive-backed Pipit in Shetland, Franklin's Gull in Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Red-breasted Goose in Orkney.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Saturday 22nd November 2014  
  In Cornwall, the Pacific Diver returned to Mount's Bay for its eighth winter today. A Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler was found at Whitley Bay, Northumberland.

Lingering rarities included the American Coot in County Kerry, Siberian Stonechat in County Durham and Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Friday 21st November 2014  
  Just three rarities were reported today, all long staying birds - the Dusky Warbler at Kelynack, Cornwall, the Lesser Scaup at Llangorse Lake, Powys and the Ferruginous Duck at Blashford Lakes, Hampshire.

Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Hoopoe, a Purple Heron, a Sabine's Gull, an American Wigeon, two Surf Scoters, two Green-winged Teals, two Ring-billed Gulls, three Grey Phalaropes, four Yellow-browed Warblers, four Cattle Egrets, five Pomarine Skuas, five Rough-legged Buzzards, six Great Grey Shrikes and nine Little Auks.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 20th November 2014  
  A Black Stork which appeared over Waxham, Norfolk late morning is likely to be the individual which was in Suffolk recently. In Suffolk itself, a Dusky Warbler was found at Boyton Marshes RSPB, less than a mile from the site of the recent individual at Hollesley Marshes RSPB, which was still present yesterday. A Little Bunting was in Nanjizal Valley, Cornwall this morning.

Lingering rarities included the American Coot in the Western Isles, Siberian Stonechat in County Durham, Franklin's Gull in Hampshire, Lesser Scaup in Powys, Ferruginous Duck in Bedfordshire and other Dusky Warblers in Cornwall and Dorset, with a second in Suffolk, still at Landguard NR.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Wednesday 19th November 2014  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of a White's Thrush in Lerwick, Shetland Isles, with nearby an Olive-backed Pipit new on Fair Isle. Elsewhere, a Red-flanked Bluetail was discovered on Westray, Orkney Isles, and Dusky Warblers at both Portland, Dorset, and St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.

Lingering rarities comprised the Grey-cheeked Thrush still on the Shetland Isles, American Coot on the Western Isles, Desert Wheatear in Angus, two Penduline Tits together in Norfolk, Dusky Warblers in Cornwall and Suffolk (2), and Ferruginous Ducks in both Bedfordshire and Hampshire.

Scarcities included Purple Heron (Angus), Snow Goose (Moray), Serin (Kent), Ring-billed Gull (Highland), Ring-necked Duck (County Leitrim), Lapland Bunting (Norfolk), Glossy Ibis (Lincolnshire), two each of Richard's Pipit and American Wigeon, three each of Surf Scoter, Shorelark and Yellow-browed Warbler, four Cattle Egrets, five Great Grey Shrikes and seven Rough-legged Buzzards.

Seawatch totals included 84 Little Auks and 18 Pomarine Skuas.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Tuesday 18th November 2014  
  Highlight of the day was the discovery of a Little Bustard at West Bexington (Dorset), but there was no further sign after the early morning sighting.

In Pembrokeshire a probable Blyth's Pipit was at St David's Head and two Penduline Tits were reported in Norfolk, whilst Grey-cheeked Thrush (Shetland), American Coot (Western Isles and Co Kerry), Desert Wheatear (Angus), Franklin's Gull (Hampshire), Siberian Stonechat (Co Durham), Ferruginous Duck (Bedfordshire) and Dusky Warblers (Suffolk [2] and Cornwall) all lingered.

The best of the rest included Serin (Cornwall), Glossy Ibis (Lincolnshire), two Hoopoes, two Purple Herons, three Cattle Egrets, three Richard's Pipits, at least seven Yellow-browed Warblers and at least nine Rough-legged Buzzards.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Monday 17th November 2014  
  On Shetland an Olive-backed Pipit was discovered at Toab, whilst American Coots in Western Isles and Co Kerry, Dusky Warblers in Suffolk (2) and Cornwall, Black Stork in Suffolk, Desert Wheatear in Angus, Siberian Stonechat in Co Durham, Lesser Scaup in Co Kerry, Grey-cheeked Thrush and Red-flanked Bluetail in Shetland and Franklin's Gull in Hampshire all lingered.

The best of the rest included American Wigeon (Cornwall), two Richard's Pipits and two Hoopoes as well as an excellent movement of Pomarine Skuas and Little Auks past Northeast England.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Sunday 16th November 2014  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of an American Coot on North Uist, Western Isles. This is the eighth record for Britain, three of which have occurred in this county. A Roller near Dunmanway, County Cork is just the third November record ever. The other new discoveries today were more expected late autumn rarities, with a Desert Wheatear at Montrose, Angus, a Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler at Loch of Strathbeg RSPB, Aberdeenshire and single Dusky Warblers at Landguard, Suffolk and Kelynack, Cornwall.

Also in Suffolk, the identity of the Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler at Bawdsey was confirmed, with the Black Stork and another Dusky Warbler also lingering in the county. Other lingering rarities included the Isabelline Shrikes in Cornwall and Dorset, Siberian Stonechat in County Durham, Franklin's Gull and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Dusky Warbler in Dorset, Red-breasted Goose in Orkney, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin
-  Will Soar, RBA
Saturday 15th November 2014  
  New discoveries included an Isabelline Shrike in Dorset, Black Stork in Suffolk and Essex, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Devon and Dusky Warbler in Suffolk, whilst the Franklin's Gull (Hampshire), Lesser Scaup (Co Kerry and Glamorgan), Dusky Warbler (Dorset), Lesser Yellowlegs and Isabelline Shrike (Cornwall), Siberian Stonechat (Co Durham), Red-breasted Goose (Orkney) and American Coot (Co Kerry) all lingered.

The best of the rest included American Wigeon and Red-backed Shrike (Cornwall), Pallas's Warbler (Northumberland), Glossy Ibis (Essex), two Richard's Pipits, two Serins, two Hoopoes, two Ring-necked Ducks, four Cattle Egrets, nine Rough-legged Buzzards and 12 Surf Scoters.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Friday 14th November 2014  
  The Franklin's Gull and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Siberian Stonechat on Isle of Wight, Lesser Yellowlegs and Isabelline Shrike in Cornwall, Dusky Warbler in Dorset, Ferruginous Duck in Bedfordshire, American Coot and Lesser Scaup in Co Kerry, Lesser Scaup in Powys and Desert Wheatear in Norfolk all lingered.

The best of the rest included Richard's Pipit (Cambridgeshire), Red-backed Shrike (Cornwall), Lesser Snow Goose (Lancashire), two Ring-necked Ducks, three Yellow-browed Warblers and at least four Rough-legged Buzzards.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA