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| Sunday 21st June 2015 | ||
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| Significant late news from yesterday concerned an Eyebrowed Thrush in
Shetland, which was seen in a garden at Symbister, Whalsay. Unfortunately there
were no confirmed sightings of the bird today.
A Terek Sandpiper was found at Church Norton, West Sussex, which spent all day within a few hundred yards of the long staying Hudsonian Whimbrel. Other discoveries included a Tawny Pipit at Seafrd Head, East Sussex, a Rustic Bunting at Sumburgh, Shetland and a Bee-eater at Dunwich Heath, Suffolk. Other lingering rarities included the Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, single Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and Western Isles (with five Bee-eaters also in the latter county) and a Subalpine Warbler in Orkney. There was no sign of the Cretzschmar's Bunting in Gwynedd, which therefore matched the first ever British record to the exact date (10th to 20th June), becoming the joint longest staying bird of the six British records. |
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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 20th June 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Gull-billed Tern in Birsay and a
Subalpine Warbler sp on North Ronaldsay, both Orkney, a Bonaparte's Gull
at Oare Marshes, Kent, a King Eider in Spey Bay, Moray and there are
now five Bee-eaters on Barra, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities included the Cretzschmar's Bunting in Gwynedd, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Great Reed Warbler in Shetland, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk and Bee-eater in Yorkshire. Scarcity highlights included a Melodious Warbler, an Icterine Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, an American Wigeon, a Ring-necked Duck, two Purple Herons, four Marsh Warblers and four Red-necked Phalaropes. |
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| Friday 19th June 2015 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the (presumed) reappearance of the Cedar Waxwing
on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. First described by a non-birder on 2nd June,
it was rediscovered a few hundred yards away on Trench Lane late morning today,
where it was present on and off until 12.50pm, with no further sightings by the
evening.
New Bee-eaters found today included one west over Dowsby Fen, Lincolnshire and ten north over Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk (with three others lingering on Barra, Western Isles). Other lingering rarities included the Cretzschmar's Bunting in Gwynedd, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Great Reed Warbler in Shetland and White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk. Scarcity highlights involved singles of Melodious Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Woodchat Shrike, Rose-coloured Starling, Golden Oriole, Spotted Crake, American Wigeon and Purple Heron and two each of Red-backed Shrike and Icterine Warbler. |
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| Thursday 18th June 2015 | ||
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| Rarity highlights included the Cretzschmar's Bunting (Gwynedd), Squacco Heron
(Cleveland), Greater Yellowlegs (Hampshire), Hudsonian Whimbrel (West Sussex),
White-rumped Sandpiper (Norfolk), Black Kite (Kent) and Bee-eaters
(Isles of
Scilly [3] and Western Isles [3]).
The best of the rest included Melodious Warbler (West Midlands), Marsh Warbler (Norfolk), Ring-necked Duck (East Yorkshire), Purple Heron (Isles of Scilly), Rose-coloured Starling (Nottinghamshire), American Wigeon (Aberdeenshire) and Temminck's Stint (East Yorkshire). |
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| Wednesday 17th June 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Cretzschmar's Bunting
on Bardsey Island, Gwynedd. Elsewhere, lingering rarities included the Hudsonian Whimbrel
still in West Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, territorial
Little Bittern in Suffolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, King Eider in Aberdeenshire and
White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles. Briefly seen rarities today comprised a reported Eleonora's Falcon on St Mary's, Isles Scilly, Red-rumped Swallow in Norfolk, Black Kite in Kent, with Bee-eaters in Devon (2), County Durham, Norfolk (2), Northumberland (3), Isles of Scilly (3) and the Western Isles. Scarcities included the territorial Melodious Warbler (West Midlands), Purple Heron (Isles of Scilly), Ring-necked Duck (East Yorkshire), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall) and two Marsh Warblers (County Durham and Norfolk). |
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| Tuesday 16th June 2015 | ||
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| The excellent spring run of Nearctic passerine records continued - a
Swainson's Thrush was discovered on Fetlar (Shetland) this morning.
A Gull-billed Tern was at Old Moor RSPB (South Yorkshire) and a Red-footed Falcon paused at Landguard NR (Suffolk), whilst lingering rarities included the Cretzschmar's Bunting (Gwynedd), Hudsonian Whimbrel (West Sussex), Greater Yellowlegs (Hampshire) and White-rumped Sandpiper (Norfolk). Twenty six Bee-eaters were reported, including flocks of eleven in East Yorkshire and ten in Lincolnshire. The best of the rest included Melodious Warbler (West Midlands), Spotted Crake (Gloucestershire), Ring-necked Duck (East Yorkshire), Marsh Warbler (Norfolk), Red-backed Shrike (Orkney), Purple Heron (Isles of Scilly), Hoopoe (Cornwall), Woodchat Shrike (Cornwall), Rose-coloured Starling (Aberdeenshire) and two each of Night Herons, American Wigeons, Temminck's Stints and Red-necked Phalaropes. |
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| Monday 15th June 2015 | ||
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| Lingering mega-rarities comprised Cretzschmar's Bunting on Bardsey
Island (Gwynedd), Hudsonian Whimbrel at Church Norton (West Sussex) and
Greater Yellowlegs at Titchfield Haven NNR (Hampshire). Elsewhere rarities
included King Eider (Aberdeenshire), Greenish Warbler (East
Yorkshire), White-billed Diver (Shetland) and ten Bee-eaters.
The best of the rest included Melodious Warbler (West Midlands), White-winged Black Tern (Staffordshire), Purple Heron (Isles of Scilly), Common Rosefinch (Co Durham), two Golden Orioles, two Icterine Warblers, two Hoopoes, at least two Marsh Warblers, two American Wigeons, three Red-backed Shrikes and three Red-necked Phalaropes. |
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| Sunday 14th June 2015 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the rediscovery of the Cretzschmar's Bunting
on Bardsey Island (Gwynedd), following its no-show yesterday. Elsewhere new rarities
comprised Laughing Gull and Bee-eater in Norfolk and Long-billed Dowitcher in Co Wexford.
Lingering rarities included Hudsonian Whimbrel (West Sussex), Great Reed Warbler (Shetland), Greater Yellowlegs (Hampshire), Paddyfield Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler and White-rumped Sandpiper (Norfolk), King Eider (Shetland) and Laughing Gull (East Yorkshire), whilst the best of the rest included Melodious Warbler (West Midlands), Purple Heron (Isles of Scilly), Serin (Kent), Green-winged Teal (Derbyshire), Hoopoe (Cornwall), two Red-necked Phalaropes, two Red-backed Shrikes, three Icterine Warblers, three Marsh Warblers, three American Wigeons, three Golden Orioles and four Common Rosefinches. |
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| Saturday 13th June 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a male Eastern Black-eared Wheatear in Hampshire, in the New Forest at Acres Down. Elsewhere, a
Blyth's Reed Warbler joined the lingering Paddyfield Warbler on Blakeney Point, Norfolk, a Franklin's Gull was in County Galway at Rusheen Bay, a
Laughing Gull made a brief visit to Kilnsea, East Yorkshire, as did a Whiskered Tern
in North Yorkshre at Wheldrake, and a Bee-eater in Essex. Other lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Great Reed Warbler on the Shetland Isles, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, and King Eider in Aberdeenshire , but the Cretzschmar's Bunting could not be found on Bardsey, Gwynedd. Scarcities included Melodious Warbler (West Midlands), Icterine Warbler (Highland), Golden Oriole (Norfolk), Hoopoe (cornwall), Wryneck (Pembrokeshire), Cattle Egret (Kent), Glossy Ibis (County Waterford), three each of both Marsh Warbler and migrant Red-necked Phalaropes, and four each of Common Rosefinch and Red-backed Shrike. Significant late news concerned a Cedar Waxwing at Kilrush, County Clare, on 3rd-4th June. |
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| Friday 12th June 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was reappearance of the Cretzschmar's Bunting on Bardsey, Gwynedd, where it again showed tantalisingly briefly. Elsewhere, new rarities included a Blyth's Reed Warbler in Essex at Holland Haven, Bonaparte's Gull in the Western Isles on St Kilda, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford at The Cull, Greenish Warbler in Pembrokeshire on Skomer, and a White-rumped Sandpiper at Cley, Norfolk, whilst briefer encounters were a Snowy Owl (County Mayo), Black Stork and three Bee-eaters (Norfolk), Red-rumped Swallow (County Cork) and Red-footed Falcon (West Sussex). Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Hudsonian Whimbrel (West Sussex), Paddyfield Warbler (Norfolk), Greater Yellowlegs (Hampshire), King Eider (Aberdeenshire), Broad-billed Sandpiper and White-rumped Sandpiper (together in Lincolnshire). Scarce migrants included Melodious Warbler (West Midlands), Icterine Warbler (Highland), Marsh Warbler (Norfolk), Common Rosefinch (Dorset), Golden Oriole (Wiltshire), Hoopoe and Red-backed Shrike (Kent), and four migrant Red-necked Phalaropes. Significant late news concerned a male Black-headed Bunting in Pembrokeshire at Saundersfoot on 10th June. |
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