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| The highlight of the day was the first Barolo Shearwater of the year; passing Pendeen Watch, Cornwall during the morning. Rarities elsewhere comprised the
Paddyfield Warbler still on the Shetland Isles, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire,
Black Kite in Suffolk, and White-rumped Sandpiper in County Antrim. A
Bee-eater made a brief appearance in Kent at Dungeness. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Western Isles), Red-backed Shrike (Fife, Hampshire and Oxfordshire), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), Cory's Shearwater and Golden Oriole (both Norfolk). |
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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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| Tuesday 28th July 2015 | ||
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| Rarities today comrpised the Paddyfield Warbler still on the Shetland Isles,
Little Bittern in South Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire,
White-rumped Sandpiper in County Antrim, and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. Scarcities included three Red-backed Shrikes (Fife, Hampshire and Oxfordshire), Temminck's Stint (still in Gwent), Pectoral Sandpiper (new in Nottinghamshire), and Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry). |
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| Monday 27th July 2015 | ||
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| A White-rumped Sandpiper in Co Antrim was today's most significant new discovery, whilst Red-footed Falcon (Staffordshire), Paddyfield Warbler (Shetland), Lesser Scaup (Somerset), Little Bittern (South Yorkshire) and Hudsonian Whimbrel (West Sussex) all lingered.
The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling (Western Isles), Temminck's Stint (Gwent), two Red-backed Shrikes and three Pectoral Sandpipers. |
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| Sunday 26th July 2015 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Paddyfield Warbler still on the Shetland Isles,
Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire,
Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, and
Lesser Scaup still in Somerset, whilst brief encounters included a Caspian Tern
reported passing East Yorkshire, and a Black Kite in Suffolk. The best of the scarcities were Rose-coloured Starling (Western Isles), Red-backed Shrike (Hampshire and Oxfordshire), Temminck's Stint (Gwent), Pectoral Sandpiper (County Wexford), and Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall and County Donegal). Seawatching highlights were two each of both Cory's and Great Shearwater off Cornwall, and a Long-tailed Skua passing County Waterford. |
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| Saturday 25th July 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Hudsonian Whimbrel
in West Sussex, Paddyfield Warbler on the Shetland Isles, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, and Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire. Scarcities included Serin (Cheshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Glamorgan), Red-backed Shrike (Oxfordshire and Hampshire), Night Heron (Northamptonshire), Ring-billed Gull and Great Shearwater (both Cornwall), and Pectoral Sandpipers (Devon, County Donegal and Hertfordshire). |
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| Friday 24th July 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Paddyfield Warbler on the Shetland Isles,
Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire,
Least Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk,
White-rumped Sandpipers in East Yorkshire and on the Orkney Isles, Bonaparte's Gull
in Kent, and Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire. Scarcities included Serin (East Yorkshire), Night Heron (Northamptonshire and South Yorkshire), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), and Pectoral Sandpiper (Devon (2) and County Wexford). |
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| Thursday 23rd July 2015 | ||
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| A Greenish Warbler was found on Skomer, Pembrokeshire today, whilst
Bee-eaters were over Seven Sisters Country Park, East Sussex, Aylestone
Meadows, Leicestershire and two at Covehithe, Suffolk.
Lingering rarities included the Least Sandpiper in the Isles of Scilly, Paddyfield Warbler in Shetland, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. Scarcity highlights involved a Serin, at least one Golden Oriole, three Night Herons, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Ring-billed Gull, an Iceland Gull, a Honey Buzzard, a Great Shearwater and two Cory's Shearwaters. |
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| Wednesday 22nd July 2015 | ||
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| The first Hudsonian Godwit for Ireland was discovered late afternoon
at Ballyconneely, County Galway.
Other new discoveries included a Paddyfield Warbler on Noss, Shetland and a Bee-eater at Sidestrand, Norfolk. Lingering rarities still present today included the Least Sandpiper in the Isles of Scilly, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, Little Bittern in South Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, Black Kite in Suffolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. |
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| Tuesday 21st July 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries included a Black Kite in Suffolk and a pair of flyover Bee-eaters in Essex, whilst a Laughing Gull on Islay was reported for the first time today, having been present on the island for about a month. Lingering rarities comprised Least Sandpiper on Isles of Scilly, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Co Wexford, Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, King Eider in Highland and Lesser Scaup in Somerset.
The best of the rest included Golden Oriole in North Yorkshire, Purple Heron in Suffolk, Spotted Crake in Norfolk and Icterine Warbler on Shetland. |
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| Monday 20th July 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Least Sandpiper on Isles of Scilly, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshore, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire and Little Bittern in South Yorkshire. The best of the rest included Purple Heron (Suffolk), Temminck's Stints (Kent), Pectoral Sandpipers (Cambridgeshire and Orkney), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall) and Golden Oriole (North Yorkshire). | ||
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