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| Saturday 19th September 2015 | ||
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| A Wilson's Phalarope was discovered near Pett, East Sussex mid
afternoon, where it remained until dusk. A Western Bonelli's Warbler was
on The Garrison, Isles of Scilly, with another Bonelli's Warbler species
joining it this evening.
Lingering rarities included the Eastern Subalpine Warbler at Flamborough, East Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcon on the Isle of May, Fife and Citrine Wagtail on Unst and Pallid Harrier on Fair Isle, both Shetland. Scarcity highlights included a Woodchat Shrike, two Red-backed Shrikes, a Common Rosefinch, an Icterine Warbler, four Barred Warblers, 12 Yellow-browed Warblers, two Ortolan Buntings, five Wrynecks, two Dotterel, a Red-necked Phalarope, two Grey Phalaropes, two American Golden Plovers, two Buff-breasted Sandpipers, four Pectoral Sandpipers, a Leach's Petrel and eight Honey Buzzards. |
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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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| Friday 18th September 2015 | ||
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| A Little Swift was present briefly at Titchfield Haven NNR, Hampshire,
and a Black Stork flew over Staines Moor, Surrey.
Lingering rarities in Shetland included two Pallid Harriers (Northdale, Unst and Fair Isle) and two Western Bonelli's Warblers (Sumburgh Head, Mainland and Burrafirth, Unst). Elsewhere the Red-footed Falcon remained on the Isle of May, Fife, the Subalpine Warbler reappeared at Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire and the Bonaparte's Gull was still at Dawlish Warren NNR, Devon. Scarcity highlights included a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Serin, a Woodchat Shrike, three Red-backed Shrikes, three Barred Warblers, three Common Rosefinches, 11 Wrynecks, 21 Yellow-browed Warblers, an American Golden Plover, two Red-necked Phalaropes, three Grey Phalaropes, three Pectoral Sandpipers, two Buff-breasted Sandpipers, two Dotterel, two Purple Herons, a White-winged Black Tern and four Honey Buzzards. |
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| Thursday 17th September 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the Hudsonian Godwit on
Inishmore (Co Galway), whilst new discoveries included Citrine Wagtail
(Shetland), Western Bonelli's Warbler (Co Cork) and Bonaparte's Gull (Devon).
The Red-footed Falcon in Fife, Western Bonelli's Warbler and Pallid Harrier on
Shetland, Lesser Scaup in Somerset and Forster's Tern in Co Dublin all lingered. The best of the rest included Woodchat Shrike (North Yorkshire), Glossy Ibis (Essex), Rose-coloured Starling (Isles of Scilly), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Northumberland), Purple Heron (Gloucestershire), American Wigeon (Co Wexford), Cattle Egret (Kent), two American Golden Plovers, two Buff-breasted Sandpipers, two Common Rosefinches, two Red-necked Phalaropes, three Dotterel, three Pectoral Sandpipers, three Lapland Buntings, five Red-backed Shrikes, eight Barred Warblers, 15 Wrynecks and at least 40 Yellow-browed Warblers. |
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| Wednesday 16th September 2015 | ||
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| Today's rarities included the Hudsonian Godwit on Inishmore,
Go Galway (but only until 9.20am), two Western Bonelli's Warblers
on Shetland, Arctic Warbler in Lothian, Red-footed
Falcon in Fife and Greenish Warbler on Orkney. The best of the rest included Woodchat Shrike (North Yorkshire), Bluethroat (Northumberland), Merlodious Warbler (Isles of Scilly), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Richard's Pipit (Co Wexford), Hoopoe (Co Cork), Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Co Wexford), Rose-coloured Starling (Argyll), Common Rosefinch (Shetland), Red-necked Phalarope (Herefordshire), Dotterel (Isle of Wight), two American Wigeons, three Barred Warblers, three American Golden Plovers, four Grey Phalaropes, five Red-backed Shrikes, five Pectoral Sandpipers, eight Yellow-browed Warblers and nine Wrynecks. |
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| Tuesday 15th September 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the male Hudsonian Godwit in County Galway, on Inishmore, Aran Islands where it showed well until dusk. The same bird - and the first Irish record - had previously been seen further northwest in County Galway, at Inishdawros, on 23rd July 2015. Other rarities comprised a Blyth's Reed Warbler confirmed in County Durham at Marsden Quarry, a Wilson's Petrel off the Isles of Scilly, Arctic Warbler still in Lothian, and the lingering Red-footed Falcon in Fife. On the Shetland Isles a Pallid Harrier remained on Fair Isle, with the Western Bonelli's Warbler still at Sumburgh Head with a further unidentified Bonelli's Warbler species on Unst. Scarcities included Melodious Warbler, Icterine Warbler, Golden Oriole and Dotterel all on the Isles of Scilly, Buff-breasted Sandpiper and American Wigeon together in County Wexford, Surf Scoter and Ring-billed Gull on the Western Isles, Woodchat Shrike (North Yorkshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Cattle Egret (Kent), two each of both Ortolan Bunting and Red-backed Shrike, three Great Shearwaters, four Yellow-browed Warblers, five Pectoral Sandpipers, six Barred Warblers, nine of both Wryneck and Long-tailed Skua, and 14 Grey Phalaropes. |
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| Monday 14th September 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a flyover Short-toed Eagle in
Hampshire, whilst a Red-footed Falcon (Fife) and
Western Bonelli's Warbler (Shetland) were also discovered. Lingering
rarities included Pallid Harrier (Shetland), Lesser
Scaup (Somerset) and Arctic
Warbler (Co Galway). The best of the rest included Woodchat Shrike (North Yorkshire), Spotted Crake (Ceredigion/ Pembrokeshire), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Co Mayo), American Wigeon (Argyll), Little Bunting (Fetlar), Glossy Ibis (Somerset), Dotterel (Anglesey), two Common Rosefinches, two Buff-breasted Sandpipers, two Grey Phalaropes, three Pectoral Sandpipers, three Red-necked Phalaropes, six Red-backed Shrikes, seven Barred Warblers, nine Wrynecks and 12 Yellow-browed Warblers. |
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| Sunday 13th September 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of three Pallid Harriers on the Shetland Isles; two together on Unst at Northdale, and one on Fair Isle. Otherwise, an
Arctic Warbler was new in County Galway on Inishbofin, whilst the Arctic Warbler remained in Lothian, as did the
Black Stork in East Yorkshire, and the Long-billed Dowitcher on the Shetland Isles. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (North Yorkshire), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Northumberland), Lapland Bunting (East Yorkshire), White-winged Black Tern (Norfolk), Temminck's Stint (Gloucestershire), Purple Heron and Glossy Ibis (together in Somerset), Great Shearwater (Pembrokeshire), Long-tailed Skua (Fife), Dotterel (Anglesey), American Wigeon (County Wexford), two each of Icterine Warbler, Common Rosefinch, Red-necked Phalarope, Sabine's Gull, Ring-billed Gull and Cattle Egret, three Ortolan Buntings, four Honey Buzzards, six Barred Warblers, seven Red-backed Shrikes, eight Pectoral Sandpipers, 10 Wrynecks and 17 Yellow-browed Warblers. |
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| Saturday 12th September 2015 | ||
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| An Eastern Olivaceous Warbler was trapped and ringed at Skaw, Whalsay,
Shetland this afternoon. Nearby, a new Citrine Wagtail was on Fair Isle,
whilst a Greenish Warbler was found further south at Marsden Quarry,
County Durham.
The Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler remained at Isbister, as did the Long-billed Dowitcher on Yell, both Shetland. Other lingering rarities included the Arctic Warbler in Lothian, Black Stork in East Yorkshire and Red-footed Falcon in Aberdeenshire. Scarcity highlights included singles of Ortolan Bunting, Bluethroat, Melodious Warbler, Rose-coloured Starling, Corncrake and White-winged Black Tern, two each of Common Rosefinch and Grey Phalarope, three each of Icterine Warbler and Dotterel, four each of Pectoral Sandpiper and Red-necked Phalarope, five each of Red-breasted Flycatcher and Red-backed Shrike, 10 Barred Warblers and 17 each of Yellow-browed Warbler and Wryneck. |
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| Friday 11th September 2015 | ||
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| A Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler at Isbister, Shetland is the second
earliest found in Britain, beaten only by the bird trapped on 6th September last
year at Titchfield Haven, Hampshire. An Arctic Warbler was at Skateraw,
Lothian, whilst late news from yesterday concerned a Short-toed Treecreeper
at Dungeness, Kent.
Lingering rarities included the Booted Warbler at Sumburgh, Pallid Harrier at Loch of Hillwell and Citrine Wagtail on Fair Isle, all Shetland, Red-footed Falcon at Girdle Ness, Aberdeenshire and Black Stork at Sunk Island, Yorkshire. |
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| Thursday 10th September 2015 | ||
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| Rarity highlights included Booted Warbler (Shetland),
Red-footed Falcons (Northumberland and Aberdeenshire),
Citrine Wagtail (Norfolk), Wilson's Petrel (Isles of
Scilly) and Black Stork (East Yorkshire). The best of the rest included Spotted Crake (Pembrokeshire), Dotterel (Cornwall), Pectoral Sandpiper (Norfolk), Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Red-breasted Flycatcher (East Yorkshire), two White-winged Black Terns, two Icterine Warblers, two Ortolan Buntings, two Red-necked Phalaropes, three Long-tailed Skuas, three Common Rosefinches, three Red-backed Shrikes, 11 Wrynecks, 12 Barred Warblers and 12 Yellow-browed Warblers. |
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