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| Sunday 8th November 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Crag Martin in Derbyshire at Chesterfield,where it showed for little over an hour in the early afternoon: the twelfth British record,
and the first to be discovered in November. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Pallid Harrier still in Lincolnshire, a Long-billed Dowitcher new in County Dublin, Gull-billed Tern in County Kerry, Lesser Yellowlegs and a brief Penduline Tit in Norfolk, Dusky Warbler and two White-rumped Sandpipers in County Cork, and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham. Scarcities included Serin (Devon), Red-breasted Flycatcher (County Cork), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Cattle Egret (Cornwall), two each of American Golden Plover, Ring-necked Duck, Glossy Ibis and Yellow-browed Warbler, three of Richard's Pipit and Rough-legged Buzzard, five Lapland Buntings, and six of both Shorelark and Great Grey Shrike. |
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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 7th November 2015 | ||
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| A Dusky Warbler was found at Mizen Head, County Cork, with two
White-rumped Sandpipers in the same county at Ballycotton.
Lingering rarities included Arctic Warbler and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham, Pallid Harrier in Lincolnshire and Gull-billed Tern in County Kerry. The best of the rest included singles of Red-breasted Flycatcher, Serin, Little Bunting, Sabine's Gull, Leach's Petrel, Rough-legged Buzzard and Tundra Bean Goose, two each of Yellow-browed Warbler, Lapland Bunting, Little Auk, Grey Phalarope, Ring-billed Gull, Ring-necked Duck and American Wigeon, three each of Richard's Pipit, American Golden Plover, Surf Scoter and Glossy Ibis, four Great Grey Shrikes, 11 Pomarine Skuas and 14 Waxwings. |
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| Friday 6th November 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a White-billed Diver in Bluemull Sound,
Shetland and a Pallid Swift near Wolla Bank, Lincolnshire.
Lingering rarities included the Hudsonian Whimbrel and American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Arctic Warbler and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk and Pallid Harrier in Lincolnshire. Scarcity highlights were singles of Red-breasted Flycatcher, Serin, Waxwing, Richard's Pipit, Ring-necked Duck and Surf Scoter, two each of Great Grey Shrike, Yellow-browed Warbler, Rough-legged Buzzard, Glossy Ibis, Lapland Bunting and Bean Goose and three each of Pomarine Skua and Little Auk. |
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| Thursday 5th November 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a brief Blyth's Pipit at Spurn, East Yorkshire. Elsewhere, confirmed rarities comprised a
Dusky Warbler new on the Shetland Isles on Unst, the Hudsonian Whimbrel
still in Cornwall, Pallid Harrier again in Lincolnshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Gloucestershire,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Lesser Scaup
in County Kerry, and the Arctic Warbler was reported again in County Durham. Notable scarcities were Ortolan Bunting (Shetland Isles), Serin (Devon), Little Bunting (County Donegal), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Cattle Egret (County Wexford), two each of American Golden Plover, Rough-legged Buzzard, Ring-necked Duck, Yellow-browed Warbler and Waxwing, three Glossy Ibises and seven Great Grey Shrikes. Inconclusive sightings included a probable Black-and-white Warbler briefly in Worcestershire, and single swifts in Cumbria, Lothian and Glamorgan, with at least the latter thought likely to be Pallid Swift. |
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| Wednesday 4th November 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Hudsonian Whimbrel and
American Herring Gull (Cornwall), Semipalmated Sandpiper
(Gloucestershire), Gull-billed Tern and Lesser
Yellowlegs (Co Kerry), Azorean Yellow-legged Gull (Nottinghamshire), and Arctic Warbler (Co Durham). The best of the rest included American Golden Plovers (East Yorkshire and Co Cork), Richard's Pipit (Gloucestershire), Little Bunting (Isles of Scilly) and Serin (Devon). |
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| Tuesday 3rd November 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation of a Pied Wheatear in Suffolk at Landguard, where it has first been glimpsed there
yesterday: the third record for the county. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Hudsonian Whimbrel still in Cornwall, Arctic Warbler in County Durham, Olive-backed Pipit on the Shetland Isles, Greater Yellowlegs on the Isle of Wight, Gull-billed Tern in County Kerry, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, and a Penduline Tit briefly in Suffolk Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Norfolk), Red-breasted Flycatcher (County Cork), Glossy Ibis (Essex), Barred Warbler and Surf Scoter (Lothian), two each of Serin, American Golden Plover and Ring-necked Duck, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four Cattle Egrets, five Richard's Pipits, eight Great Grey Shrikes and 16 Yellow-browed Warblers. |
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| Monday 2nd November 2015 | ||
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| An Arctic Warbler was discovered in Co Durham today, whilst the
Hudsonian
Whimbrel (Cornwall), Lesser Yellowlegs (Norfolk),
Ferruginous Duck (Co Durham), Forster's Tern
(Co Galway), Gull-billed Tern (Co Kerry), Long-billed Dowitcher (Hampshire) and
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Harrier (Orkney) all lingered. The best of the rest included Pallas's Warbler (Suffolk), American Golden Plover (East Yorkshire), Red-backed Shrike (Aberdeenshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Essex), Ortolan Bunting (Shetland) and two Red-breasted Flycatchers (Co Waterford and Co Cork). |
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| Sunday 1st November 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was another Pallid Swift, today in Cleveland at Boulby. Rarities elsewhere comprised both
Red-flanked Bluetail and Dusky Warbler in Kent, Gull-billed Tern and Lesser Scaup in County Kerry,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk,
single White-rumped Sandpipers in both Aberdeenshire and Northumberland, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan,
Ferruginous Duck in County Durham, and Northern Harrier still on the Orkney Isles. Scarcities included at total of eight Cattle Egrets, six Richard's Pipits, four Glossy Ibises, three each of Red-breasted Flycatcher, American Wigeon and Ring-necked Duck, two of both Serin and American Golden Plover, single Purple Heron and Shorelark (both Norfolk), Barred Warbler and Surf Scoter (both Lothian), Wryneck (Devon), Pectoral Sandpiper (County Wexford) and Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall). |
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| Saturday 31st October 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the arrival on three separate Pallid Swifts on the northeast coast of England: in East Yorkshire at Flamborough Head, County Durham at Whitburn, and Northumberland at Newbiggin. Otherwise, new rarities comprised a Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset at Durlston Head, and in Cornwall a
Blyth's Pipit flew over Nanjizal. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Greater Yellowlegs on the Isle of Wight, Red-flanked Bluetail and Dusky Warbler in Kent, Dusky Warbler in County Cork and the Isles of Scilly, Northern Harrier on the Orkney Isles, Gull-billed Tern in County Kerry, Long-billed Dowitcher in Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, White-rumped Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Ferruginous Duck in County Durham, and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll. Scarcities included seven Glossy Ibises, six of both Pallas's Warbler and Rough-legged Buzzard, five Richard's Pipits, four of Barred Warbler and Cattle Egret, three of American Golden Plover and American Wigeon, two each of Marsh Warbler, Serin, Little Bunting and Red-breasted Flycatcher, and single Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Red-backed Shrike (Cleveland), Surf Scoter (Lothian) and Pectoral Sandpiper (Orkney Isles). |
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| Friday 30th October 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall at Marazion. Elsewhere, new rarities comprised a
Dusky Warbler on the Shetland Isles on Unst, and a Ferruginous Duck at Washington, County Durham. In Gloucestershire the
Semipalmated Sandpiper reappeared at Slimbridge. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Pallid Harrier in County Mayo, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Northern Harrier on the Orkney Isles, Long-billed Dowitcher in Hampshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, and single Dusky Warblers in both Kent and the Isles of Scilly. However, the Chestnut Bunting had gone from Papa Westray, Orkney Isles. Scarcities included five Pallas's Warblers, four Cattle Egrets, three Serins, two each of both American Wigeon and Glossy Ibis, Little Bunting (Dorset), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Cleveland), American Golden Plover (East Yorkshire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Shorelark (Suffolk), Barred Warbler and Rose-coloured Starling (both Cornwall). |
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