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| Friday 21st April 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries included a Subalpine Warbler in Co Wexford,
Red-rumped Swallow on Isles of Scilly, two flyover Bee-eaters
in London and a report of a Black Kite in Conwy. Lingering rarities included Savi's Warblers in Norfolk and Suffolk, Two-barred Crossbill in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gulls in Hampshire and Oxfordshire, White-billed Diver in Orkney, Long-billed Dowitchers in Orkney and Co Wexford, Black Duck in Highland, Black-winged Stilts in Gloucestershire (3) and Essex (2), Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Alpine Swift in Co Wicklow, Squacco Heron in Co Kerry and Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll. The best of the rest included Hoopoes (West Sussex and Scilly), Purple Heron (Scilly), Wryneck (South Yorkshire), White-tailed Eagle (Norfolk), Kentish Plover (Hampshire), Night Heron (Devon), two Serins (Dorset) and Little Bunting (Cornwall). |
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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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| Thursday 20th April 2017 | ||
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| Rarity highlights included Two-barred Crossbill in Somerset,
Savi's Warblers in Norfolk and Suffolk, Bonaparte's
Gulls in Hampshire and Oxfordshire, Black Duck in
Highland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Orkney, Alpine Swift
in Co Wicklow, Squacco Heron in Co Kerry, Bee-eater
on Isles of Scilly, Subalpine Warbler in Pembrokeshire and
Black Kite in London. Eleven Black-winged Stilts
were also logged (five in Gloucestershire, three on the Northamptonshire/
Leicestershire border, two in Buckinghamshire and a lone bird in Suffolk).
The best of the rest included Purple Heron in West Sussex, White-tailed Eagle in Suffolk, Hoopoe in Norfolk, Serin in Kent, Little Bunting in Cornwall, American Golden Plover in Co Mayo and White Stork in Aberdeenshire. |
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| Wednesday 19th April 2017 | ||
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| The outstanding new discovery today was of a Hermit Thrush on the Isle
of Noss on the Shetland Islands and it showed well during the afternoon for
those who travelled across from mainland Shetland. Of eleven previously accepted
records of this species, four have been on the Shetland Islands, and three of
those in the spring, so this record is not without precedent.
Other new discoveries were of a Long-billed Dowitcher at Papa Westray on the Orkney Islands, a fly past drake King Eider at Lossiemouth in Moray and Nairn, six Black-winged Stilts at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire and a Savi's Warbler at Minsmere in Suffolk. Other rarities still present included Bonaparte's Gulls in Hampshire and Oxfordshire, Squacco Heron in County Kerry, Two-barred Crossbill in Somerset, three Black-winged Stilts in Essex, White-billed Diver on Orkney and the long staying Black Duck was still to be found at Strontian in Highland. Short staying Hoopoes were reported in South Yorkshire, County Durham and Norfolk, Dotterels were reported in Gwynedd and Shropshire and Shorelarks could still be found in Shropshire, North Yorkshire and Norfolk. |
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| Tuesday 18th April 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Two-barred Crossbill still in Somerset,
Squacco Heron still in County Kerry, Red-rumped Swallows in both Cambridgeshire and Dorset,
Long-billed Dowitcher and Black Kite together in County Wexford,
Bonaparte's Gull in Oxfordshire, King Eider in Aberdeenshire and
White-billed Divers in both Aberdeenshire (3) and the Orkney Isles. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Gwynedd), Woodchat Shrike (Cornwall), Night Heron (Shropshire), Purple Heron (Cornwall), Temminck's Stint (Staffordshire), Great Grey Shrike (Hampshire), Glossy Ibis (Norfolk), two each of Surf Scoter and Ring-necked Duck, three Green-winged Teals, five Lapland Buntings, 27 Shorelarks, and a total of 61 Cattle Egrets. |
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| Monday 17th April 2017 | ||
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| Rarity highlights included a Two-barred Crossbill in
Somerset, Bonaparte's Gulls in Hampshire and Oxfordshire,
Iberian Chiffchaff in Surrey, Red-rumped Swallows
in Cambridgeshire, Dorset, North Yorkshire and Suffolk, Squacco Heron
in Co Kerry, Black Kite and Long-billed Dowitcher
in Co Wexford, Arctic Redpoll on Shetland, Pied-billed
Grebe in Argyll,
White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire and Orkney (3), Black Duck
in Highland, Black-winged Stilts in Essex (3) and
Western Subalpine Warbler
in East Yorkshire. The best of the rest included Hoopoe (Co Durham), Woodchat Shrikes (Cornwall and Co Waterford), Kentish Plover (Co Wexford), Roseate Tern (West Sussex), Temminck's Stint (Staffordshire), Little Buntings (Cornwall) and Dotterels (Somerset, Co Sligo and Essex). |
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| Sunday 16th April 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries included an Iberian Chiffchaff at Spurn,
Alpine Swift in Kent, Black Kites in Kent and
Cornwall, Red-rumped Swallows in North Yorkshire and Suffolk,
Snowy Owl on Orkney and Arctic Redpoll on
Shetland. The Suffolk American Herring Gull made a brief
appearance, whilst Black Duck (Highland), Long-billed
Dowitcher and Black Kite (Co Wexford), Lesser
Yellowlegs (Carmarthenshire) and White-billed Diver
(Aberdeenshire) all lingered. The best of the rest included two Little Buntings (Cornwall), Kentish Plover (Co Wexford), Temminck's Stint (Staffordshire), Hoopoe (Nottinghamshire), Spotted Crake (Lancashire), two Woodchat Shrikes and seven Dotterels. |
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| Saturday 15th April 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an American Herring Gull in Suffolk at Great Livermere - a county first. Elsewhere, a
Black Kite was new in County Wexford between Ring Marsh and Tacumshin, and a
Red-rumped Swallow flew over Boyton, Suffolk. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Rock Thrush on the Isles of Scilly, American Coot on the Western Isles, Black Duck in Highland, Bonaparte's Gull in County Kerry, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both Carmarthenshire and Dorset. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (County Waterford), Wryneck (Isles of Scilly), American Wigeon (Gloucestershire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Kent), Surf Scoter (Lothian), two Little Buntings (together in Cornwall), three Glossy Ibises, four Ring-necked Ducks, five Lapland Buntings, seven Shorelarks, and a total of 66 Cattle Egrets. |
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| Friday 14th April 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Rock Thrush still on the Isles of Scilly, the
Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Black Duck in Highland, Subalpine Warbler on the Isle of Wight, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both Carmarthenshire and Dorset. An
Alpine Swift was seen briefly in Kent, as were Black Kites in both County Cork and West Sussex. Scarcities included Serin (Devon), Woodchat Shrike (County Waterford), Purple Heron (Lothian), Night Heron (Shropshire), Surf Scoter (Fife), two of Ring-billed Gull, Ring-necked Duck, Yellow-browed Warbler and Great Grey Shrike, three Glossy Ibises, six Shorelarks, 12 Lapland Buntings and a total of 38 Cattle Egrets. |
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| Thursday 13th April 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of more Mediterranean overshoots with single
Western Subalpine Warblers in Dorset at Portland Bill and on the Isle of Wight at St Lawrence, a
Red-rumped Swallow briefly in Worcestershire at Upper Bittell Reservoir, an
Alpine Swift briefly at North Fambridge, Essex, a Night Heron in Devon and a
Hoopoe in Nottinghamshire. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Rock Thrush still on the Isles of Scilly, the Northern Harrier on the Orkney Isles, American Coot on the Western Isles, Black Duck in Highland, Bonaparte's Gull in Oxfordshire and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford. A Coues's Arctic Redpoll was new at Holt Lowes, Norfolk. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (County Waterford), Ring-billed Gull (County Clare), Glossy Ibis (Leicestershire), Great Grey Shrike (North Yorkshire), three Ring-necked Ducks, eight Lapland Buntings, 20 Shorelarks and a total of 24 Cattle Egrets. |
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| Wednesday 12th April 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Rock Thrush still on the Isles of Scilly,
the territorial Pied-billed Grebe still in Argyll, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset,
Ferruginous Duck in County Durham, an Alpine Swift briefly in West Sussex at Littlehampton, and a Cackling Goose
new-in on the Western Isles on North Uist. Scarcities today included Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon), Green-winged Teal (Western Isles), two each of both Woodchat Shrike and Lapland Bunting, three of Ring-necked Duck, Ring-billed Gull and Glossy Ibis, 12 Shorelarks, and a total of 22 Cattle Egrets. Significant late news concerns a Western Rufous Turtle Dove present in West Yorkshire at Crigglestone on 11th March. |
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