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| Monday 1st May 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Red-winged Blackbird
on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Isles, whilst the territorial Pallid Harrier
remained in Lancashire, as did the Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Dorset,
Gull-billed Tern in County Cork, Squacco Heron in County Kerry, Little Bittern on the Isles of Scilly,
Bonaparte's Gulls in Dorset, Hampshire and Oxfordshire, Savi's Warblers in both Norfolk and Suffolk,
Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk (3), King Eider in Aberdeenshire and
White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles. Newly discovered rarities were in the main brief encounters with a Broad-billed Sandpiper on Anglesey at Llanfachraeth, a Subalpine Wabler on the Shetland Isles on Unst, a Red-rumped Swallow in Essex, a Black Kite in Kent and Red-footed Falcons in both East Sussex and Norfolk (2). Scarcities included Kentish Plover (Buckinghamshire/Hertfordshire), American Golden Plover (Dumfries and Galloway), Purple Heron (Kent), Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry), Great Grey Shrike (Dorset), two each of Wryneck, Ring-necked Duck, Glossy Ibis and Green-winged Teal, three Lapland Buntings, four of both Night Heron and Temminck's Stint, five Hoopoes, 16 Dotterel, 22 Shorelarks and a total of 42 Cattle Egrets. |
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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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| Sunday 30th April 2017 | ||
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| A very busy day, with a heavy inland passage of terns and waders along with
good numbers of Pomarine Skuas along the south coast producing over 900
bird news messages.
Headlining was the lingering Red-winged Blackbird on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, which obliged all day. New discoveries today included three Black-winged Stilts at Boyton, Suffolk, a female Two-barred Crossbill at Haddon Hill, Somerset (joining the lingering male), a Subalpine Warbler species at Geosetter, Shetland and single Black Kites on St Mary's, Scilly and over Folkestone and Seabrook, Kent. Lingering rarities included the Pallid Harrier in Lancashire, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Squacco Heron in County Kerry, Little Bittern in Scilly, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Dorset, single Savi's Warblers in both Norfolk and Suffolk, Gull-billed Tern in County Cork, single Bonaparte's Gulls in Dorset, Hampshire and Oxfordshire, two Black-winged Stilts in both Norfolk and Scilly, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Down, two White-billed Divers in Orkney and one in Aberdeenshire, King Eider in Highland and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham. |
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| Saturday 29th April 2017 | ||
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| The first Red-winged Blackbird for Britain was discovered on North
Ronaldsay, Orkney mid afternoon, where it remained into this evening.
Other new discoveries today included a Pallid Harrier at Grimston and a Savi's Warbler at Spurn, both Yorkshire, five Black-winged Stilts at March Farmers, Cambridgeshire, and two Black-winged Stilts at Welney WWT and a Black Kite at Hickling, both Norfolk. Lingering rarities included the male Pallid Harrier in Lancashire, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Dorset, single Savi's Warblers in Norfolk and Suffolk, Two-barred Crossbill in Somerset, Little Bittern in the Isles of Scilly, Gull-billed Tern in County Cork, Bonaparte's Gulls in Essex, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Dorset, Black Duck and King Eider in Highland, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Down and single White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire and Moray. |
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| Friday 28th April 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries included Eastern Subalpine Warbler (Dorset),
Black Kite (Lothian) and two Red-rumped Swallows (Co
Wexford), whilst the Pallid Harrier (Lancashire),
Little Bittern (Isles of Scilly), Two-barred Crossbill
(Somerset), King Eider and Black Duck
(Highland), Lesser Scaup (Cornwall), Pied-billed Grebe
(Argyll), Long-billed Dowitcher (Co Down), Gull-billed Tern (Co
Cork), two Black-winged Stilts, two Savi's Warblers, five
Bonaparte's Gulls, five Red-rumped Swallows
and six White-billed Divers all lingered. The best of the rest included Pectoral Sandpiper and Serin (Isle of Wight), Kentish Plover (Cornwall), Short-toed Lark (Isles of Scilly), White-tailed Eagle (Lancashire) and three Night Herons.< |
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| Thursday 27th April 2017 | ||
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| Today's headline news related to an adult male Pallid Harrier
in the Forest of Bowland (Lancashire), where it was present for its second day. A
White-tailed Eagle was also present at the same site this evening. Two sites simultaneously hosted a Bonaparte's Gull and Red-rumped Swallow today - Abberton Reservoir in Essex and Longham Lakes in Dorset. Bonaparte's Gulls also lingered in Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Co Kerry and a further four Red-rumped Swallows were logged (two in Nottinghamshire and singles in Surrey and East Sussex). Elsewhere new discoveries included Black Kites in Kent and East Sussex, whilst the Gull-billed Tern (Co Cork), Long-billed Dowitcher (Co Down), Squacco Heron (Co Kerry), King Eider (Highland), Savi's Warbler (Norfolk), Black-winged Stilts (Isles of Scilly) and Two-barred Crossbill (Somerset) all lingered. The best of the rest included Short-toed Lark (Isles of Scilly), Pectoral Sandpiper (Isle of Wight), Temminck's Stint (Conwy), Wryneck (East Sussex), Kentish Plover (Cornwall) and four Night Herons. |
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| Wednesday 26th April 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries included a Gull-billed Tern in Co Cork,
Tawny Pipit in West Sussex, Long-billed Dowitcher in
Co Down, White-billed Diver in Shetland and Bonaparte's Gull in
Dorset. Lingering rarities included Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Two-barred Crossbill in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gulls in Essex, Hampshire and Oxfordshire, Savi's Warbler in Norfolk, White-billed Diver in Orkney and Little Bittern on Isles of Scilly. The best of the rest included Yellow-browed Warbler (Somerset), White-tailed Eagle (Suffolk), Pectoral Sandpiper (Isle of Wight), Wryneck (Devon), Short-toed Lark and Golden Oriole (Isles of Scilly), four Night Herons and nine Dotterel. |
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| Tuesday 25th April 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Red-footed Falcon in Kent at Grove Ferry. Elsewhere rarities comprised the
Little Bittern still on the Isles of Scilly, Long-billed Dowitcher on the Orkney Isles,
Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, territorial Savi's Warblers in both Norfolk and Suffolk,
Black-winged Sitlts in Cambridgeshire (2) and the Isles of Scilly (2), and
Bonaparte's Gulls in Essex, Hampshire and Oxfordshire. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark (Isles of Scilly), Bluethroat (East Sussex), Hoopoe (County Durham), Dotterel (Conwy), Ring-necked Duck (Kent), two each of both Ring-billed Gull and Great Grey Shrike, four Night Herons, 20 Lapland Buntings, 22 Shorelarks and a total of 39 Cattle Egrets. |
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| Monday 24th April 2017 | ||
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| Mediterranean rarities dominated with a Little Bittern still on the Isles of Scilly,
Western Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Black Kite in Norfolk, territorial
Savi's Warblers in both Norfolk and Suffolk, a Red-rumped Swallow moving from North Yorkshire to East Yorkshire, and
Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire (2), Gloucestershire (3), Isles of Scilly (2) and West Sussex (2). Associated scarcities were Ortolan Bunting (Suffolk), Hoopoe (Derbyshire), Kentish Plover (Dorset), Short-toed Lark and Golden Oriole (both on the Isles of Scilly), two each of Night Heron, Serin and Glossy Ibis, and a total of 39 Cattle Egrets. Other rarities comprised the Pied-billed Grebe still in Argyll, Black Duck in Highland, Long-billed Dowitcher on the Orkney Isles, two White-billed Divers together in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and single Bonaparte's Gulls in Essex, Hampshire and Oxfordshire. |
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| Sunday 23rd April 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a migrating adult male Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire at
Grimston early morning, with other discoveries including a Black Kite in County Cork at Midleton, an
Alpine Swift in County Wexford at Tacumshin, two Black-winged Stilts on the Isles of Scilly, and in Cornwall a Subalpine Warbler sp at Land's End and a
Red-rumped Swallow at Nanjizal. A Bonaparte's Gull in Aberdeenshire at Loch of Strathbeg was the fourth of
that species seen during the day, with lingering birds still in Essex, Hampshire and Oxfordshire. Other lingering rarities comprised the Squacco Heron still in County Kerry, Little Bittern on the Isles of Scilly, Two-barred Crossbill in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Kent, Red-footed Falcon and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Subalpine Warbler sp in Dorset, territorial Savi's Warblers in both Norfolk and Suffolk, White-billed Diver and Lesser Scaup on the Orkney Isles, Ross's Goose in Lothian, and Black-winged Stilts in Essex (2), Gloucestershire (3) and Northamptonshire (2). Scarcities included Short-toed Lark, Golden Oriole and Hoopoe (all on the Isles of Scilly), Kentish Plover (Dorset), Night Heron (Shropshire), Spotted Crake (West Sussex), Dotterel (Kent), two each of Purple Heron, Richard's Pipit and Wryneck, and a total of 44 Cattle Egrets. |
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| Saturday 22nd April 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries included a brief Tawny Pipit (Hampshire),
Red-footed Falcon (Cornwall), Red-rumped Swallow and
Subalpine Warbler (Dorset),
Little Bittern (Isles of Scilly), Bonaparte's Gull
(Essex), Lesser Yellowlegs (Kent), White-billed Diver
(Moray) and Little Bittern (Isles of Scilly). Lingering rarities included Squacco Heron (Co Kerry), Long-billed Dowitchers (Co Wexford and Orkney), Alpine Swift (Co Wicklow), Bonaparte's Gulls (Hampshire and Oxfordshire), trios of Black-winged Stilts in Essex and Gloucestershire, King Eider (Highland), Savi's Warblers (Norfolk and Suffolk) and White-billed Diver (Orkney). The best of the rest included at Wryneck (Suffolk), Night Heron (Shropshire), Serin (Dorset), Kentish Plover (Dorset), at least one Purple Heron, two White-tailed Eagles and up to three Hoopoes. |
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