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| Thursday 22nd June 2017 | ||
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| Big news today was the discovery of a White-throated Needletail on
Barra. It spent a little over an hour at Gleann near Castlebay late morning, but
wasn't seen again during the day. This is the second record for the Western
Isles, following the 2013 bird on Harris, which was the first record for 22
years.
Other new discoveries included a Lesser Grey Shrike at Brading, Isle of Wight and a King Eider at Carnsore Point, County Wexford. Lingering rarities seen today included the Elegant Tern in Dorset, two Savi's Warblers in Suffolk and six Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk. Scarcity highlights included an Icterine Warbler, a Common Rosefinch, a Glossy Ibis, an American Night Heron, a Sabine's Gull, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Balearic Shearwater, two Iceland Gulls and four 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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| Wednesday 21st June 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the relocation of the colour-ringed Elegant Tern to Brownsea Island, Dorset where it remained in the Sandwich Tern colony into the night. Breaking news from elsewhere included a
Snowy Owl on the Orkney Isles on Westray, a Red-footed Falcon in Cambridgeshire at Folwmere, a
Black-winged Stilt in Essex at Wallasea Island, and a total of five Wilson's Petrels at sea off County Cork. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Caspian Tern in Lancashire, Greenish Warbler in Suffolk, Iberian Chiffchaff in Cheshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Cumbria, and Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire (3), Kent (2) and Norfolk (6). Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Argyll), Marsh Warbler (Cleveland), Common Rosefinch (Dorset), Surf Scoter (Orkney Isles), Night Heron (Shropshire), Great Shearwater (Cornwall) and a totla of four Cattle Egrets. |
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| Tuesday 20th June 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Caspian Tern in Lancashire, at Holden
Wood Reservoir then Leighton Moss RSPB, a Greenish Warbler at Landguard,
Suffolk, a second singing Savi's Warbler at Minsmere RSPB, also Suffolk
and a Red-footed Falcon at Sandwich Bay, Kent.
Lingering rarities included the Elegant Tern in West Sussex, Iberian Chiffchaff in Cheshire, Little Bittern in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gull in County Derry, two Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire and King Eider in Aberdeenshire. Scarcities included a Surf Scoter, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Glossy Ibis, a Balearic Shearwater, a Glaucous Gull, three Iceland Gulls and seven Cattle Egrets. |
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| Monday 19th June 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Elegant Tern still in West Sussex - albeit present early morning
only - the Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, territorial Iberian Chiffchaff in Cheshire,
Little Bittern and Red-footed Falcon still together in Somerset, and a
Bee-eater briefly in Hampshire. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (Western Isles), Icterine Warbler (Highland), Serin (Suffolk), Cory's Shearwater (Cornwall), two each of Marsh Warbler, Cattle Egret and Night Heron, and four Glossy Ibises. |
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| Sunday 18th June 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a male Myrtle Warbler in song on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire. Only the fifth spring record for the British Isles and significantly outside the existing date range of 7th May-5th June. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Elegant Tern still in West Sussex, territorial Little Bittern in Somerset, Iberian Chiffchaff in Cheshire, Savi's Warbler in Norfolk, single Red-footed Falcons in Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset and Surrey, and breeding Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire (4), Kent (8) and Norfolk (7). Scarcities included Icterine Warbler (Shetland Isles), Red-backed Shrike (East Yorkshire), Glossy Ibis (Somerset), Sabine's Gull (County Donegal), two Marsh Warblers, and three each of Night Heron, Common Rosefinch and Cattle Egret. |
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| Saturday 17th June 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries included a Red-rumped Swallow on The Lizard
(Cornwall), a flyover Bee-eater in Kent and a flyover
Red-footed Falcon in Suffolk. In West Sussex the Elegant Tern
remained in situ, whilst Red-footed Falcon (Surrey),
Little Bittern (Somerset), Spotted Sandpiper
(Cumbria), Iberian Chiffchaff (Cheshire) and
Black-winged Stilts (Norfolk [4] and Cambridgeshire [6]) all lingered. The best of the rest included Marsh Warblers (Suffolk and Cleveland), Icterine Warbler (Highland), White-tailed Eagle (Norfolk), Serin (Co Cork) and American Night Heron (Shropshire). |
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| Friday 16th June 2017 | ||
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| New rarities discovered today were a Spotted Sandpiper at Scaling Dam
Reservoir on the Cleveland/North Yorkshire border and a Bonaparte's Gull
at Barmouth, County Derry. Significant late news concerned a Slate-coloured
Junco at Stalham, Norfolk, briefly last Saturday.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Elegant Tern in West Sussex, Spotted Sandpiper in Cumbria, four Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire, Red-footed Falcon in Surrey, Little Bittern in Somerset, Savi's Warbler in Norfolk, Black Duck in Highland, King Eider in Aberdeenshire and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham. Scarcity highlights included an Icterine Warbler, a Marsh Warbler, two Woodchat Shrikes, two Red-backed Shrikes, a Honey Buzzard, an American Night Heron, three Glaucous Gulls and three Iceland Gulls. |
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| Thursday 15th June 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Black-headed Bunting on the Shetland Isles on Foula; the second to be found there in less than a week. Elsewhere, a singing
Greenish Warbler was found in Argyll on Colonsay, and in Kent a Bee-eater flew over Foreness Point. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Elegant Tern in West Sussex, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Cumbria, Little Bittern (Somerset), Iberian Chiffchaff (Cheshire), single Red-footed Falcons in both Somerset and Surrey, and family parties of Black-winged Stilts in both Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. Scarcities included Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Serin (both Dorset), Purple Heron and Glossy Ibis (together in Somerset), Rose-coloured Starling (County Durham), territroial Icterine Warbler (Highland), Surf Scoter (Orkney Isles), Ring-necked Duck (Argyll), Night Heron (Shropshire) and a total of nine Cattle Egrets. |
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| Wednesday 14th June 2017 | ||
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| New rarities discovered today comprised a Rustic Bunting on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles, a
Blyth's Reed Warbler singing in Cumbria at Siddick Ponds, and a Wilson's Petrel in the Western Approaches. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Elegant Tern in West Sussex, territorial Iberian Chiffchaff in Cheshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Cumbria, Red-footed Falcon in Surrey, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Ferruginous Duck in County Durham, and family parties of Black-winged Stilts in both Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling in County Durham, Purple Heron in South Yorkshire, Icterine Warblers in both Highland the Shetland Isles, Marsh Warblers in Cleveland and the Shetland Isles (2), and Cattle Egrets in Lancashire and Merseyside (2). |
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| Tuesday 13th June 2017 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Elegant Tern in West Sussex,
Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Squacco Heron in Kent, King Eider in Aberdeenshire,
Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, Red-footed Falcons in Cornwall, Somerset, Suffolk and Surrey, and family parties of
Black-winged Stilts in both Cambridgeshire and Norfok. Scarcities included Marsh Warbler (Cleveland), Red-necked Phalarope (Gloucestershire), Purple Heron (Cornwall), Glossy Ibis (Somerset), Night Heron (Shropshire), two each of both Rose-coloured Starling and Icterine Warbler, and six Cattle Egrets. The Baird's Sandpiper reported yesterday in Lincolnshire at Frampton Marsh remained overnight and proved to be a Dunlin. |
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