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| Friday 14th July 2017 | ||
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| Hot news from Fair Isle (Shetland) related to the retrapping of a
Swinhoe's Petrel during an overnight ringing session. The bird had
previously been ringed on the island in 2013 and retrapped there in 2016. New discoveries included a Subalpine warbler species on Westray (Orkney), Black Kites in Co Durham and Kent and reports of a Gull-billed Tern in Ayrshire and Black Kite in Greater Manchester. Lingering rarities included American White-winged Scoter (Aberdeenshire), King Eider (Ceredigion), Marsh Sandpiper and Bonaparte's Gull (Kent), Long-billed Dowitcher (Northumberland), Black-winged Stilts (Kent [6], Norfolk [6] and Cambridgeshire [4]) and five Bee-eaters in Nottinghamshire. |
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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 13th July 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a pratincole species in Suffolk at Aldeburgh early in the afternoon. Initially identified as a Black-winged Pratincole the identification was soon revised to Collared Pratincole before the possibility of Oriental was considered in the evening. Rarities elsewhere included a Semipalmated Sandpiper new in County Wexford at Tacumshin, the Marsh Sandpiper still in Kent, American White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, King Eider in Aberdeenshire and Ceredigion, Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, Wilson's Petrel off the Isles of Scilly, four Bee-eaters in Nottinghamshire, and breeding Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire (2), Kent (9) and Norfolk (6). Scarcities included Common Rosefinch (Ceredigion), Sabine's Gull (inland in North Yorkshire), Wryneck (Essex), Grey-headed Wagtail (Somerset), Night Heron (Shropshire), two Surf Scoters (together in Aberdeenshire), two Glossy Ibises, four Cattle Egrets and five Cory's Shearwaters. |
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| Wednesday 12th July 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Marsh Sandpiper in Kent at Cliffe Pools where two pairs of
Black-winged Stilts currently have a total of seven young. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Pied-billed Grebe still in Argyll, King Eider in Ceredigion, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, the family of six Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk and up to five Bee-eaters still in Nottinghamshire. Scarcities included Buff-breasted Sandpiper (East Yorkshire), Red-backed Shrike (Nottinghamshire), Sabine's Gull (inland in North Yorkshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Lincolnshire), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire), Cory's Shearwater (at sea off the Isles of Scilly), Long-tailed Skua (Lothian), Glossy Ibis (Somerset), American Night Heron (Shropshire), two Ring-billed Gulls (together in County Kerry), and a total of 16 Cattle Egrets. |
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| Tuesday 11th July 2017 | ||
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| The first Pterodroma of the year (either a Fea's, Zino's or Desertas
Petrel) flew past Berry Head, Devon late afternoon.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Long-billed Dowitcher at Boulmer, Northumberland, six Black-winged Stilts at Potter Heigham, Norfolk, four Bee-eaters at East Leake, Nottinghamshire, Bonaparte's Gull at Oare, Kent and Ferruginous Duck at Washington, County Durham. Scarcity highlights included a White-winged Black Tern, a Purple Heron, a Night Heron, a Sabine's Gull, a Montagu's Harrier, three Roseate Terns away from breeding sites, a Leach's Petrel, three Cory's Shearwaters, six Great Shearwaters and four Balearic Shearwaters. |
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| Monday 10th July 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the King Eider still in Ceredigion, Long-billed Dowitcher still in Northumberland, Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Significant late news for yesterday concerned a Caspian Tern at Linford, Buckinghamshire. |
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| Sunday 9th July 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Red-rumped Swallow on the Isles of Scilly; initially on St Agnes before relocating to St Mary's. Other new rarities today comprised brief
Red-footed Falcons in both Oxfordshire and West Yorkshire, and a Bee-eater overflew Beachy Head, East Sussex. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the King Eider in Ceredigion, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, family of six Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk and flock of seven Bee-eaters in Nottinghamshire. Scarcities included Buff-breasted Sandpipers in both East Yorkshire and the Western Isles, Marsh Warbler (County Wexford), Golden Oriole (County Down), Hoopoe (County Durham), Glossy Ibis (Somerset), American Night Heron (Shropshire), two each of both Purple Heron and Sabine's Gull, and three Cattle Egrets. |
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| Saturday 8th July 2017 | ||
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| In Kent a Bonaparte's Gull returned to Oare Marshes NR for
its fifth consecutive summer, whilst a Blyth's Reed Warbler was
trapped in Cornwall and Black Kites were reported in
Lincolnshire and Cheshire. Lingering rarities included Long-billed
Dowitcher (Northumberland), King Eiders (Ceredigion
and Aberdeenshire), Black-winged Stilts (Norfolk [6] and
Cambridgeshire [2]), Bee-eaters (Nottinghamshire) and
Savi's Warbler (Suffolk). The best of the rest included Purple Herons (Suffolk and Co Wicklow), Buff-breasted Sandpiper (East Yorkshire), Marsh Warbler (Co Wexford) and Sabine's Gull (North Yorkshire). |
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| Friday 7th July 2017 | ||
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| In Cornwall the Amur Falcon spent the first few hours of the day
around Porthgwarra before moving down the valley towards the sea at around
9.30am. It was seen again at 11am when it headed towards Sennen Airfield, but
was not seen again.
New discoveries today were of a Long-billed Dowitcher at Boulmer in Northumberland and two flyover Bee-eaters at Bexleyheath in London. King Eiders were still at Ynyslas in Ceredigion and at Blackdog in Aberdeenshire but there was no sign of the American White-winged Scoter at the latter site. The Greenish Warbler remained on Fair Isle and other remaining rarities comprised the Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk, Savi's Warbler in Suffolk and Bee-eaters in Nottinghamshire. There was a Red-necked Phalarope in Aberdeenshire and Purple Herons remained in Suffolk and County Wicklow. |
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| Thursday 6th July 2017 | ||
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| Exceptional news this evening of a female Amur Falcon discovered in Cornwall at Porthgwarra. Only the second British record following the male present in East Yorkshire at Tophill Low from 14th September-15th October 2008 but misidentified as a Red-footed Falcon throughout its stay. Since the first for the Western Palearctic was identified in Italy at Straits of Messina, Sicily on 29th April 1995 there have been a further records in Italy (1997 and 1998), Greece (2003), Sweden (2005), Hungary (2006), Azores (2011), Faeroes (2015), Kuwait (2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016), Cyprus (2016) and Romania (2016 and 2017), with three of these between late June
and early July. Rarities elsewhere comprised a Red-footed Falcon briefly in Suffolk at Reydon, both the American White-winged Scoter and King Eider together in Aberdeenshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in the Western Isles, King Eider in Ceredigion, Greenish Warbler on the Shetland Isles, and at least four Bee-eaters in Nottinghamshire. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Highland), Marsh Warbler (County Wexford), Sabine's Gull (inland in North Yorkshire), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire), Glossy Ibis (Somerset), two Purple Herons, and a total of eight Cattle Egrets. |
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| Wednesday 5th July 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Balranald, North Uist, Western Isles. Elsewhere, a
Red-rumped Swallow was seen briefly in Hampshire at Titchfield Haven and
Bee-eaters were reported briefly in both Kent and Somerset. Lingering rarities comprised the American White-winged Scoter still in Aberdeenshire, Greenish Warbler on the Shetland Isles, Caspian Tern in Carmarthenshire, King Eider in Ceredigion, territorial Savi's Warbler in Norfolk, five Bee-eaters in Nottinghamshire, and breeding Black-winged Stilts in both Cambridgeshire (2) and Norfolk (6). Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Highland), Marsh Warbler (County Wexford), Sabine's Gull (inland in North Yorkshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Northumberland), Glossy Ibis (Somerset), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire), American Night Heron (Shropshire), and two each of White-winged Black Tern and Purple Heron. |
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