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| Saturday 22nd July 2017 | ||
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| Rarity highlights included a new Two-barred Crossbill on
Fair Isle (another remained on Unst, Shetland) and Black Kite
over Long Melford (Suffolk), whilst American White-winged Scoter
(Aberdeenshire), King Eider (Ceredigion), Forster's
Tern (Co Louth), White-rumped Sandpiper (East
Yorkshire), Marsh Sandpiper, Bonaparte's Gull
and five Black-winged Stilts (Kent), six Black-winged
Stilts (Norfolk) and at least four Bee-eaters
(Nottinghamshire) all lingered. The best of the rest included Short-toed Lark (Lothian), American Night Heron (Shropshire), Hoopoe (Forth), American Golden Plover (East Yorkshire), Red-necked Phalarope (Lincolnshire) and three Pectoral Sandpipers. Seawatching was again excellent in Southwest England; two Wilson's Petrels were logged off Porthgwarra (Cornwall), where the day's peak Cory's Shearwater (147) total was also logged. The peak Great Shearwater count (42) came from Lizard Point (Cornwall), whilst tantalising probable and possible records comprised a Bulwer's Petrel and Scopoli's Shearwater off Porthgwarra (to add to yesterday's report of a possible White-bellied Storm Petrel) and Madeiran Petrel off Prawle Point (Devon). |
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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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| Friday 21st July 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries included a Two-barred Crossbill on Unst
(Shetland), flyover Black Stork at Wykeham Forest (North
Yorkshire), Pacific Golden Plover at North Cave Wetlands (East
Yorkshire), White-rumped Sandpiper at Kilnsea Wetlands (East
Yorkshire) and Lesser Yellowlegs at Burton Marsh (Cheshire). Lingering rarities comprised Marsh Sandpiper, Bonaparte's Gull and ten Black-winged Stilts in Kent, family of Bee-eaters in Nottinghamshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Co Wexford, Forster's Tern in Co Louth and King Eider in Ceredigion. Excellent seawatching in Southwest England was the theme of the day; Wilson's Petrels were logged off Porthgwarra and Lizard Point (Cornwall), whilst the passage included Cory's Shearwaters [including 296 Lizard Point, 181 Berry Head (Devon), 82 Start Point (Devon), 26 Portland Bill (Dorset)], Great Shearwater [including 66 Lizard Point, 82 Berry Head, four Portland Bill], three Sabine's Gulls, Long-tailed Skua and nine Pomarine Skuas. The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling (Highland), Hoopoe (Forth), White-winged Black Tern (Shetland) and three Pectoral Sandpipers. |
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| Thursday 20th July 2017 | ||
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| An adult Bonaparte's Gull was at Whitehead, County Antrim.
Lingering rarities included the Caspian Tern at Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire, Forster's Tern at Dundalk, County Louth, Marsh Sandpiper and at least seven Black-winged Stilts at Cliffe, Kent, five Black-winged Stilts at Potter Heigham, Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull at Oare, Kent and at least three Bee-eaters at East Leake, including at least one young in one of three nest holes. Scarcity highlights included a Marsh Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Glossy Ibis, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Temminck's Stint, four Pectoral Sandpipers, a Glaucous Gull, a Balearic Shearwater, two Great Shearwaters and 33 Cory's Shearwaters. |
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| Wednesday 19th July 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the relocation of the long-staying Forster's Tern in Ireland to Dundalk, County
Louth, where it has returned to moult most summers since 2006. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Caspian Tern still in West Yorkshire, Marsh Sandpiper and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, King Eider in Ceredigion and five Bee-eaters still in Nottinghamshire. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (Western Isles), Rose-coloured Starling (Highland), American Wigeon (North Yorkshire), Red-necked Phalarope (Lincolnshire), Temminck's Stint (Gloucestershire), Cory's Shearwater (County Clare), Glossy Ibis (Suffolk) two Pectoral Sandpipers and four Cattle Egrets. |
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| Tuesday 18th July 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Caspian Tern in West Yorkshire that was mobile between Swillington Ings and Fairburn Ings for much of the day.
In Lincolnshire a juvenile Broad-billed Sandpiper was seen briefly on The Wash at Gibraltar
Point. Rarities elsewhere comrpised the Marsh Sandpiper, Bonaparte's Gull and four Black-winged Stilts all still in Kent, King Eider still in Ceredigion and the flock of four Bee-eaters in Nottinghamshire, but the Amur Falcon could not be found in Cornwall at St Buryan. Scarcities included Golden Oriole (Gloucestershire), Glossy Ibis (Suffolk), two each of Rose-coloured Starling, Pectoral Sandpiper, Temminck's Stint and Great Shearwater, and a total of seven Cattle Egrets. |
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| Monday 17th July 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the rediscovery of the female Amur Falcon
in Cornwall. Just 2.5 miles from where she was last seen at Polgigga, she spent
the afternoon and evening at St Buryan, before flying off shortly before dusk.
Other lingering rarities seen today included the American White-winged Scoter at Murcar, Aberdeenshire, Marsh Sandpiper at Cliffe and Bonaparte's Gull at Oare, both Kent, four Bee-eaters at East Leake, Nottinghamshire, six Black-winged Stilts at Potter Heigham, Norfolk, King Eider at Ynyslas, Ceredigion, a Black Kite at Wickham Market, Suffolk and a Wilson's Petrel from the Scilly pelagic. Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Grey-headed Wagtail, a White-winged Black Tern, a Glossy Ibis and three Honey Buzzards. |
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| Sunday 16th July 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk at Cley for much of the day. Other discoveries included a
Bee-eater reported in Hampshire and a Lesser Yellowlegs that overflew Saltfleetby All Saints, Lincolnshire. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the American White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Marsh Sandpiper and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Caspian Tern in Lincolnshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Wexford, King Eider in Ceredigion, four Bee-eaters still in Nottinghamshire, and breeding Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire (2), Kent (7) and Norfolk (6). Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Highland), White-winged Black Tern (Orkney Isles), Sabine's Gull (inland in North Yorkshire), Long-tailed Skua (Northumberland), Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry), Grey-headed Wagtail (Somerset), American Night Heron (Shropshire), two each of both Surf Scoter and Pectoral Sandpiper, eight Great Shearwaters and 17 Cattle Egrets. |
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| Saturday 15th July 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries included a Caspian Tern in Lincolnshire,
White-rumped Sandpiper in Kent and a Wilson's Petrel
from a pelagic off the Cornish coast. The Pied-billed Grebe (Argyll), King Eider (Ceredigion), Forster's Tern and Semipalmated Sandpiper (Co Wexford), Bonaparte's Gull and Marsh Sandpiper (Kent) and Long-billed Dowitcher (Northumberland) all lingered. The Bee-eaters remained in Nottinghamshire and families of Black-winged Stilts were in Kent and Norfolk. The best of the rest included American Night Heron (Shropshire), Grey-headed Wagtail (Somerset) and Pectoral Sandpiper (North Yorkshire). |
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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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| 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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