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| Friday 11th August 2017 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the American White-winged Scoter
in Aberdeenshire, Long-billed Dowitcher, Bonaparte's Gull and four
Black-winged Stints in Kent, three Black-winged Stilts in Essex,
White-rumped Sandpiper in Northumberland, seven Bee-eaters in
Leicestershire and two Wilson's Petrels from the Scilly pelagic.
Scarcity highlights included a Melodious Warbler, a Wryneck, a Leach's Petrel, an American Night Heron, a Glaucous Gull, an Iceland Gull, two White-winged Black Terns, two Purple Herons, two Surf Scoters, three Glossy Ibises, five Red-necked Phalaropes, five Pomarine Skuas, 16 Cory's Shearwaters and 65 Great Shearwaters. |
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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 10th August 2017 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the discovery of a Thrush Nightingale
at Gramborough Hill, Norfolk. The county also continued to host the
Baird's Sandpiper at Potter Heigham Marshes. Elsewhere rarities
comprised seven Bee-eaters in Leicestershire,
White-rumped Sandpipers in Northumberland and Co Wexford,
Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher
and five Black-winged Stilts in Kent and Wilson's
Petrels from an Isles of Scilly pelagic (2) and off Cape Clear (Co
Cork). The best of the rest included Purple Heron (Cambridgeshire), American Night Heron (Shropshire), White-winged Black Tern (Leicestershire) and Melodious Warblers (Cornwall and Kent). |
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| Wednesday 9th August 2017 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Bonaparte's Gull and
Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, King
Eider in Ceredigion, seven Bee-eaters in
Leicestershire and White-rumped Sandpiper in Northumberland.
Three Wilson's Petrels were logged from an Isles of Scilly pelagic, whilst the best of the rest included Pectoral Sandpiper (Staffordshire), American Night Heron (Shropshire), White-winged Black Terns (Devon and Leicestershire), Red-backed Shrike and Night Heron (Kent), Purple Heron (Isle of Wight) and inland Sabine's Gulls in Berkshire, London and Warwickshire. |
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| Tuesday 8th August 2017 | ||
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| A Long-billed Dowitcher was found at Oare Marshes KWT, Kent, today,
joining the summering Bonaparte's Gull, and a White-rumped Sandpiper
was a new arrival in County Galway, at Ballyconneely.
Other lingering rarities included the American White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Baird's Sandpiper in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Northumberland, six Bee-eaters in Leicestershire, King Eider in Ceredigion, five Black-winged Stilts in Essex and a Wilson's Petrel from the Scilly pelagic. Scarcity highlights included a Spotted Crake, a White-winged Black Tern, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Surf Scoter, an Iceland Gull, an American Night Heron, two Temminck's Stints, four Glossy Ibises, 56 Cory's Shearwaters and 67 Great Shearwaters. |
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| Monday 7th August 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was an Alpine Swift that lingered at Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire during the morning, whilst single
White-rumped Sandpipers were discovered in both County Wexford at The Cull and in Northumberland at St Mary's Island. In Cornwall a
Wilson's Petrel again flew past Porthgwarra, and in Leicestershire six Bee-eaters at Ulverscroft, Leicestershire had relocated eight miles southwest from their aborted breeding site in Nottinghamshire. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Baird's Sandpiper in Norfolk, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Forster's Tern in County Louth, King Eider in Ceredigion and parties of Black-winged Stilts in both Kent (4) and Essex (5). Scarcities included three Pectoral Sandpiper, six Glossy Ibises, 14 Cattle Egrets, and totals of 36 Cory's Shearwaters and 163 Great Shearwaters. |
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| Sunday 6th August 2017 | ||
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| Seabirds again provided the highlights and were headlined by a total of sixty
Wilson's Petrels logged comprising 58 in County Cork and singles in County Mayo and the Isles of Scilly. Supporting cast included 176 Great Shearwaters between Cornwall and County Cork, 85
Cory's Shearwaters, four Sabine's Gulls and two Long-tailed
Skuas. Rarities comprised the American White-winged Scoter still in Aberdeenshire, Baird's Sandpiper in Norfolk, King Eider in Ceredigion, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and parties of five Black-winged Stilts in both Essex and Kent. Scarcities included Ring-billed Gull (Pembrokeshire), American Night Heron (Shropshire), two Surf Scoters (together in Aberdeenshire), three Pectoral Sandpipers, eight Cattle Egrets and a total of 10 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Saturday 5th August 2017 | ||
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| A Baird's Sandpiper was found at Potter Heigham Marshes, Norfolk
today.
Lingering rarities included the American White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Marsh Sandpiper in Kent, six Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk and five in both Essex and Kent, King Eider in Ceredigion, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and two Wilson's Petrels were seen from the Scilly pelagic. Scarcity highlights included a Temminck's Stint, a White-winged Black Tern, a Sabine's Gull, a White Stork, two Pectoral Sandpipers, three Pomarine Skuas, three Cory's Shearwaters, 11 Great Shearwaters and 12 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Friday 4th August 2017 | ||
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| Rarity highlights included Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and
Dorset, long-staying Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll,
Bee-eaters in Highland and Nottinghamshire [7] and Black-winged
Stilts in Norfolk, Essex [5] and Kent [5]. Six Wilson's Petrels
were logged; three from an Isles of Scilly pelagic, two from the Scillonian
crossing and one off Lizard Point (Cornwall). The best of the rest included Hoopoe (West Yorkshire), Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Western Isles), American Night Heron (Shropshire), Woodchat Shrike (Devon), two White-winged Black Terns and three Pectoral Sandpipers. |
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| Thursday 3rd August 2017 | ||
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| The wandering Caspian Tern made an appearance at Carr Vale
NR (Derbyshire) late afternoon, having been present in West Yorkshire the
previous day. Elsewhere lingering rarities included White-rumped
Sandpiper (Western Isles), Bee-eaters
(Nottinghamshire), Black-winged Stilt (Norfolk), Marsh
Sandpiper (Kent), Bonaparte's Gulls (Kent and Dorset)
and Forster's Tern (Co Louth). Seabirds were again well represented, with the highlight being a Barolo Shearwater observed off Prawle Point (Devon). Elsewhere an Isles of Scilly pelagic produced some incredible totals, including at least 15 Wilson's Petrels, 750 Great Shearwaters and 250 Cory's Shearwaters! Wilson's Petrels were also logged off Orcombe Point (Devon) and Bridges of Ross (Co Clare). The best of the rest included American Night Heron (Shropshire), Night Herons (Somerset and Northumberland), White-winged Black Tern (Lincolnshire), Red-backed Shrike (North Yorkshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Lincolnshire) and Grey Phalarope (Highland). |
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| Wednesday 2nd August 2017 | ||
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| Seawatching highlights included Fea's/Deserta's Petrels off
Porthgwarra (Cornwall) and Galley Head (Co Cork) and ten Wilson's
Petrels logged off Cornish watchpoints. Elsewhere rarities comprised Caspian Tern in West Yorkshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Western Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Norfolk and familes of Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk and Bee-eaters in Nottinghamshire. The best of the rest included Temminck's Stint in Norfolk, Night Heron in Northumberland, Red-backed Shrike in North Yorkshire and White-winged Black Tern in Lincolnshire. |
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