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| Saturday 4th November 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries included a Pied-billed Grebe at Spiggie and a King
Eider at Wester Quarff, both Shetland (the former a county first), a
Semipalmated Sandpiper on Whitton Sands, Lincolnshire and a White-billed
Diver off Newton Point, Northumberland.
Lingering rarities included the Dusky Warbler in Kent, single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Dorset and County Wexford, single Long-billed Dowitchers in Kent, Lincolnshire, Merseyside and County Wexford, two White-rumped Sandpipers in County Wexford and Lesser Scaup in Hampshire. The best of the rest was a Cory's Shearwater in Northamptonshire, along with a Barred Warbler, a Richard's Pipit, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Little Auk, a Surf Scoter, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Pomarine Skua, a Glaucous Gull, two Iceland Gulls, two Pallas's Warblers, two Little Buntings, two Grey Phalaropes, two Dotterels, two Lesser Snow Geese, three Great Grey Shrikes, four American Wigeon, four Lapland Buntings, five Shorelarks, five Ring-necked Ducks and 20 Waxwings. |
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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 3rd November 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Dusky Warbler at Sandwich Bay, Kent
and an Olive-backed Pipit at Trevose Head, Cornwall.
Lingering rarities included the Rock Thrush in Gwent, Lesser Yellowlegs in Warwickshire, single Long-billed Dowitchers in Kent, Lincolnshire, Merseyside and County Wexford, White-rumped Sandpipers in County Derry and County Wexford (two), White-billed Diver in Norfolk, Lesser Scaup in Hampshire and King Eider in Highland. The best of the rest included a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Barred Warbler, a Wryneck, a Common Rosefinch, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Dotterel, a Glossy Ibis, a Long-tailed Skua, a Pomarine Skua, a Glaucous Gull, a Todd's Canada Goose, two Pallas's Warblers, two Rose-coloured Starlings, two Little Buntings, two Shorelarks, two American Golden Plovers, two Ring-necked Ducks, two Black Brants, two Iceland Gulls, three American Wigeon, four Richard's Pipits, four Great Grey Shrikes, five Lapland Buntings and seven Little Auks. |
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| Thursday 2nd November 2017 | ||
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| An Eastern Stonechat sp on Skomer Island (Pembrokeshire) was
today's most significant new discovery, but Rock Thrush
(Gwent), Bee-eater (Co Durham), Lesser Yellowlegs
(Co Wexford and Warwickshire), Long-billed Dowitchers (Kent,
Merseyside and Co Wexford), White-rumped Sandpipers (Cornwall
and Co Wexford), Stilt Sandpiper (Dorset), Lesser Scaup
(Hampshire) and Radde's Warbler (Isles of Scilly) were all
logged, whilst White-billed Divers were noted on Orkney and
Lothian and reported from Norfolk. Scarcities were headlined by a Cory's Shearwater at inland Rutland Water (Leicestershire). A Red-breasted Flycatcher and Little Bunting (Shetland), Richard's Pipits (Pembrokeshire, South Yorkshire and East Yorkshire), Wryneck and Barred Warbler in Dorset (Dorset) and Rose-coloured Starling Cornwall were also recorded today. |
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| Wednesday 1st November 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries on the first day of November included Radde's Warbler in Co Cork, Long-billed Dowitcher in Pembrokeshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Warwicksire and King Eider in Highland. The Rock Thrush (Gwent), Radde's Warbler (Isles of Scilly), Long-billed Dowitchers (Merseyside, Lincolnshire and Co Wexford), Red-breasted Goose (Aberdeenshire), White-rumped Sandpipers (Cornwall and Co Wexford [2]), Lesser Yellowlegs (Co Wexford and Dorset) and Lesser Scaup (Hampshire) all lingered. | ||
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| Tuesday 31st October 2017 | ||
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| The best birding today was on the Isles of Scilly where Radde's Warbler,
Olive-backed Pipit, Pallas's Warbler, Red-breasted Flycatcher,
Little Bunting and the lingering Wilson's Snipe were all noted on St Mary's, an
Eastern Stonechat species arrived on St Agnes and a Surf Scoter remained off Tresco. Rarities elsewhere comprised an Olive-backed Pipit new in Cornwall at Mousehole, the Rock Thrush still in Gwent, Steppe Grey Shrike and three Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls on the Shetland Isles, Pacific Golden Plover still in County Wexford, Lesser Scaup in Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitchers in Kent, Lincolnshire and Merseyside, and White-rumped Sandpipers in Cornwall, East Yorkshire and County Londonderry (2). Further scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Norfolk), Red-breasted Flycatcher and Rose-coloured Starling (both Cornwall), Hoopoe (Pembrokeshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (West Sussex), Glossy Ibis (Isle of Wight), two each of both Surf Scoter and Ring-necked Duck, three of Richard's Pipit and Snow Goose and a total of four American Golden Plovers. |
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| Monday 30th October 2017 | ||
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| Orkney provided the highlights today with a juvenile Ivory Gull and four
White-billed Divers recorded at Mull Head, Papa Westray, and two
unidentified Fea's/Desertas/Zino's Petrels passing North Ronaldsay. Discoveries elsewhere included a
Radde's Warbler in County Clare at Loop Head and a Bee-eater at Whitburn, County Durham. Other rarities comprised the Rock Thrush still in Gwent, Pallid Harrier still in County Cork, Olive-backed Pipit on the Isles of Scilly, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Shetland Isles, Lesser Scaup in Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Dorset and County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and County Wexford (2), and single White-rumped Sandpipers in East Yorkshire, County Cork, Cornwall and County Wexford. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Norfolk), Serin and Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Short-toed Lark and Wryneck (County Cork), American Wigeon (Worcestershire), Black-bellied Dipper (East Yorkshire), two each of Red-breasted Flycatcher, Richard's Pipit and Lesser Snow Goose, three of both Surf Scoter and Ring-necked Duck and a total of five American Golden Plovers. |
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| The highlight of the day was a Ross's Gull briefly in Northumberland at Fenham Flats. Elsewhere rarities comprised the Rock Thrush still in Gwent, Pacific Golden Plover, Red-throated Pipit, Lesser Yellowlegs, two Long-billed Dowitchers and two White-rumped Sandpipers in County Wexford, Pallid Harrier in County Cork, Spotted Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls and a Dusky Warbler in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Kent and Lancashire, and White-rumped Sandpipers in Cornwall and County Londonderry. |
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| Saturday 28th October 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Common Yellowthroat in County Cork at Toe Head; only the second record for Ireland. New rarities elsewhere comprised a
Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford at Tacumshin and single Red-throated Pipits at both Polgigga, Cornwall and Cape Clear, County Cork. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Rock Thrush in Gwent, Steppe Grey Shrike on the Shetland Isles, Wilson's Snipe on the Isles of Scilly, Pallid Harrier in County Cork, Spotted Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, White-rumped Sandpiper in Cornwall, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Northumberland, Long-billed Dowitchers in Kent, Lincolnshire, Merseyside and County Wexford (2), and the Lesser Scaup now relocated in Hampshire. |
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| Friday 27th October 2017 | ||
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| The best birding today was on the Isles of Scilly where Red-throated
Pipit, Olive-backed Pipit, Wilson's Snipe, American Golden
Plover, Surf Scoter, Lapland Bunting, two each of both Red-breasted Flycatcher and
Richard's Pipit, and three Dusky Warblers were all logged. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Rock Thrush still in Gwent, Grey-cheeked Thrush in County Cork, Steppe Grey Shrike and Eastern Stonechat species on the Shetland Isles, Red-breasted Goose in Aberdeenshire, Red-throated Pipit in Devon, Olive-backed Pipit in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Northumberland, Ferruginous Duck in Forth, White-rumped Sandpiper in both Cornwall and County Wexford, and Long-billed Dowitchers in Kent, Merseyside (2) and County Wexford (2). |
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| Thursday 26th October 2017 | ||
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| Two Grey-cheeked Thrushes were discovered today - on St
Martin's (Isles of Scilly) and Red Strand (Co Cork). Isles of Scilly also hosted
a Dusky Warbler, Surf Scoter,
Red-breasted Flycatcher, Bluethroat and at least two
Little Buntings. Meanwhile Shetland produced Pied
Wheatear, Steppe Grey Shrike, two Olive-backed
Pipits, Hume's Warbler, two Dusky Warblers,
Red-breasted Flycatcher and three Little Buntings. Elsewhere new discoveries included Radde's Warblers (Cornwall and Pembrokeshire), Red-throated Pipit (Devon), two Penduline Tits (Suffolk), two White-billed Divers (Orkney), Pallid Harrier (Dorset) and White-rumped Sandpiper (Cornwall), whilst the adult Forster's Tern returned to Co Galway. Lingering rarities comprised Richardson's Cackling Goose (Northumberland), two Long-billed Dowitchers (Merseyside), Rock Thrush (Gwent), Ferruginous Duck (Forth), Stilt and Spotted Sandpipers, Radde's Warbler and Lesser Scaup (Dorset), White-rumped Sandpiper (Co Kerry) and Pallid Harrier (Co Cork). |
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