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| Friday 15th June 2018 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the breaking news of a Snowy Owl on
Anglesey, where it was present for its fourth day. Elsewhere a Great
Reed Warbler was singing in Cambridgeshire and the Bonaparte's
Gull lingered in Kent. The best of the rest included Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Norfolk), Glossy Ibis (Northumberland), Cattle Egret (Merseyside) and five Rose-coloured Starlings. |
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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 14th June 2018 | ||
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| New rarities today comprised a Laughing Gull in Cornwall passing Lizard Point, a
Black Kite in Suffolk over Leiston, Wilson's Petrels off the Bridges of Ross, County Clare and at sea off the Isles of Scilly, and an
intriguing report of three Greater Flamingoes flying northwest over Farthingstone, Northamptonshire. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Bonaparte's Gull in Kent at Oare, territorial Iberian Chiffchaff on the Wirral and Black Duck in Highland at Strontian. Scarcities included Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Norfolk), Woodchat Shrike (Cleveland), Glossy Ibis (Northumberland), three Sabine's Gulls (all passing County Clare) and three Rose-coloured Starlings (Essex, County Kerry and the Western Isles). |
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| Wednesday 13th June 2018 | ||
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| A Bee-eater was found at Sutton Benger, Wiltshire mid afternoon.
Lingering rarities included the Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Black Duck in Highland, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Iberian Chiffchaff in Wirral and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Scarcity highlights included a Woodchat Shrike, a Golden Oriole, seven Rose-coloured Starlings, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, an American Wigeon, a Montagu's Harrier, four Honey Buzzards, a Glaucous Gull, three Balearic Shearwaters and a White Stork. |
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| Tuesday 12th June 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Bonaparte's Gull still in Kent, long-staying
Black Duck in Highland and in Cornwall a Black Kite overflew Marazion. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike and Montagu's Harrier (Cleveland), Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Cornwall), Purple Heron (Cambridgeshire), American Wigeon and Glossy Ibis (Northumberland), two each of both Golden Oriole and Cattle Egret, and a total of seven Rose-coloured Starlings. |
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| Monday 11th June 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Eastern Subalpine Warbler and Black Kite
both still together on the Shetland Isles, the Black Duck still in Highland,
Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and a fly-over Black Kite reported in Hampshire. Scarcities included Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Cornwall), Golden Oriole (Shetland Isles), Ring-necked Duck (Argyll), Glossy Ibis (Northumberland), two Cattle Egrets (together in Cambridgeshire), four Marsh Warblers (together on the Shetland Isles) and a total of seven Rose-coloured Starlings. Late news concerned a Night Heron yesterday in Glamorgan at Cardiff, a Black-headed Bunting on 6th June at Moylgrove, Pembrokeshire, and on 5th June a Woodchat Shrike in Northumberland at Prestwick Carr. |
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| Sunday 10th June 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Marsh Sandpiper discovered in
Hampshire at Pennington Marshes in the early morning and then present throughout the day.
On Anglesey a King Eider was found on the Alaw Estuary. Lingering rarities comprised the Pied-billed Grebe still in Argyll, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Black Kite on the Shetland Isles and a territorial Iberian Chiffchaff was still in North Yorkshire Scarcities included Red-breasted Flycatcher (Isle of Man), Serin (Lincolnshire), Hoopoe (Derbyshire), Red-backed Shrike (Norfolk), Montagu's Harrier (East Yorkshire), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Cattle Egret (Cambridgeshire), two each of both Golden Oriole and Glossy Ibis, three Marsh Warblers and a total of 11 Rose-coloured Starlings. |
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| Saturday 9th June 2018 | ||
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| A Black Kite flew over Minsmere, Suffolk, and a female Bufflehead was at Branston GPs, Staffordshire.
Lingering rarities included the Iberian Chiffchaffs in Wirral and Yorkshire, Savi's Warbler in Norfolk, Snowy Owl in Western Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, King Eider in Aberdeenshire and Black Kite in Shetland. Scarcity highlights included a Golden Oriole, a Hoopoe, a Grey-headed Wagtail, two Common Rosefinches, two Red-backed Shrikes, five Rose-coloured Starlings, a Montagu's Harrier, a Honey Buzzard, a Glossy Ibis, an American Wigeon, a Sabine's Gull, an Iceland Gull, two Glaucous Gulls and a Cattle Egret. |
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| Friday 8th June 2018 | ||
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| A Subalpine warbler species at Portland was the pick of
today's new discoveries, whilst the Black Kite that had been
present on Orkney was relocated on Fair Isle, Shetland. Elsewhere Savi's
Warbler (Norfolk), Iberian Chiffchaff (North
Yorkshire), Bonaparte's Gull (Kent), Black Duck
(Highland) and King Eider (Aberdeenshire) all lingered. The best of the rest included Cattle Egret (Oxfordshire), Glossy Ibis (Northumberland), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Common Rosefinch (Lincolnshire), two Marsh Warblers, three Red-backed Shrikes and nine Rose-coloured Starlings. |
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| Thursday 7th June 2018 | ||
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| Rarity highlights comprised Bee-eater, Red-rumped
Swallow and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, King
Eider in Aberdeenshire, Black-winged Stilt in
Cambridgeshire, Forster's Tern in Co Wexford, Black
Kite in Orkney and Iberian Chiffchaff in Wirral. The best of the rest included Red-breasted Flycatcher (Norfolk), Serin (Kent), two Golden Orioles, three Red-backed Shrikes, four Marsh Warblers and six Rose-coloured Starlings. |
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| Wednesday 6th June 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the sixth Blyth's Reed Warbler of the spring; on Bardsey Island, Gwynedd:
the same location as hosted the first of the spring on 25th May. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Baird's Sandpiper again in Cornwall, King Eider still in Aberdeenshire, the territorial Iberian Chiffchaff still on the Wirral, single Red-footed Falcons in Dorset at Morden Bog and Norfolk briefly over Norwich, and Bee-eaters heard or seen in Cleveland, Essex (3) and Kent (6). Scarcities included Short-toed Lark and Marsh Warbler (Norfolk), Icterine Warbler (Shetland Isles), Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry), Glossy Ibis (Northumberland), Cattle Egret (Cheshire), three Red-backed Shrikes, and a total of nine Rose-coloured Starlings. An indeterminate male Black-headed or Grey-headed Wagtail in Devon at Dawlish was not heard to give the diagnostic modulated call of Black-headed and - remarkably - its distinctive appearance proved it to be the same individual present on St Kilda, Western Isles on 1st June; an unexpected movement south southeast of 540 miles. |
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