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| Monday 9th July 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the territorial Little Bittern still in Shropshire,
Snowy Owl on the Western Isles, and Bonaparte's Gull and a family of
Black-winged Stilts still together in Kent. Scarcities included Little Bunting (Western Isles), Purple Heron (Warwickshire), Red-backed Shrike (Surrey), Temminck's Stint (Norfolk), Pectoral Sandpiper (Northumberland), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire), two Rose-coloured Starlings, and three Cattle Egrets. |
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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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| Sunday 8th July 2018 | ||
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| In Wiltshire an Alpine Swift flew over Tidworth, whilst
Little Bittern (Shropshire), Savi's Warbler (Suffolk),
Eastern Subalpine Warbler (Shetland), Bonaparte's Gull
and four Black-winged Stilts (Kent), Forster's Tern
(Co Wexford), Pied-billed Grebe (Argyll) and King Eider
(Aberdeenshire) all lingered, but the Sooty Tern failed to make an appearance on
Farne Islands (Northumberland). The best of the rest included Red-backed Shrike (Surrey), Pectoral Sandpiper (Northumberland), Glossy Ibis (Norfolk), two Rose-coloured Starlings, two Red-necked Phalaropes and ten Cattle Egrets. |
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| Saturday 7th July 2018 | ||
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| The bird of the day was discovered during the evening on Brownsman, Farne Islands, Northumberland, in the form of a Sooty Tern. The first in Britain since the widely twitched long staying bird of 2005, this is the second for the county and the archipelago, when the roaming 1966 individual visited Inner Farne on 21st June.
In Anglesey the Snowy Owl reappeared at South Stack RSPB late morning, whilst another was found near Carinish, North Uist, Western Isles. A singing Iberian Chiffchaff was heard at Marazion Marsh RSPB, Cornwall and a female Red-footed Falcon flew over Witcham, Cambridgeshire. Lingering rarities seen today included the Little Bittern at Chelmarsh Reservoir, Shropshire, and the Bonaparte's Gull and four Black-winged Stilts at Oare Marshes, Kent. Scarcity highlights included a Serin, a Red-backed Shrike, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Lapland Bunting, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Long-tailed Skua, a Pomarine Skua, a Balearic Shearwater, a Roseate Tern, a Surf Scoter, a Glossy Ibis, a Cattle Egret, two Iceland Gulls, two White Storks and three Honey Buzzards. |
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| Friday 6th July 2018 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the discovery of a singing male Little
Bittern at Chelmarsh Reservoir (Shropshire). Elsewhere an
Alpine Swift flew over Trimley St Martin (Suffolk) and
Pied-billed Grebe (Argyll) and family of Black-winged Stilts
and Bonaparte's Gull (Kent) all lingered. The best of the rest included Pectoral Sandpiper (Northumberland) and Red-backed Shrike (Surrey). |
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| Thursday 5th July 2018 | ||
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| Highlights of the day included the confirmation of breeding
Black-winged Stilts in Kent - a family of four were at Oare Marshes
KWT, where the Bonaparte's Gull also lingered. Elsewhere four
Bee-eaters flew over Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk), a Wilson's Petrel and Long-tailed Skua were logged from a Scilly pelagic
and the Iberian Chiffchaff (Wirral), Black-winged Stilt
(Norfolk), Ferruginous Duck (Co Durham) and King Eider
(Aberdeenshire) all lingered. The best of the rest included Pectoral Sandpiper (Northumberland) and Rose-coloured Starlings (Cornwall and Western Isles). |
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| Wednesday 4th July 2018 | ||
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| Rarity highlights comprised lingering Bonaparte's Gulls in
London and Kent and four flyover Bee-eaters in Lincolnshire,
whilst late news from yesterday concerned a Squacco Heron in
Pembrokshire and the long-staying Iberian Chiffchaff on the
Wirral. The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Pectoral Sandpiper (Northumberland), Cattle Egret (Merseyside) and Red-backed Shrike (Surrey). |
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| Tuesday 3rd July 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Bonaparte's Gull still in Kent and the King Eider still in Aberdeenshire whilst in East Yorkshire
three Bee-eaters visited Buckton briefly. In Kent a Cattle Egret visited Stodmarsh and the total for the summer influx of Rose-coloured Starlings to Britain and Ireland reached 144 since 9th May. |
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| Monday 2nd July 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Rustic Bunting new in on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles. Rarities elsewhere comprised the
King Eider still in Aberdeenshire and Bonaparte's Gulls in both Kent and London. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Aberdeenshire) and Cattle Egret (Cambridgeshire). Significant late news from yesterday concerned a Franklin's Gull seen in Cornwall at the Hayle Estuary and a Lesser Scaup identified in Highland at St John's Pool. |
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| Sunday 1st July 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continuing Pacific Golden Plover in Cornwall at Hayle
whilst a Bee-eater was seen nearby at Polgigga. Elsewhere rarities comprised the
Squacco Heron still in East Yorkshire, Black-headed Bunting on the Shetland Isles and
Bonaparte's Gulls in both Kent and London. Scarcities included two Red-backed Shrikes (both Shetland Isles) and three Cattle Egrets. |
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| Saturday 30th June 2018 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Squacco Heron at Kilnsea, Yorkshire, Pacific Golden Plover at Gwithian then Hayle, Cornwall, Black-headed Bunting at Norwick, Shetland, Iberian Chiffchaff at Thurstaston, Wirral and single Bonaparte's Gulls at Cross Ness, London and Oare, Kent.
Scarcity highlights included a Montagu's Harrier, two Rose-coloured Starlings, two Red-backed Shrikes, two Glossy Ibises, two Glaucous Gulls, four Honey Buzzards and four Pomarine Skuas. |
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